Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad
System map of the Spokane and Inland Empire Railway. (1906) | |
Spokane and Inland Empire Railway No. 8. near Coeur d'Alene. Built by J. G. Brill. (1910) | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Spokane, Washington |
| Reporting mark | S&IE |
| Locale | Spokane, Washington to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and vicinity Palouse area |
| Dates of operation | 1904–1929 |
| Successor | Great Northern Railway Spokane United Railways |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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The Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad Company (S.&I.E.R.R.Co.) was an electrified interurban railway operating in Spokane, Washington and vicinity, extending into northern and central Idaho. The system originated in several predecessor roads beginning c. 1890, incorporated in 1904, and ran under its own name to 1929. It merged into the Great Northern Railway and later, the Burlington Northern Railroad, which operated some roads into the 1980s.