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Willamette Shore Trolley
The Willamette Shore Trolley is a heritage railroad or heritage streetcar that operates along the west bank of the Willamette River between Portland and Lake Oswego in the U.S. state of Oregon. The right-of-way is owned by group of local-area governments who purchased it in 1988 in order to preserve it intact for possible rail transit use in the future.〔Oliver, Gordon (Oct. 27, 1988). "Purchase of Jefferson rail line approved". ''The Oregonian''.〕 Streetcar excursion service began operating on a trial basis in 1987, lasting about three months, and regular operation on a long-term basis began in 1990. The Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society has been the line's operator since 1995.
The railroad offers passenger excursions using a historic or replica-historic trolley on a line previously known as the Jefferson Street Branch Line. The line runs for about , including a passage through the -long Elk Rock Tunnel. The Lake Oswego terminal is downtown, alongside State Street (Oregon Route 43) just south of A Avenue. The location of the Portland terminal has varied over the years, but since 2003 it has been at SW Bancroft St. (& Moody Ave.) in the new high-density South Waterfront neighborhood under construction, a location that was only one block south of the Portland Streetcar terminus at SW Lowell St. (& Moody Ave.) after the latter's extension in 2007. However, all service on the Willamette Shore line was suspended in July 2010, when the line's only streetcar broke down.〔''Tramways & Urban Transit'' magazine, April 2011, p. 153.〕 In early 2013, a lease was secured on a replacement streetcar, a Gomaco-built faux-Vintage Trolley, to enable a resumption of service on the southernmost portion of the line. The line reopened on August 16, 2014.〔(Willamette Shore Trolley's Facebook page ), August 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.〕
==Corridor history==
The right-of-way now used by the Willamette Shore Trolley's was established in the mid-1880s by the Portland and Willamette Valley Railway, which began passenger service with steam trains on July 4, 1887. It provided Oswego (as Lake Oswego was known then) with a direct link to Portland. Prior to this, access to Oswego was limited to primitive roads and river boats.
The line was later purchased by the Southern Pacific Company. Southern Pacific widened the line from narrow gauge to standard gauge〔(Mentions change of gauge ),〕 and electrified it in 1914. This led to its peak in passenger travel in 1920, when 64 "Red Electric" interurban trains traveled daily between the two cities. The line originally ran around Elk Rock – a bend in the river just north of Elk Rock Island – on a long trestle until December 1921, when a tunnel replaced it. The Elk Rock Tunnel is (approx. one-quarter mile) in length and is located in the unincorporated Riverwood area, between Portland and Lake Oswego. On October 5, 1929, passenger service ended, though the line was used for freight until 1983.〔Federman, Stan (April 7, 1987). "Trolley run along river gets study". ''The Oregonian'', p. D15.〕
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