The OERHS mission statement states the OERHS is to educate. This page is dedicated to providing history of traction operations in the Pacific Northwest. These pages help fulfill this statement. Many Northwest cities had streetcars and Interurban services. Among the cities in the NW with city streetcar service were:

• Oregon:
  • Portland, Salem, Albany, Eugene, Medford, Astoria, West Linn.
• Washington:
  • Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Olympia, Bellingham, Walla Walla, Yakima
• Idaho:
  • Boise
• Interurbans:
  • There were many Interurban lines that served regional areas. Among them are The Oregon Electric, The Red Electric, Puget Sound Electric, among many others.

Cities/operations with a hyperlink means a brief history is available on line.

• Oregon Cities
  • Portland, OR
  • Salem, OR
  • Albany, OR
• Oregon Interurbans
  • The Oregon Electric
  • The Red Electric
• Idaho
  • Boise, ID

Other websites that have histories are: 

• The Oregon Electric Railroad

• Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway

• Portland Vintage Trolleys

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For more information drop an e-mail to Mark Kavanagh, OERHS Webmaster, at webmaster@oregonelectricrailway.org