[or-roots] An SP&S Train Depot

[glenkc7mbm at comcast.net]

Bernie
There are a couple of books out on the SP&S Railroad and a SPS Historical Society, do not have a phone Number but they have a small museum in with the Clark County Historical Society Museum in Vancouver Wash.
I retired in 2004 after 38 years with the Railroad started out in 1966 with the SPS.
GlenKC7MBM Portland Oregon

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Glen A. Jones

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From: "Charlene Renne" <ebertbc at comcast.net> 

> 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" 
> To: 
> 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 
> >> To: 
> >> 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 
> >> 
> >> 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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