Historic Hood River
Wayward Rail Car
3-14-2022
Notes
I wonder how this Toledo Peoria and Western rail car wound up on a siding in Hood River? Ella May Davidson might have been asking the same question when she took this image circa 1915. It looks like there are some passengers in the car. It doesn’t look like a particularly fancy passenger car, so I doubt it was a special charter. Hopefully the rail guys will fill us in.
nels
This car looks similar to the one in which the Japanese families were being
evqcuated.
Someday I hope that Hood River will have a monument to that part of our
population suffered such indigniities.
JEC
I don’t recognize the spray plant building ( have we seen it before?), but this looks to be on the Mt Hood Railroad. Used cars predate the invention of the automobile. Class One carriers would trade in "experienced" cars when they ordered new cars from manufacturers such as Pullman, the manufacturer would then sell the used cars on to smaller railroads that could not afford to buy new rolling stock. Maybe this was anew acquisition for the MHRR that they had not had time to repaint it.
cg
Nels, have you seen news that Hwy 35 is going to be dedicated to Nisei veterans of WWII? Long overdue.
Will
This is in 1910:
L. N. Armstrong, president of the
Toledo. Peoria & Western, and father
of L. K. Armstrong, who has a place
In the valley, arrived here Friday in
his private car and s making a stay
with his son.
ArthurB
Good detective work, Will.
Arlen L Sheldrake
Will…most interesting information….would appreciate knowing your source(s).as this is a most interesting visit to HR. Arlen
Will
Arlen: Hood River News, Oct 5, 1910.