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Photographer: Cosmos Mariner
Taken: July 8, 2015
Caption: Marker detail: Astoria & Columbia River Railroad
Additional Description: In 1898, the railroad arrived along Astoria's waterfront, and residents gained a new way to travel and ship goods. Here, an Astoria & Columbia River Line train meets the river steamers Telephone and Bailey Gatzert, in about 1899 or 1900. Tourist trade from Portland to the coastal resorts proved to be a mainstay of the A&CR. The railroad was immediately popular with Portlanders who sought to escape the summer heat.
Submitted: January 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p414244
File Size: 0.309 Megabytes

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