Author: Kermit WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781792320682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Willamette Valley Southern Railway Company
Author: Kermit WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781792320682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Willamette Valley Railways
Author: Richard ThompsonPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439635951
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Willamette Valley Railways tells the story of the electric interurban railways that ran through Oregons 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 nations first true interurban was the only one still offering passenger service here.
Willamette Valley Railways
Author: Richard ThompsonPublisher: 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.
Biennial Report
Author: Oregon. Board of Railroad CommissionersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Southern Pacific Railroad Collection
Author: Southern Pacific Railroad CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Collection of records of and relating to the Southern Pacific Railroad and lines in Oregon controlled by the company, assembled by the Oregon Historical Society from a variety of sources. The bulk of the collection relates to operations in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest and includes: engineering blueprints for tracks, bridges, locomotives, outbuildings, generic stations and other equipment; construction engineering notebooks of Robert L. Donald; freight tariff books; materials relating to the Oregon and California Railroad, the Oregon Central Railroad, the Northern Pacific Terminal Company, the Oregon, California and Eastern Railway, and the Portland and Willamette Valley Railroad Company; and employee timetables for Southern Pacific and affiliated lines. Oregon and California Railroad materials include minutes of the board of directors, 1870-1919, with materials relating to Henry Villard and Ben Holladay. Records of the Oregon, California and Eastern Railway include minutes of the board of directors. Most of the materials date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Biennial Report
Author: Oregon Board of Railroad CommissionersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
In the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon; Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, Oregon [34Short Line Railroad Company, Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Company, Southern Pacific Company, Oregon Trunk Railway, Oregon Electric R[34ãilway Company, United Railways Company, Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, Willamette Valley Southern Railway, The Northern Pacific Terminal Company of Oregon, Appellants Vs. H.H. Corey, Edward Ostrander (successor to Newton McCoy) and Thomas K. C[34ãmpbell, Constituting the Public Service Commission of Oregon, and Isaac H. V[34ãn Winkle, Attorney-General of the State of Oregon, Respondents; Bri
Author: Oregon. Attorney General's OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oregon
Languages : en
Pages :
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Defunct Oregon Railroads
Author: Source WikipediaPublisher: University-Press.org
ISBN: 9781230541396
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railway, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, List of Oregon railroads, Burlington Northern Railroad, Red Electric, Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company, Oregon Steam Navigation Company, Nevada-California-Oregon Railway, Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, Oregon Eastern Railway, Oregon Central Railroad, Oregon and California Railroad, Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway, Sumpter Valley Railway, Oregon Short Line Railroad, Oregon Electric Railway, Great Southern Railroad, Oregon Pacific Railroad, Mount Hood Railway and Power Company, Columbia Southern Railway, Malheur Valley Railway, Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad, Oregonian Railway, Longview, Portland and Northern Railway, Great Western Railway of Colorado, Dayton, Sheridan and Grande Ronde Railroad, Modoc Northern Railroad, Umatilla Central Railroad, Portland and Willamette Valley Railway. Excerpt: The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in central Montana on Sept. 8, 1883. The railroad served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. In addition the company had international lines to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The company was headquartered first in Brainerd, Minnesota, then in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 1970 it merged with other lines to form the Burlington Northern Railroad. Map of NPR Land Grant, c1890The Northern Pacific Railway Company was chartered by Congress on July 2, 1864; it was formed with the...
Biennial Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of Oregon to the Legislative Assembly, ... Regular Session
Author: Oregon. Board of Railroad CommissionersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
The Manual of Statistics
Author: Charles M. GoodsellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 1148
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