"The North Bank Road", "Columbia River Scenic Route", or "The Northwests Own Railway", these are all phrases that described the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. With a railroad system running from the arid region of Eastern Washington and Oregon to the lush forests of the coast the operations on the SP&S were as varied as the climate. Through its life trains operated not only under the name SP&S but also Oregon Trunk, Oregon Electric, Astoria & Columbia River, United Railways, Pacific & Eastern, and others. The SP&S was a true transportation system operating not only trains but ships of the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company and the Dalles, Portland and Astoria Navigation Company and busses of the SP&S Transportation Company.

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