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<DIV>Barbara</DIV>
<DIV>The Old SP&S did not run thru Lebanon that was the Oregon Electric they used SP&S Locomotives.</DIV>
<DIV>Glenkc7mbm Portland</DIV>
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<DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>Glen A. Jones</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Barbara Wulf" <wulf@bendbroadband.com> <BR><BR>> We lived at Lebanon Oregon just across Hwy 20 from the SP&S tracks. There <BR>> was a crossing on each side of the house. When we would go back to visit my <BR>> parents, my husband would complain about the whistle going all night. I <BR>> never heard it. For me it was just one of the home noises. <BR>> <BR>> Barb <BR>> wulf@bendbroadband.com <BR>> http://home.bendcable.com/wulf/Project/siteMapNoImage.htm <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Bernard Verbout" <BEACHBUMBERNIE@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>> To: <OR-ROOTS@SOSINET.SOS.STATE.OR.US><BR>> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 8:21 AM <BR>> Subject: Re: [or-roots] An SP&S Train Depot <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > Charlene <BR>> > Thanks for the interesting email, int
eresting story. My <BR>> > father in law and the family lived in a Railroad House just next to the <BR>> > tracks in Linnton and the whole house shook and rattled everytime the <BR>> train <BR>> > went by, got used to it though. <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > > [Original Message] <BR>> > > From: Charlene Renne <EBERTBC@COMCAST.NET><BR>> > > To: <OR-ROOTS@SOSINET.SOS.STATE.OR.US><BR>> > > Date: 9/13/2006 10:28:09 PM <BR>> > > Subject: Re: [or-roots] An SP&S Train Depot <BR>> > > <BR>> > > My father also worked for the SP&S. Lovingly referred to in our family <BR>> > as <BR>> > > "the Slow, Poor & Stingy". After the war he was a lineman on the <BR>> railroad <BR>> > > and we lived in a converted caboose. It was quite nice. There was <BR>> > another <BR>> > > car behind us where my mother cooked for the crew. Guess we were really <BR>> >
one <BR>> > > of the "box car" kids before the books. We lived on the Wn side of the <BR>> > > Columbia in little places (then) like Walla Walla, Wishram, Plymouth. <BR>> > We'd <BR>> > > take the ferry across the river to buy groceries and some times I'd get <BR>> 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 <BR>> > next <BR>> > > job side track. Once we actually lived in a one room railroad house, <BR>> > 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 <BR>> > inch <BR>> > > beyond the bottle. We lived on the railroad the year the Columbia <BR>> froze. <BR>> > > We moved to
San Diego the year dad got frost bite from being stuck out <BR>> in <BR>> > a <BR>> > > storm for several hours. Lots of fond childhood memories. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Renne' in Eugene <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Original Message ----- <BR>> > > From: "Bernard Verbout" <BEACHBUMBERNIE@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>> > > To: <OR-ROOTS@SOSINET.SOS.STATE.OR.US><BR>> > > 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 <BR>> > train <BR>> > > > depot got me to thinking about my deceased Father in Law who was an <BR>> > > > employee of 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 <BR>> of <BR>> > > > Portland very often referred to as if it is a separate city on the <BR>> > > > outskirts of Portland. My Father in Law was a Section Forman who had <BR>> > also <BR>> > > > lived in a Railroad House in Westport, Oregon and had worked between <BR>> > > > Astoria and Portland during his many years empoyeed by SP&S. I am <BR>> > > > interested in anything relating to this small depot, the railroad <BR>> house <BR>> > or <BR>> > > > possibly any information from possibly a SP&S Historical Society, <BR>> > railroad <BR>> > > > club or former SP&S empoyees. <BR>> > > > You have been very helpful in some of my genealogy research <BR>> > and <BR>> > > > I am hoping for your assistance in this matter. <BR>&g
t; > > > <BR>> > > > Bernie Verbout <BR>> > > > <BR>> > > >> [Original Message] <BR>> > > >> From: Sue Steward <SSTEWARD@CCOUNTRY.NET><BR>> > > >> To: <OR-ROOTS@SOSINET.SOS.STATE.OR.US><BR>> > > >> Date: 9/13/2006 8:12:09 PM <BR>> > > >> Subject: Re: [or-roots] 1930 Pendleton Train Depot <BR>> > > >> <BR>> > > >> Umatilla County Historical Society Museum. 108 South West Frazer, <BR>> > > > Pendleton, <BR>> > > >> Oregon 97801. P.O. Box 253, Pendleton, Oregon 97801. Phone: <BR>> > 541-276-0012; <BR>> > > >> Fax: 541-276-7989. E-mail: uchs@oregontrail.net <BR>> <UCHS@OREGONTRAIL.NET><BR>> > > >> <BR>> > > >> You might try contacting the historical society to find out about a <BR>> > > > picture. <BR>> > > >> <BR>> > > >> Sue <B
R>> > > >> <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>> > > >> Brotherton <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 <BR>> > 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>&g
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