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Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary
Author: Shortline Sammie
Date: 04-01-2016 - 08:26

It seems like only yesterday but it was 25 years ago today that I mortgaged my home in order to purchase the remaining operations of the Portland Traction Company renaming it the East Portland Traction Company.

Two years later the Southern Pacific's Molalla Branch was purchased and in 1997 both operations were merged to become the Oregon Pacific Railroad.

Operated by myself and three sons Tim, Brian and Craig the operation has prospered and continues to serve existing and add new customers.

The two Class I's involved in the sale scheduled closing on April fool's day as many thought the venture was a "joke"...somehow we survived!

Thanks for all the support from the railfan community who have helped make the OPR "Oregons' Progressive Shortline Railroad".

Dick Samuels

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  Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Shortline Sammie 04-01-2016 - 08:26
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Arlen Sheldrake 04-01-2016 - 08:31
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Negin 04-01-2016 - 09:15
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary BOB2 04-01-2016 - 09:25
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary JR 04-01-2016 - 09:41
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary george manley 04-01-2016 - 09:52
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Max Wyss 04-01-2016 - 10:02
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary F. 04-01-2016 - 10:24
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Nudge 04-01-2016 - 13:42
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Milw-E74 04-01-2016 - 16:22
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary An Observer 04-01-2016 - 16:33
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Margaret (SP fan) 04-01-2016 - 16:40
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Charles Stookey 04-01-2016 - 18:39
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Keith Ardinger 04-02-2016 - 08:35
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Shortline Sammie 04-02-2016 - 10:36
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Jim Fitzgerald 04-02-2016 - 14:40
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Nudge 04-03-2016 - 12:31
  Re: Oregon Pacific- Question for Sammie George Andrews 04-03-2016 - 17:33
  Re: Oregon Pacific- Question for Sammie Shortline Sammie 04-04-2016 - 08:11
  Re: Oregon Pacific- Question for Sammie George Andrews 04-04-2016 - 19:53
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Shortline Sammie 04-04-2016 - 20:30
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Goatboat 04-05-2016 - 10:47
  Re: Oregon Pacific 25th Anniversary Shortline Sammie 04-05-2016 - 17:54


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