Index of "The Northwest's Own Railway" Published by the Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway Historical Society In print issues can be found at: http://spshs.org/tnory.html 1981-10 v1 #1 Introductory remarks 1981-12 v1 #2 reprint SP&S Dope Bucket 1951 1982-02 v1 #3 Drawings of boxcar series 10000 12000 & 12500 1982-04 v1 #4 excerpts from the Dope Bucket; MOW drawings 1982-06 v1 #5 Modeling a veneer car, SP&S Billboards 1982-08 v1 #6 Reprint: The Dope Bucket, Fall of 1958 1982-10 v2 #1 Exploring along the SP&S Route: What is Transportation?; Caboose 1982-12 v2 #2 Diesel Roster; Dimension of the #700 1983-02 v2 #2b Diesel Paint schemes 1983-04 v2 #3 Construction thru the gorge; Golden Spike Ceremony 1983-06 v2 #5 Dope Bucket article; Caboose info; Additional Diesel Info. 1983-08 v2 #6 Boxcars (6 photos, drawings) 1983-09 v3 #1 OT & Bend, 1940-50s; SP&S Equip. at BN merger 1983-10 v3 #2 Modeling Bagg-Dorm #76; Caboose from Ambroid kit 1984-02 v3 #3 Kit Bashed Bay Window caboose; Other Caboose info 1984-04 v3 #4 Sketches of diesel paint schemes; Wood coach #218 1984-06 v3 #5 Speech: "The SP&S - Some Historical Background" 1984-08 v3 #6 Battle of the Deschutes; Crooked River Gorge Bridge 1984-10 v4 #1 Kitbash NW-2 #40-42 with Drawings & 6 photos 1984-12 v4 #2 Early days of Wishram; Depots; the Western Star 1985-03 v4 #3 MOW cars X-6, X-416, X-500, X-32 (photos/drawings) 1985-06 v4 #4 Assigned cars; Chapel car 1985-09 v5 #1 Drawing: crane X-25 & tender X-164; Metolius depot 1985-xx v5 #2 Modeling: Heater car #2 and Postal Baggage #42-43 1986-Sp v5 #3 "Small trains you can Model", 5 photos trains #21 & 4 1986-Su v5 #4 Modeling SP&S cabooses; 1961 caboose roster 1986-Fa v6 #1 Preserved equipment: SP&S decals; N scale Diesels 1986-Wi v6 #2 Wreck at Maupin, 1954 ( 8 photos); Model Bagg. #60 1987-Sp v6 #3 Reprint of The Dope Bucket. Golden Jubilee Issue 1987-Su v6 #4 Modeling crane X-10 & 80m Flatcars series 32000 1987-Fa Construction of OT bridge; "Oregon Trunk Mixed" 1987-Wi OT bridge (part 2); SP&S lightweight cars (4 photos) 1988-Sp Crooked River Bridge; Lightweight cars (7 photos) 1988-Su Modeling 0-6-0 loco (11 photos); 900 series cabooses 1988-Fa FA/FB diesel Locos (9 photos); AFE on FA purchase 1988-Wi FA roster (9 photos); FA paint schemes; Wishram 1989-Sp Modeling baggage-coaches #272 & #273; Coal chute at Fallbridge. Station names on the Oregon Trunk RY 1989-Su Passenger service on the Portland-Seaside line. Drawing of gaselectric #1101. Roster os SP&S passenger cars. 1989-Fa Alco C-636 painting guide with photos. SP&S boxcar history and data. Boxcar technical data, lettering guides & photos. 1989-Wi Photo essay: The early Oregon Electric (10 photos). OE standard station drawings. Boxcar information (4 photos). 1990-Sp Alco C-424 and C-425 article and 6 photos along with drawings of each and complete roster information. 2 addition boxcar photos. Headend passenger car assignments 1947 and 1956 1990-Su EMD cabs on the SP&S including 15 photos. "The Pewter Valve" by Kenny Prager. 1990-Fa E-1 #700!! - History of the "Lady" and her role on the SP&S - Story of the rebuilding of the Northern type steam locomotive with many photos. 1990-Wi Logging lines serving the SP&S and their locomotives. 31100 series flat cars. 2000 series wood boxcars (ex-A&CR). 1991-Sp Book review "The North Bank Road". MOW roster, 1952 (14 photos). Drawings of selected MOW equipment. 1991 #2 All time caboose roster and information with 15 photos. Modeling a GN-style wood side caboose in HO. Modeling SP&S #702 & OE #029 in N scale. 1991 #3 Modeling Alco RS-2 & RS-3 locomotives (4 photos). SP&S "Odds and Ends" - unusual equipment ( 10 photos). 1991 #4 Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company (2 photos). "My Life on the Astoria Line" (5 photos), detailed track diagram. 1992 #1 Hoyt Street yard facilites in Portland. 3 detailed track diagrams. Short history & description (6 photos including one aerial). 1992 #2 Excerpt from Modern Railroads, May 1953. Story of the post WW II rebuilding and modernization of the SP&S including right-of-way renovation, Purchase of diesel power and new rolling stock plus signal and radio equipment (4 photos). 4 photos of steam locomotives still in operation in 1953. 1992 #3 Additional material from the May, 1953 Modern Railroads covering roadbed and trackwork rebuilding (3 photos). 1992 convention report. Roster of all SP&S cars destroyed off line. Phoro of NP #2668 (SP&S #700) in disguise). 1992 #4 Information and drawing on Official Car (First) #99. OE standard freight station including a large Dennis Aust drawing. Interior layout and photo. The SP&S Museum in Vancouver. 2 photos and information on Instruction Carr #111. 1993Cal 13 photos of SP&S steam and diesel from Vern Vasey's collection 1993 #1 Alco C-415 with 6 photos, line drawing, AFE. The corporate image and the SP&S herald. "Riding the Oregon Trunk Mixed", by LeRoy Cobb. Review of Walt Grande's book, "The Northwest's Own Railroad". 1993 #2 SP&S freight cars in revenue service, 1906 to 1972, by car type. Assigned freight cars as of 1949. Information on the Ft. Wright Junction interlocking plant and operation prior to 1933. 1993 #3 Special GP-9 issue with prototype information, 15 photos (including a top view!) and AFE data. Modeling the Geep in HO scale, from the basic modifications of currently available plastic egine models to detail part listings and paint scheme options. Information on the "derailment" at Bingen, 7/20/1961, with 10 photos. 1993 #4 SP&S 300 series boxcars (40 ft. wood, circa 1910) with a Dennis Aust drawing, 2 photos and complete roster information. RS-3 article including 11 photos. Detailing the RS-3 in HO scale with detail prt listings. model photos and drawings. Current events: what's happening to former SP&S property & equipment. 1994Cal 1994 #1 Ft Wright Junction: train operations, map, 2 photos. Gunderson 50' boxcar, Cabooses #730-732: photo, 2 equipment diagrams re-drawn by Dennis Aust. SP&S brass: recent releases. 1994 #2 "riding the Jitterbug local": 4 photos. The new Camas depot photo, D.Aust drawing. 1000 series dirt cars: 2 photos, roster, equipment diagram. Loco crane #X-33: photo, Drawing of SP&S standard signs. 1994 #3 Passenger train consists, 1956: trains #1 - #6, 8 photos. Kitbashed 24' wood caboose from MDC model: 5 photos. Caboose equipment diagram for #702, #707, #719. "Riding the Redmond Switcher on the OT" 1994 #4 Class H-1 Pacific type 4-6-2 (16 photos). Mack Railbus #1103. Experimental diesel paint schemes. (2 photos) 1995Cal 1995 #1 Report on 1995 Mini-Meet. 25 years after the merger. current status of all 11 Sub-Divisions. W.W.II commuter service (Portland to Vancouver). 1995 #2 Vancouver depot, past, present and future (2 photos, 3 drawings & 3 floor plans0. Details of the lease of the SP&S to BN. Surviving SP&S equipment. 1995 #3 "SP&S Watch". Modeling SP&S F-3 with Athearn shells (3 photos). Oregon Electric & United Railways locomotive & passenger equipment, Part 1 (9 photos). Surviving SP&S equipment. "The Chase" (personal remembrance). 1995 #4 "SP&S Watch". Wishram update; Portland & Western RR buys former OE trackage. Goldendale Branch (map & 11 photos). OE & UR roster, Part 2 (7 photos, 11 eqiipment drawings). Surviving SP&S equipment (3 photos). 1996Cal 1996 #1 "SP&S Watch", History of Portland Union Station (7 photos); "Life of a Railroad Family", "Two Stories from Westport"; drawing of SP&S standard wood shed. 1996 #2 Vancouver Facilities Construction (6 photos), Steam to the Rescue!; Alco Diesel Dispositions; Stories Along the Line. 1996 #3 Class N-1 Consolidations (10 photos & roster); End of Electric Power on the OE (6 photos); The Engineering Department. 1996 #4 Modeling SP&S boxcars (3 photos); Surviving SP&S depots (17 photos); Stories Along the Line; Surviving tank car (photo). 1997Cal 1997 #1 10000 series Wood Boxcars (photo, drawing,roster); Sketch, plans & photo of Goldendale depot: OE in Salem (6 photos). 1997 #2 OE in Salem (Part 2, map & 8 photos); Astoria Line Wreck (5 photos); Disposition of 10000 series boxcars (2 photos); 39000 series woodchip cars (photo); 32300 series flatcars (drawing & photo). 1997 #3 SP&S 40' steel boxcars (9 photos & 4 drawings); Installation of Flasher Warning Lights on Diesel Units (2 photos & AFE). 1997 #4 Wreck on OT at Oakbrook (9 photos); Baggage claim story from 1919; Hoyt St Facilities track diagram, cira 1970. 1998Cal C-636 #341; #602; COP #7/SP&S #2; 1998 #1 Log cars of the SP&S; Surf, Sand & Sun 1998 #2 Westport on the Astoria Line (5 photos); New products; Acquisition Fund Donors 1998 #3#4 ALCO S-2 Switchers (23 photos, Roster); First Diesel on Oregon Electric Ry. 1999Cal E-7 #750; A-1 #2; F-1 #450; C-1 #605; N-1 #351; OE #3; A-3 #7; O-1 #502; FA-1 #865; D-1 #623; Vancouver 1937; Railbus #1103; H-1 #620. 1999 #1 Gondolas and Hopper cars (6 photos, roster); Construction Views of the OE Wilsonville Bridge (8 photos); OE Quiz 1999 #2 SP&S Ran Name Trains, Too (8 photos); Dinner Anyone? Dining car china (8 photos); Notes on the 301-series Coaches (2 photos). 1999 #3 Book review:"That Reminds Me of Another Story" by Kenny Prager; RS-3 #96 (3 photos); SP&S Matchbooks (16 photos); Building a kit-bashed Alco C-636 (7 photos) 1999 #4 Warrenton and it's Depot (7 photos); Farrington, Then and Now (9 photos) 2001 #1 Oregon Trunk Primer (2 photos); Oregon Trunk Shippers; 90 Years Ago on the OT 2001 #2 "New" OE Bridge at Wilsonville (6 photos); Albany Depot Fire (8 photos); FA1 #866 Comes Home (4 photos). 2001 #3 Orenco, Then and Now (4 photos); SP&S Diesel Roster with Dispositions; Albany Fueling Facility (2 photos) 2001 #4 Albany Interchange (2 photos, foldout drawing); Portland Store Coal Bin 2002 #1 Veronia, South Park & Sunset Steam, Part 1; 39000 Series Woodchip Cars 2002 #2 SP&S EMD Switchers; VSP&SS, Roster 2002 #3 2002 Convention report; Terminal Facilities; Chip cars 39000-39141 roster 2002 #4 Vancouver Freight House Wartime Expansion; Willbridge Wrangle (accident) 2003 #1 SP&S models from Whistle Stop Trains; SP&S 700 Montana trip; Gales Creek Track removal 2003 #2 SP&S paint project; SP&S billboards; rebuilding OE bridge 40-3 2003 #3 Crown Zellerbach Electrics & map; Convention Report; 22600 & 22700 series chip cars. 2003 #4 22600 & 22700 chip car phots; Correction to 2001#1; OE trains 1969-70; modeling notes; Protypical fleet; 39850 series pulpwood cars; GN 2507 2004 #1 SP&S Freight Traffic 1949-68, OE industries Part 1, 22714/22770/22881/22500 chip cars; Modeling Announce: SW9/NW2, E7, F3, GN LO, ACY XM 2004 #2 GN/SP&S engine equalization in general (1937-38 specifics), 22725 chip cars. 2004 #3 2004 Convention report; Bend memories; 22900 series woodchip cars, correction to 22725 chip car modeling notes. 2004 #4 switchers A-1/A-2/A-3; OE industries; 22800 series chop cars 2005 #1 Atlantics K-1; 22830 series chip cars 2005 #2 23500 series chip cars 2005 #3 2005 Convention report; Bridge OE 71-4-S (Salem); 22400 series wood chip cars (ex-D&RGW) 2005 #4 traffic 3rd&9th 69/70, 9000 series chip cars 2006 #1 2006 #2 Freight on the Oregon Electric 1921 (note correction in next issue); The SP&S, the GN, and the NP. Test of Bulkhead Flat Care 35015, Common Cares on the SP&S, and how to model them (GN 14000-14999) 2006 #3&4 Convention report; The Oregon Electric Depot at Eugene, A Day On The SP&S, A Railfans Adventure; Oregon Electric Interurbans Memories; Model SP&S 22800-22826 series woodchip cars; Rebuilding Bridge 10-8 Vancouver; correction department. 2007 #1 EMD proposals; 1920 OE equipment reports; VO-1000 2007 #2 RS-2s; 14000 box cars with billboard lettering 2007 #3 Convention report; Visit to Vancouver Yard; modeling 14000 box cars 2007 #4 Timetable #1 story; 1956 Engineer Strike; SP&S Alco S-1 Switchers #10 & #11 2008 #1 x 2008 #2 SP&S/NP Bay Window Cabooses; Modeling SP&S Bay Window Cabooses 2008 #3 2008 Convention report; SP&S Wood Obersvation Passenger Cars 2008 #4 Goble and Scappoose Depots 2009 #1 Eugene OR:5th Ave, Freight House, Customers & Operations, Zip-O-Log Mills 2009 #2-3 Convention Report; Eugene Industries, Part 2 2009 #4 MOW Equipment; Shovels, Unloaders, Pile Drivers & Locomotive Cranes 2010 #2-3 Bridge 291-4 Replacement; Ditchers;Spreaders; SP&S 12000-12999 Builder Photos 2010 #4 SP&S 12000 Series box cars part II, SP&S 880-891 Caboose 2012 #1-2 FA's FB's; Wreck @ boxcar rapids.