Last Update:  February 7, 2010
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Photos courtesy of Greg Brown, taken in the early 1990s on the East Portland Branch of Dick Samuel's operation.   At the time, this was called the
East Portland Traction Company, prior to the name change to Oregon Pacific Railroad in 1997.   From left to right...

1) EPTC No. 100 on the Boring Branch UP overpass (now abandoned and removed) 1991.  2)  No. 100 in the Holegate Curve, 1993.  3)  No. 100
south bound, south of the East Portland Yards, 1993.  
4)  Dick Samuels operating the No. 100, 1993.
Historical Photos
Below is a compilation of historical photos related to the Oregon Pacific Railroad.  Photos are shown in chronological order,
with the most recent historical photos at the top and the oldest photos at the bottom.

Photos are of the Oregon Pacific Railroad Operations from the early 2000s back to the early 1990s.   Also included, are
photos of the Portland Traction Company line, now operated as the OPR East Portland Branch, as well as the Southern
Pacific Mololla Branch, now operated as the OPR Molalla Branch, during the early years when operated by the prior owners.
Photos courtesy of Greg Brown, taken in 1993 on the Molalla Branch of Dick Samuel's operation.   At the time, this was called the Molalla Western,
prior to the name change to Oregon Pacific Railroad in 1997.   From left to right...

1) No. 801 at the Canby Wye  2)  No. 801 on the Molalla River Bridge..  3)  SP 2603 operated by Dick Samuels prior to obtaining his own power for
the Molalla Western.  
4)  No. 100 in Molalla (this section is now abandoned)  5) No. 100 near Willamette Egg.  6) No. 100 near RSG Forest
Products.
Photos taken by John Bauer, courtesy of the Rob Jacox collection., taken in 1993 on the Molalla Branch of Dick Samuel's operation.   At the time,
this was called the Molalla Western, prior to the name change to Oregon Pacific Railroad in 1997.   From left to right...

1) No. 801 on the Molalla River Bridge. 2)  No. 801 near RSG Forest Products
Photos taken by the Samuels family.     From left to right...

1 & 2) Mr. Samuels bring "Leroi" his first locomotive to his Steel Fabrication shop near McBrod Ave in the late 1980s.  3)  No. 5100 on the Boring
branch as the line was being abandoned and scrapped in the late 1980s.  
4)  No. 100 at the 1988 Railfair at Union Station.  
5)  No. 100 getting ready to pull the No. 700 out of Oaks Park in 1988.
Photos taken by the Samuels family.     From left to right...

1) Looking toward what will eventually become the OPR shops mid 1980s  3)  Same view taken in the mid 2000s.
Photos courtesy of Brian Sopke, taken in the late 1990s and early 2000s of area around Golf Junction and the former Carbarn that was used as a
plastics factory when these photos were taken, but has since between torn down and replaced by condos.     From left to right...

1) Looking south at the old carbarn spurs, 1998   2-3)  Views of the carbarn when it was still in use as a plastics factory, 2000.  4)  Former crew
quarters for railroad, empty when this photo was taken in 2000, this building has since been converted into condos.  
5)  No. 4501 switching the
plastics factory at Golf Junction in 2000.
Photos courtesy of Brian Sopke, taken in the late 1990s and early 2000s on the East Portland Branch.    From left to right...

1) Looking north bound near Oaks Park, 1998.  2)  Looking south bound near Oaks Park, 1998.  3)  Looking north from Spokane Street.  
4) Looking south from Spokane Street.  5)  Looking south toward 17th street.  6-8) Samtrak passenger train, at Linn & 9th street.