Imbrie Farm is an Italian Villa style home in Hillsboro, Oregon . It was built by Robert Imbrie and was a working farm for over a century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
51-550: Located just south of U.S. Route 26 on Cornelius Pass Road , the estate, as of late 1970s is home to a McMenamins brewpub , the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse . Original structures on the farm include the home, a unique eight-sided barn, and a shed. The old farmstead is a brewpub operated by Portland, Oregon based McMenamins. The property contains English chestnut and black walnut trees that have been there for more than 130 years. The Imbrie family arrived in
102-658: A 45-inch drinking water pipeline beneath the road. Portland and Western Railroad The Portland and Western Railroad ( reporting mark PNWR ) is a 516-mile (830 km) Class II railroad serving the U.S. state of Oregon , and is a wholly owned subsidiary of shortline and regional railroad holding company Genesee & Wyoming Inc. The PNWR includes a subsidiary, the Willamette and Pacific Railroad ( reporting mark WPRR ). PNWR's tracks lie entirely within Oregon, extending from Astoria to Portland along
153-466: A few unique locomotives, including the former PNWR 3300 (which was an EMD SD40-3MR), as well as one of the last remaining SDP40Fs , DLMX 644, as well as RSD-5 , DLMX 324. The 17 GP39-2 units, numbered 2301-2317, were originally built as ATSF units 3600-3616. WPRR (later PNWR) bought 17 of these locomotives in 1993 for expansion while the others became BNSF units. Units 2303 (now repainted into G&W colors), 2306, 2308, 2311, and 2312 are still in
204-475: A fourth vehicle which is a control trailer that is towed or pushed by one of the three powered cars. TriMet also acquired two former Alaska Railroad Rail Diesel Cars , or RDCs, in late 2009 and refurbished them to serve as a backup train on occasions when one or more of the DMUs are out of service. Fares are handled off-board using ticket-vending machines at each stop, which will not allow for cash fares but only
255-531: A letter dated December 5, 2000, then General Manager of the railroad Bob Melbo stated "This is not an out and out merger of P&W and W&P. Rather, we are now using P&W as our principal corporate identity and are subjugating the W&;P identity accordingly. P&W was picked because it did business with both UP and BNSF whereas W&P did business with just UP and didn't have a relationship with BNSF. " Everything from locomotives to letterheads began to bear
306-489: A long-term lease of the remaining Burlington Northern branches in the state, giving the company access to Salem and Eugene via its own tracks. The acquisition of the former allowed PNWR to make through movements from its Portland-area lines to its central yard at Albany without routing over the steep and curvy Rex Hill. PNWR has a diverse traffic base based on carload commodities. Woodchips, paper, agricultural goods, and aggregates are all major sources of traffic. Primary amongst
357-513: A neighboring farm ( Lenox Farm ), where the current buildings are located. Robert immigrated to Oregon via ship around Cape Horn . Robert built a granary in the mid-1850s, then a decade later built the three-story, Italian Villa-style home that still stands today. It took three years beginning in 1866 to complete construction on the home, which they named the Gables. At this point, the family included 12 children and Robert's mother. During this time
408-616: A short portion of SP's mainline to Brooklyn Yard to facilitate interchange with SP; however, in the year before the P&;W's formation, the W&P had been interchanging with SP exclusively through the Eugene Yard gateway. The railroad's first day of operation was August 18, 1995, and it began with 52 miles (84 km) of line, leased from SP. Shortly after PNWR's startup, class one railroad Burlington Northern "spun off" part of its Oregon Electric Railway branch lines north of Salem to
459-724: A viaduct carrying light rail trains on the MAX Blue and Red Lines near Quatama station near the Orenco Woods Nature Park . From the undercrossing, the highway travels through several business parks on the east side of Intel 's main factory, connected by the intersecting Cornell Road and Evergreen Parkway. Cornelius Pass Road then reaches an interchange with U.S. Route 26 (the Sunset Highway) and turns northeast as it leaves Hillsboro. The highway winds its way around farms and forestland as it ascends into
510-634: Is an arterial route from the Tualatin Valley between Hillsboro to the Columbia River north of Portland. A mountainous road at points, 1,500 of the 11,000 vehicles each day are tractor-trailers on the road designed to handle up to 10,000 vehicles per day. The section between US 26 and US 30 is signed as Oregon Route 127 (OR 127) and maintained by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). A portion of
561-771: Is often used for large special events. [REDACTED] Media related to Cornelius Pass Roadhouse at Wikimedia Commons Cornelius Pass Road Cornelius Pass Road is an arterial road in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon , United States . The north-south road serves as an arterial connection between Burlington and Hillsboro . It intersects with several main roads and highways throughout its route, including Oregon Route 10 , Oregon Route 8 , Cornell Road , and U.S. Route 26 . The road connects to U.S. Route 30 at its northern terminus and Southeast Kinnaman Street in Hillsboro at its southern terminus. The road
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#1732794245451612-666: Is operating with an interim President and General Manager. A. Bruce Carswell resigned from the post in November 2008, replacing Larry Phipps, who retired in November 2005, who had replaced Robert I. Melbo who was WPRR/PNWR's first President and General Manager, having previously been the Superintendent of the Southern Pacific's Oregon Division which operated many of the lines before the WPRR was formed. Primary trains on
663-590: Is signed as Oregon Route 127 (OR 127) between U.S. Route 26 (US 26) and US 30, and named the Cornelius Pass Highway No. 127 (see Oregon highways and routes ). Cornelius Pass Road begins at a three-way intersection with Southeast Deline Street in southern Hillsboro . It travels north across the bridge over Butternut Creek and Reed's Crossing towards a set of railroad tracks that are owned by PNWR and intersects OR 8 before continuing into Hillsboro's suburban neighborhoods. The street passes under
714-612: The Columbia River , from Portland to Eugene through the Willamette Valley , and along several spurs through the Northern Oregon Coast Range . The Portland & Western's roots are in sister company Willamette and Pacific Railroad, founded in 1993. This company was created to take over operations on many branch lines of the Southern Pacific , a Class I railroad. These branches included
765-597: The Tualatin Mountains , reaching its highest point at Cornelius Pass, elevation 581 feet (177 m). The narrow road then descends from the mountains along McCarthy Creek and approaches the Multnomah Channel of the Columbia River , terminating at an intersection with U.S. Route 30 northwest of Portland . Cornelius Pass is one of only two main north–south connecting roads in Hillsboro. The former country road handles 11,000 drivers each day and
816-626: The 3.5-mile (5.6 km) section of track from Banks to Hillsboro to PNWR. As of 2024 , the PNWR system map does not show any interchange with POTB. PNWR operates between 20 and 30 trains per day over its system. PNWR's main yard and shop complex are all located in Albany. Additional crew bases in St. Helens , Tigard , McMinnville , and Eugene . Executive offices are maintained in Salem. As of 2008 P&W
867-567: The ATSF Yellowbonnet paint with some having the P&W logos while the others have been repainted into G&W colors. Unit 2311 went on the CORP in early 2021 and returned in late 2021. As of late 2014, PNWR 3300 was sold to The Andersons as AEX 100020, and later to Progress Rail as of 2020 and is now used for export. Locomotives 1501, 1801, 1803, 1852 and 1854 were all retired from the PNWR and were originally meant to be scrapped by
918-642: The BNSF to and from Port Westward on the Astoria Line west of Rainier. These trains currently run with BNSF locomotives. The locomotive fleet of the PNWR/WPRR primarily consists of used "second generation" and used five “first generation” products of General Motors Electro-Motive Division . Notable exceptions in the fleet include a handful of GP/SD9 locomotives which are now 60+ years old and still in regular service, as well as an SD7 . PNWR also operated
969-465: The GP40s, which are 3003−3005, will be sold or scrapped. The final SW9 (later rebuilt into an SW1200m), numbered 1201, was retired in late 2019 and was sold to AERC , and then renumbered to 1866 in mid 2021. The PNWR line between Beaverton and Wilsonville is leased to TriMet for the operation of its Westside Express Service (WES) commuter rail service. PNWR freight trains also continue to use
1020-540: The PNWR were done as a publicity move. Operating crews were divided between the two companies, but in practice, crews of PNWR or WPRR would be used anywhere they were needed on the system. The Portland & Western became the predominant corporate image in December 2000, to simplify branding, as well as operations and interchanging. Portland & Western became the "Operator" of the system while Willamette & Pacific remained in existence to retain ownership of assets. In
1071-467: The PNWR. This was the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad , which interchanged with PNWR solely, at Hillsboro. This line carried a significant number of carloads, primarily lumber, from Tillamook, Oregon , over the coast range via 100 miles of winding mountain railway. The POTB line was severely damaged by a major storm in 2007 and is out of service indefinitely, west of Banks. The Port of Tillamook Bay lease
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#17327942454511122-732: The Progress/Washington Square area near the Beaverton/Tigard city line, and a maintenance shop located in Wilsonville (staffed by TriMet employees). In Beaverton, TriMet also constructed a new 1,700-foot (520 m) spur off of the PNWR line, for exclusive use by WES trains, running mostly along Lombard Avenue and connecting the freight line with the Beaverton Transit Center . PNWR is responsible for train operations, including staffing
1173-632: The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Ry's line to Sweet Home, Oregon . This line carries lumber and scrap steel. The Rick Franklin Corp also operates a railroad maintenance service that is based out of Lebanon, Oregon . The second is the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad , a subsidiary of GWI. Although CORP and PNWR cross each other in Eugene, Oregon , operating agreements with Union Pacific prevented
1224-791: The Toledo Branch from Albany to Toledo and the Westside Branch from Monroe to St. Joseph (near McMinnville ), plus the Bailey Branch west from Monroe to a sawmill, the Dallas Branch from Gerlinger to Dallas , the Willamina Branch from Whiteson (near Amity ) to Willamina , and the southern portion of the Newberg branch from St. Joseph to Springbrook (north of Newberg ). Lumber products and paper are
1275-617: The Westside–Seghers Branch from Hillsboro to Seghers (near Gaston), and the remaining segment of the Newberg branch between Cook (near Tualatin) and Springbrook (near Newberg), connecting to the existing Willamette & Pacific network to McMinnville and Corvallis. The W&P had trackage rights on the Newberg branch and the portion of the Tillamook Branch between Cook and Willsburg Junction, along with trackage rights on
1326-422: The brand Portland & Western. In effect, the situation of 1995 has been reversed, and WPRR is now the paper corporation. The combined PNWR/WPRR system has expanded rapidly. In 1997, PNWR acquired the "Astoria Line", running from Northwest Portland to Wauna from Burlington Northern . At nearly 92 miles in length, the line brought many paper, lumber, and chemical customers onto the system. In 2002, PNWR acquired
1377-488: The buildings) and turned the property into the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, a brewpub. McMenamins's Cornelius Pass Roadhouse is located at 4045 NW Cornelius Pass Rd in Hillsboro, OR 97124. The property features a brewery, distillery, outdoor meadows and groves, the historic Octagonal Barn, Imbrie Hall, and the 1866 Italianate Roadhouse. The Roadhouse features original artwork and Victorian-era furnishings, and
1428-612: The development of South Hillsboro. The Oregon Legislature approved $ 9.5 million in 2012 to fund safety improvements such as guardrails. Hillsboro also announced plans in 2012 to widen the road to seven lanes between Cornell and US 26. The widening project was completed in March 2017 at a total cost of $ 18.3 million. Construction began in 2016 on the extension of Cornelius Pass Road south of Tualatin Valley Highway. The extension, approximately one-third mile (540 m) long,
1479-399: The family raised Morgans as draft animals to sell to other farmers. Once Robert's son Frank (d. 1945) took over, he turned the farm into a dairy and added the unique eight sided barn around 1900. Later generations of the family lived in the home, adding electricity and indoor plumbing in the 1930s. James Hay, Frank's son, transitioned the farm into grain and hay production, including barley that
1530-555: The former BN branches are mixed between leases and outright ownership. Portland and Western filed to abandon the Forest Grove branch in 2023. Originally, the Portland & Western was operated as a "paper corporation". Its officers were the same as those of the sister WPRR, with which its lines are contiguous. WPRR locomotives and other equipment were used to operate the line, and the few locomotives painted and/or lettered for
1581-402: The line, but not during times when the passenger trains are operating. Under a contract with TriMet, the rail cars are operated by PNWR crews. Begun in the 1990s and originally led by Washington County , the commuter-rail project was taken over by TriMet in 2002, and the regional transit agency entered into an agreement with PNWR for the use of its right-of-way, and later for the operation of
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1632-635: The mid-1840s as part of Oregon's first flood of white settlers. The Imbries came to Oregon from the Midwest , but the family's patriarch, James Imbrie, Jr., was born and raised in the Kingdom of Fife on the southeast coast of Scotland . James' sons, James III and Robert, each developed farms in Washington County. James' area was in North Plains , while brother Robert took over and expanded
1683-534: The new carrier. These included the remnants of the Forest Grove branch . According to former WPRR/PNWR General Manager Robert I. Melbo, the Portland & Western was created to take over the new lines, rather than just extending the WPRR, due to regulatory issues then in force. Most of the former SP branches are operated via a twenty-year lease agreement, which in the wake of the 1996 Union Pacific -Southern Pacific merger, are now held by UP. The operations of
1734-494: The operation of the 663/664 train pair from BNSF Railway. These trains run between Vancouver, WA and Albany, and are PNWR's first to regularly operate outside of Oregon. They alternately use the Oregon Electric District out of Portland and a nearby Union Pacific line between Portland and Salem under an inherited trackage rights agreement. As of 2008 , PNWR was operating run-through unit trains with grain from
1785-576: The predominant commodities in these branches, along with some agricultural products from various shippers. The Cascade Steel Rolling Mill in McMinnville is an important shipper as well and propane shipments are handled by several distributors. PNWR was created in 1995 to take over operations of the remainder of the SP's branch lines in the state consisting of the former Southern Pacific Tillamook Branch between Willsburg Junction (near Milwaukie) and Hillsboro,
1836-577: The rail cars. During construction in 2007–2008, the section involved was upgraded for use by commuter trains. Upgrades included a new roadbed, ballast, ties and rail to accommodate passenger train speeds of 60 MPH and freight train speeds of 40 MPH, Centralized Traffic Control signaling, Automatic Train Control at control points, new sidings, station platforms at the endpoints along with intermediate stations in Tigard, Oregon and Tualatin, Oregon , and in
1887-642: The railroad’s parent company Genesee and Wyoming as part of a fine resolution agreement with the EPA. But units 1501, 1801, 1803 and 1852 have been sold to BUGX and unit 1854 is destined to be sent to the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation . 2 of the PNWR GP40s were retired, with PNWR 3007 being sold to Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad in 2021 and 3006 being sold to Utah Railway in 2023. Both units kept these numbers. The rest of
1938-406: The road between US 26 and US 30 was transferred to the Oregon Department of Transportation on March 1, 2021, becoming Oregon Route 127. The transfer had been approved by the state legislature in 2017. A $ 29.5 million project started in March 2022 and expected to complete in December 2023 widened the road to 5 lanes between Francis and Tualatin Valley Highway from three lanes, alongside installing
1989-524: The road so that safety improvements could be carried out, including curve realignment and widening of shoulders. On February 16, 2021, the Washington County Board of Commissioners approved the reallocation of $ 8 million, previously reserved for a bridge replacement project on nearby Century Blvd, to partially fund the construction of a 5-lane bridge carrying Cornelius Pass over Butternut Creek. This $ 14.1 million project further extends
2040-509: The road south from its current terminus and allows further extensions southward toward Farmington Road to proceed. Construction on the single-span concrete bridge commenced in April 2023 and is expected to finish in June 2024. A pedestrian bridge is to be suspended underneath. Work continued on an extension of the road to a newly-built intersection with Kinnaman Road through 2021. The section of
2091-475: The road to five lanes between Walbridge/Aloclek and Wilkins. Announced in 2011, the expected cost was $ 10.1 million and would include a new bridge over Rock Creek. Construction closed the section for six months, with the new bridge opening on December 31, 2012; at that time, the remaining widening was expected to continue until the middle of 2013. Hillsboro also began preliminary work in 2011 to extend Cornelius Pass south of Tualatin Valley Highway to prepare for
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2142-577: The road's over 135 customers are Georgia Pacific, Stimson Lumber Company , Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, and Hampton Lumber Sales . PNWR handles over 90,000 carloads annually. Two other shortlines which interchange with PNWR are of note. The first is the Albany and Eastern Railroad a subsidiary of the Rick Franklin Corp, which interchanges solely with the PNWR. This shortline is in part the Southern Pacific line to Detroit, Oregon as well as
2193-555: The road, from US 26 to Cornell, is part of the National Highway System . The road was built by Thomas R. Cornelius in the 19th century. The interchange with the Sunset Highway (US 26) was rebuilt and widened in 1989, and the road widened to five lanes from the freeway to Cornell Road the following year. In 1996, the road was extended southward when 216th and 219th avenues were renamed and became
2244-433: The southern section of the road, terminating at Tualatin Valley Highway . At that time, the intersection with Baseline Road was re-aligned, but most of the extension was simply a renaming of 216th Avenue. The intersection with US 26 was altered in 2005 with new on- and off-ramps extending from Cornelius Pass to the east, where a railroad overpass had previously been located. In 2008, the entire Multnomah County section
2295-561: The system are the "Harbor Turn/Albany Turn" pair, which runs from Portland through to Albany; the "Toledo Hauler", running from Albany over the Coast Range to Toledo; the "Eugene Hauler", from Albany to a Eugene interchange with UP over UP trackage rights ; the "Westsider" running from Albany to McMinnville; and the Albany Hauler from Albany to a CORP interchange at Eugene, via the PNWR's leased BN trackage. In 2006, PNWR took over
2346-465: The trains with an engineer and conductor, dispatching, and maintenance. TriMet has a manager to oversee the service and handles basic maintenance of the fleet and stations. The service had been expected to launch as early as August 2008 but due to delays by the car manufacturer, Colorado Railcar , the actual start of service date was February 2, 2009. Four Colorado Railcar DMUs are used, three of which are powered vehicles and can move on their own, and
2397-484: The two railroads from interchanging traffic directly. Congestion problems experienced by UP in 2004 resulted in a new agreement allowing direct interchange, creating a new traffic flow on PNWR. Today, PNWR handles a great deal of log traffic from a log import-export firm on its lines in Rainier, Oregon , clear across the entire system to an interchange with CORP at Eugene. Up until 2007, a third shortline interchanged with
2448-504: The use of a credit or debit card. Cash passengers have the option in Tigard and Beaverton to first board a bus at the transit center to pay for cash and obtain a transfer which will be valid on the train; in Tualatin and at Hall/Nimbus bus service is infrequent to accommodate this, and TriMet does not serve Wilsonville and thus a passenger in Wilsonville wanting to pay a cash fare will simply not be permitted to board unless they purchase
2499-403: Was changed to a no-passing zone on the winding road over the Tualatin Mountains . A one-mile section from Lois to Wilkins streets closed for eight months in 2010 in order to widen the road in that area to five lanes as well as add bike lanes and sidewalks. The $ 12 million project included a new 182-foot (55 m) bridge over Beaverton Creek. The county hoped to widen the remaining portion of
2550-478: Was opened to traffic in July 2018. The new section crosses Portland & Western Railroad tracks and takes Cornelius Pass Road into the under-construction South Hillsboro area. In July 2019, a five-mile (8.0 km) stretch of Cornelius Pass Road between US 30 and NW Germantown Road began an 11-week closure. This stretch of road had experienced a high rate of crashes in preceding years, and Multnomah County closed
2601-616: Was used in Blitz-Weinhard beer in the mid-1900s. By the 1970s the family had stopped the agrarian activities, and in 1977 Gary (James, Jr.'s great great grandson) opened the Imbrie Farmstead Restaurant at the old home. In 1984 the property was purchased by Donald and Billie Jean Herman who continued to operate the restaurant until they leased the operations to McMenamins. In 1986 current owner McMenamins took over operations (eventually purchasing and restoring
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