 thumb|right|the southern portal of the quarter-mile-long elk rock tunnel. the willamette shore trolley is a heritage railroad or heritage streetcar which operates along the west bank of the willamette river between portland and lake oswego in oregon. the right-of-way is owned by group of local-area governments who purchased it in 1988 in order to preserve it intact for possible rail transit use in the future.oliver, gordon (oct. 27, 1988). "purchase of jefferson rail line approved". the oregonian. streetcar excursion service began operating on a trial basis in 1987, lasting about three months, and regular operation on a long-term basis began in 1990. the oregon electric railway historical society has been the line's operator since 1995. the railroad offers passenger excursions using a historic trolley on a line previously known as the jefferson street branch line. the line runs for about , including a passage through the -long elk rock tunnel. the lake oswego terminal is downtown, alongside state street (oregon route 43) just south of a avenue. the location of the portland terminal has varied over the years, but since 2003 it has been at sw bancroft st. (& moody ave.) in the new high-density south waterfront neighborhood under construction, a location that was only one block south of the portland streetcar terminus at sw lowell st. (& moody ave.) after the latter's extension in 2007. however, all service on the willamette shore line was suspended in july 2010, when the line's only streetcar broke down.tramways & urban transit magazine, april 2011, p. 153. in early 2013, a lease was secured on a replacement streetcar, a gomaco-built faux-[[portland vintage tro
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