Stereograph of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co. steam locomotive “J.S. Ruckle” at the Lower Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Stereograph of the steam locomotive “S.G. Reed” at the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s station at the Lower Cascades, Washington Territory, 1867. Joseph Bailey, superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad and the company’s sawmill at Eagle Creek, is sitting on top of the wood pile.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1253, on a different mount. Stereograph of the steam locomotive “S.G. Reed” at the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s station at the Lower Cascades, Washington Territory, 1867. Joseph Bailey, superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad and the company’s sawmill at Eagle Creek, is sitting on top of the wood pile.

Stereograph of Oregon Steam Navigation Co. steam locomotive heading west out of the Upper Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Portrait of Aaron Frank, wearing a train engineer's hat and glove, leaning out the window of a locomotive and holding a sign that reads: “We’re going to watch Oregon win at Seattle Oct. 10th.” A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 22 of the Oregon Journal on October 7, 1931, under the headline "Not Casey Jones at Throttle." The photograph had the following caption: "It is Aaron Frank, who is engineer of the 'Watch Oregon Win at Seattle Committee' in the cab of a Union Pacific train. Frank and the Portland Junior Chamber of Commerce are endeavoring to pilot a large crowd of Portlanders to the Oregon-Washington [football] game at Seattle next Saturday." The name “Aaron Frank” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image.

An aerial view of the “Train of Tomorrow,” on a track between Salem and Gervais in Oregon. Each car features a top glass observation area. The passenger train was built by General Motors and Pullman-Standard. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 3, 1947 (negative 2 of 8).

An aerial view of the “Train of Tomorrow,” on a track between Salem and Gervais in Oregon, showing a glass observation area. The passenger train was built by General Motors and Pullman-Standard. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 3, 1947 (negative 3 of 8).

An aerial view of the “Train of Tomorrow,” on a track between Salem and Gervais in Oregon. Each car features a top glass observation area. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal Wednesday, July 3, 1947 (negative 5 of 8).

A worker at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland, driving tractor-like vehicle. The man is sitting in the drivers seat, which is under a metal pole awning (negative 4 of 8).

Photograph showing a man (Alex Komolofske) wearing a dirtied work jumper standing next to a wheeled generator vehicle. A "PGE" logo is attached to the generator, with "Onan Electric Plant" painted on the side.

Photographic postcard showing a young woman holding a glass bottle up to the side of the 1101 train. She wears a flapper style hat and dress and smiles for the camera. Typed writing on the back of the print reads, "Alice Collins christening the 1101, July 29, 1929." Stamp on the back reads, "Goldendale, Wash." Second stamp on the back for H.J. Turner, who was affiliated with the Oregon Railroad Association.

Photograph of 3 passengers and a railroad employee boarding a train at North Bank Station in Portland, Oregon. Two women have already boarded and make their way into the railcar. They wear long white dresses with bloomers underneath and bonnets on their heads. A man accompanying them wears a suit and top hat. As he boards, he speaks to a uniformed African American railroad employee. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "North Bank Station."

Photograph of unidentified bridge crossing body of water, with shoreline visible at right side of image. Taken from a straight vantage point looking down the tracks, a train can be seen in the distance, as well as numerous wooden buildings and electric lines. Likely the same bridge shown in PGE 132-1.

Photograph of a train crossing the Sandy River bridge at Dodge Park, Bull Run. A total of eight passenger train cars can be seen crossing the trestle bridge, under which river rocks and water can be seen.

Photograph of a West Coast Railway passenger railroad car. The words "British Columbia" are written on the side of the car. The adjoining railroad car is labeled, "Canadian Pacific." Typed note on the back of the print was likely written by Jack M. Holst. It reads, "I'm sorry I don't have a better photo of the car in question, but this may give you some idea. It is the car in front of the "British Columbia" in this photo taken on one of the Canadian trips a couple of years ago. Road: West Coast Rwy Assn. Remarks: N. Van., B.C." A stamp at the bottom reads, "Jack M. Holst, 12930 N.E. Tillamook, Portland 30, Oregon." [Jack M. Holst was the president of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.]

Full-length portrait of C. Stanley Mitchell and his family standing on the platform next to a train car. Mitchell is identified on the negatives for related image Nos. 371N1268 and 371N1270; his family members are unidentified.

Full-length portrait of C. Stanley Mitchell and his family standing on the platform next to a train car. The text “Mitchell + Family” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N1268 and 371N1269.

Photograph of train car #1359, Standard Gauge Paye Motor Car, partway under a building facade. Multiple electric lines pass overhead. “Sellwood” is displayed at front of train.

Photograph of car #1500 in front of crematorium entrance next to train track. Likely Portland Memorial Mausoleum.

Photograph taken from a side angle showing a "PGE" utility truck with a cat visible on the running board. Other vehicles can be seen in the dirt lot. Written on the negative is "50-674."

Photograph showing a man driving a open cockpit caterpillar machine at the top of a canyon at Cove Palisades State Park. At the base of the canyon is a river (the Deschutes River or Crooked River). On the machine is written "Caterpillar."

Photograph showing a caterpillar machine at the top of a canyon, with a man driving in an open cockpit. Next to the machine is a man standing to the side of the dirt track, and a car with an open door can be seen in the background.

Photograph of cattle running down a ramp after being unloaded from a train car. The photograph was probably taken after the cattle’s arrival for the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Interior photograph showing trains and building details of Center Street shops. Front train is held on supports, and a line of geared mechanical mechanisms can be seen along right side.

A person dressed as a clown at the Oregon City Centennial in 1948, standing in a makeshift vehicle with “Cy’s Tailspin Rig” painted across the side. He’s holding a corn cob pipe in his mouth (negative 12 of 19).

A person dressed as a clown at the Oregon City Centennial in 1948, filling up a makeshift vehicle with a container that reads “Snake Oil,” Painted across the side of the vehicle in “Cy's Tailspin Rig” (negative 6 of 19).

Photograph showing a view of a train stopped on railroad tracks in Willow Creek Canyon near Madras, Oregon. In the distance, a railroad construction crew works on the railroad track through the remaining section of the canyon. Taken from the top of the canyon, looking down at the train and the creek. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "Oregon Trunk Ry. Willow Creek Canyon, near Madras, Ore. Photo by Hedlund, Madras, Ore."

Photograph of a group of people wearing hard hats outside a building at McNary Dam on the Columbia River. Behind them is an SP&S Empire Builder train. The train is at the base of a bluff. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Contractors special to McNary Dam. Thursday, June 3, 1954."