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Location: Portland, Oregon
Trains and Streetcars: Portland has a MAX light rail train, a streetcar line (which includes both modern and old replica cars), and an Amtrak station. This gallery features mostly these three types of trains.
Steel Bridge: This is the bridge the Amtrak trains cross when leaving Portland to
the south or east. Portland's MAX light rail train crosses on the top
deck, also. Cars use it, too!
Finished in 1912, the Steel Bridge is considered
unique because it is one of the only known dual-lift bridges in the world.
That is, the lower deck (Amtrak and freight trains) can be lifted independently
of the upper deck (MAX, automobiles) to allow some clearance.
The current Steel bridge replaced an earlier on at approximately the
same spot that was built in 1888. [1]
References:
[1] Smith, Dwight. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Second
Edition. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society, 1989. P. 208.
This Shoot: Portland got one of our infrequent snow storms on January 16, 2007. We got several inches which is unusual for Portland!
New in these photos is the Aerial Tram, which is still being tested. You can see a few photos of it in this shoot with the snowy background of the west hills.
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