Transportation
Subject Source: archiveswest
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Ludwig S. Baier papers
Collection includes boatbuilders' plans and correspondence.
Celilo Railroad Bridge collection
The Celilo Bridge, also called the Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge, crosses the Columbia River just south of where Celilo Falls was located. Collection includes a general plan of the bridge and a typescript description of the bridge's construction with descriptions of photographic views.
Consolidated Freightways records and memorabilia
Convoy Company records
Records of the Convoy Company, an Oregon business originally established in 1930 as a subsidiary of Consolidated Truck Lines, which specialized in shipping automobiles by truck. The company became independent in 1941, and was sold in the early 1990s. The records in this collection include employee lists and directories, information booklets, promotional materials, company calendars, and a small quantity of correspondence.
O. Edward Dagner papers
Collection consists of papers of O. Edward Dagner, an automotive engineer and maintenance specialist of the Office of Defense Transportation, Portland district, 1942-1944. The papers include correspondence; truck operating cost estimates, particularly for logging truck costs in Oregon and California; and speeches, including radio broadcasts of the Office of Defense Transportation.
Drawing of 10-wheel locomotive used on the Overland Limited
Ink and pencil line drawing depicting a side view of a Union Pacific locomotive. Above the drawing is the title "Modern 10-Wheel Locomotive used on the 'Overland Limited.' "
Oral history interview with Mildred E. Haffey
Oral history interview with Mildred E. Haffey, conducted by Taylor Bailey in three sessions, from June 29 to July 27, 2016, for the Oregon Labor Oral History Program. Haffey discusses her marriage history and family life and speaks extensively about her career as a bus driver from 1963 to 1992, particularly for TriMet in Portland, Oregon.
Historical Automobile Club of Oregon scrapbooks
Collection consists of two scrapbook albums, membership lists, and correspondence created by members of the Historical Automobile Club of Oregon between approximately 1945 and 1950.
History of aviation in Oregon (1889-1930)
Typescript paper regarding the history of aviation in Oregon, with notes, research, bibliography, and interviews and information on early pilots: Ed Ball, Danny Grecco and Jimmie Rinehart.
History of "Old Number 3"
Mimeograph typescript essay, "History of 'Old Number 3,'" by Herbert T. Williams, 10 pages, 1954, an account of the last horse-drawn streetcar and a history of horse-drawn streetcars in Portland, Oregon.