This cache is NOT at the posted Coordinates
This cache is part of the 2018 Spokane Trains And Railroads GeoChallenge. If you are participating in this GeoChallenge be sure to download and print your STAR Passport and find other helpful resources at STAR Challenge and get started today.
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This cache is placed and maintained by Trevor and Kate.
This railcar was built in 1906 by Barney and Smith Co and saw service on the Northern Pacific Railroad as car number 988. The vestibules on either end of the car were designed by the Pullman Car Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and built under license to them. During World War II the car, which had been retired to the Northern Pacific Yards in Yardley (Spokane Valley), was pressed into service as an indoctrination classroom for the war effort. John (Jack) Knight, formerly the headwaiter at the Davenport Hotel (and the only waiter allowed to serve Louis Davenport his evening meal), renovated the car for use as a diner in 1949. The railroad car has retained a high degree of integrity since construction in 1906, both while on the rails and its later reuse as a diner. It is significant as both a well-preserved turn of the twentieth century all-wood railroad passenger car and as an outstanding example of an American roadside diner.
Directions for the Multi:
Go to the parking lot at the posted coordinates and answer the following for: N 47 41.ABC and W 117 22.XYZ
On the window at the posted times the diner is open, there is ONE underlined word.
A = The numerical value of the first letter minus six.
B = The numerical value of the second letter minus 11.
C = The numerical value of the third letter minus 18.
X = The numerical value of the fourth letter minus 17.
Y = The numerical value of the fifth letter minus 19.
Z = The numerical value of the second letter divided by three.
This cache is part of the 2018 Spokane Trains And Railroads GeoChallenge. Spokane has a strong history as a major train hub, and in many ways still is. The STAR Challenge will take geocachers on an adventure, finding caches in places significant to railroads past and present. You will visit locations featuring retired train cars, streetcar rails, bridges, graves and rail yards. Successful completion of the STAR Challenge is rewarded with a trackable Geocoin.
- All caches begin with the series name STAR: followed by a location-specific name so they are easy to search. We also made a STAR Bookmark of the caches.
- To qualify for a Geocoin, find the code word or stamp in each geocache and record it on your passport.
- Visit STAR Challenge and get started today.
to find the challenge rules, a printable STAR Passport and map view of qualifying caches.
The Spokane Trains And Railroads GeoChallenge is sponsored by Cache Advance, and by donation from local cachers. We hope you enjoy!
