Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway westbound passenger train connecting with the Great Northern "Western Star" and Northern Pacific "Mainstreeter" heading into Portland Union Station. The first two cars were converted from World War Two troop sleeping cars in 1965. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Train-Passenger.

View from Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway excursion train running from Portland to Sweet Home. View at the Hoyt Street Yard with Milwaukee Road car, University of Minnesota "Heart Research" car and Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway business car 99 in 1966. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Train-Passenger.

View from Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway excursion train running from Portland to Sweet Home. View at the Hoyt Street Yard with Milwaukee Road car, University of Minnesota "Heart Research" car and Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway business car 99 in 1966. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Train-Passenger.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway passenger train with a rainbow of colors (undated). Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Car-Sleeper, Car-Diner.

View from Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway excursion train running from Portland to Sweet Home. View of train running in the streets of Salem in 1966. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Train-Passenger.

View from Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway excursion train running from Portland to Sweet Home. View of train running in the streets of Salem in 1966. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Train-Passenger.

View from Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway excursion train running from Portland to Sweet Home. View of train running in the streets of Salem in 1966. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Train-Passenger.

View from Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway excursion train running from Portland to Sweet Home. View of train crossing bridge in 1966. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Train-Passenger.

View from Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway excursion train running from Portland to Sweet Home, Oregon in 1966. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Train-Passenger.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Railway Post Office car 32 "George B. Armstrong" and lightweight coach 303 at Hoyt Street Yard in Portland (undated). Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Car-Mail & Express, Car-Coach.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway flat car with snow plow at Hoyt Street Yard in Portland in 1959. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Plow-Snow Wedge.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Tank Car X-379 and Lounge Sleeping Car "Mt. Jefferson" at Hoyt Street Yard in Portland in 1959. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Car-Tank, Car-Lounge.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway weed sprayer R-1 at Hoyt Street Yard in Portland in 1962. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Track-Equipment.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway steam wrecking crane X-25 clearing up train wreck between Northern Pacific and Great Northern trains at Guilds Lake Yard in Portland in 1968. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Accident, Locomotive-Diesel.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway steam wrecking crane clearing up train wreck between Northern Pacific and Great Northern trains at Guilds Lake Yard in Portland in 1968. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Wrecker, Accident.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway steam wrecking crane X-5 clearing up train wreck between Northern Pacific and Great Northern trains at Guilds Lake Yard in Portland in 1968. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Wrecker, Accident.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway steam wrecking crane clearing up train wreck between Northern Pacific and Great Northern trains at Guilds Lake Yard in Portland in 1968. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Wrecker, Accident.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle baggage car Number 90 at Portland, Oregon.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle baggage car Number 90 at Portland, Oregon.

Photograph is possibly of interior of one of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle observation cars purchased from Pullman in 1908 and numbered 550 or 551. Photo by Angelus Commercial Studio. From the Oregon Historical Society collection.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle buffet-observation-parlor car number 556 at Portland, Oregon in May 1946.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle buffet-observation-parlor car number 556 at Portland, Oregon. Possibly the only wood passenger car to get the four stripe paint scheme.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle buffet-observation-parlor car number 556 at Seaside, Oregon in 1943. Photo by Harold Hill.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle buffet-observation-parlor car number 557 at Portland, Oregon. Notice the drumhead for the boat trains connecting with the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company at Flavel, Oregon.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle business car Number 99 (2nd) at Portland, Oregon in August 1943. This car was rebuilt by the SP&S from parlor car Number 572 in 1927.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle business car Number 99 (2nd) at Portland, Oregon in August 1943. This car was rebuilt by the SP&S from parlor car Number 572 in 1927.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle business car Number 99 (2nd) at Portland, Oregon. By this time the car had air conditioning ducts applied along the clerestory roof.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle business car Number 99 (2nd) at Portland, Oregon. By this time the car had air conditioning ducts applied along the clerestory roof.

View of the front end of Spokane, Portland and Seattle Cafe-Reserved Seat Coach Number 558 at Portland, Oregon in 1939. This car was rebuilt by the Northern Pacific from SP&S coach Number 170 in 1939. Photo by Photo-Art Commercial Studio.

Interior view of Spokane, Portland and Seattle Cafe-Reserved Seat Coach Number 558 at Portland, Oregon in 1939. Photo by Photo-Art Commercial Studio.