What the…?

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 …

Kids Love Trains!

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 …

New Track Installed

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 …

Photo Shoot at ORHC

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 …