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This is a route-map template for the Oregon Electric Railway, an Oregon interurban railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Service from Portland to Salem began in January 1908. [1] The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway purchased the system in 1910, and extended service to Eugene in 1912. After the company requested, and received, permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon a section of line in Portland because of declining ridership and worsening traffic congestion. [2]
Central Pacific Railway, Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company: Oregon Electric Railway: OE GN/ NP: 1906 1981 Burlington Northern (Oregon–Washington), Inc. Electric until 1945 Oregon and Northwestern Railroad: ONW 1934 1984 N/A Oregon Pacific Railroad: SP: 1880 1894 Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad: Oregon, Pacific and ...
The Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society (OERHS) is a non-profit organization in the U.S. state of Oregon, founded in 1957. It owns and operates a railroad museum for electric railroad and streetcar enthusiasts, and also operates (but does not own) a separate heritage streetcar line, the Willamette Shore Trolley .
A PTO at the rear end of a farm tractor A PTO (in the box at the bottom) in the center of the three-point hitch of a tractor. A power take-off or power takeoff (PTO) is one of several methods for taking power from a power source, such as a running engine, and transmitting it to an application such as an attached implement or separate machine.
At the time, electric traction was seen as the way of the future, and in 1912, SP began converting existing steam routes to overhead electrification. [3] Via the Red Electric system, which SP established on rail lines it acquired from the Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway (PE&E), the company planned to electrify all of its Oregon trackage ...
The clutch slips until the input and output RPMs are matched. This happens relatively quickly typically (0.2 - 2 sec). When the current is removed from the clutch, the armature is free to turn with the shaft. Springs hold the friction disks away from each other, so there is no contact when the clutch is not engaged, creating a minimal amount of ...
The Oregon Electric Railway Museum is the largest streetcar/trolley museum in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. [1] It is owned and operated by the Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society and is located in Brooks, Oregon , on the grounds of Powerland Heritage Park [ 2 ] (formerly known as Antique Powerland).