Sunday, August 9, 2015

The Dalles #84: Chamber of Commerce

404 West Second Street

IMG_9504 Chamber of Commerce in The Dalles, Oregon on October 20, 2009
The Dalles Chamber of Commerce on October 20, 2009

The Dalles Chamber of Commerce was designed with Art Moderne architecture by an architect named Mr. Hickock and was built in 1937.

IMG_6337 1928 Plymouth 'Old Yellow' Locomotive #099 in The Dalles, Oregon on June 10, 2009
1928 Plymouth “Old Yellow” Locomotive #099 on June 10, 2009

This small locomotive, carrying the number 099 and named “Old Yellow” (or “Ole Yeller”) was on display next to the Chamber of Commerce.

IMG_6334 1928 Plymouth 'Old Yellow' Locomotive #099 in The Dalles, Oregon on June 10, 2009
1928 Plymouth “Old Yellow” Locomotive #099 on June 10, 2009

The 16-ton locomotive was built by the Plymouth Locomotive Works of Plymouth, Ohio (no relation to Plymouth automobiles) in 1928 and is powered by a 150-horsepower Caterpillar engine. This locomotive was used at the Panama Canal and in the construction of the Bonneville Dam.

IMG_6335 1928 Plymouth 'Old Yellow' Locomotive #099 in The Dalles, Oregon on June 10, 2009
1928 Plymouth “Old Yellow” Locomotive #099 on June 10, 2009

Harvey Aluminum purchased it from the Treasury Department in 1958. It was used at their plant in The Dalles until 1979. Northwest Aluminum donated the locomotive to the Chamber of Commerce in 1990.

IMG_6336 1928 Plymouth 'Old Yellow' Locomotive #099 in The Dalles, Oregon on June 10, 2009
1928 Plymouth “Old Yellow” Locomotive #099 on June 10, 2009

In 2010, the Chamber of Commerce donated the locomotive to the Oregon Coast Historical Railway Society, and it was moved to Coos Bay.

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