Cascades Railroad
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | standard gauge (1,524 mm)5 ft |
The Cascades Railroad ran for about 6 miles (9.7 km) on the north bank of the Columbia River around the Cascades Rapids. The owner was the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. The railroad operated as a portage around the rapids.[1]
History
narrow gauge from 1883 until the close of operations.[2] One of its five small locomotives, No. 7, was sold in 1900 to the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company.[3]
See also
Notes
- ISBN 0-87004-366-8.
- ^ ASIN B003W03I4U.
- ^ Robertson, at 195, 222
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