[or-roots] An SP&S Train Depot

[Charlene Renne]

My father also worked for the SP&S.  Lovingly referred to in our family as 
"the Slow, Poor & Stingy". After the war he was a lineman on the railroad 
and we lived in a converted caboose.  It was quite nice.  There was another 
car behind us where my mother cooked for the crew.  Guess we were really one 
of the "box car" kids before the books.  We lived on the Wn side of the 
Columbia in little places (then) like Walla Walla, Wishram, Plymouth.  We'd 
take the ferry across the river to buy groceries and some times I'd get a 
ride to school on the "speeder car".
We lived about 10 feet of the main line,we had a "path", and no running 
water.  When it was time to move, an engine would pull us down to the next 
job side track.  Once we actually lived in a one room railroad house, again 
about 10 feet from the tracks.   The window box was the refrigerator and 
when it froze outside the milk cream would push the paper cap about an inch 
beyond the bottle.  We lived on the railroad the year the Columbia froze. 
We moved to San Diego the year dad got frost bite from being stuck out in a 
storm for several hours.  Lots of fond childhood memories.

Renne' in Eugene

Original Message ----- 
From: "Bernard Verbout" <beachbumbernie at earthlink.net>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 9:27 PM
Subject: [or-roots] An SP&S Train Depot


>
>          This email where someone is looking for information about a train
> depot got me to thinking about my deceased Father in Law who was an
> employee of the Spokane Portland and Seattle Railroad (SP&S) for many 
> years
> and once lived in a "Railroad House" in Linnton, Oregon. Across the
> railroad tracks was a small SP&S Depot. Linnton is actually is a part of
> Portland very often referred to as if it is a separate city on the
> outskirts of Portland. My Father in Law was a Section Forman who had also
> lived in a Railroad House in Westport, Oregon and had worked between
> Astoria and Portland during his many years empoyeed by SP&S. I am
> interested in anything relating to this small depot, the railroad house or
> possibly any information from possibly a SP&S Historical Society, railroad
> club or former SP&S empoyees.
>           You have been very helpful in some of my genealogy research and
> I am hoping for your assistance in this matter.
>
>                             Bernie Verbout
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Sue Steward <ssteward at ccountry.net>
>> To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
>> Date: 9/13/2006 8:12:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [or-roots] 1930 Pendleton Train Depot
>>
>> Umatilla County Historical Society Museum. 108 South West Frazer,
> Pendleton,
>> Oregon 97801. P.O. Box 253, Pendleton, Oregon 97801. Phone: 541-276-0012;
>> Fax: 541-276-7989. E-mail: uchs at oregontrail.net <uchs at oregontrail.net>
>>
>> You might try contacting the historical society to find out about a
> picture.
>>
>> Sue
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
>>  [mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us]On Behalf Of D. J.
>> Brotherton
>>  Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:10 AM
>>  To: Oregon Mailing List
>>  Subject: [or-roots] 1930 Pendleton Train Depot
>>
>>
>>  Does anyone know where I can find a picture of the Pendleton Train Depot
>>  around 1928-1930?  I have not had great luck googling?
>>
>>  Dolores in Colorado
>>  djbrtb at kci.net
>>
>>
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