Newberg branch

Newberg branch
History
Opened23 July 1888 (1888-07-23)
Technical
Line length36 mi (58 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Electrification1,500 V DC (1914–1929)
Route map

Legend
mi
774.6
 Portland (Jefferson Street)
773.4
 Bancroft
771.4
Sellwood Bridge
769.4
Elk Rock Tunnel
Milwaukie branch
768.1
743.9
 Wilsonia
744.2
 Lake Oswego
748.0
764.0
Tigard branch
Tualatin River
Oregon Electric Railway
757.6
 Sherwood
753.0
 Rex
750.8
 Springbrook
748.5
 Newberg
746.1
 Dundee
Fulquartz Landing
Original line to Sheridan
738.0
St. Joseph
West Side branch
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The Newberg branch is a railway line in the state of Oregon, in the United States. It runs 36 miles (58 km) from Portland to a junction with the West Side branch west of Saint Joseph. It was originally built by the Portland and Willamette Valley Railway, a predecessor of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company.

Today, ownership is split between the Willamette Shore Line Consortium north of Lake Oswego and the Union Pacific Railroad (Portland and Western Railroad lessee) south of Lake Owsego.

  1. ^ Southern Pacific Railroad (June 10, 1973). "Oregon Division Timetable 11" (PDF). pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Portland and Western Railroad (May 9, 2010). "System Timetable 9" (PDF). Retrieved January 1, 2024.