[or-roots] Fruitland Express

[Leslie Chapman]

Beth;

I believe you are correct, I was trying to merge the concept with some place
names, I don't recall if you mentioned this last time or not, I know there
was speculation that your suggestion was the origin of the querier's
"Fruitland express" had someting to do with hauling freight in NE Oregon, SE
Wash and adjacent Idaho, but my memory being what it is I have no
recollection of exactly what was said.

Lee C



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Johnston
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Subject: Re: [or-roots] Fruitland Express


Leslie Chapman wrote:
Some time back a post here was asking for the location of the "Fruitland
Express" because the person posting had an ancestor who worked on that
train.


[snip]

Having grown up in the Hood River Valley as a fruit rancher's daughter I
think that the Fruitland Express may have been not a place, but a Union
Pacific line that hauled fruit from areas having high concentrations of
pears, apples, and perhaps other fruit that had to get to market. The line
would have served any area that that needed that kind of service. I remember
seeing the bright yellow cars in the valley while growing up, and if memory
serves, it was the Pacific Fruit Growers Express there. About 15 years ago
while visiting family on the east coast. I took a picture of the one of the
cars because it seemed so out of place but don't know that I could put my
hands on the right album tonight to scan a picture of it.

FWIW, http://www.angelfire.com/biz/popshobbies/rra.html has these variations
and symbols listed:
FGEX  <>      Fruit Growers Express
PFG     <>      Pacific Fruit Growers Express
PFE      <>      Pacific Fruit Express
PFEZ    <>      Pacific Fruitland Express

Beth Johnston

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