Portland, OR: Union Station and UP Albina Yard Roundhouse

Depot: (3D Satellite, more photos)

Albina Yard: (Satellite)

16 photos of Union Station and cherry blossoms (source)

Street View

One of tweleve photos posted by Marty Bernard

SP Crossing the Steel Bridge in Portland, OR -- 11 Photo Sequence

On June 20, 1993 I took this sequence of photos of a Southern Pacific freight coming through Union Station then crossing the Steel Bridge in Portland, OR. The map at the end shows the camera positions.

The power consist was 4302 (SD9), 4434 (SD9), 3873 (GP9), 3846 (GP9), and 4382 (SD9).

Not only has the building been preserved, it evidently still functions as a train station instead of an event facility.

陳彥俊, Aug 2021

Steven J. Brown posted
SP&S 700 at Union Station in Portland, Oregon - June 28, 1990.

Of course, the supporting coach yard is all gone.

1954 Portland Quadrangle @ 1:24,000

I included the UP roundhouse near the top of this excerpt. It was in the southern end of the UP Albina Yard. The roundhouse area is still an engine servicing facility. As expected, it has been converted to servicing diesel instead of steam locomotives. But UP retained what I presume was the smokestack of the roundhouse!

3D Satellite

UP recognized its value as a very fancy sign.

Brenda Karam, Nov 2019

This is the first yard that I can remember that has more tracks today than it did in 1954.

1954 Portland Quadrangle @ 1:24,000

Satellite