Richard Thompson

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Willamette Valley RailwaysPaperback, 1 January 2008

Willamette Valley Railways
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Part of Series
Images of Rail
Print Length
128 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Date Published
1 Jan 2008
ISBN-10
0738556017
ISBN-13
9780738556017

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.

Product Details

Author:
Richard Thompson
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 January 2008
Dimensions:
23.37 x 16.76 x 0.89 cm
ISBN-10:
0738556017
ISBN-13:
9780738556017
Language:
English
Location:
Charleston, SC
Pages:
128
Weight:
326.59 gm

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