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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There is a railroad museum in Snoqualmie
with lots of old railroad cars. I thought some of them were SP&S cars, but
now can’t be sure. We drove by at least 30 old cars, some logging some
not, but didn’t have time to go in the museum. Maybe next time!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ronda<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>glenkc7mbm@comcast.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, September 14, 2006
6:57 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [or-roots] An
SP&S Train Depot</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Bernie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I retired in 2004 after 38 years with the Railroad started out in 1966
with the SPS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>GlenKC7MBM <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>
<st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>--<br>
Glen A. Jones<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>-------------- Original message -------------- <br>
From: "Charlene Renne" <ebertbc@comcast.net> <br>
<br>
> My father also worked for the SP&S. Lovingly referred to in our family
as <br>
> "the Slow, Poor & Stingy". After the war he was a lineman on
the railroad <br>
> and we lived in a converted caboose. It was quite nice. There was another <br>
> car behind us where my mother cooked for the crew. Guess we were really
one <br>
> of the "box car" kids before the books. We lived on the Wn side
of the <br>
> <st1:City w:st="on">Columbia</st1:City> in little places (then) like <st1:City
w:st="on">Walla Walla</st1:City>, Wishram, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Plymouth</st1:place></st1:City>. We'd <br>
> take the ferry across the river to buy groceries and some times I'd get a <br>
> ride to school on the "speeder car". <br>
> We lived about 10 feet of the main line,we had a "path", and no
running <br>
> water. When it was time to move, an engine would pull us down to the ne xt
<br>
> job side track. Once we actually lived in a one room railroad house, again
<br>
> about 10 feet from the tracks. The window box was the refrigerator and <br>
> when it froze outside the milk cream would push the paper cap about an
inch <br>
> beyond the bottle. We lived on the railroad the year the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Columbia</st1:place></st1:City> froze. <br>
> We moved to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Diego</st1:place></st1:City>
the year dad got frost bite from being stuck out in a <br>
> storm for several hours. Lots of fond childhood memories. <br>
> <br>
> Renne' in Eugene <br>
> <br>
> Original Message ----- <br>
> From: "Bernard Verbout" <br>
<BEACHBUMBERNIE@EARTHLINK.NET>> To: <br>
<OR-ROOTS@SOSINET.SOS.STATE.OR.US>> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 9:27
PM <br>
> Subject: [or-roots] An SP&S Train Depot <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> > <br>
> > This email where someone is looking for information about a train <br>
> > depot got me to thinking about my deceased Father in Law who was an <br>
> > employee o f the Spokane Portland and Seattle Railroad (SP&S) for
many <br>
> > years <br>
> > and once lived in a "Railroad House" in Linnton, Oregon.
Across the <br>
> > railroad tracks was a small SP&S Depot. Linnton is actually is a
part of <br>
> > <st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City> very often referred to as if
it is a separate city on the <br>
> > outskirts of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Portland</st1:place></st1:City>.
My Father in Law was a Section Forman who had also <br>
> > lived in a Railroad House in <st1:City w:st="on">Westport</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> and had worked between <br>
> > <st1:City w:st="on">Astoria</st1:City> and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Portland</st1:place></st1:City> during his many years empoyeed by
SP&S. I am <br>
> > interested in anything relating to this small depot, the railroad
house or <br>
> > possibly any information from possibly a SP&S Historical Society,
railroad <br>
> > club or former SP&S empoyees. <br>
> > You have been very helpful in some of my genealogy research and <br>
> > I am hoping for your assistance in this matter. <br>
> > <br>
> > Berni e Verb out <br>
> > <br>
> >> [Original Message] <br>
> >> From: Sue Steward <br>
<SSTEWARD@CCOUNTRY.NET>> >> To: <br>
<OR-ROOTS@SOSINET.SOS.STATE.OR.US>> >> Date: 9/13/2006 8:12:09 PM <br>
> >> Subject: Re: [or-roots] 1930 Pendleton Train Depot <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Umatilla</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Historical</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Society</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
108 South West Frazer, <br>
> > Pendleton, <br>
> >> <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>
97801. <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P.O. Box 253</st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Pendleton</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97801</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>. Phone: 541-276-0012; <br>
> >> Fax: 541-276-7989. E-mail: uchs@oregontrail.net <br>
<UCHS@OREGONTRAIL.NET>> >> <br>
> >> You might try contacting the historical society to find out about
a <br>
> > picture. <br>
> >> <br>
> >> Sue <br>
> >> <br>
> >> -----Original Message----- <br>
> >> From: or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <br>
> >> [mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us]On Behalf Of D. J.
<br>
> >> Brot herton <br>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:10 AM <br>
> >> To: Oregon Mailing List <br>
> >> Subject: [or-roots] 1930 Pendleton Train Depot <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> Does anyone know where I can find a picture of the Pendleton
Train Depot <br>
> >> around 1928-1930? I have not had great luck googling? <br>
> >> <br>
> >> Dolores in Colorado <br>
> >> djbrtb@kci.net <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> _______________________________________________ <br>
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> >> or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <br>
> >> http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
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