Portland Traction Company, 1941 | Vintage Portland
A portion of the Portland Traction Company trolley system pamphlet “The World’s Finest Trolley System,” 1941.
The pamphlet states, “Under a franchise granted by popular vote, the Portland Traction Company has since 1936 invested more than $5,000,000 in giving Portland a completely up-to-date trolley system. Comprising 141 new electric trolley coaches, 135 new gas buses, and 119 rebuilt and modernized streetcars, operating on more than 200 miles of carefully laid out routes, the system is truly one of the world’s finest. If you live in Portland … when you visit Portland … see it by trolley!”
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