A small group in the foothills of Mount Rainier has been tasked since the 1980s with running a tourist railroad there. It also has a larger goal of preserving some part of the logging era that helped ...
We imagine loggers as burly men in calk boots, wool shirts and pants trimmed nearly to their boot tops to keep them from snagging on the brush and leftover bramble of their work. We don’t think of ...
This scenic steam train winds through California’s towering redwoods, ending with breathtaking ocean views along the sunlit ...
Take a trip back in time and see what life was like when timber and trains were the center of Pacific Northwest industry. The Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad offers a glimpse of the past with nine logging ...
In operation for more than seven decades, equipped with a 440-hp steam engine, and capable of cutting logs as large as 8 feet across, Oregon's Hull-Oakes Lumber Co. is a unique slice of American ...
On Saturday, May 13, visitors to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland can take a ride on an 111-year-old steam locomotive. Nowadays, most trains are electric or diesel-powered, but ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation has acquired a 102-year-old steam engine from the Oregon Historical Society, which it hopes to use for future train rides between its museum ...