sentences:  The first railroad in the Pullman area, built by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company in 1885, traveled west towards Colfax and east along Paradise Creek to Moscow, Idaho.A parallel railroad was also built to the south by the Northern Pacific Railway in 1887, along with an unpaved highway running between the two towns near Paradise Creek.The original road between Pullman and Moscow was impassible during inclement weather for automobiles, leading to calls for a permanent highway.