How did Great Northern send their steam locomotives to Portland. Did they travel via Cascade Tunnel or on the Spokane.Portland.and Seattle main line to Portland.
Btw i wondering if any GN steamers had ever came to the Rose City
GN's line into Portland came down from Seattle, mostly shared with NP. GN, NP and UP operated Seattle-Portland passenger trains as a pool, cross-honoring tickets. In some cases through cars went north on one railroad and south on another. SP&S leased various GN steam from time to time, but GN doesn't seem to have used it as a ferry route.
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