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copyright 1987, by Pacific Fast Mail,
Everett, Washington:
excerpted from pages 9-17, comments in [ ] are mine.

"In the early 1850's roads were almost non-existent.. . . therefore =
transportation was arranged around
navigable waterways. The need to connect the outlying farm communities =
with dependable transportation was
becoming ever more pressing.

In 1851 a railroad was proposed by Mr. H. M. Knighton to run from St. =
Helens on the Columbia River, across
Cornelieus Pass, to Lafayette. . .  Nothing came of this [and so on]

The first actual railroad operation in Oregon was a portage railroad =
along the Columbia River at the
Cascades (presently Cascade Locks).

[and so on - much surveying over the next 15 years]

On October 15, 1871 the Oregon and California was in operation the =
entire length of the Willamette Valley
from East Portland to Eugene City.

[Now, from the maps, by 1884, the lines extended south to Ashland.]

By 1887, the Southern Pacific had taken over the California and Oregon =
RR and by December 17, 1887 the O&C
mainline was completed over the Siskiyous to a connection with the SP =
controlled line from California
which had been completed by the Central Pacific on June 1, 1887.  Thus =
was formed a continuous rail
connection from Portland to New Orleans (approximately 3200 miles) -- =
all under one management."=20

Pat (in Tucson)

Scio vestri atavi est nosce te ipsum=20
(to know your ancestors is to become acquainted with yourself)

-----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
Jerold Lynch
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 15:24
To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
Subject: [or-roots] Oegon Railroads


For railroad buffs there are two books, one on early railroads in Oregon =
and the other on early street car
lines.  I read these two books they are both excellent reading.

The railroad book is " Stations West"
The street car book is "Fares Please"

Jiggs

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