. Electric railway journal . is densely covered by a grove of oak trees, from whichthe park derives its name. In laying out the grounds for pleasure purposes this naturalforest beauty has been re-tained as much as possible,and even enhanced in variousways by flower gardens andlawns. During the park season thecompany runs separate trains,consisting of a motor car andfrom two to three large opentrailers. Each trailer has aseating capacity of about 150,thus making a full train loadof about 500 people. Duringweekdays these special trainsrun at intervals of from 10to 15 minutes, and on Sun-days and
. Electric railway journal . is densely covered by a grove of oak trees, from whichthe park derives its name. In laying out the grounds for pleasure purposes this naturalforest beauty has been re-tained as much as possible,and even enhanced in variousways by flower gardens andlawns. During the park season thecompany runs separate trains,consisting of a motor car andfrom two to three large opentrailers. Each trailer has aseating capacity of about 150,thus making a full train loadof about 500 people. Duringweekdays these special trainsrun at intervals of from 10to 15 minutes, and on Sun-days and special occasionsfrom 5 to 7 minutes. Thefare to The Oaks is only 5cents, and passengers cantransfer from any of the city lines without paying extrafare. All of the passengers are unloaded from the car;-,on one large platform used for entrance only, another plat-form serving exclusively for exit. Home-going passengerspurchase their tickets at the latter platform, and also havethe privilege of transferring to any city The JDaks, Portland, Ore.—Along the Trail, with the Concessions on One Side and Oak Trees on the Other January 30, 1909.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. 181 . The principal attraction at The Oaks usually is somecelebrated band giving afternoon and evening concerts,with programs made up to suit both classical and populartastes. During 1908 the company had such bands part of the side facing the river, where there is a large restaurantwith a roof garden and a wide porch surrounding all swimming tank is placed right in the WillametteRiver. During each season there are other special attrac-
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