[or-roots] An SP&S Train Depot

[Bernard Verbout]

Charlene
               Thanks for the interesting email, interesting story. My
father in law and the family lived in a Railroad House just next to the
tracks in Linnton and the whole house shook and rattled everytime the train
went by, got used to it though.


> [Original Message]
> From: Charlene Renne <ebertbc at comcast.net>
> To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> Date: 9/13/2006 10:28:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] An SP&S Train Depot
>
> 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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