Union Pacific Northwest: The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company ...

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Union Pacific Northwest: The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company Jeff S. Asay\n\nProduct Overview\nFascinating history of the Union Pacific in the northwest (Oregon and\nWashington) that deserves its status as a classic reference work. Traces the\nline's predecessors from the days of John Ainsworth and the Oregon Steam\nNavigation Co. and Henry Villard, details the rivalries between the NP and UP\nas well as the cities they served, the growth of the ORR&N under E. H.\nHarriman (including an excellent section on the Deschutes River Canyon), the\ngrowth and demise of the branch lines, the effects of the Depression and World\nWar II, the end of passenger service, the modernization of the 1960s and 70s,\nand the effects of deregulation in the 1980s. The author has provided numerous\nexcellent maps of the main and branch lines over the years. Illustrated\nthroughout with black and white (and a very few color) photos. With decorative\nend papers showing system map. Appe-