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Title: Elk Rock Tunnel Year: 1921
Photo ID: 877 Dimensions: H 5" x W 7"
Format: Photograph (Black & White) Condition: Fair
Collection: Local History Collection Repository Lake Oswego Library
 
Notes: Signs: yard limit one mile. Slow [on train] Southe[rn Pacific], 516
Notes on back: [Caption taped to back]: Elk Rock Tunnel opened in 1921. Photo taken on the east end. High tressel (to the left in picture) caused the SP considerable anxiety as rocks frequently rolled on top of the cars. The original narow gauge line built to Elk Rock and ferry service used into Portland (Jefferson Street Dock ) and later extended. [address label]: Mrs. Kenneth C. Goodall, 1561 Chandler Road, Oswego, Oregon.
Duplication rights: Credit Lake Oswego Public Library
Keywords: men; electric trains; tunnels; Willamette River; power lines; poles; railroad trestles; rubble; workmen; rail cars
Subjects: Railroads