The Prototype WWV

Robert Townley photographed WWV 19 on a northbound train curving past the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. sugar beet dump at Zigman Siding, between Milton-Freewater and the Walla Walla River crossing, in September 1949, the last year for electric operations on the Walla Walla Valley.

Exploring the Walla Walla Valley Railway

Here's your ticket to ride the Walla Walla Valley Railway, through words, photos, old timetables, maps, and blueprints.

Click on one of the links below to get started:

History of the Walla Walla Valley
A virtual tour of the WWV
Electric Era photo gallery
John Henderson's gallery of diesel operations in the 1960s
Memories of a WWV General Manager
Operations of the WWV and its connections, Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
Ride along with the WWV crew on a 1972 trip
A look at WWV's locomotives and freight car roster

Japanese foreign exchange student Hiroshi Okada photographed SW-1 77 parked on the east side of the Milton-Freewater depot during a day spent riding with the WWV crew in 1972. Hiroshi Okada photo