Junction of Seattle - Tacoma transmission lines June 13,1904

By Joel Goff; posted June 3, 2006
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Old photograph of Junction of Seattle - Tacoma transmission lines June 13,1904.

Not sure where this is in relation to modern day landmarks. There is a present day line that follows the Union Pacific tracks from Sumner to Tacoma. It is ID'ed as TJ (Tacoma Junction?). It is no longer in use since PSE does not serve tacoma any more, not since the 40's I believe. What gets me wondering is that the line is insulated to 115kv for a while then abruptly goes back to 55kv construction. There are a few poles that still have multis on them. It ends at a defunct sub near 84th and Yakima in South Tacoma.

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