Brooklyn Roundhouse, Portland Oregon
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N 45° 29.424 W 122° 38.794
10T E 527617 N 5037490
Quick Description: This area got its start as Brookland in the 1850"s. The Oregon Central Railroad arrived in the 1860's. The name changed and Brookland became a popular area to live and work known as the Brooklyn neighborhood.
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 2/9/2006 5:22:38 PM
Waymark Code: WM7CJ
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Long Description:The 1ST Brooklyn Roundhouse was built in 1912. It was at the
Southern Pacific Railroads northern most terminus. The end of the
line.
The existing roundhouse was built during World War II. The
original brick roundhouse was torn down in 1956. Portland’s other
roundhouse was removed for a development in the 1990’s leaving this
as a lone remnant of the steam era.
The
Brooklyn Roundhouse is home to Portland's three steam
locomotives in the former Southern Pacific Brooklyn Yard in
Portland, Oregon.
The most famous of the three is the SP 4449 The other two are
the SP&S 700 , and the
OR&N 197 . The
roundhouse is also home to several vintage diesel locomotives.
This roundhouse is not
on public property. There is an active train yard surrounding
this facility and The Union Pacific Railroad takes trespass
laws seriously.
The roundhouse can be viewed from a distance on an overpass
sidewalk located at the given coordinates on Holgate
Boulevard.
Please be safe and observe all laws when searching for this
waymark.
The Oregon Rail Heritage
Foundation hopes to one day have a facility that is open to the
public. That plan includes moving the current roundhouse to another
location to preserve and share its history. This goal was detailed
in the spring 2005 ORHF newsletter ORHF
Newsletter (Adobe Acrobat).