Wheat Country Railroads: The Northern Pacific’s Spokane & Palouse and Competitors comes to The Center at Colfax Library on Weds, May 15 at 6 p.m. Meet author Philip F. Beach and learn about the historical significance of our railroading past. Brought to you by WSU Press and the Schneidmiller Endowment for Palouse Regional Studies.

For more information, contact Trevor Bond, WSU Manuscripts and Archives at tjbond@wsu.edu,  509 335 6693 or Whitman County Library at 509-397-4366.

PHOTO: Northern Pacific Engine in Garfield long ago. From the Whitman County Heritage collection at the library’s website, www.whitcolib.org.