Roslyn, which lies on the route to Stampede Pass, provided the coal for the railway construction work as well as the continuing railroad operations.

Some assert that the selection of the Stampede Pass was determined by the coal discovery.

After the railroad began using diesel instead of coal as a fuel source for engines crossing Stampede Pass the town's importance began to decline.

The route adopted was through "Stampede Pass", one of the lines Smith surveyed and mapped.

Meany Lodge is a small ski area located near Stampede Pass, Washington, United States.

In January of that year, Nelson Bennett was given a contract to construct a 9,850 foot (3,002 m) tunnel under Stampede Pass, completing it in 1888.

On March 19, 1881, he discovered Stampede Pass.

Preliminary reconnaissance and surveys began in March 1880, and in autumn, 1883, Anderson concluded that the line should be built through Stampede Pass.

The spreader was operated for many years on Stampede Pass by Burlington Northern as No. 972602.

The rail line over Stampede Pass was reopened in 1996 by the BNSF Railway and is still in use.