Forest Grove Red Electric Depot - Forest Grove, Oregon
N 45° 31.095 W 123° 06.746
10T E 491218 N 5040530
When the Southern Pacific built a loop [track] off the "west side" main line to serve the heart of Forest Grove, they also erected an attractive depot.
Waymark Code: WM3GYP
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2008
Views: 35
The Southern Pacific Railroad's Red Electric was a transportation system of self-propelled electric passenger cars that operated from 1916 until 1929, when it was closed due to competition from the automobile. The system served Portland to Corvallis and the towns in between.
This depot is similar to the depot in McMinnville (see WM318V), except that the track is gone and all that is left is this depot, without the original roof and portico.
For more information on this depot and the trains that served it, see the book by Dill and Grande: 'The Red Electrics'.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: No
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Office space
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Southern Pacific Railroad - Red Electric Service
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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