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 …
Stephen Sedaker, long-time volunteer with the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association, provides a new update on the SP&S 700 boiler inspection in a new article published on Trains.com.
What the heck is it? Well, it is a machine to help lay railroad tracks, of course. Thanks to the efforts of our tireless volunteers and Dick Samuels, owner of the Oregon Pacific Railroad, who brought his amazing track machine to help tamp in the ballast and ties for the tracks, the rail extension in front of 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 …
For the past two years dedicated volunteers from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center have discussed the need for extending the rail stub in front of the building far enough to display one of the engines or a complete rail car. To battle the hardscrabble beneath the surface gravel, heavy equipment was necessary. Ron Endicott of Endicott Woods Enterprises …