Oregon Experience: Streetcar City
Portland Streets and Neighborhoods
In the 1920s, Portland had the third largest narrow gauge electric rail system in the United States. The streetcar lines formed many streets and neighborhoods that still exist today.
- About the Program
Oregon once had one of the nation's most extensive streetcar systems.
- Types of Transportation
Learn about different types of urban rail transportation.
- Astoria's Riverfront Trolley
Take a ride on old 300, a lovingly restored historic trolley.
- Streetcar Film Clips
View archival film of Portland streetcars in action.
- Portland Streets and Neighborhoods
A gallery of Portland's historic streetcar line.
- Oregon Streetcars
A gallery of streetcars in other Oregon Cities
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