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<DIV>The Central Pacific became the Southern Pacific which is now part of Union
Pacific. I am told UP years back was</DIV>
<DIV>even destroying their old employee lists.</DIV>
<DIV>And RR tickets were not issued by name,</DIV>
<DIV>but if a car were reserved for shipment of</DIV>
<DIV>family and goods, a record might exist.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Suz_ES@verizon.net href="mailto:Suz_ES@verizon.net">Suz_ES</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:42
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [or-roots] Travel in
1878</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Are there passenger lists I can access to see if he used the
train?<BR><BR>Suzanne in Newberg<BR><A
href="mailto:suz_es@verizon.net">suz_es@verizon.net</A><BR>Clark/Sims/Henry/Lambert/Forrest
(Yamhill Cty)<BR>Averill/Robison/Orr/Kingery (Benton, Coos, Linn
Cty)<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A
href="mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A><BR>[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us]On
Behalf Of Kith-n-Kin<BR>Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 7:51 AM<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>;
<A href="mailto:'OREGON-L@rootsweb">'OREGON-L@rootsweb</A>. com'<BR>Subject:
RE: [or-roots] Travel in 1878<BR><BR><BR>No reason to think they didn't come
by wagon -- some of mine did as late as<BR>1887-88. Some came by
train<BR>in 1893, also from Nebraska.<BR><BR>Train travel to Oregon probably
wouldn't have taken place until after<BR>1883 -- but perhaps a party
could<BR>have used rail and trail both before that.<BR><BR>Here's a little
history on the subject from<BR><A
href="http://pdxhistory.com.tripod.com/pdxtrains/pdxtrains.html">http://pdxhistory.com.tripod.com/pdxtrains/pdxtrains.html</A>:<BR><BR>"Early
settlers claimed the land that became Portland in 1843 and by 1849<BR>the town
had grown enough to<BR>have a Post Office. New settlers sailed from California
up the coast to the<BR>Columbia River and then down<BR>the Willamette River
for a short way to get to Portland, or they braved the<BR>elements and
traveled overland<BR>by wagon train.<BR><BR>Railroad History in Oregon began
when Ben Holliday started building the<BR>Oregon & California Railroad
in<BR>1869. He made it to McMinnville in 1872 and ran out of money. Henry
Villard,<BR>who represented German<BR>bondholders took control of the line. It
took 8 years for construction to<BR>resume. On May 4, 1884 Villard<BR>got as
far as Ashland before the line was sold to the Southern Pacific<BR>Railroad.
Service from Portland to<BR>California finally opened in 1887.<BR><BR>Rail
service from Portland to the east opened in 1883 when the Oregon<BR>Railroad
and Navigation Company,<BR>which went east of Portland along the Columbia
River, and connected with the<BR>Northern Pacific Railroad at<BR>Wallula
Junction, which is south of Tri-Cities, Washington.<BR><BR>A second
transcontinental railroad opened in 1884 when the OR&N connected<BR>with
the Oregon Short Line and<BR>the Union Pacific at Huntington,
Oregon.<BR><BR>Railroads grew in popularity and eventually they became the
preferred method<BR>of travel, in the days before<BR>airplanes and busses.
Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Great Northern and<BR>Southern Pacific all
served<BR>Portland with passenger and freight
service."<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Pat (in Tucson)<BR>Nosco vestri atavi est
ingredior intellego vestri ego<BR>(To become acquainted with your ancestors is
to begin to comprehend your<BR>self)<BR><BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: <A
href="mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A><BR>[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us]
On Behalf Of<BR>Suz_ES<BR>Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 22:16<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:OREGON-L@rootsweb">OREGON-L@rootsweb</A>. com<BR>Cc: <A
href="mailto:or-Roots@Sosinet">or-Roots@Sosinet</A>. Sos. State. or.
Us<BR>Subject: [or-roots] Travel in 1878<BR><BR><BR>I have a question about
travel to Oregon in 1878. How many different ways<BR>did people come to
Oregon? I<BR>am tracking an ancestor that was in Nebraska in 1870 (1870
Fed Census) and<BR>was married in Oregon in 1876<BR>or 78. I don't think
he came out on a wagon train, but maybe via railroad?<BR>I just need to know
what to<BR>persue first.<BR><BR>Thanks<BR><BR>Suzanne in Newberg<BR><A
href="mailto:suz_es@verizon.net">suz_es@verizon.net</A><BR>Clark/Sims/Henry/Lambert/Forrest
(Yamhill Cty) Averill/Robison/Orr/Kingery<BR>(Benton, Coos, Linn
Cty)<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>or-roots
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