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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Tacoma Railway & Power Company Streetcar #326

I originally posted information about Antique Powerland on my website in a PLACES page on November 23, 2007 and last updated it on December 18, 2009. I am posting the railroad-related information here, with pictures and information from the 2010 Great Oregon Steam-Up. All of my information about Antique Powerland can be found at PlacesPages.

Birney Safety Car #326 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

This car is a Birney Safety Car built in 1917 as Tacoma Railway & Power #326. It was retired 1938. It was acquired by the OERHS in 1985. It has been stored for many years in Rockport, Washington until recently, when it was moved to Antique Powerland.

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Mt. Hood Railway & Power Company Interurban Car #1191

Interurban Car #1191 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

1906 Kuhlman Interurban Express Car #1191. This car is an interurban express car built in 1906 by the G. C. Kuhlman Car Company as Mt. Hood Railway & Power #1191. The railroad was absorbed by the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company (later PEPCO) in 1912. This car burned in an accident in 1917 and was rebuilt, changing its appearance considerably.

Interurban Car #1191 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

Links to Historical Photographs:
#1191 in service in Portland (Dave's Electric Railroads)

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Hong Kong Tramways Tram #12

Double-Deck Tram #12 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

Double-decker tram #12 was built by Hong Kong Tramways in 1952. It was retired on 1985 and shipped to Vancouver B.C. for Expo '86. Hong Kong Tramways built a new #12 in 1987. Bill Naito purchased the original #12 and moved it to Portland. It was Naito's original plan to use actual historic streetcars for the Portland Vintage Trolley line, however, modern replicas of Portland's historic Council Crest cars were built instead. The car remained in storage in Portland beyond Naito's 1996 death. It was donated to the OERHS and came to Powerland in December of 1999. It is a narrow-gauge car, and also lacks motors, making it unlikely to ever be more than a static display.

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Los Angeles Railway H-Class Streetcar #1318

Streetcar #1318 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

Streetcar #1318 was built in 1923 for the Los Angeles Railway by the St. Louis Car Company. It is one of 250 H-class streetcars built in the 1201-1450 series. They were the first all-steel streetcars in Los Angeles. The layout of this car, with open-air seating at the ends and enclosed seating in the center, was common in California, leading to cars of this style being referred to as "California Cars." The streetcars of the Los Angeles Railway were called "Yellow Cars" in contrast to the interurban of the Pacific Electric Railway, which were called "Red Cars."

Streetcar #1318 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

The Los Angeles Railway was renamed as the Los Angeles Transit Lines in 1944. This car was retired in 1956. By 1963, all Los Angeles streetcar lines, once the largest system in the world, had been shut down.

Streetcar #1318 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

Many pictures of Los Angeles Railway streetcars, including this class of cars, can be found at Dave's Electric Railroads.

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East Side Railway Snow Sweeper #1455

Snow Sweeper #1455 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

Snow sweeper #1455 was built for Portland's East Side Railway in 1899 by the McGuire Car Company. It is the oldest car in the OERHS collection. Streetcar companies were required by their franchise agreements with cities to clear the street of snow and dust. Often, this was necessary for the streetcars to operate anyway. On a snowy day, #1455 would go out in the morning ahead of the first streetcar to clear the tracks, and if it was snowing during the day, it might have to go out to rescue a stuck streetcar.

Snow Sweeper #1455 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

The snow sweeper wasn't retired until the end of interurban service in 1958, but snow is relatively rare in Portland, and the last time it was used to clear snow was in 1954. After retirement, the snow sweeper was put on display at Oaks Amusement Park for a time before being donated to the OERHS.

Snow Sweeper #1455 at Antique Powerland on July 31, 2010

The snow sweeper hadn't seen much more progress by the 2010 Steam Up but it was much better location for pictures.

Snow Sweeper #1455 at Antique Powerland on July 31, 2010

Links to Historical Photographs:
#1455 in service in Portland (Dave's Electric Railroads)

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Portland Electric Power Company Interurban Car #1067

Interurban Car #1067 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

Interurban Car #1067 was built in the company shops of the Portland Electric Power Company (PEPCO) (now Portland General Electric) in Milwaukie, Oregon in 1907-08. Among its duties was carrying workmen on the line out to the Cazadero Dam and powerhouse on the Clackamas River.

Interurban Car #1067 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

The car was damaged in a crossing accident in 1917 and burned, but was rebuilt. It was retired in 1945 and was moved to Cannon Beach where it was used as a beach cabin.

Interurban Car #1067 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

It was discovered by an OERHS member and brought to the trolley park in 1981. This is the last remaining trolley car in existence that was built in the state of Oregon.

Interurban Car #1067 at Antique Powerland on August 3, 2008

Between the 2007 and 2008 Great Oregon Steam Ups, some progress had been made on #1067, as evidenced by this one side being primered.

Interurban Car #1067 at Antique Powerland on August 3, 2008

By 2010 there hadn't been much more progress on this car.

Interurban Car #1067 at Antique Powerland on July 31, 2009

Links to Historical Photographs:
#1067 in service in Portland (Dave's Electric Railroads)
#1067 in service in Portland (Dave's Electric Railroads)

Interurban Car #1067 at Antique Powerland on July 31, 2009

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Portland Street Railway Company “Council Crest Cars” #503 & #506

Council Crest Car #503 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

Council Crest Cars #503 and #506 were built by The American Car Company of St. Louis, Missouri (a subsidiary of J.G. Brill & Company) in 1904 as part of a group of 10 cars built to serve the 2.5-mile streetcar line between downtown Portland and Council Crest Park, Portland's highest point, that opened in 1906. They were originally numbered 201-210, but were soon renumbered.

Council Crest Car #503 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

Due to the steep grades of the Council Crest Line, these narrow-gauge cars were built with particularly low gearing and electric brakes and auxiliary hand brakes instead of typical air brakes. These features meant that the Council Crest cars remained on the Council Crest Line until Portland's streetcar service ended in 1950.

Interior of Car #503 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

After retirement, #503 was donated to a Boy Scout troop in North Portland for use as a clubhouse. In the 1960s, it was acquired by the OERHS and restored at the trolley park in Glenwood, Oregon. It was placed on standard gauge trucks from Australia and restored to operation in 1976.

Interior of Car #503 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

#503 was displayed in downtown Portland in 1980, operated on Market Street in San Francisco during the summers of 1983 and 1984, and was the first streetcar used on the Willamette Shore Trolley line in late 1987.

Council Crest Car #506 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

As for #506, after retirement it was donated to the Oregon Historical Society, who had it put on display at Council Crest Park, where weather and vandalism took its toll until it was removed in 1972. It was moved to the Glenwood Trolley Park in 1976.

Council Crest Car #506 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007