Pengra Pass rail route, the Glossary
The Pengra Pass rail route, also known as the Natron Cutoff, the Cascade Subdivision, or the Cascade Line, is a Union Pacific Railroad line (originally a Southern Pacific Railroad line) connecting Eugene, Oregon, with Klamath Falls, Oregon.[1]
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25 relations: Avalanche control, BNSF Railway, California, Cascade Range, Donner Pass, Douglas fir, Eugene, Oregon, Heritage Documentation Programs, Klamath County, Oregon, Klamath Falls, Oregon, Lane County, Oregon, List of mountain passes in Oregon, List of Oregon railroads, List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon, Oregon, Oregon Eastern Railway, Pengra Bridge, Salt Creek (Middle Fork Willamette River tributary), Scientific American, Siskiyou Pass, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, The Register-Guard, U.S. Route 97 in Oregon, Union Pacific Railroad, Willamette Pass.
- Rail lines in California
- Rail lines in Oregon
- Rail transportation in Oregon
- Southern Pacific Railroad lines
- Union Pacific Railroad lines
Avalanche control
Avalanche control or avalanche defense activities reduce the hazard avalanches pose to human life, activity, and property.
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BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is the largest freight railroad in the United States.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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Cascade Range
The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California.
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Donner Pass
Donner Pass is a mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about west of Truckee, California.
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Douglas fir
The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae.
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Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States.
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Heritage Documentation Programs
Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS).
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Klamath County, Oregon
Klamath County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.
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Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath Falls is a city in, and the county seat of, Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
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Lane County, Oregon
Lane County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.
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List of mountain passes in Oregon
There are at least 319 mountain passes in the U. S. state of Oregon.
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List of Oregon railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Oregon.
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List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
This is a list of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the US state of Oregon. Pengra Pass rail route and list of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon are historic American Engineering Record in Oregon.
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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Oregon Eastern Railway
The Oregon Eastern Railway was a predecessor of the Southern Pacific Company that acquired or built most of the Natron Cutoff (a.k.a. Cascade Line) in northern California and southern Oregon, United States. Pengra Pass rail route and Oregon Eastern Railway are Union Pacific Railroad lines.
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Pengra Bridge
The Pengra Bridge is a covered bridge near Jasper in the U.S. state of Oregon. Pengra Pass rail route and Pengra Bridge are historic American Engineering Record in Oregon.
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Salt Creek (Middle Fork Willamette River tributary)
Salt Creek is a tributary of the Middle Fork Willamette River in Lane County in the U.S. state of Oregon.
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Scientific American
Scientific American, informally abbreviated SciAm or sometimes SA, is an American popular science magazine.
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Siskiyou Pass
Siskiyou Pass (sometimes called Siskiyou Summit) is a historic mountain pass in the Siskiyou Mountains of Jackson County.
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Southern Pacific Transportation Company
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States.
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The Register-Guard
The Register-Guard is a daily newspaper in the northwestern United States, published in Eugene, Oregon.
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U.S. Route 97 in Oregon
U.S. Route 97 (US 97) in the U.S. state of Oregon is a major north–south United States highway which runs from the California border, south of Klamath Falls, to the Washington border on the Columbia River, between Biggs Junction, Oregon and Maryhill, Washington.
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Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.
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Willamette Pass
Willamette Pass is a mountain pass crossing the crest of the Cascade Range in Oregon, United States.
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See also
Rail lines in California
- Alameda Corridor
- Bakersfield Subdivision
- Coast Line (California)
- Dixon Branch
- Escondido Subdivision
- Feather River Route
- Fresno Subdivision
- Gateway Subdivision
- Harbor Subdivision
- Martinez Subdivision
- Mojave Subdivision
- Monterey Branch Line
- Niles Canyon
- Niles Subdivision
- Oakdale Branch
- Oakland Subdivision
- Pengra Pass rail route
- Riverdale Branch
- Roseville Subdivision
- Sacramento Subdivision
- Santa Ana Branch
- Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railroad
- Santa Paula Branch Line
- Southern Transcon
- Stockton Subdivision
- Surf Line
- Torrance Industrial Lead
- Tustin Branch
- Visalia District
Rail lines in Oregon
- Forest Grove branch
- MAX Blue Line
- MAX Green Line
- MAX Orange Line
- MAX Red Line
- MAX Yellow Line
- Milwaukie branch
- Newberg branch
- Pengra Pass rail route
- Tigard branch
Rail transportation in Oregon
- Brooklyn Subdivision
- History of rail in Oregon
- Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation
- Oregon Railroad and Navigation 197
- Oregon railroads
- Pengra Pass rail route
- Portland Subdivision
- Rail transportation in Oregon
- Southern Pacific 4449
- Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700
- Train Mountain Railroad
- WES Commuter Rail
- Willamette locomotive
Southern Pacific Railroad lines
- Bayshore Cutoff
- Biola Branch
- Butte County Railroad
- Carson and Colorado Railway
- Coast Line (California)
- Fresno Subdivision
- Iron Horse Regional Trail
- Lucin Cutoff
- Martinez Subdivision
- Monterey Branch Line
- Newberg branch
- Niles Subdivision
- Oakdale Branch
- Ocean View Branch
- Pengra Pass rail route
- Riverdale Branch
- Sacramento Southern Railroad
- Santa Ana Branch
- Santa Monica Air Line
- Santa Paula Branch Line
- Tustin Branch
Union Pacific Railroad lines
- Adams Subdivision
- Alameda Belt Line
- Alameda Corridor
- Albert Lea Subdivision
- Altoona Subdivision
- Brooklyn Subdivision
- Central Corridor (Union Pacific Railroad)
- Clyman Subdivision
- Coast Line (California)
- Colorado Joint Line
- Dalsa Cutoff
- Feather River Route
- Fresno Subdivision
- Friday-Graham Rail Spur
- Harvard Subdivision
- Lynndyl Subdivision
- Mankato Subdivision
- Martinez Subdivision
- Mojave Subdivision
- Nevada Subdivision
- Niles Subdivision
- Oakdale Branch
- Oakland Subdivision
- Oregon Eastern Railway
- Overland Route (Union Pacific Railroad)
- Pengra Pass rail route
- Phoenix Subdivision (Union Pacific Railroad)
- Portland Subdivision
- Roseville Subdivision
- Sacramento Subdivision
- Santa Ana Branch
- Shafter Subdivision
- Sheboygan Falls Subdivision
- St. Charles Air Line
- Sunset Route
- Tehachapi Loop
- Torrance Industrial Lead
- Tustin Branch
- Williams Loop
- Winona Subdivision
- Worthington Subdivision
- Wyeville Subdivision
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pengra_Pass_rail_route
Also known as Cascade Subdivision, Natron Cutoff.