A Willamette Heights streetcar on the occasion of its last run before retirement. A conductor and two women are holding a cable attached to the front of the streetcar. A sign over the top of the car reads “Willamette Hts.” Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 26, 1950 (negative 6 of 16).

A Willamette Heights streetcar on the occasion of its last run before retirement. The streetcar is traveling uphill on a bridge on N.W. Thurman Street towards Forest Park. A sign a the top of the streetcar reads “Willamette Hts.” Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 26, 1950 (negative 4 of 16).

People boarding the “Twenty Third” train in downtown Portland, on the occasion of its retirement. People are lined up outside the doorway of the train, as a teenager boards. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 26, 1950 (negative 3 of 16).

Riders on the last run of the Willamette Heights streetcar in Portland. Several people are smiling at the camera while holding ceiling straps on the train. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 26, 1950 (negative 2 of 16).

Three Portland streetcar employees stand in the doorway of a Willamette Heights car, on the occasion of its last run. One man stands on the steps of the streetcar, while two others flank either side of the door. A more modern Portland bus is parked next to the retired streetcar at the left side of the frame. Left to right: Merle Pearson (bus operator), Leroy Whitney (retiring operator), and Jack Post (car operator). Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 26, 1950 (negative 1 of 16).

People at Union Station in Portland, taken the day before Christmas. At the far side of the room is a ticket office, and a large sign reads “Military, Train Reservations and Information” (negative 2 of 2).

A crowd of people at Union Station in Portland, taken the day before Christmas. Three doorways at the far side of the room read “To Trains” as people busily hurry around the room (negative 1 of 2).