Biggs Railroad Station

"In 1955 I was on a Union Pacific train on my way to Omaha. We had an hour delay at Biggs Junction as the RR Station burned."

Historic Hood River: Tsubota Brothers

Comment by L.E., July 22, 2016

Where was the Biggs train station located? Was it down river from the bridge?

Comment by Charlott, July 23, 2016

I was never aware that there was any train station at Biggs. It was more of a whistle stop. When my great-grandfather was at Biggs and the first so called post master there, any outgoing mail that he had was attached to this pole that had an arm of some sort on it that extended out. The train slowed and the mail pouch was grabbed with some sort of hook thing on a pole. If the man missed the bag had to wait until the next train. A pouch with mail to be delivered was thrown off the train for him. Yes, if the train had a passenger or large parcel, they would stop. That is how my Grandpa Clark's brother arrived in Biggs. If there was a load of grain to be shipped out to Portland from the warehouse, naturally arrangements were made for the train to pick it up.

http://historichoodriver.com/index.php?showimage=2156 (Accessed: June 8, 2022)

"The [Columbia Southern] railroad was abandoned in 1964 when much of the track in the canyon washed out."

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