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Portland Railway, Light and Power Company

Logo: Portland Railway Light and Electric Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct transport and utility company of Portland, Oregon

The Portland Railway, Light and Power Company (PRL&P) was a railway company and electric power utility in Portland, Oregon, United States, from 1906 until 1924.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 28, 1906Founded1
  • Industryenergy industry, public utility, railway1
  • HeadquartersPortland1
  • Legal formmonopoly1

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Former Carmen's Clubhouse of PRL&P Sellwood Division - from northwest (2016)
Photo: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Portland Railway, Light and Power Company (PRL&P) was a railway company and electric power utility in Portland, Oregon, United States, from 1906 until 1924.2

Products and brands

  • electric power

Listed on Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Oregon Water Power & Railway Co.1
  2. Succeeded Portland Railway Co.1
  3. Succeeded by Portland Electric Power Co.1
  4. Succeeded by Portland Traction Company1

Timeline

  1. Apr 26, 1924Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1924Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. Jun 28, 1906Founded Founded1

Sources

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