DID YOU KNOW? One of the many ways we fund our preservation efforts is to rent our facility for photo shoots. On March 1st, a crew from KEEN Footwear – a local company that manufactures and sells footwear in Portland – shot an upcoming work shoe promotion at Oregon Rail Heritage Center featuring Locomotive 324. To learn more about …
The Portland Winter Light Festival came to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center on the nights of February 4 through 7th attracting large crowds and introducing more than 1500 people to the Center. The Festival literally turned the lights on buildings, fixtures, and trails along the inner byways of Southeast Portland. ORHC was a major stopping …
70 trips over 4 weekends. Over 14000 candy canes and just as many smiles. The 4449 came back to life after two years of being rebuilt. Countless number of photos. Visitors from all over the world. Sunshine, rain, wind, a rainbow, but thankfully no snow or ice. Over 100 volunteers, including train crew, our car …
On the evening of August 20th, more than a hundred people visited the Oregon Rail Heritage Center to hear Doyle McCormack describe his journey with the PA locomotive now called the Nickle Plate Road 190. Doyle has followed the life of the engine from a mainline workhouse in mid-America, to an abandoned and rusted-out hulk …
Sharyn Marcuson wrote this guest blog about Holiday Express: Every year the email goes out: Santa Train? And then at least a dozen replies come flying in: Yes! Of course! Our group first boarded the Holiday Express in 2006 when our kids were mostly 2 and 3 years old. Friends formed from an organization called Families …