BN Oly Wrote:
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> What ever happened to them? I cannot remember the
> last time I saw one.

The Portland & Western used to receive them for unloading at the General Motors parts warehouse in Beaverton, Oregon. But it closed years ago. Spur is ripped up, the front end of the warehouse is now a car dealership, and the property has been eyed for several redevelopment proposals (including a Lowe's store and a WinCo Foods store). Meanwhile, the adjacent Kmart store looks like it too will be up for redevelopment as soon as Kmart's lease is up and it vacates.

The Chrysler parts warehouse on the other side of Beaverton hasn't had any railcars delivered to it in years; the rail spur ends immediately before the warehouse and the space formerly used by the warehouse is used for container/chassis storage. Everything to them now comes in on containers.

Ford built a new warehouse a few years ago (almost at the same time the GM warehouse shut down) in Rivergate but despite being adjacent to the Port of Portland's yard - it does not have a spur.

Honda and Subaru also have parts warehouses in the Portland Metro area, unserved by rail...