The Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society has had a newsletter over much of its long history although with different names and editors. This archive of previous issues provides a wealth of interesting reading of the society's history and electric transit in the Pacific Northwest.

Richard Thompson was editor of The Northwest Electric Railway Review for some 20-years from 1973 to 1993. Richard is digitizing some of the issues he created back then including adding color where he can. Below is the 1988 year of issues. Keep watching as we add more issues.

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January-February 1985 Trolley Park News
  • Museum Director's Report - Greg Bonn
  • Light Rail Update - Dick Thompson
  • Message from the Veep - Greg Bonn
  • Meeting Reports - Dick Thompson
  • I Remember the Guys Who Made the Wheels Turn - Bill Hayes
 

 

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March-April 1985 Trolley Park News
  • Museum Director's Report - Greg Bonn
  • Diunes Pacific Sold - Greg Bonn
  • Old Trolley Displayed at the Galleria - Dick Thompson
  • New Poles Installed on the Mainline - Greg Bonn
  • "I Remember the Broadways" - Phil Hedene
 

 

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May-June 1985 Trolley Park News

  • Museum Director's Report - Greg Bonn
  • Experimental Steeple Cab Operation at the Trolley Park - Mike Parker
  • Portland Traction Company in the 1930s: A Time of Transition - Phil Hedene
  • Meeting Reports - Dick Thompson
  • MUNI 1159 Update - Douglas Thompson
 

 


Fall 1985 Trolley Park News

  • Museum Director's Report - Greg Bonn
  • Meeting Reports - Dick Thompson
  • I Remember PEPCO’s Electric Signal System - Phil Hedene