Weston, Washington, began life sometime in 1887. Not much is known about this tiny railway town

Railway town

A railway town is a settlement that originated or was greatly developed because of a railway station or junction at its site.In Victorian Britain, the spread of railways greatly affected the fate of many small towns...

 other than at some point it was home to some railway facilities for the Northern Pacific Railway

Northern Pacific Railway

The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...

, including a possible turntable

Turntable (railroad)

A railway turntable is a device for turning railroad rolling stock. When steam locomotives were still in wide use, many railroads needed a way to turn the locomotives around for return trips as their controls were often not configured for extended periods of running in reverse and in many...

, a roundhouse

Roundhouse

A roundhouse is a building used by railroads for servicing locomotives. Roundhouses are large, circular or semicircular structures that were traditionally located surrounding or adjacent to turntables...

 for extra steam engines to help trains to get up the steep grade to Stampede Pass

Stampede Pass

Stampede Pass is a mountain pass through the Cascade Range just south of Snoqualmie Pass in Washington.-Discovery of the Pass:The pass was discovered by Virgil Bogue, a civil engineer working for the Northern Pacific Railway...

 and a 20' x 30' 1-story station. There was also a large switchback similar to the nearby Borup Loop known as the Weston Loop to further facilitate easier ascension up the 2.2 percent grade. The first blow to Weston was in the early 1890s when the order was given by Northern Pacific to move the facilities of Weston up the Green River

Green River (Washington)

The Green River is a long river in the state of Washington in the United States, arising on the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains south of I-90....

 to the town of Lester, Washington

Lester, Washington

Lester was a small town near Stampede Pass, just south of Snoqualmie Pass in King County, founded in 1892 by the Northern Pacific Railway ....

. The final blow came in 1914 when the railway was turned into a double track

Double track

A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...

 from Lester, Washington

Lester, Washington

Lester was a small town near Stampede Pass, just south of Snoqualmie Pass in King County, founded in 1892 by the Northern Pacific Railway ....

 to Easton, Washington

Easton, Washington

Easton is a census-designated place in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 478 at the 2010 census.-History:Easton was platted in 1902...

 and a long trestle

Trestle

A trestle is a rigid frame used as a support, especially referring to a bridge composed of a number of short spans supported by such frames. In the context of trestle bridges, each supporting frame is generally referred to as a bent...

 was installed over the Green River and the Weston Loop was removed.

Geography

The exact location of Weston, Washington is still unknown, however it was most likely along the Green River

Green River (Washington)

The Green River is a long river in the state of Washington in the United States, arising on the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains south of I-90....

 southeast of Lester, Washington

Lester, Washington

Lester was a small town near Stampede Pass, just south of Snoqualmie Pass in King County, founded in 1892 by the Northern Pacific Railway ....

 and east of Enumclaw, Washington

Enumclaw, Washington

Enumclaw is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,669 at the 2010 census.The Enumclaw Plateau, on which the city resides, was formed by a volcanic mudflow from Mount Rainier approximately 5,700 years ago....

. Old maps show it as being near the confluence of Green River and Intake Creek. Somewhere near 47°12′14"N 121°24′42"W. There are many long overgrown man-made clearings in this area and evidence of the original rail line cut through the trees.

External links

• N.P. Ry. Spelled in Reverse: E.G. Morgan and a Town called Nagrom Article on the history of Nagrom, Washington
  Nagrom, Washington
  Nagrom was a town in King County . A logging company town, Nagrom was located in the Green River watershed between Enumclaw and Lester. The town was built by the Morgan Lumber Company and named after E. G. Morgan, the company founder and owner...
  
   and other areas around Stampede Pass
  Stampede Pass
  Stampede Pass is a mountain pass through the Cascade Range just south of Snoqualmie Pass in Washington.-Discovery of the Pass:The pass was discovered by Virgil Bogue, a civil engineer working for the Northern Pacific Railway...
  
  including Weston.