Schmidt - Portland

From the Schmidt Photo Collection, Portland Traction.

Fifteen cars from this line appear to have been preserved.   Of those pictured here, car 506 and sweeper 1455 are at Brooks, cars 4001 and 4011 are preserved at Rio Vista, though not necessarily in their Portland paint schemes, 4022 is at Seashore, and line car 1058 is in private hands at Snoqualmie, although it may have rotted away by now.

Concord tripper with motorman phoning in (at right)

Concord tripper   6:05pm   8/54

Golf Jct.

Freighthouse & LCL car at E. Portland term.    5:50pm    8/54

E. Portland yard     SP train at left

Line car (shady side)      8/54

Crane (shady side)  Sawdust pile in background     8/54

Ex Y.V. car on Hawthorne St. bridge

Construction engine at E. Port yard    5:30pm    8/54

Car at amusement park (thru window of moving car)    8/54

Passing car at Gladstone

Terminus at paper mill, Oregon City      8/54

Interurban & trolley bus on Hawthorne St. bridge
(ex PE car)       8/54

ex PE car at E. Portland yard, 5:45pm

Meet near Oak Grove (thru rear window of moving car).

Bellrose car, at Golf Jct.

 This is one of the Interstate/Indiana cars, identical to our 205.

Oregon City car, at Golf Jct.

Note magnetic-dynamic track brake.