Willamette Valley Railways tells the story of the electric interurban railways that ran through Oregon�s Willamette Valley and of the streetcars that operated in the towns they served. Long before modern light rail vehicles; electric trains were providing Portland and the Willamette Valley with reliable; elegant transportation that was second to none. Between 1908 and 1915; two large systems; the Oregon Electric Railway and the Southern Pacific Red Electrics; joined smaller competitors constructing railways throughout the region. Portland became the hub of an impressive interurban network in a frenzy of electric railway building. Yet all too soon; this brief but glorious interurban era was over. Highway improvement and the growth of automobile ownership made electric passenger trains unprofitable in the sparsely populated valley. By the early 1930s; the company that had launched the nation�s first true interurban was the only one still offering passenger service here.
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