Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Doug Clark: Man’s outsized hobby keeps romance of rails alive

  May 6, 2012 in City on Page B1 Mike Gelhaus was once like a million other railroad enthusiasts. His trains ran on tracks laid out in an upstairs room that Gelhaus’ parents turned over to their rail-obsessed boy. 3

• Working on the train terrain, club shows off its new layout

  February 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V9 The whirring of tiny wheels and the muted sound of trains can be heard before entering the room where the River City Modelers train club is building its new layout, …

• Railroad modelers right on track for fun

  October 13, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 There are three tiny little towns in the area you won’t find on any map. Trains pull through the towns, announcing their approach with whistles. Lights twinkle from the buildings. … 2

• Even in retirement, Bob Shanklin remains true to career

  October 2, 2011 in Business on Page E1 One way to experience the region’s autumn colors is aboard the North Pend Oreille Valley Lions’ tour train. Last year, more than 10,000 passengers made the 90-minute round trip between … 1

• Caldwell: China wants to keep coal trains running on time

  January 16, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Spokane is halfway to the millennium. That may not be a good thing. 12

• Wash., Ore. to get almost $600M for high-speed rail

  January 28, 2010 in Region Washington and Oregon are in line to receive nearly $600 million for a high-speed rail line from Seattle to Portland, Ore., and other improvements. 8

• Train jumper dies after leap near Bonners Ferry

  November 4, 2009 A 25-year-old man was found dead along railroad tracks near Bonners Ferry this morning after apparently leaping from a train he’d boarded illegally. 2

• Police focusing today on rail crossing violations

  October 27, 2009 in City Spokane police are teaming up today with enforcement officers from the Union Pacific and BNSF railroads for an enforcement campaign along rail crossings in northeast Spokane. 9

• Castlegar, Revelstoke offer unique looks at Canadian history

  September 30, 2009 in Awayfinder destinations It was a fall British Columbia golfing holiday for my wife Sally and me, but since you can’t play the game all day long, we had time to sightsee. We … 1

• Woman hit by train identified

  June 30, 2009 in News, City A California woman is dead, and a Rathdrum man is in critical condition at Kootenai County Medical Center after being hit Monday by trains in Idaho.

• Ephrata man killed by train Sunday

  May 26, 2009 in City A freight train slammed into a man walking on the tracks near Ephrata on Sunday night, killing him.