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Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Historical Society

Resources

The following are links to various SP&S information on the web, both on and off the SP&SHS site. 

Archives

These are housed at the Pacific Northwest Rail Archives (PNRA) at Burien, Washington

  • Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Historical Society Archives
  • Other Railroad archives related to the SP&S at PNRA

Equipment

  • Caboose Diagrams – S.P. & S.RY., book by Paul T. Hobbs (PDF file – 29mb)
  • Freight Equipment – Motive Power Dept. – Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry, diagram book compiled by Paul T. Hobbs (PDF file – 85mb)
  • Locomotive Diagrams – S.P. & S.RY., book by Paul T. Hobbs (PDF file – 66mb)
  • Passenger Car Diagrams – S.P. & S.RY., book by Paul T. Hobbs (PDF file – 79mb)
  • Paint Schemes A basic resource for equipment schemes. Use with caution since paint colors are one of the biggest sources of continuing discussions.
  • Survivors An attempt to list all the surviving SP&S equipment. A work in progress.
  • Roster: Diesel
  • Roster: Steam

Models

  • Model News Information about currently available models. Updated as I receive information. Plans are in the works to put together a page for all models done but still just a plan.
  • N Scale SP&S models – compiled by Carl Grimmer and John Moore
    • Rolling Stock in PDF
    • Locomotives in PDF
  • SP&S Modeling Notes: Reference chart for modeling SP&S motive power and freight/passenger equipment, showing manufacturer name for each equipment type (Allen Rueter).

References

  • Index to “The Northwest’s Own Railway” articles. By Allen Rueter
  • Books and Articles about the SP&S Railway that have been printed. Feel free to submit items I don’t have listed.
  • Index of SP&S Articles in Magazines, compiled by Paul T. Hobbs
  • SP&S Special Instruction 16 June 1, 1967. Rob Jacox was kind enough to put this together.
  • System Map
  • Railroad Employee Timetable Collections:
    • Sheldon Perry’s Collection (at the bottom of the left-hand column)
    • PNRA Collection
  • Yard Maps: Vancouver, pages 94 and 95 of 165; Pasco pages 92 and 93 of 165.

Museums & Historical Societies

  • SP&S Museum: Photos from Troyce Brooks’ visit to the SP&S Museum in Vancouver, WA.
  • SP&S 700: Website for the SP&S 700 and the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association.
  • SP&S Web Museum: Online museum dedicated to preserve the memory and heritage of the SP&S RY. (Robert R. Brown).
  • ALCos of the Pilbara Historical Society: Photos of ex-SP&S S2 #21, now located in Australia.
  • The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center has a SP&S Caboose plus a F9 that will be painted in SP&S colors. Exhibits
  • Inland Northwest Rail Museum, Home to the SP&S Sleeper-Lounge “Mount St. Helens”
  • Chehalis Centralia Railroad and Museum, Home to the SP&S Business Car 99
  • Northwest Railway Museum, Home to several SP&S Passenger, Freight, Work cars

Photos, Stories & Misc.

  • Art Putnam’s SP&S page: This site has steam and diesel rosters, a list of paint schemes, photos, and items for trade.
  • SP&S Matchbooks: Collection of SP&S matchbooks, as well as other railroads.
  • SP&S 700: Information on the SP&S 700 (James Spears).
  • Fallen Flag and Shortline Railroad Photos: Photos of SP&S locomotives and freight equipment (George Elwood).
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe: Corporate page.
  • Great Northern Railway: Original owner of the OGRE (Orange Green Railway Engine) paint scheme (Lindsay Korst).
  • AlcoHauler homepage: Alco diesels and other rail-related materials.
  • Columbia County Logging History on several logging lines that were served by the SP&S.
  • Ft Wright Tower A short description of Ft Wright Tower by former operator C.F. Dayley
  • Ken Prager: Railroad stories by Ken Prager, #700 engineer.
  • Port of Portland vs. US, 408 US 811 (1972): 1971 Supreme Court case over the ICC’s decision that the adverse effects on SP&S and UP of the proposed four-railroad ownership of Peninsula and accompanying trackage rights would outweigh the advantages to SP, Milwaukee, and the Rivergate industries.

Oregon Electric / United Rys.

  • Oregon Electric/United Railway Roster A basic roster of OE/URy Interurban Equipment and Freight Motors.
  • Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society: (Mark Kavanagh).
  • Classic BN on the Oregon Electric Photo gallery of BN’s Oregon Electric line in the Willamette Valley (Ted Curphey).
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