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Elmer Smith was a local lawyer, sympathetic to the IWW. A pacifist, he strongly encouraged union members to pursue a non-violent course and to try to reach a peaceful arrangement with the other residents of Centralia. He also reached out to the governor to attempt to get him to intervene to prevent a vigilante raid.
The port, in 1996, helped purchase rail tracks in the area for the Chehalis–Centralia Railroad via a $420,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). That same year, the port expanded and created another industrial area known as the Curtis Industrial Park; the 40-acre (16 ha) Curtis zone was annexed under the ...
Operations and excursions of the railroad are overseen by the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Museum (CCRM). The museum lost its liability insurance coverage in 2022 to operate the "excursion stream train" due to financial losses stemming from two collision accidents. [7] The museum reopened in 2023 and made repairs to the tracks and the train engine.
Mar. 5—The Chehalis Centralia Railroad and Museum on Saturday announced it would suspend all passenger operations until further notice. "Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Chehalis ...
If you work in a dangerous industry, you know injuries are a risk. You probably don't expect, however, that getting fired for reporting your injury is a risk too. ... Railroad Workers, Fired For ...
Elmer Smith was a Centralia lawyer sympathetic to the IWW. A pacifist, Smith strongly encouraged union members to pursue a non-violent course and to try to reach a peaceful arrangement with the other residents of Centralia. He also reached out to the governor to attempt to get him to intervene to prevent a vigilante raid.
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