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Singing the Blues

Doug Harrop Photography • August 10, 1985

 

Union Pacific's ASPF pulls east through Hilgard in the Blue Mountains of Oregon.

 

The ASPF, Advance Seattle-Portland Fruit, originated in Portland, Oregon. Its final destination was North Platte, Nebraska. It was not a daily train, and despite its name, was principally a TOFC and auto rack train out of Portland.

 

The ASPF added perishables at Hinkle, Oregon, and additional TOFC in Pocatello, Idaho. The perishables went to the C&NW at Wood Street in Chicago, and TOFC/auto racks to Kansas City, Memphis, and Atlanta via the Southern Railway.

 

Detailed caption info courtesy of Mark Hemphill.

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