And then there was (mostly) one: all the myriad streetcar companies that had existed up to this point in time were absorbed into the behemoth enterprise of PRL&P, which generated and distributed power to residents, businesses and other electric rail companies, and ran all of the city streetcar lines plus three interurban lines radiating out from Portland.
| Important Dates: | June 29, 1906 – Incorporated with $15,000,000 in capital January 1, 1907 – Oregon Water Power & Railway Company is fully absorbed December 31, 1907 – Portland Railway Company is fully absorbed March 23, 1912 – Acquires Mount Hood Railway & Power Company April 26, 1924 – Name changes to Portland Electric Power Company | | --- | --- | | Preceded By: | ‣ ‣ Portland General Electric Company | | Acquired: | ‣ | | Succeeded By: | ‣ |