Astoria & Columbia River Railroad pile driver Number 1 placing a piling along the Astoria, Oregon waterfront, undated.

Postcard view of Astoria & Columbia River Railroad steam locomotive Number 17 with a passenger train coming into the Astoria, Oregon, undated.

Large crowd gathered around Astoria & Columbia River Railroad steam locomotive, undated.

View of conductor and two brakemen next to an Astoria and Columbia River passenger train at Astoria, Oregon in 1908.

Oregon Railway & Navigation crane recovering derailed freight car in the river on the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad at Astoria, Oregon, undated.

Oregon Railway & Navigation crane recovering derailed freight car in the river on the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad at Astoria, Oregon, undated.

Oregon Railway & Navigation crane recovering derailed freight car in the river on the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad at Astoria, Oregon, undated.

Oregon Railway & Navigation crane recovering derailed freight car in the river on the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad at Astoria, Oregon, undated.

Postcard view of Astoria Electric Company streetcar Number 5 on Commercial Street in Astoria, Oregon, 1910.

Astoria Electric Company streetcar Number 3 in the water at Astoria, Oregon, July 13, 1901.

Astoria Street Railway Company streetcar and a crowded dock scene, undated.

Astoria, Oregon horse drawn steam fire engine with firemen, undated.

Color postcard view of the Astoria to Megler automobile ferry at Astoria, Oregon, undated. Printed by Anderson Sundry Company.

Bay Railway Company 0-4-0T steam dummy Number 1 with two trailer cars in 1893. This line ran from Astoria westward to Young's Bay and the right of way later became part of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad. From the Oregon Historical Society Collection.

Bay Railway Company 0-4-0T steam dummy Number 1 with two trailer cars in 1893. This line ran from Astoria westward to Young's Bay and the right of way later became part of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad. From the Oregon Historical Society Collection.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive Number 1751, EMD GP9 (former Northern Pacific 313), with two cars at the east edge of Astoria, Oregon, undated. Photo by Wayne Depperman.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive Number 4078, Alco RS-3 (former SP&S 98), with a freight at dock side in Astoria, Oregon on August 10, 1972. Photo by Al Farrow.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive Number 4078, Alco RS-3 (former SP&S 98), with a freight train east of Astoria, Oregon, August 9, 1972. Photo by Al Farrow.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive Number 4078, Alco RS-3, with a freight east of Astoria, Oregon, August 9, 1972.

A view of the Astoria light ship station at Tongue Point near Astoria, Oregon, undated. Photo by the Kiser Photo Company.

A view of the Astoria light ship station at Tongue Point near Astoria, Oregon, undated. Photo by the Kiser Photo Company.

National Defense Reserve Fleet of mothballed ships at Tongue Point near Astoria, Oregon, 1950. From the Oregon Historical Society Collection.

At Astoria, Oregon leased Oregon & California 4-4-0 steam locomotive Number 1361 is about to depart with the first Astoria & Columbia River Railroad passenger train from Astoria to Portland, May 16, 1898.

A Spokane, Portland & Seattle Transportation Company Fageol bus leaving Astoria, Oregon for Portland, Oregon, 1937. Photo by Photo-Art Commercial Studios.

SP&S ALCO RS-3 diesel locomotive Number 90 switching in snow at Astoria, Oregon. Photo by W. Grande.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Transportation Company stage Number 150 at the SP&ST stage depot at Astoria, Oregon. This stage was built by the White Motor Company in July 1937. From the Oregon Historical Society collection.

Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Steam Locomotive Number 456 at Astoria, Oregon, 1947.

Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Steam Locomotive Number 461 formerly Great Northern, at Astoria, Oregon, 1947.

SP&S diesel locomotive Number 152, an EMD GP9, on the west end of the Youngs Bay trestle with a National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) special convention train, September 1965.

SP&S diesel locomotive Number 96, an American Locomotive Company (ALCO) RS-3, at the Astoria, Oregon depot, undated.