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Oregon & Northwestern Railroad / Jeff Moore and Wayne I. Monger.
"In 1922, the US Forest Service offered one of the largest timber sales in the agency's history, encompassing 890 million board feet of mostly Ponderosa pine timber in the mountains north of Burns, Oregon. Among other requirements, the sale terms required the successful bidder to build and operate 80 miles of common carrier railroad through some of the most remote and undeveloped country in the state. The Fred Herrick Lumber Company and its Malheur Railroad initially won the bidding, only to lose it when a crash in the lumber market forced the company into insolvency. The Edward Hines Lumber Company of Chicago picked up the pieces, and fro m1929 until 1984, its subsidiary Oregon & Northwestern Railroad made a living hauling logs, lumber, and occasional livestock between Burns and Seneca, Oregon."--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1467130478
- ISBN: 9781467130479
- ISBN: 9781531675257
- Physical Description: 127 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., 2013.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Fred Herrick and the Malheur Railroad -- Edward Hines Western Pine Company -- Oregon & Northwestern Railroad -- Postwar prosperity -- O&NW finale -- Union Pacific's Oregon Eastern Branch -- Wyoming-Colorado Railroad -- Remnants. |
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| Subject: | Oregon and Northwestern Railroad > History. Oregon and Northwestern Railroad > Pictorial works. Railroads > Oregon > History. Railroads > Oregon > Pictorial works. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helix Public Library | A 385.5 MOO (Text) | 37835000133989 | Oregon/Pacific Northwest | Available | - |
