[or-roots] An SP&S Train Depot

Thu Sep 14 10:06:09 PDT 2006

When did S&P become SP&S? Or are they 2 different
RR's?
My "step"GGrandfather & GGmother worked together on
the S&P from about 1910-1927.  Liveed in a RR car.  He
ran a steam shovel that cleared the land & they hauled
a crew to lay tracks.  Ran from Canby to California.

--- glenkc7mbm at comcast.net wrote:

> 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
> 
> --
> Glen A. Jones
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> 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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