Portland Railway, Light and Power Company

[2] Upon its formation, PRL&P became the only company to operate streetcars within Portland city limits; it also continued to sell electric power.

[3] A few lines in the southeast part of the city were standard-gauge,[5] converted from narrow gauge in December 1908 for efficiency, so that they could operate out of PRL&P's Sellwood carbarn, which was closer to the area those lines served but was only equipped for standard-gauge operation.

[3]: 129–130 By 1910, PRL&P was a $15 million holding company, having received 43 franchises from the city of Portland, mostly in the form of land grants.

"[6][7] The company only installed safety devices (such as pedestrian bumpers) on its streetcars after "extreme public pressure.

[1] PRL&P was reorganized as the Portland Electric Power Company (PEPCO) on April 26, 1924.

Map Showing Lines of the Portland Railway Light and Power Company Portland Oregon June 1912
Advertisement for an excursion car in 1906
An ex-PRL&P streetcar that has been preserved is Portland "Council Crest" car 503, which was built in 1904 (as No. 203) for the Portland Street Railway Company and passed to PRL&P with a 1906 merger. It is shown at the Oregon Electric Railway Museum (old site).
The former Sellwood Division Carbarn Office and Clubhouse of PRL&P has survived and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The large carbarn it once served was demolished in the 2000s.