Railroad construction photographs collection [graphic], circa 1905-1910.

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Railroad construction photographs collection [graphic], circa 1905-1910.

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Photographs documenting railroad construction in the Philippines, Mexico, and the western United States (Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho), circa 1905-1910. Subjects include surveying, grading, laying track, and bridge and tunnel construction, as well as camps and construction crews. Railroad lines depicted include the Oregon Trunk Railway; Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company; Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway; and Philippine Railroad. Includes one photograph album.

0.36 cubic feet (Approx. 180 photographs in 1 document box).

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6823772

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Oregon Trunk Railway

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The company was incorporated in 1909 to take over two existing, partially completed railroads: the Central Oregon Railroad Company and the Oregon Trunk Line, Inc. It completed those lines and built additional trackage aggregating 157 miles and linking the cities of Fallbridge (Wash.), Metolius (Ore.), Opal City (Ore.), and Bend (Ore.). GN sold (1910) a half interest in the company to the Northern Pacific Railway and it was thereafter managed by their joint subsidiary, the Spokane, Portland and S...

Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway

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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company

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In 1912, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway announced its decision to operate on hydroelectric power. Hydroelectric power or electrification was a highly cost-efficient power source and companies throughout the U.S. converted their steam-powered engines to it. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway began its electrification project on the 113-mile stretch between Three Forks and Deer Lodge, Montana. The General Electric Company submitted a proposal to design the locomotives, as wel...