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Oregon Pacific Railroad (1880–1894)

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on the Oregon Coast. In anticipation of the railroad's arrival, the town was platted in 1877 with pedestrian-friendly public spaces and resort hotels that would accommodate train travelers, but the line was instead routed through
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being insured, Hogg had just lost his biggest source of income and could not immediately replace the steamer. Hogg's contract with the government stated however, that if he could establish railroad service over the
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in 1872, with the vision to build a new transcontinental line eastward from the Oregon coast and provide Corvallis with a railroad connection. At the time, the next nearest rails were the
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was completed. In 1999, the line's corridor from Idanha to the Cascade summit was designated as a historic district and listed on the
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near Santiam Pass is named for T. Egenton Hogg for his railroad which went around the rock. Track was also laid in the canyon of the
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on May 17, 1877. The Oregon Pacific Railroad was organized on September 15, 1880, as a successor to the WV&C.
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broke free the tugboat which was hauling her on December 9, 1888, and ran aground near the wreck of the
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and renamed the Oregon Central and Eastern Railway, and again in 1897 was reorganized as the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Colonel Hogg's Great Railroad to the Pacific and Other Engineering Disasters
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to provide a direct link to his railroad between Yaquina and San Francisco.
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
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The railroad entered bankruptcy in October 1890. In 1894 it was sold to
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and towed to Yaquina. Before steamship service could restart however,
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successfully completed several voyages, until she ran aground at
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National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Oregon
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National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Oregon
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National Register of Historic Places in Linn County, Oregon
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Predecessors of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company
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before running out of money. Hogg purchased the steamship
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Index

Oregon Pacific Railroad Linear Historic District
Oregon Pacific Railroad (1997)
Corvallis, Oregon
Reporting mark
Oregon
Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad
Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad
Track gauge
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Oregon Pacific Railroad (1880–1894) is located in Oregon
Oregon Pacific Railroad (1880–1894) is located in the United States
Santiam Junction, Oregon
44°27′10″N 121°53′57″W / 44.45278°N 121.89917°W / 44.45278; -121.89917
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railroad
Oregon
Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad
Thomas Egenton Hogg
Corvallis and Yaquina Bay Railroad
Oregon Central Railroad
St. Joseph
Oregon and California Railroad
Albany
Willamette Valley & Coast Railroad
Corvallis

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