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<title>PDX's Historical Trolley Lines On Platial.com</title>
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        Electric trolley service arrived in Portland in 1889 when the Willamette Bridge Railway Co. initiated service across the old Steel Bridge on the existing Albina horse-drawn trolley line. 

Seventeen years & twenty-odd companies later, Portland Railway Co. and Oregon Water Power & Railway Co. consolidated in 1906 to become Portland Railway, Light and Power Company (the predecessor of PGE) and the city's de facto streetcar (and electricity) provider, possessing 28 streetcar and interurban lines.  By 1924, Portland claimed the 3rd largest narrow gauge streetcar system in the nation. But the boom was over, and the Great Depression saw the replacement of trolleys with electric buses, and especially gasoline-buses.  

WWII extended the life of Portland's trolleys briefly due to gasoline & rubber rationing, even seeing some older tracks being chipped out of the pavement, but by 1950 all city trolley lines were discontinued.  The cars were usually burned on the banks of the Willamette and their steel parts recycled.  In 1956 the Hawthorne Bridge was remodeled, without tracks, and in 1958 the last interurban trolley line (Oregon City) was discontinued.  However, remnants and hints of its existance survive today.

There is a decent amount of information and several troves of photos of Portland's historic trolley system on the internet (although it can be a bit scattered and disorganized at times). Those sites (namely Portland's Vintage Trolleys and PDXHistory) are the source of the majority of images and information on this map.
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<title>old Carver line trolley exposed track</title>
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        Portland and Oregon Company Railway was incorporated by one Stephen Carver in 1913.1 Armed w/ $200,000 in capital, Carver dreamt of a street railway and interurban system capable of competing w/ existing monopolistic Portland trolley titan PRL&P. His vision involved exercising common-user rights to the existing tracks across the Hawthorne Bridge and tracks owned by the Clackamas Southern RR in Oregon City. Carver applied for franchises in Portland & Gladstone, while the backers of the Clackamas Southern applied for 1 in Oregon City.

The Portland franchise was granted in October & Gladstone's in November. The Oregon City franchise was granted in Jan. of 1914, but included a clause requiring transfers be made available to the PRL&P Oregon City Interurban. Carver wouldn't have it & split from the Clackamas Southern group, which was sold to PRL&P shortly afterwards anyway.

Undaunted, Carver altered his route to head south out of Portland then east along the south bank of the Clackamas River through Milwuakie up to the Viola area. Tracks originating at SE 3rd & Hawthorne wove through SE Portland, eventually running parallel to the SouthernPacific tracks out of town as far as, eventually, the new township of Carver.<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/2115480">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Ghost Railroad Tracks</title>
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        Tags: interurbans, portland, railroad tracks, Sellwood, streetcars, portlands historic trolley lines, historic portland, trolley, streetcar<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/533">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Oregon City Interurban 1097 in downtown Oregon City (c.1931).</title>
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        A tandem interurban electric makes it way through downtown Oregon City, c. 1931.  

The Liberty Theater in the background was built in 1921 and demolished in March of 2004.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, historic portland, trolleys, streetcars, interurbans, oregon city, liberty theater<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/41755">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>old Madison Street Bridge (1891-1910)</title>
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        Built by the Mt. Tabor Street Railway Co.  Opened (as a toll bridge) in January, 1891, replacing an existing ferry at Jefferson street. Sold to the City of Portland in November of the same year for $142,000.   Eventually replaced by the current Hawthorne Bridge in 1910.<br/>Tags: portland bridges, madison street, madison street bridge<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/48436">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>old Steel Bridge (1889-c.1912)</title>
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        Built by the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company.  The lower deck was for the exclusive use of the railway company, and the upper for public and streetcar traffic.  Replaced by current Steel Bridge circa 1912.<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/48444">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Bridge Transfer Line (1915-1948)</title>
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        Initiated in 1915 by merging parts of the existing Russell-Shaver and East Side Lines. Operated from northern terminus around N. Larrabee and Mississippi, down Union and Grand Aves. to SE Woodward & 10th.
In 1937 conversion of the line to trolley bus began, but rationing and shortages due to WWII saw return of the trolleys, including the chipping out of paved-over tracks in some areas in 1941.

The line was converted to buses permanently in 1948.

A large section of narrow gauge tracks from this line can still be seen today under the Grand Ave. Viaduct.
<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, trolley, streetcar, historic portland, streetcars, pdx, portland, trolleys<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/51028">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Hawthorne Line (1889-1936)</title>
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        This early steam-dummy line originally running east-west on Hawthorne from Grand to 54rd was expanded (and, of course, electrified by 1893) to run from the Alder Street loop (Madison-2nd-Alder-3rd) out to SE 74th & Woodward.  

Converted to electric bus in 1936, which in turn were converted to gasoline buses in 1949.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, historic portland, trolleys, streetcars, hawthorne, streetcar, pdx, portland, trolley<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/51301">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Mt. Tabor Trolley No. 52 Jumps Track, Kills Four (1897)</title>
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        On April 28, 1897, Car No. 52 of the Mt. Tabor Line (operated by the City & Suburban Railway Co.), was crossing the E. Morrison St. trestle spanning the slough located at modern-day 7th Avenue.  

The Pullman-model electric streetcar was going too fast when it hit the track split on or near the trestle, and jumped off the tracks, subsequently crashing through the trestle's guardrails, and fell into to the slough below belly-side up.  Three passengers were killed in the crash, and a fourth died later resulting from injuries sustained in the crash.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, wrecks, streetcars, streetcar, pdx, portland, morrison, trolleys, trolley, historic portland<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/51827">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Broadway Line (1903-1948)</title>
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        From 1903 t0 1913 this line crossed the Burnside bridge and used a loop of Burnside-5th-Washington-3rd as its eastern terminus.  In 1913 the line was re-routed across the brand new Broadway Bridge and terminated at Broadway and Jefferson instead.  The last line to receive new trolleys in 1932.  Line converted to gas bus in 1948.<br/>Tags: streetcars, streetcar, pdx, portland, broadway, trolleys, trolley, portlands historic trolley lines, historic portland, broadway bridge<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57914">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Depot-Morrison Line (1907-1923).</title>
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        The amalganization of numerous pre-existing lines.

Expanded up to Thurman & Upshur streets in 1904 in anticipation of the hordes of vistors to the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition.  Steps for ease of access to the trolleys were even built along the line.

Folded into the Willamette Heights Line in 1923.

In the photo, a Depot-Morrison trolley navigates a track switch at S.W. 5th & Morrison, circa 1915.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, historic portland, trolley, trolleys, streetcar, streetcars, portland, 1905 lewis clark centennial exposition, pdx<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/62078">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Transfer Point to Cablecar Trestle (1896-1904).</title>
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        Portland Traction Co. electrified the Portland Heights line in 1896, but continued to use cablecar trolleys to climb the 1,040 foot long trestle which ran from Mill to Elizabeth.

From 1896 to 1904 passengers rode to Jefferson and 18th and transferred from electrical- to cable-car.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, historic portland, trolleys, trolley, the portland cablecar trestle, streetcar, streetcars, cablecar, cablecars, pdx, portland<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/68954">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Bottom of Portland Cablecar Trestle, & Powerhouse (1890-1904).
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        The base of the Portland Heights cable-car trestle, where the powerhouse which ran the cable was also situated.  

The trestle was 1,040 feet long and climbed at a 20.93% grade (roughly 20 feet vertical for every 100 feet horizontal).

The trestle was discontinued in 1904 with the completion of the Vista Bridge. I'm not sure when it was actually torn down, tho' I have to assume it didn't last long.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, historic portland, trolleys, trolley, streetcar, streetcars, cablecar, cablecars, portland heights cablecar trestle, pdx<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/68955">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>East Ankeny trolley barn.</title>
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        Before the Great Depression Portland had the nations third largest narrow-gauge street car system.  These trolleys had to go somewhere night, in form of large garages called "car barns." As best as I can figure SE Ankeny between 26th Ave. & 28th Ave. was the location of the East Ankeny trolley barn.  Continued to be used as a bus barn until at least the late '40s / early '50s.<br/>Tags: streetcars, old portland, trolleys, carbarn, portlands historic trolley lines, portlands demolished buildings, historic portland, ankeny<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/38284">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Richmond Line (1888-1936)</title>
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        The Richmond Trolley service terminus was at 42nd (or so) and Clinton from 1890 (when the line was upgraded from horse-drawn trolleys to electrification) until the line was discontinued in 1936.<br/>Tags: streetcars, trolleys, end of the line, historic portland, portlands historic streetcar lines<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/38295">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Trolley makes it way through intersection at Morrison & Grand (c.1930)
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        Looking east up Morrison from Grand Ave.  Up Morrison and to the right you can see the building that will some day become the Grand Central Bowling alley (the pointy squat tower on the NE corner of that building is the hint).  It was originally the Grand Central Public Market.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, trolleys, streetcars, grand avenue, morrison street<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/39969">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Laurelhurst, the Addition with Character</title>
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        One of the secrets of the expansion of Portland's trolley system c.1900-1920 was real estate development.  For example, when service began to Gresham it was a hamlet of 100 souls.  A year later 1,000 people lived there.  Mind you these are electric trolleys, so they bring more than a fast way to get from A to B, but light (yesteryear's Portland Railway Light and Power Company, today's PGE) and power… MODERNITY through ELECTRIFICATION  ! ! 

Laurelhurst is no exception.  This advert for the "Addition with Character" is patently false, at least in the sense that no trolley rode north-south on 39th Avenue.  The Montaville Line passed in front of the Laurelhurst "gates" on Glisan, but never passed through them.
 
<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, trolleys, streetcars<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/40112">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        No. 539 E. Ankeny-Bound at 2nd & SW Morrison.
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        Based on the automobiles I'd put this photo in the early- to mid-1930s.

Car 539 was one of the 145 "Pay-As-You-Enter" (PAYE) Class K American Car Co. cars the Portland Traction Company purchased between 1909 and 1911, making the Class Ks the flagships of the heyday of Portland's trolley age.  If you saw a trolley from 1910-1920, it would be a Class K.

The East Ankeny 539 is seen here on Morrison and 2nd (or thereabouts).  In the background you can see the old Capitol Theatre at 4th & Morrison, and behind it the back of the Corbett Building (the tall one).<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, trolleys, streetcars, morrison, corbett building, capitol theatre<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/40316">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Old trolley tracks under Hawthorne viaduct.</title>
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        These tracks clearly are coming from the Hawthorne bridge, then curve south.    Not really sure which line these one's would have been.  They could be old Montaville (Hawthorne) tracks, which used a wider guage than the old Bridge Transfer line, but then I don't see why they would curve south.  I would guess these might be old Oregon City Interurban tracks, which was, after all, the last of the old electric trains to stop service.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, trolleys, streetcars, old trolley tracks<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/40441">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>old Morrison/Mt. Tabor Line trolley tracks.</title>
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        Narrow guage.  Interesting because they run out of someone's driveway, across the street, and into the sidewalk of the southeast corner of Lone Fir Cemetary.  Clearly, the street grid has shifted since this line was discontinued.  <br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, trolley tracks, trolleys, streetcars<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/40656">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>old trolley tracks across the Burnside Bridge</title>
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        Roadwork on the Burnside Bridge in 2002 exposed old narrow-guage trolley tracks. Like, REALLY exposed them!  This photo is by Mark Kavanagh of the Oregon Electric Railways Historical Society.<br/>Tags: portlands historical trolley lines, trolley tracks, tracks, trolleys, streetcars, burnside bridge<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/40658">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Mt. Tabor Car #438 near 57th & Belmont.
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        <![CDATA[
        The "S-S" on the front of the car stands for "Sunnyside Line," which serviced Belmont street but I think didn't actually run all way out to the end of the Tabor Line at SE 88th Ave. (perhaps only as far as 69th). 

The Massachusetts House in the background was moved to this location from the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition.  If I recall correctly, the only remaining structure from that Expo is now part of a movie theater in St. Johns, so I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Massachusetts House didn't make it for much longer (L&C Expo buildings weren't really built to last). 

Car 438 was a 1907 narrow guage (42") American Car Co. "Class K" trolley.  It was approximately 48' long and 8' wide, had 38 seats and could carry up to 87 passangers standing room only. Between 1923 and 1926 twenty-five of the 38 Class K Cars were converted to "Class L" with the addition of two additional GE-58 motors.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, trolleys, streetcars, belmont, the massachusetts building, sunnyside, streetcar, pdx, portland, trolley, historic portland<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/40661">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.516752 -122.604825</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-03-13 14:08:26.664948+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/41611">
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<title>Sellwood Trolley Administrative Offices.</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Built 1905. Administrative office for the PRL&P Co.  Renovated into office spaces.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, trolleys, trolley, streetcar, streetcars, historic portland, sellwood<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/41611">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.458889 -122.655358</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-03-19 20:49:14.664267+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/50557">
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<title>
        <![CDATA[
        Sunnyside Trolley No. 656 at 33rd & Belmont (c.1915)
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        </title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Trolley 656 stopped at 33rd and Belmont, circa 1915. The buildings on the left are Zupans today.  What impresses me is that it the entire block of buildings on the right is still intact today (Laughing Planet, Aalto, Stumptown, et al.).<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, belmont, streetcars, streetcar, pdx, portland, trolleys, trolley, historic portland<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/50557">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.516429 -122.631031</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-03-29 15:57:06.869409+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/51810">
<link>http://platial.com/post/51810</link>
<title>Brooklyn Line (1903-1927)</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        The City & Suburban Railway Company commenced service in 1903. The line's western terminus was a downtown loop between 3rd and 1st Streets, from whence it crossed the Morrison Bridge, turned south on Grand, then southeast on Woodward and Powell before reaching its southeastern terminus at 21st and Bush.

The Powell & Bush legs of the line were folded into Bridge Transfer Line in 1927.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, streetcars, streetcar, pdx, portland, trolleys, trolley, historic portland, brooklyn yards, east brooklyn<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/51810">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.495631 -122.644656</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-04-03 21:37:33.222701+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/67865">
<link>http://platial.com/post/67865</link>
<title>Irvington-Jefferson Line (1890-1938)</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        The Jefferson and Irvington lines, each older lines dating back to 1890, were merged in 1914 by PRL&P in 1914. The line ran from an western terminus at S.W. Jefferson and 18th to 5th, then north across the Steel Bridge.  From there it jogged east on Holladay and Multnomah to 15th, where it continued north to its western terminus at Prescott.

The entire Jefferson leg was discontinued in 1933, and the line was once again the "Irvington" line.  This, in turn, was converted to autobus in 1938.
<br/>Tags: historic trolleys, trolleys, streetcars, trolley, streetcar, portlands historic trolley lines, pdx, portland<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/67865">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.555455 -122.649876</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-04-24 21:20:47.909896+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/68957">
<link>http://platial.com/post/68957</link>
<title>Top of Portland Cablecar Trestle (1896-1904).</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        A cable car (on its way downhill) a few blocks above the top of the Portland Heights Cablecar Trestle.<br/>Tags: portland heights cablecar trestle, portlands historic trolley lines, historic portland, cablecar, cablecars, trolleys, trolley, streetcars, streetcar<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/68957">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.51149 -122.695795</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-04-25 18:47:09.47384+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/68958">
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<title>Near the top of the Portland Heights Cablecar Trestle during construction (c.1889 ?)</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Near the top of the Portland Heights Line cablecar trestle during construction.<br/>Tags: portland heights cablecar trestle, portlands historic trolley lines, historic portland, cablecar, cablecars, trolleys, trolley<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/68958">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.512602 -122.695296</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-04-25 18:50:53.159135+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/39270">
<link>http://platial.com/post/39270</link>
<title>Old Bridge Transfer Line trolley tracks.</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Remnants of the Bridge Transfer Line trolley tracks under the Grand Ave. Viaduct.  The viaduct was completed c.1930, and the BT Line largely discontinued on and off again until 10 years later.  The Viaduct is currently scheduled for heavy remodelling/reconstruction, and I suspect these tracks will either be paved over or torn up.<br/>Tags: old portland, trolleys, streetcars, trolley tracks<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/39270">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.502813 -122.660798</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-03-09 18:27:06.332639+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/39351">
<link>http://platial.com/post/39351</link>
<title>St. Johns Line (1888-1937)</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        In late 1888 the Willamette Bridge Railway Co. began a short steam-motor line which ran from a northern terminus at Burlington Street in St. Johns to Stanton & Commercial in the town of Albina.  

In 1903 the City & Suburban Railway Company electrified the line and extended service into downtown. 

Line converted to trolley bus April 11, 1937.  The gas ones followed in 1958.<br/>Tags: trolleys, streetcars, trains, rail, bridge, loop, cool, oldenn days, portlands historical trolley lines, st. johns<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/39351">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.590318 -122.75475</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-04-03 12:58:23.457058+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/39473">
<link>http://platial.com/post/39473</link>
<title>Trolley Wreck (November 10, 1915)</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Car 649 had reached the end of its line to the south at 13th and Hall St. The crew disembarked to re-victual at an adjunct small grocery. While inside, Car 649's brakes failed (it had a history of such problems) and the car began to roll down the slope.

Gradually picking up speed, Car 649 coasted 16 blocks north whereupon all 39,875 pounds of it smacked into Car 659 at Taylor street. From there, this unholy union of two trolleys continued another three blocks before hitting a third, unspecified trolley at the intersection of 11th & Morrison, bring this electrical trolley rampage to an end.

Six humans were also injured. <br/>Tags: trolleys, streetcars, portlands historic trolley lines, wrecks, crashes<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/39473">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.52024 -122.68291</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-04-12 12:27:10.879135+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/39479">
<link>http://platial.com/post/39479</link>
<title>Trolley on the Hawthorne Bridge.</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Trolley Car No. 1102 departing downtown Portland.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, trolleys, streetcars, hawthorne bridge<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/39479">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.512557 -122.668233</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-03-09 21:17:34.64514+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/39482">
<link>http://platial.com/post/39482</link>
<title>Bell Rose Interurban No. 1006 departs Water Street Yards.</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Bell Rose No. 1006, a 1907 American Car Co. Brill "Yellow Jacket," leaves the Water Street Yards.  This trolley is approximately where the Darigold Dairy is today.  In the background you can see the Grand Avenue viaduct.  Several lines continued south all the way to Oregon City (and Oaks Park, of course).  I think that staircase on viaduct is the one up near Caruthers street.

This photo is from the 1940s, at the earliest.  By this time the smaller city trolley lines had been almost entirely discontinued, and although interurban service to Oregon City continued to do decent business, the interurban line to Gresham was shorted to to the Bell Rose stop. <br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, trolleys, streetcars, water street yards, grand avenue viaduct<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/39482">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.502828 -122.661452</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-04-03 23:01:11.596037+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/77434">
<link>http://platial.com/post/77434</link>
<title>Torn-Up Trolley Tracks.</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        The City was digging up Taylor and had to removed paved-over tracks at Fifth. Behold, the exavated bones of the city!!<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, historic portland, streetcars, streetcar, pdx, portland, taylor, trolleys, trolley, trolley tracks<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/77434">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.517414 -122.678275</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-05-03 12:42:32.92256+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/41603">
<link>http://platial.com/post/41603</link>
<title>Sellwood Trolley Powerstation.</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Trolley powerstation constructed in in 1905 by Oregon Water, Power & Railway Company, which consolidate with Portland Railway to become the almighly Portland Railway, Light and Power Co. in 1906 (which would eventualy become PGE).  

Simutaneously or subsequently the cavernous Sellwood Trolley Barn was constructed across the street, and a office/motorman's clubhouse beyond that.  The barn was demolished in 2005 to make way for a massive subdivision.  The offices have been renovated and are still offices today.<br/>Tags: portlands historical trolley lines, trolleys, trolley, streetcar, streetcars, sellwood, powerstation, electrical company, historic company<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/41603">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.458483 -122.652794</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-03-19 17:49:13.251348+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/41605">
<link>http://platial.com/post/41605</link>
<title>Sellwood Trolley Barn (1905-2005).</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Built in 1905. The cars of the Sellwood, Eastmoreland, and Errol Heights Lines.  Also where you transferred on to the Estacada and Cazadero Interurban lines.  

This was the last standing trolley barn in Portland, and would have qualified for Portland's registry of historic buildings.  The property was donated to Reed College, and then the plastics company went into bankruptcy.  Assessment revealed hydraulic oil, toluene, and lead under the building and in the soil, as well as substantial amounts of asbestos in the building itself. The property was sold, cleaned, and finally demolished in 2005.

The east-facing original wall has been left standing.<br/>Tags: trolley barn, sellwood, portlands demolished buildings, streetcars, streetcar, trolleys, trolley, historic portland, portlands historic trolley lines, pdx, portland<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/41605">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.458896 -122.654092</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-03-19 20:45:47.808166+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/90116">
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<title>
        <![CDATA[
        Main Entrance to the 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition.
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        </title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        The main entrance to the 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair was here, at NW 26th & Upshur, which at the time was the northern edge of town.  Trolleys, running on tracks built specifically to bring the 2,554,848 vistors to the Expo from downtown and Union Depot. 

This photo is looking southeast towards the gates.  I assume those are guards on top of the little buildings there.  The picture is striking due to the mass of people and trolleys parked bumper to bumper to move them.<br/>Tags: 1905 lewis clark centennial exposition, worlds fairs, historic portland, portlands historic trolley lines, trolleys, trolley, portland, pdx, entrance, streetcar, streetcars, crowds, history<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/90116">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.536195 -122.705003</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-06-07 19:26:06.007572+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/91377">
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<title>Woodstock Trolley Barn (demolished)</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        This wooden trolley carbarn & powerhouse was built in 1890 for the old Waverly-Woodstock line.  The W-W was a response by eastside Portlanders to the electrification of other lines occuring downtown  and up north in the Albina nieghborhood.  As the small companies merged or were folded into larger and larger companies, ending with the PRL&P, the barn was used for storage of little-used equipment and trolleys.  Cleveland High is peeking around the corner on the right.  The tracks used to come down 26th and then jog to the southeast to 28th on what is now Kelton.  I don't know when the barn was torn down.<br/>Tags: trolley, trolleys, streetcar, streetcars, portland, pdx, waverly, cleveland high school, portlands demolished buildings, historic portland, portlands historic trolley lines, trolley carbarns, powell<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/91377">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.497639 -122.638772</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-06-12 22:06:50.292202+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/91378">
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<title>
        <![CDATA[
        18th & Alder trolley carbarn collapses into Tanner Creek Sewer (March 18, 1904)
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        </title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        The Multnomah Street Railway Co. built this trolley carbarn at 18th & Alder in 1891.  In March of 1904 heavy rains caused the Tanner Creek sewer, of shoddy construction with little or no mortar holding the bricks together, to collapse.  Debris began to clog the sewer and cause underground flooding.  Finally, at 5:00 p.m. on March 18th the entire Alder Street carbarn collapsed into the ground (a giant sink hole), taking ten "open" trolleys (note the lack of siding) 20 feet below the street with it.  All but 2 or so cars were successfully salvaged.<br/>Tags: portlands demolished buildings, portlands historic trolley lines, trolley, trolleys, streetcar, streetcars, historic portland, trolley carbarn, alder, portland, pdx, flooding, sewer, tanner creek<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/91378">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.522902 -122.689744</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-06-12 22:06:03.661752+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/91385">
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<title>Trolley Car No. 82 Jumps Tracks (June 21, 1903)</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Portland Railway Company Car No. 82 carrying 32 souls was coming up the eastern approach of the Burnside bridge from Woodlawn on June 21, 1903 when it jumped off the tracks and ran into a telephone pole.  For the brave sacrifice of this pole a potential trajedy was averted, and only two ladies were merely shoken up.  Thank you, telephone pole, THANK YOU!!<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, historic portland, trolley, trolleys, streetcar, streetcars, wrecks, trolley wrecks, burnside bridge, portland, pdx, track jumping, brave telephone poles<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/91385">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.522992 -122.665722</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-06-12 22:06:28.492594+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/936982">
<link>http://platial.com/post/936982</link>
<title>Alberta Line (1903-1949)</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Portland Railway Co. initated the Alberta Line (1903-1949), running from a downtown loop of 2nd-Morrison-3rd-Washington out to its terminus at N.E. Alberta and 25th. 

By 1909, the line had been extended in spurts to N.E. 30th at Ainsworth.

Converted to bus in 1949.<br/>Tags: historical trolley lines of pdx, trolley, trolleys, portland, pdx, streetcar, alberta, historic portland<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/936982">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.55899 -122.63486</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-01-26 11:14:05.427119+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/937807">
<link>http://platial.com/post/937807</link>
<title>Former PDX Trolley.</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Now a joke shop!<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/937807">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>44.91892 -124.00944</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-01-27 12:07:25.237762+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/40130">
<link>http://platial.com/post/40130</link>
<title>Trolley Car Barn (Depot-Morrison Line)</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        The Depot-Morrison Line ran from 1892-1923.  The trolley barn at 23rd & NE Savier was an ooold one, tho.  Picture here is from late 1890s.<br/>Tags: portlands historic trolley lines, trolleys, streetcars, trolley barns<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/40130">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.534762 -122.698778</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-03-10 16:48:09.518266+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/950399">
<link>http://platial.com/post/950399</link>
<title>Eastmoreland Line (1912-1926)</title>
<georss:point>45.47333 -122.63038</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:tinzeroes</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-02-07 10:12:10.448271+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://platial.com/post/950409">
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<title>Errol Heights Line (1913-1926)</title>
<georss:point>45.47155 -122.63036</georss:point>
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<dc:date>2007-02-07 10:14:35.452544+00:00</dc:date>
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