The Willamette Bridge Railway Company’s line out on SE Morrison and Belmont towards Mount Tabor had its first terminus at Sunnyside, and this continued to act as an interchange between the electrified inner segment and the steam motor out to Mount Tabor until the line was fully electrified in 1893.
Short turn trains on the Mount Tabor line continued to serve Sunnyside until it was finally broken out into its own unique line with a different downtown terminus in January 1908.
The Sunnyside line merged back into the Mount Tabor line’s operations in 1933, though newspaper classified ads continue to reference the “Sunnyside car line” for many years afterwards – old habits die hard!
| Important Dates: | July 19, 1888 – Steam motor service to 34th and Belmont October 1893 – Electrification to Sunnyside depot at 34th and Belmont 1933 (Thompson) – End of individual Sunnyside line; merged with Mt. Tabor | | --- | --- | | Operating Companies: | ‣ ‣ ‣ | | Gauge: | Narrow (3-feet, 6-inches) | | Headboard: | “SS” dash, “Sunnyside” overhead sign | | Car Barn: | ‣ |