The Challenges of Steam video presents an in depth look at steam locomotives, their upside and downside, and what led to the conversion to the electric diesel. Presented by Oregon Rail Heritage Center, and featuring the members of the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association, the video is an informative and entertaining thirteen minutes.
This is the first of an occasional series on where to go for train watching in the greater Portland Metropolitan Area. Wilsonville is a community about fifteen miles southwest of Portland. It is the south end of TriMet’s rail WES (Westside Express Service) route, and on the Portland and Western rail line between Albany and …
The Oregon Rail Heritage Center introduces “ORHFlix,” volunteer-produced short videos of the rail experience found at the Center on SE Water Avenue in Portland, Oregon. The ORHFlix are found on YouTube. Currently there are four ORHFlix videos posted. They are What Makes A Steam Train Go, Holiday Express 2018, Welcome to the Center, and a …
In Memoriam Laurel Coryell Lyon May 1, 1950 – November 24, 2018 Full of warmth, invention, compassion, and wit, Laurel Lyon was a unique phenomenon. Laurel not only thought outside the box, she lived outside the box. World traveler, field trip maven, green thumb, imaginative cook, athlete, environmentalist, former hippie commune resident, she had a …
One of our 13-year-old visitors made this delightful video of a recent visit to the Rail Heritage Center. Enjoy!