Train register for Bowers Junction, Oregon, and Vernonia, Oregon
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a register book for trains passing through Bowers Junction, Oregon, and Vernonia, Oregon. The majority of the entries are for Bowers Junction, recorded in 1955 and 1956, while some entries in 1956 and a single entry from 1969 are for Vernonia. Information recorded in the register includes: Train and engine numbers; the dates and times of arrival and departure; the surnames of the engineer and the conductor; and the amount of tonnage the train carried.
Dates
- 1955-1956; 1969
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Historical Note
Bowers Junction, Oregon, was established in 1914 when the Oregon Electric Railway built a connecting rail line between Forest Grove and Cornelius Pass. It was named after Henry Bauer, Sr., who owned the property. The spelling was possibly changed to avoid confusion in train orders.
Burlington Northern Railroad sold off railroads in Oregon in the 1980s, including track between Bowers Junction and Banks. Some of the railroad routes in the area became the route for the Banks-Vernonia Trail.
Sources: "Oregon Geographic Names," 7th edition, edited and revised by Lewis L. McArthur (Portland, Or.: Oregon Historical Society Press, 2003), pages 103-104; articles in the Oregonian, 1987-2013.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder (16x20) in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Register of trains passing through Bowers Junction, Oregon, in 1955 and 1956, and through Vernonia, Oregon, in 1956 and 1969, with information including dates and times of arrival and departure, train and engine numbers, cargo tonnage, and the names of engineers and conductors. Bowers Junction and Vernonia are in Washington County, Oregon. A portion of the railroad routes in the area later became the Banks-Vernonia Trail.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Linda Renk and Dale Renk, November 2003 (Lib. Acc. 25342).
- Title
- Guide to the train register for Bowers Junction, Oregon, and Vernonia, Oregon
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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