NW
TRACTION HISTORY: Portland's
Trolley Past Today
Welcome to our new feature on
Northwest Traction History. The photographs in this section feature modern
scenes where Portland's Trolley past is showing itself today. Please
enjoy.
A
road project on SE McLoughlin in Milwaukie, OR has uncovered a bit of
trolley past. This view is looking south. Note the Trolley replacement
in the distance. (12/05 J. Nagy)
This
is the same project looking north. This trackage is from the Interurban
line that ran from Portland to Oregon City. (12/05 J. Nagy)
The
line at one time went right through downtown Milwaukie. Later the line
was moved closer the to Willamette River. (12/05 J. Nagy)
The
Proposed MAX Light Rail line to Milwaukie will be in this same general
area. What is old becomes new again... (12/05 J. Nagy)
In
2002 a project to re-surface the Burnside bridge revealed narrow gauge
trolley tracks. This view is looking west. At one time there was a
station on the middle of this bridge approach. (7/02, M. Kavanagh)
Same
Bridge project, this view looking east at where the approach ends and
the rails disappear under the pavement. (7/02 M. Kavanagh)
A
paving project on NE 4th Ave in Old Town review rails. (9/03 M.
Kavanagh)
This
is the old Sellwood carbarn in 2003. The carbarn has since been torn
down, but the wall still exists. (8/03 M. Kavanagh)
Another
view of the carbarn, this section is now gone. (8/03 M. Kavanagh)
The
former Oregon City Interurban line is on the right. (8/03 M. Kavanagh)
Old
substation across from the Sellwood carbarn, it reads OWP&RWY CO,
Substation, 1905. (8/03 M. Kavanagh)
This
is the old Car-Men Clubhouse across from the carbarn. It has been
restored and converted into offices. (8/03 M. Kavanagh)
Since the OERHS one of the mission
statements of the OERHS is to educate, this page is dedicated to
providing history of Traction operations in the Pacific
Northwest. If you have any articles that you would like to
submit, please send them to the Webmaster.
