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Oregon - Santiam Excursion Trains
Lebanon, OR - Our excursion trains run over the 17+ miles of track on the Sweet Home Branch line. Our excursion train is unlike any other in the Valley, or even the west coast for that matter. While on board you will see amazing stretches of farmland, forest ranges and the beautiful Santiam River while also rolling past our shipper's sites and seeing the railroad world in action. The round trip lasts approximately two hours, so be sure to bring some cash so that you can enjoy some local beer, wine and cocktails.
Info: URL: https://santiamexcursiontrains.com/ (Added: 19-Mar-2017)
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Oregon - Sumpter Valley Railway
Baker City, OR - Welcome to the official homepage of the Sumpter Valley Railroad!
When planning a summer visit to northeast Oregon, be sure to add the Sumpter Valley Railroad to your travel itinerary. History comes to life aboard the vintage trains as you travel through the heart of gold country in the scenic Sumpter Valley. Running between McEwen and the historic mining town of Sumpter, it's a guarantee that the whole family will enjoy this relaxing trip back in time without having to leave the comfort of the present.
The Sumpter Valley Railroad is open on select weekends and major holidays, Memorial Day Weekend through the last weekend in September.
Info: URL: http://www.sumptervalleyrailroad.org/index.html (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Oregon - Train Mountain Railroad Museum
Chiloquin, OR - The museum has the world's largest collection of Cabooses (37). The museum concentrates on the Southern Pacific Railroad, the Great Northern Railroad and their successors. Also represented are the logging railroads of Klamath County and the former Oregon, California, & Eastern Railroad (OC&E).
The museum has an exhibit of snow fighting equipment used by the Southern Pacific in the Cascade mountains and by the OC&E.
A collection of smaller items are being organized into interpretive displays that will explain the skills and tools used to run a railroad yesterday and today.
Info: URL: http://www.tminst.org/pages/TM_Museum.shtml (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Oregon - Willamette Shore Trolley
Lake Oswego, OR - Willamette Shore Trolley. Take a scenic trolley along the Willamette River
Ride in a Vintage Trolley from Lake Oswego into a dark tunnel and meander thru posh neighborhoods. Soon you will be on a high trestle overlooking the beautiful Willamette River and continue along the Willamette River into Powers Marine Park. From there you will return to Lake Oswego. A perfect outing for families and couples.
You will riding on a historic rail line dating from the late 1800s. The tunnel dates from 1912. At one time electrified interurbans ran on this line from Portland to Oswego and on to Hillsboro, McMinnville and Corvallis. The Vintage Trolley itself is a replica trolley in the style of Portland's own Council Crest cars. Two of the original cars can be found at our museum in Brooks. The Vintage Trolleys did run on the MAX Line and Portland Streetcar before coming to Willamette Shore Trolley.
Info: URL: http://wst.oregontrolley.com/ (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Oregon - World Forestry Center
Portland, OR - Located on the World Forestry Center campus, Peggy is a beautiful 42-ton Lima Shay-geared locomotive who has hauled an estimated billion feet of logs in her lifetime.
Built in 1909 by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio, she was shipped around Cape Horn to Seattle and a few years later purchased by the Stimson Lumber Company. Peggy spent her life working first in forests of Washington and then Oregon. She survived the Tillamook Burn and was retired from logging in 1950.
Peggy was donated to the City of Portland. In 1969-1971, members of the Pacific Northwest Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (PNWC) rebuilt the cab and wood sills in preparation for her move to the World Forestry Center.
In 2003 the Lilley Family Foundation generously donated funds to refurbish Peggy, build a shelter for her, and move her to her current prominent location. Once again Peggy found herself in front of television and newspaper photographers as she was gently lifted by a large crane and placed on her new tracks.
The locomotive is on static display adjacent to the parking lot for the Oregon Zoo, which has a nice park train.
Info: URL: https://www.worldforestry.org/ (Added: 17-Dec-2016)
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Washington - Anacortes Railway
Anacortes, WA - After sixteen years of hibernation, narrow-gauge Fidalgo Island steam is circulating once again. Now, as means of active preservation, a small group of citizens from various backgrounds have joined forces to revitalize the steam locomotive infrastructure that was, up until 1999, the Anacortes Railway, AR.
The AR today is dedicated to preserving the city's unique rail history by creating a platform for steam operation and education.
At the center of the AR is the Forney type locomotive built by the Railway's founder, Tommy Thompson Jr. With Tommy's passing in 1999, what was once a vibrant part of the downtown Anacortes experience suddenly vanished. Our hope, with your help, is to recall this experience by placing the engine and passenger cars in operation once again. After much work and planning, the engine is once again a state certified boiler! However, we are still far from selling tickets and giving rides. The next task is to refurbish existing rail and re-locate the engine house next to the active rail.
Info: URL: https://www.anacortesrailway.org/ (Added: 28-Nov-2016)
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Washington - Bellingham Railway Museum
Bellingham, WA - The Bellingham Railway Museum is a nonprofit Museum dedicated to educating the public about the history, heritage and operations of the railroads in Whatcom and Skagit counties, both past and present. To accomplish this, the museum offers historical displays, artifacts, model railroad layouts, and a railroad related play area at our location in downtown Bellingham. In addition, the BRM also sponsors a number of activities outside the museum such as railroad history walks, lectures and guided trips to visit working and historic railroads around Northwest Washington.
Info: URL: http://bellinghamrailwaymuseum.org/ (Added: 24-Sep-2003)
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