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Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History Vol 3 Oregon WA by Donald Robertson
Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History Vol 3 Oregon Washington by Donald B Robertson
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
338 pages
Copyright 1995
CONTENTS
PrefaceXi
Part I:Development of the West
Western North America 1832 - 1845 (map) 1
Formation of the western United States 1845 - 1854 (map)2
The pre-Civil War era 1854 - 1861 (map)3
The Civil War era 1861 - 1865 (map)4
Pre-railroad western history5-6
Military forts of Territory/State of Oregon and Washington7
Establishment of counties and post offices in Oregon and Washington 8-11
Ranking of western territories and states by population 1850 - 1940 11
Post offices in the eleven western territories/states 1860 - 1900 12
Compendium of the seventh to fourteenth censuses13-14
Operations in Oregon and Washington 1880 - 189015
Railroad mileage in the eleven western territories/states 1855 - 1919 16
Maps of the western territories/states 1865 - 189017-22
Western railroads in 190923-26
Authorized construction and abandonments in Oregon and Washington 1921 - 1963 27-28
Part II:The Railway Age
Mileage constructed in the United States29
Introduction of the world-wide railroad era. 30
Chronology of the development of railroad equipment31
Notes on track, gauges and equipment 32
The major locomotive builders 33-34
The Whyte wheel classification system35-36
Chronology of major events in the world, United States and the West 1840 - 1940 37
Part III:Oregon
Introduction39
Index40 - 43
Railroad maps of Oregon 44 - 53
Road map of Oregon, 188053
Graph 55
The railroads56 - 163
Railroad changes from Official Guide164 - 166
Chronology of major events171
Part IV:Washington
Introduction 173
Index 174 - 178
Railroad maps of Washington Territory/State179 - 186
Road map of Washington Territory, 1880187
Graph 188
The railroads189 - 304
Railroad changes from Official Guide305 - 309
Detail maps of Spokane and Pasco areas310
Detail map of western portion of Skagit County311
Detail map of west-central Washington312
Chronology of major events313
Photograph Gallery315 - 322
Index to Railroads in Volumes One, Two and Three 323 - 338
Index of Illustrations
Amtrak passenger train at Marion319
Benson Timber Co. long spars at Clatskanie59
Big Lake Box Co. log loader68
Big wheels used to skid logs163
Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Co. #14 at Sequim196
Burlington Northern Railroad operations in central Oregon 71
Cable-powered skid road234
Central Railroad of Oregon locomotive #12151
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. 2-6-6-2 #9104199
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. electric engines198
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. locomotive #9311199
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. motor car #5902199
City of Prineville locomotive #764
Clemons Logging Co. logging camp and Climax197
Clemons Logging Co. locomotive #6, a 2-6-6-2T196
Columbia River scene from about 1862168
Columbia River steamers at Cascade locks in 1906167
Coos Bay, Roseburg & Eastern Railroad Co. locomotive #4 71
Corvallis & Eastern Railroad Co. locomotive #273
Corvallis & Eastern Railroad Co. locomotive #474
Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade Railway Co. locomotive #25206
Crown Willamette Paper Co. passenger car75
Crown Zellerbach Corporation #12 and Climax225
Eufaula Logging Co. incline212
Far West Lumber Co. locomotives in about 1907309
Frazer Hotel in South Tacoma317
Gasoline powered logging equipment in Deschutes County161
Gilchrist Timber Co. locomotive #204166
Goodyear Logging Co. mess car ready for Christmas277
Grants Pass celebration of completing the track into California99
Great Northern Railway Co. locomotive #2123, a 2-10-2218
Great Northern Railway Co. locomotives at Spokane yard219
Great Northern Railway Co. passenger trains in Washington218
Hamilton Logging Co. single-pole bridge under construction220
Hartford Eastern Railway Co. gasoline passenger car221
Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad locomotive #31224
Independence Logging Co. series of long trestles320
Klamath Falls Municipal Railway on opening day105
Limestone loaded on a truck semitrailer at Wilkeson237
Mason County Central Railroad Co. locomotive #9 with log train268
Mason County Central Railroad Co. newspaper ad in 1889268
Motorized logging in western Washington318
Mount Hood Railroad Co. fourth locomotive #193
Mumby Lumber & Shingle Co. gasoline powered lumber carriers259
Nehalem Timber & Logging Co. property at Scappoose95
Nehalem Timber & Logging Co. Willamette "Shay"95
Northern Pacific Railway Co. 4-6-6-4 with freight train238
Northern Pacific Railway Co. locomotive #5119 with freight train235
Northern Pacific Railway Co. 2-8-2s with freight train238
Northern Pacific Railway Co. 4-6-6-4 at Connell and coaling tower239
Oregon & California Rail Road Co. construction train at Grave Creek 9
Oregon & California Rail Road Co. covered bridge99
Oregon & California Rail Road Co. locomotive engines "A" and #33100
Oregon & California Rail Road Co. passenger trains101
Oregon & California Rail Road Co. report for 187698
Oregon & Southeastern Railroad Co. locomotives #3 and #4 with trains103
Oregon Eastern Railway Co. floating dredger108
Oregon Electric Railway Co. caboose #026110
Oregon Electric Railway Co. diesel engine #52109
Oregon Electric Railway Co. sleeping car110
Oregon Improvement Co. docks at Seattle in 1890224
Oregon Portage Rail Road scenes from about 1862113
Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. freight tarrif for 1880120
Oregon Steam Navigation Co. engine house125
Oregon Steam Navigation Co. train at The Dalles in about 1862167
Oregon Steam Navigation Co. train on trestle125
Oregonian Railway Co. locomotive #7128
Oxen used in Clatsop County logging169
Oxen used in western Washington logging178
Pacific National Lumber Co. electric yard crane246
Palouse County map from 1888 local newspaper203
Peninsular Railway Co. locomotive #3273
Point Defiance, Tacoma & Edison Railway Co. steam dummy251
Polson Logging Co. locomotive #3 at Hoquiam248
Poison Logging Co. locomotive storage track at Hoquiam250
Poison Logging Co. power shovel249
Poison Logging Co. train dumping logs249
Puget Sound Electric Railway Co. depot in Tacoma 318
Raft of logs on the Columbia River170
Railway Age "flag" of July 6, ] 87633
Rayonier, Incorporated, diesel powered train on bridge257
Robert Dollar small diesel with large load43
Rogue River Valley Railroad Co. locomotive #289
Rogue River Valley Railway Co. passenger motor89
Salem, Falls City & Western Railway Co. gasoline powered passenger car134
Salem, Falls City & Western Railway Co. yard with rolling stock168
Satsop Rail Road Co. ad for its general store272
Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad & Transportation Co. locomotive engine #1264
Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad & Transportation Co. #1 with picnic train264
Ships in Puget Sound waters on Monday, April 4, 1892314
Skid road powered by cable234
Southern Pacific Railroad Co. cab-ahead #402736
Southern Pacific Railroad Co. locomotive making a large smoke effect77
Southern Pacific Railroad Co. high bridge on Tillamook branch322
Southern Pacific Railroad Co. 4-4-2 and 4-6-6-2 cab-ahead143
Southern Pacific Railroad Co. locomotive #4339, a 4-8-2143
Southern Pacific Railroad Co. passenger train with three engines on Dollarhide137
Southern Pacific Railroad Co. views of two passenger trains at Portland142
Spokane International Railway Co. locomotive #104 with passenger train282
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co. 4-6-6-4 #902 with freight train285
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co. passenger trains at Wishram285
Studebaker Corporation ads for farm equipment in 1913170
Sumpter Valley Railway Co. locomotive #251 in winter169
Sumpter Valley Railway Co. locomotives #17 and #19 with freight movement147
Sumpter Valley Railway Co. view of Baker City yard with engines147
Tacoma & Lake City Railroad & Navigation Co. ad for real estate in 1889289
Tacoma Railway & Power Co. cable winding machinery294
Union Pacific Railroad Co. 2-8-8-0 locomotive #3604vii
Union Pacific Railroad Co. diesel #949 with directors' special149
Union Pacific Railroad Co. eastbound freight at John Day dam321
Union Pacific Railroad Co. 4-6-2 #2894 with passenger train315
Union Pacific Railroad Co. 2-8-8-0 #3525 with water tanks at Wallowa315
Union Pacific Railroad Co. snowplow #062vii
Union Pacific Railroad Co. unit coal train at Telocaset in 1992319
Victorian hotel in Centralia316
Victorian seminary in Tacoma316
Willamette Pacific Railroad Co. bridge #6 under construction156
Willamette River scenes with passenger vessels80
Willamette River scenes with passenger vessels81
Willamette River steam vessels (five) in Portland28
Willamette River steamer built in 1857317
Willamette Valley & Coast Rail Road Co. locomotive engine #1158
Willamette Valley & Coast Rail Road Co. locomotive #7 on turntable157
Willamette Valley & Coast Rail Road Co. locomotive #7 with mixed train158
Willamina & Grande Ronde Railway Co. locomotive #680162
Wynooche Timber Co. cable-powered skid road234
Yakima Valley Transportation Co. service car in 1969304
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