The electric streetcar line that replaced the earlier cable line. It ran by a very different route, but ended up in much the same place up in the Heights. In its early years, was also sometimes referred to as the “Ford-street Line” after the street that it ran on immediately after turning south off Washington Street.
Note: I have a theory that in later years, “CC” cars ran up and around the loop atop Council Crest, while “PH” cars were a short-turn route that only made it up to the original end of the line at SW Patton and Vista before turning back, much like the “SS” cars on the “MT” line. Now to find some evidence to support that…
| Important Dates: | July 25, 1904 – Opening of the line between 23rd and Washington and SW Spring and 20th. July 26, 1904 – Official opening ceremony; line opens along entire length. | | --- | --- | | Operating Company: | ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ | | Preceded By: | ‣ | | Gauge: | Narrow (3-feet, 6-inches) | | Headboard: | “PH” dash sign, “Portland Heights” overhead sign | | Car Barn: | ‣ |