[or-roots] An SP&S Train Depot

[Barbara Wulf]

We lived at Lebanon Oregon just across Hwy 20 from the SP&S tracks.  There
was a crossing on each side of the house.  When we would go back to visit my
parents, my husband would complain about the whistle going all night.  I
never heard it. For me it was just one of the home noises.

Barb
wulf at bendbroadband.com
http://home.bendcable.com/wulf/Project/siteMapNoImage.htm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bernard Verbout" <beachbumbernie at earthlink.net>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] An SP&S Train Depot


> 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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