The White Cascade

The never-before-told story of one of the worst rail disasters in U.S. history in which two trains full of people, trapped high in the Cascade Mountains, are hit by a devastating avalanche In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard centered on Washington State hit the Northwest, breaking records. The world stopped—but nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains, where a desperate situation evolved minute by minute: two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and their crews found themselves marooned without escape, their railcars gradually being buried in the rising drifts. For days, an army of the Great Northern Railroad's most dedicated men—led by the line's legendarily courageous superintendent, James O'Neill—worked round-the-clock to rescue the trains. But the storm was unrelenting, and to the passenger's great anxiety, the railcars—their only shelter—were parked precariously on the edge of a steep ravine. As the days passed, food and coal supplies dwindled. Panic and rage set in as snow accumulated deeper and deeper on the cliffs overhanging the trains. Finally, just when escape seemed possible, the unthinkable occurred: the earth shifted and a colossal avalanche tumbled from the high pinnacles, sweeping the trains and their sleeping passengers over the steep slope and down the mountainside. Centered on the astonishing spectacle of our nation's deadliest avalanche, Gary Krist's The White Cascade is the masterfully told story of a supremely dramatic and never-before-documented American tragedy. An adventure saga filled with colorful and engaging history, this is epic narrative storytelling at its finest.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 James Henry O’Neill was the man in charge of the Great Northern Railway's Cascade Division, which encompassed the western half of Washington State. He had to keep trains moving through the region's difficult terrain, and he did so by learning from nature. #2 The American railroad pioneer James O'Neill was in charge of the Great Northern Railway's Cascade Division, which encompassed the western half of Washington State. He had to keep trains moving through the region's difficult terrain, and he did so by learning from nature. #3 The American railroad pioneer James O'Neill was in charge of the Great Northern Railway's Cascade Division, which encompassed the western half of Washington State. He had to keep trains moving through the region's difficult terrain, and he did so by learning from nature. #4 James H. O'Neill was the man in charge of the Great Northern Railway's Cascade Division, which encompassed the western half of Washington State. He had to keep trains moving through the region's difficult terrain, and he did so by learning from nature.

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This book showcases photographs taken from John Scurlock's home-built airplane, a Van's Aircraft RV6. In 2002, John embarked on a nine-year quest to fly to and photograph every corner of the North Cascade Range in the winter. The images he captured provide a breathaking vision of one of America's most magnificent mountain ranges in its most beautiful, dramatic, and savage season.