On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Ken Johnsen, one of the founders of the Yakima Valley Trolley in Yakima, Washington.

This historic interurban railway in Central Washington is the last of its kind in the United States. On May 27, 2025, the Yakima Valley Trolley was named to the Washington Trust for Historic Preservations’ LIST OF MOST ENDANGERED PLACES. Ken Johnsen explains why the trolley line is potentially threatened by the City of Yakima, how you can help, and he explains how the Yakima Valley Trolley came to be preserved in the first place.

CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

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On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Ken Johnsen, one of the founders of the Yakima Valley Trolley in Yakima, Washington. This historic interurban railway in Central Washington is the last of its kind in the United States. On May 27, 2025, the Yakima Valley Trolley was named to the Washington Trust for Historic Preservations’ LIST OF MOST ENDANGERED PLACES. Ken Johnsen explains why the trolley line is potentially threatened by the City of Yakima, how you can help, and he explains how the Yakima Valley Trolley came to be preserved in the first place. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

BONUS EPISODE: Yakima Valley Trolleys Added to MOST ENDANGERED LIST

CASCADE OF HISTORY is the only LIVE radio show presenting news and stories about people doing cool things with and for history in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia. We talk about people, artifacts, places, landmarks, public lands, state and national parks, trails, highways and the historic events that can bring us all together.

The show is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time on SPACE 101.1 FM (and streaming via http://www.space101fm.org ) from studios located on the shores of Lake Washington in historic Magnuson Park in Seattle, former site of Sand Point Naval Air Station (though sometimes CASCADE OF HISTORY originates from remote locations around the region). The podcast feed consists of the weekly broadcast, plus frequent bonus episodes with timely and topical interviews, vintage local audio or other Pacific Northwest history-related content.

Send your questions, comments, guest suggestions and other correspondence to cascadeofhistory@gmail.com.

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CASCADE OF HISTORY is the only LIVE radio show presenting news and stories about people doing cool things with and for history in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia. We talk about people, artifacts, places, landmarks, public lands, state and national parks, trails, highways and the historic events that can bring us all together. The show is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time on SPACE 101.1 FM (and streaming via http://www.space101fm.org ) from studios located on the shores of Lake Washington in historic Magnuson Park in Seattle, former site of Sand Point Naval Air Station (though sometimes CASCADE OF HISTORY originates from remote locations around the region). The podcast feed consists of the weekly broadcast, plus frequent bonus episodes with timely and topical interviews, vintage local audio or other Pacific Northwest history-related content. Send your questions, comments, guest suggestions and other correspondence to cascadeofhistory@gmail.com.

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