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in which each railroad attempted to sabotage the other. In the end, the railroad opened using mostly the track of the Oregon Trunk, with a short portion of the Oregon & Washington Railway & Navigation Company track, and both railroads used the route (an arrangement that still exists with BNSF
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1912) were restored to running order between 2007 and 2019 on the museum's interpretive railway. Steel coaches 275 and 276 are also Barney & Smith products, built in 1915. Coach 275 is in storage awaiting restoration, and 276 is in running order on the museum's interpretive railway. Combine 272
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since 2017. The car will be used as "premier seating", and during dinner trains can host a private party of up to eight in its lounge and dining room. As of 2023, the car has been repainted, and is in need of further cosmetic and mechanical repairs. The SP&S Historical Society is assisting with
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The 41 mile branch to Goldendale (Fourth Subdivision), the only branch line in Washington State, began at Lyle Washington. This railroad was originally completed in 1903 as the Columbia River & Northern Railway and was quickly acquired by the SP&S after the 1908 completion along the north
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SP&S also operated a second subsidiary railroad, which James J. Hill purchased in 1907 for 5 million dollars, in northwestern Oregon. This was previously the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad, which created a route in 1898 along the south bank of the Columbia River, from Portland through to
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In January 1908 "Spokane" was added to the railroad's name, making it the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. A "golden spike" ceremony was held on March 11, 1908 at Sheridan's Point to commerate the completion of the railroad along the Columbia. SP&S freight and passenger service (from
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Two surviving SP&S Sleeper/Lounge cars are housed at museums, located at both ends of the reach of the railroad. These were built by the Pullman Standard Manufacturing Co. of Chicago and delivered to the railroad in 1950 at a cost of about $ 250,000. These cars ran in the
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service (Trains No. 1/No. 2) between Portland and Spokane. Weighing 131,000 pounds and seating up to 37 (with seating for 22 in the lounge), these lounge cars allowed passengers to buy food and drinks to enjoy with comfortable seating. The
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Spokane, Portland and Seattle 804 - A 1953-built EMD F7A, now preserved and to be moved to and restored at the Inland NW Rail Museum in Reardan, Washington. As of 2023, a fund-raising effort is underway to complete the
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interurban railway, which James J. Hill and the Great Northern had acquired two years before. Under the control of the SP&S (Ninth, Tenth, & Eleventh Subdivision) , the railroad was extended southward to
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United Railways later became a branch line of the SP&S (Eighth Subdivision). The finished United Railways line went north from Wilkesboro through Banks, Manning, Buxton and
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owning the majority of the line and UP having trackage rights). Building this railroad included construction in 1912 of another railroad bridge across the Columbia River, the
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Pasco) to Portland was inaugurated in November 1908. (First & Second Subdivisions) By 1909 the railroad had completed construction of its line up to Spokane along the
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Spokane, Portland and Seattle X-5 - A 1908 Industrial Works (Bay City, Michigan) 75-ton capacity steam wrecking crane, construction number 1825. Donated to the
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meet the revenue specifications for Class I status, but are not technically Class I railroads due to being passenger-only railroads with no freight component.
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AM radio. The cars contained six single-person roomettes and three large 2-person compartments, two of them can be opened to provide a 4-person room.
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boxcar 4722, built by Haskell & Barker Car Company (Michigan City, Indiana), converted in 1910 to serve as a boom tender to X-5. Acquired by the
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In 1954, a SP&S train derailed after hitting a rockslide on the route to Bend, Oregon, killing all crew members. Part of the train landed in the
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also was building a railroad south from the Columbia River to Bend resulting in a "railroad war" across opposite sides of the
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in Portland. These cars had a full-length antenna on the car roof. Of special note in the lounge was the push-button
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along the Columbia River, where it connected with NP. The first section to open was from Pasco west to Cliffs (near
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No. 600 is owned by the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and is housed at the
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The SP&S's passenger operations mostly involved hosting connections with parents' trains, such as the
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in 1931. The Dollar branch was completed from Sweet Home to Dollar, Oregon later that same year.
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1202:"Mountain, River and Canyon Scenery to Spokane" (SP&S advertisement). (February 28, 1922). 587:, a buffet-observation car, a mail storage car, and a Pullman sleeper car are preserved at the 2286: 1583: 1471: 1448: 1425: 1381: 1223: 1183: 1020: 995: 945: 920: 818: 425:; new industries located along the Columbia River, taking advantage of cheap electricity from 320: 327:), a length of 112 miles (180 km), on December 15, 1907. Operation was extended west to 2747: 2672: 2166: 1527: 577: 536: 507: 474:
The history of the railroad is chronicled and preserved by the SP&S Historical Society.
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Despite legal challenges from Harriman, within a year the line had been built as far as
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connected with (No. 3/No. 4). However, some of these SP&S trains were named. The
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in Snoqualmie, Washington in 1972. As of 2023, in storage awaiting restoration.
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sleeper Wapinitia Pass #701 (Pullman 1950) was built for pool service with the
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L. C. Gilman (1923). "Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railroad Company".
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A third route on which the SP&S operated extended southward from
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United States. Incorporated in 1905, it was a joint venture by the
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The only surviving SP&S Business car, the (second) No. 99 or "
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to connect the two transcontinental railroads owned by him, the
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Passenger Car Diagrams, Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway
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bank of the Columbia River. This branch was shut down in 1992.
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in March, 1970. Remnants of the line are currently operated by
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as its Portland Terminus. After the 1920s, it used Portland (
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No. 601 is at the Inland NW Rail Museum near Spokane. The
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in 1975. As of 2023, in storage awaiting restoration.
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in Snoqualmie, Washington. Wood coaches 213 and 218 (
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railroads. Construction began in 1906 under the name
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Index

Portland and Seattle Railway


EMD F3
Union Station
Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Reporting mark
Oregon
Washington state
Burlington Northern
Track gauge
standard gauge
reporting mark
railroad
northwest
Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
Columbia River
Burlington Northern
BNSF Railway
Portland and Western Railroad

700

Seaside, Oregon
James J. Hill
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Portland, Oregon

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