Author: Richard Thompson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738556017
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Willamette Valley Railways tells the story of the electric interurban railways that ran through Oregon's Willamette Valley and of the streetcars that operated in the towns they served. Long before modern light rail vehicles, electric trains were providing Portland and the Willamette Valley with reliable, elegant transportation that was second to none. Between 1908 and 1915, two large systems, the Oregon Electric Railway and the Southern Pacific Red Electrics, joined smaller competitors constructing railways throughout the region. Portland became the hub of an impressive interurban network in a frenzy of electric railway building. Yet all too soon, this brief but glorious interurban era was over. Highway improvement and the growth of automobile ownership made electric passenger trains unprofitable in the sparsely populated valley. By the early 1930s, the company that had launched the nation's first true interurban was the only one still offering passenger service here.
Willamette Valley Railways
Author: Richard Thompson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738556017
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Willamette Valley Railways tells the story of the electric interurban railways that ran through Oregon's Willamette Valley and of the streetcars that operated in the towns they served. Long before modern light rail vehicles, electric trains were providing Portland and the Willamette Valley with reliable, elegant transportation that was second to none. Between 1908 and 1915, two large systems, the Oregon Electric Railway and the Southern Pacific Red Electrics, joined smaller competitors constructing railways throughout the region. Portland became the hub of an impressive interurban network in a frenzy of electric railway building. Yet all too soon, this brief but glorious interurban era was over. Highway improvement and the growth of automobile ownership made electric passenger trains unprofitable in the sparsely populated valley. By the early 1930s, the company that had launched the nation's first true interurban was the only one still offering passenger service here.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738556017
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Willamette Valley Railways tells the story of the electric interurban railways that ran through Oregon's Willamette Valley and of the streetcars that operated in the towns they served. Long before modern light rail vehicles, electric trains were providing Portland and the Willamette Valley with reliable, elegant transportation that was second to none. Between 1908 and 1915, two large systems, the Oregon Electric Railway and the Southern Pacific Red Electrics, joined smaller competitors constructing railways throughout the region. Portland became the hub of an impressive interurban network in a frenzy of electric railway building. Yet all too soon, this brief but glorious interurban era was over. Highway improvement and the growth of automobile ownership made electric passenger trains unprofitable in the sparsely populated valley. By the early 1930s, the company that had launched the nation's first true interurban was the only one still offering passenger service here.
Willamette Valley Southern Railway Company
Author: Kermit Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781792320682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781792320682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Steel Over the Willamette
Author: Arlen Sheldrake
Publisher: Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society
ISBN: 9780985120702
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
A technical and social history commemorating the 100th anniversary of Portland, Oregon's Steel Bridge.
Publisher: Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society
ISBN: 9780985120702
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
A technical and social history commemorating the 100th anniversary of Portland, Oregon's Steel Bridge.
Oregon Electric Railway
Biennial Report
Author: Oregon. Board of Railroad Commissioners
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Portland's Interurban Railway
Author: Richard Martin Thompson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738596175
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
At the end of the 19th century, Portland led the nation in the development of interurban electric railways. The city became the hub of an electric rail network that spread throughout the Willamette Valley. This is the story of the pioneering local railways that started it all as they built south along the Willamette River to Oregon City and east to Estacada and Bull Run in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. More than 200 historic images illustrate Portland's Interurban Railway from its rudimentary beginnings through the peak years, when passengers rode aboard the finest examples of the car builders' art, to the sudden end in 1958.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738596175
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
At the end of the 19th century, Portland led the nation in the development of interurban electric railways. The city became the hub of an electric rail network that spread throughout the Willamette Valley. This is the story of the pioneering local railways that started it all as they built south along the Willamette River to Oregon City and east to Estacada and Bull Run in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. More than 200 historic images illustrate Portland's Interurban Railway from its rudimentary beginnings through the peak years, when passengers rode aboard the finest examples of the car builders' art, to the sudden end in 1958.
Wealth and Resources of Oregon and Washington, the Pacific Northwest
Author: Union Pacific Railway Company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oregon
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oregon
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Willamette Valley Rail Study
Author: Alan M. Voorhees & Associates
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Willamette Valley Passenger Rail Study
Author: Oregon. Mass Transit Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of Oregon to the Legislative Assembly
Author: Oregon. Board of Railroad Commissioners
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description