This day in history: Group lobbies for better Amtrak schedules in Spokane; Escaped convicts use beadsheets, springs to ...
From 1975: A citizens group called the Washington Association of Rail Passengers was lobbying for more convenient Amtrak schedules for Spokane. Trains left Spokane westbound at 2:25 a.m. daily and at 11:40 p.m. three days a week. The group suggested that …