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==Transit Railroads.== | |||
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<span class="rltitle">[[Portland, Mt. Tabor & Eastern Railway Co|Portland, Mt. Tabor & Eastern Railway Co.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:42in Gauge Railroads|42in Gauge]].''' Built by local residents to extend service beyond the City Suburban Railway’s line to Mt. Tabor. The line operated briefly before the 1893 recession affected their passenger traffic. Their operating agreement with the City Suburban Ry was not renewed and the line was scrapped in 1894. | |||
<span class="rlbottom">Mt. Tabor (69th & Belmont) to Russelville (110th & Morrison), Multnomah County. 1891 - 1894 | |||
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<span class="rltitle">[[Willamette Bridge Railway|Willamette Bridge Railway.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:42in Gauge Railroads|42in Gauge]].''' Incorporated by the Willamette Iron Bridge Company to operate a horse drawn streetcar line across the Willamette River bridge. They also operated two steam dummy lines, the first from 5th street along Morrison St to the Mt Tabor Park. The company merged with the Transcontinental Street Railway in 1891, becoming the City & Suburban Railway. | |||
<span class="rlbottom">Multnomah County. 1888 - 1891</span> | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 13 January 2023
Transit Railroads.
Portland, Mt. Tabor & Eastern Railway Co.
42in Gauge. Built by local residents to extend service beyond the City Suburban Railway’s line to Mt. Tabor. The line operated briefly before the 1893 recession affected their passenger traffic. Their operating agreement with the City Suburban Ry was not renewed and the line was scrapped in 1894.
Mt. Tabor (69th & Belmont) to Russelville (110th & Morrison), Multnomah County. 1891 - 1894
Willamette Bridge Railway.
42in Gauge. Incorporated by the Willamette Iron Bridge Company to operate a horse drawn streetcar line across the Willamette River bridge. They also operated two steam dummy lines, the first from 5th street along Morrison St to the Mt Tabor Park. The company merged with the Transcontinental Street Railway in 1891, becoming the City & Suburban Railway.
Multnomah County. 1888 - 1891