Electric railroads

Taxonomy

Code

Scope note(s)

Source note(s)

Display note(s)

Hierarchical terms

Electric railroads

Equivalent terms

Electric railroads

  • UF Interurban street railroads

Associated terms

Electric railroads

4 Collections results for Electric railroads

Ascending

4 results directly related Exclude narrower terms

Portland General Electric Photograph Collection

  • Org. Lot 151
  • Collection
  • 1880 - 1965

Negatives documenting company activities, including electrical infrastructure, employees, power generation and distribution throughout Portland, the Willamette Valley and the Oregon Cascade Range. Additional general images include streetcars and trains, street lighting, power line installation, Rose Festival floats, office buildings, car barns and bridges. Of particular note are dam building projects at Bull Run and along the Clackamas River (1910-1930), and early electric stations in Oregon City at Willamette Falls.

Portland General Electric Company

Map and description of the eastern and middle Tualatin Valley : showing its inter-urban railways,...

Map and description of the eastern and middle Tualatin Valley : showing its inter-urban railways, Portland-Salem electric line, and proximity to Portland, 1907

A real estate promotional map for the Tualatin Valley region of Washington County, Oregon. It was produced circa 1907 by the Investment Company based in Portland, Oregon. The front of the document includes a simple map of the Tualatin Valley showing towns, the course of the Tualatin River, and the routes for railways. The back of the document contains promotional details about climate and commercial development opportunities in the region.

Investment Co. (Portland, Or.)

Portland Electric Power Company interurban railway car en route to Oregon City

Portland Electric Power Company interurban railway car en route to Oregon City

Photograph of electrified interurban car No. 1094 of the Portland Electric Power Company’s railway outbound from Portland to Oregon City, pictured just south and east of Milwaukie. The car is passing trucks and an excavator parked at a construction site. Visible in the distance is PEP’s Island station, a passenger shelter and the first station after departing Milwaukie southward. See related image No. 371N3986. This photograph may also be related to image No. 371N5149.

Portland Electric Power Company interurban railway car en route to Portland

Portland Electric Power Company interurban railway car en route to Portland

Photograph of electrified interurban car No. 1093 of the Portland Electric Power Company’s railway inbound to Portland from Oregon City, pictured just south and east of Milwaukie. The car is passing trucks and an excavator parked at a construction site. Visible in the distance is PEP’s Island station, a passenger shelter and the first station after departing Milwaukie southward. See related to image No. 371N5142. This photograph may also be related to image No. 371N5149.