Oregon Short Line Railroad
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The Oregon Short Line Railroad (
Oregon Short Line Railway
The Oregon Short Line Railway was organized on April 14, 1881. The line started from the Union Pacific main line in
The line was essential because the Union Pacific main line ended in Utah where it met the
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway
In 1889, the Oregon Short Line Railway merged with Utah & Northern Railway and 6 other smaller railroads to form the
The OSL was independent for a short period of time until October 1898 when the newly reformed Union Pacific Railroad took control of a majority of the board of directors. During the early part of the 20th century the railroad publicized tours of Yellowstone National Park by way of a spur constructed from Idaho Falls, Idaho, to West Yellowstone, Montana.
In 1938, Union Pacific began consolidating operations and leased for operation a number of its subsidiaries including the Oregon Short Line. The railroad operated under the lease until December 30, 1987, when the OSL was fully merged into the Union Pacific Railroad.
See also
- Oregon Short Line Railroad Depot, in Ontario, Oregon – listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Layton Oregon Short Line Railroad Station, in Layton, Utah – listed on the National Register of Historic Places
References
- ^ Strack, Don. "Utah Rails".
- ISBN 1-932704-04-3.
- ^ "RRT: Pg57".
Further reading
- Ferrel; Hauck; Myers (1981). Colorado Rail Annual No. 15. The Colorado Railroad Museum. US 0-918654-15-7.
- Oregon Shortline Railroad (1910). To geyserland. Oregon Shortline.
- Oregon Shortline Railroad (1910). Weiser (Idaho)-Description and Travel. Salt Lake City: The Railroad.
External links
- http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/main/idovrntr.htm
- http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/geog/rrt/part3/chp7/58.htm
- http://www.yellowstonehistoriccenter.org/trains.php Archived 2014-03-14 at the Wayback Machine