The northern terminus is located at Bancroft and Moody Streets. This is in the rapidly developing area called the South Waterfront District. There are high-rise condos and offices in the process of development. The trolley terminal is just 1 block south of the Portland Streetcar terminal. The OHSU Tram is just a 10 minute walk from the Trolley as well.

From the northern terminal the Trolley travels south. Modern office buildings, restaurants and condominiums are found in the elegant Johns Landing area. The Trolley passes through the center of these attractive developments as it continues south before skirting Willamette Park. There are boat moorage's, marinas and considerable boating activity in good weather.

South of the Sellwood Bridge the Trolley skirts Powers Marine Park and then enters a wooded area, with the river seldom far from view. Two high trestles, including the 686-foot long Riverwood Trestle, provide spectacular views overlooking the river and the east side. The track continues through the 1,396-foot long Elk Rock Tunnel and makes a gradual "S" curve between the portals, creating almost total darkness at midpoint.

The line continues south through the woods and crosses another short bridge as it wends its way to Lake Oswego. The trolley track then meets the rails of the Portland & Western Railroad and parallels them for the last half mile, to the trolley depot on State Street in downtown Lake Oswego.

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