Thanks to the thousands of you that rode the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation’s Holiday Express this year. The sold out trains filled with all ages and, or course, Santa Claus spread Christmas cheer from one end of the ride to the other. We hope all your holidays are a great success and wish you all …
Text and Photos by Ken Byers On September 20th at the Doyle McCormack Enginehouse, the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation celebrated its fifth birthday with food and praise. In attendance were Amanda Fritz and Nick Fish, present and past city commissioners for Parks and Recreation respectively, as well as many of the key volunteers that make …
Our guest author today is Laif Kvarsten. He is eleven and, as you can tell, an avid railfan. We thank him for his contribution. Monday, March 21, 2016 11 Coast Starlight Bright neon signs led us to Portland’s Metropolitan Lounge, where sleeping car passengers awaited the arrival of the southbound Coast Starlight. The …
No better place to introduce you to the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation’s new feature than with one of America’s most famous train rides: the narrow gauge Durango and Silverton. We rode it in early June and were mesmerized by the beauty of the scenery that can only be seen by train or foot, and the …
The morning of April 28th, 19 youngsters from the Portland Albina Head Start program and 7 accompanying adults visited the Oregon Rail Heritage Center and were provided the grand tour by retired educator and expert Docent David Larsen. The youngsters arrived and departed via the Portland Streetcar after eating their brown bag lunch at the Rail Center. Additional visits …