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Tuesday, August 23, 2005

What the heck was the "Red Electric"?

Ok, rhetorical question. My family came to Oregon on one of the first wagon trains (to Molalla), so I've been aware of at least the history of the name. However, when doing some reading on the Red Electric Trail Study (available for public comment until Sept. 12th), I stumbled across this link:

The Red Electrics @ pdxhistory dot com

This is a fascinating site, with not only information, but lots of great pictures (even ticket stubs) from all the old railcars and streetcars whose dormant tracks continue to surface through the asphalt all over town. If you like learning about Portland, visit that link.

posted by The Villager @ 2:18 PM