Photograph of an unidentified man, possibly a train engineer, in the cab of a Union Pacific locomotive. The man may also be pictured in image No. 371N5128.

Photograph of an unidentified man, possibly a train engineer, in the cab of a Union Pacific locomotive. The man may also be pictured in image No. 371N5128. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of two unidentified men, possibly a railroad conductor and locomotive engineer, standing next to a locomotive. Each man is holding a pocket watch.

Photograph showing a Union Pacific locomotive at Union Station in Portland. In the background at left is the Steel Bridge.

Photograph showing a locomotive pulling two cars, one loaded with boulders and one carrying a crane. The photograph may have been taken on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River during repair work in the early to mid-1930s. Written on the negative sleeve is the following unverified text: “Point Adams Lifeguard Station / ‘Locomotive which lifeguard lookout said was knocked over by great waves from South Jetty railroad’ / 10/22/1934.” The caption may refer to a storm that occurred the weekend of October 21-22, 1934, which knocked a locomotive crane off the railway on the South Jetty. Also see image Nos. 371N0241, 371N5711, 371N5712, 371N5714, and 371N5715.

Full-length portrait of five unidentified men with a locomotive. Four of the men are standing next to the locomotive, and the fifth man is perched on the front and is waving one hand. The text “Elks” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image.

Full-length portrait of Willem van Hoogstraten posing in front of a locomotive at a train station. He is wearing a coat and tie. He is holding a hat in one hand and a book in the other, and an overcoat is draped over his arm. Van Hoogstraten was music director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra (now the Oregon Symphony) from 1925 to 1938. See related image No. 371N2549. Image note: The name “Von Hoogstratten [sic]” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Transcription from back: “Oregon Steam Navigation Co. J. S. Ruckel 4-4-0.”

Transcription from back: “Oregon Steam Navigation, D. F. Bradford. Buchtel photo?”

Transcription from back: “Ann, name of engine. Buchtel photo?”

Transcription from back: “Loco, J. C. Ainsworth.”

Transcription from back: “Oregon Steam Navigation Co. S. G. Reed.”

Transcription from back: “O.S.N locomotive J. S. Ruckel, 1873.”

A train driver, in stripped overalls and hat, leans out the window of a train at Kaiser Shipyard in Vancouver (negative 6 of 14). Original sleeve title: War industry workers - University war worker apartments; trailer camp; Kaiser Co., Vancouver.

Thelma Noyes and Delcie Harper stand on a railroad engine at the Southern Pacific shops in Portland. One woman is standing towards the front, shining numbers, while the other reaches towards the top. This photograph was published on page 4 of the Oregon Journal’s “Picture Parade” section on Sunday, June 6, 1943 (negative 4 of 5).

Portrait of the Italian tenor Tito Schipa posing on the Oregon Pony. He is standing at the front of the locomotive and facing to the right. He is holding the control lever with one hand and shading his eyes with the other hand. The name “Tito Schipa” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N2266 and 371N2267.

Photograph of the Oregon Pony locomotive on display outdoors at Union Station in Portland. A plaque next to the locomotive reads: “The Oregon Pony / First Locomotive in the Pacific Northwest / This engine was operated in 1862 and 1863 in freight and passenger service on the first Oregon railroad on the southern bank of the Columbia River between Bonneville and Cascade Locks.”

Full-length portrait of the Italian tenor Tito Schipa posing with the Oregon Pony locomotive outside Union Station in Portland. The name “Tito Schipa” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N2266 and 371N2268.

Photograph of George L. Baker (right) and an unidentified man standing next to the Oregon Pony locomotive on display at Union Station in Portland. See related image Nos. 371N0097, 371N0100, 371N0101, 371N0102, 371N0103, 371N3000, 377N0148, and 377N0149.

A locomotive for the Zoo train being lifted by a crane onto tracks at the Portland Zoo (later Oregon Zoo). Four men are crouched at the base of the train guiding the locomotive into place.

Photograph of SP&S Railroad's roundhouse and turntable in Portland, Oregon. Several locomotives are lined up around the turntable. View of downtown Portland in the background. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Company, New Round House, Portland, Oregon. 'Garrett' - 1944."

Photograph of an SP&S diesel locomotive 800 pulling a train down Main Street in Rainier, Oregon. The Pastime Tavern, Hotel Rainier, and Rainier Theater are visible on the left. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "SP&S passenger train no. 21 westbound on Main Street of Rainier, Ore. enroute from Portland to Astoria and Seaside, Sept. 18, 1951." Stamp on the back reads, "Carl E. Vermilya, Staff Photographer, the Oregonian, Portland, Oregon."

Photograph of graphic design image showing an SP&S Engine #750. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "SP&S engine #750 used on Streamlined Trains 1 and 2 between Portland and Spokane." Artist Harry U. Bocketwitz's name is on the front of the print. Stamp for Angelus Commercial Studio on the back of the print.

Photograph of an SP&S diesel locomotive #800 in a train yard in Portland, Oregon. Several people stand next to the locomotive. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "S.P.&S. Diesel Electric Locomotive. 2 unit, 3,000 h.p. used in streamliner service on main line between Portland, Ore. and Pasco, Wash and Spokane Wash. Also on the Columbia River line between Portland Ore. and Astoria and Seaside, Or."

Photograph of graphic design image showing an SP&S Engine #800. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "SP&S Engine #800 used on Trains 5 and 6 between Portland and Pasco." Artist Ben Dedek's name is on the front of the print, on the lower left. Stamp for Angelus Commercial Studio on the back of the print.

Photographic postcard showing a wrecked Great Northern Railway locomotive on its side, on the ground. Three men attend to the wreck on the left. A man looks at the camera on the bottom right. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Oct 29, 1913, Eng. BO Miller was killed in this wreck at McCall Washington. Condr Lee Braughton & Eng. SA(?) Smith of work train was out on trestel (sic) unloading gravel, trestel (sic) washing filled in ?. They were in the schedule of the mail train and had no flag out. Neil(?) Ryan DW p. 8, Portland orig."

Photographic postcard showing a man standing in front of the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train. A locomotive lies on its side at the base of a wooden railroad bridge. Scattered people walk through the wreckage in the background.

Photographic postcard showing the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train at the base of a railroad bridge. A locomotive lies on its side on the ground and there is debris scattered around the scene. Several people observe the scene. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Oct - 28 - 13." [Other photographs of this same train wreck are attributed to October 29, 1913.]