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I have a genealogy question, does anyone know where the Fruitland Express ran? <br />Here is the query I am trying to answer; <br />Seeking information on a branch of the Union Pacific Railroad that was <br />> called the Fruitland Express that would have run from Eastern Oregon to or <br />> through Reith, OR in the 1940s. <br /> <br />The best I could figure is that it is the following; <br />Not sure about this "Fruitland Express" thing, I would swear I have heard <br />> chatter on the subject in my Model Railroader Magazines, but online only <br />> reference I can find is a web site listing the railroads abbreviation for <br />> that line; PFEZ. <br />> <br />> I have to speculate that the meaning of the name is because it was a major <br />> rail carrier to the Fruit growing portion of Southeastern Washington. In <br />> case you aren't aware of it, Reith is just west of Pendleton and there <br />> appears to be an interchange either in Pendleton or Reith between the <br />> Burlington Norther and Union Pacific, BN seems to be headed for Spokane. <br />
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