Oregon Pony First Locomotive in Northwest 1959

Name/Title

"Oregon Pony" First Locomotive in Northwest 1959

Entry/Object ID

P-4377

Description

Oregon Pony, first steam locomotive in Northwest. February, 1959. Newspaper clipping on back reads: Reminder of progress made in railroading is 97-year-old Oregon Pony, first locomotive used in Northwest. Quaint iron horse, which stands in front of Portland's Union station, operated on short line in Columbia gorge which is now part of Union Pacific railroad system.