Oregon Trunk Railway
E650017
The Oregon Trunk Railway was a historic railroad line in central Oregon that provided a key north–south route along the Deschutes River, later integrated into the regional network of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oregon Trunk Railway canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad company
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| builtFor | access to central Oregon ⓘ |
| competedWith | Des Chutes Railroad Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Columbia River corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Oregon communities ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | rock blasting in river canyon ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1909 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endPoint | Bend, Oregon area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRiver | Deschutes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | opened central Oregon to mainline rail service ⓘ |
| integratedInto | regional network of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oregon
ⓘ
central Oregon ⓘ |
| notableFeature | alignment along Deschutes River canyon ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | provide north–south rail route in central Oregon ⓘ |
| railNetworkRole | north–south trunk line in central Oregon ⓘ |
| railwayType |
freight rail
ⓘ
passenger rail ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Bend, Oregon region
ⓘ
Deschutes River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Columbia River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wishram, Washington vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | historic ⓘ |
| successor |
BNSF Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burlington Northern Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Burlington Northern (successor operations)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway trains ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.