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Oregon - Sumpter Valley Railway
Baker City, OR - by Brian Fitz
In 1970 a group of Baker County residents got together and formed a preservation society to acquire as much of the remaining equipment of the original Sumpter Valley Railway right of way as possible. They hoped to one day restore a portion of the original line to operation. In 1971 the group was able to purchase 2-truck, wood burning Heisler No. 3 from Boise Cascade. The locomotive had survived all these years in a shed in Cascade ID serving as a backup boiler to a lumber mill until 1969. Rails and ties were donated by the Union Pacific, a couple of flat cars were obtained from the D&RGW.
In 1977, two SVRR Baldwin 2-8-2's no.s 19 and 20 were obtained from the White Pass and Yukon. The locomotives were stored in Skagway and operated on WP&Y after their career on the SVRwy ended. In 1992 the 19 was trucked to Portland OR where Doyle McCormack's steam crew spent 4 years restoring the mike to operating condition.
The history of the SVRR is much more interesting and detailed, and you can learn more by visiting the Sumpter Valley Railway home page.
Info: URL: http://wasteam.railfan.net/svrr.html (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Oregon - Train Mountain Railroad Museum
Chiloquin, OR - Train Mountain Railroad Museum is a non-profit organization devoted to
the preservation of our railroad heritage. Located near Chiloquin,
Oregon, mid-way between Klamath Falls, Oregon and Crater Lake
National Park on 2000 acres of Ponderosa Pine forest. Train Mountain
currently has 70,000 feet of one eighth scale railroad track in operation.
Train Meets for members and those who own, operate, or have an interest
in one eighth scale railroading are held four times a year.
Info: URL: http://www.trainmountain.org/ (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Washington - Anacortes Train and Rail
Anacortes, WA - Anacortes Train and Rail is in the process of redeveloping and expanding the railroad begun by Tommy Thompson Jr. and the Anacortes Railway. Tommy passed away in 1999. It was his and his family's desire that the engine and coaches be donated to a museum where they could be maintained and operated. AT&R is searching for equipment to replace Tommy's engine and coaches. The ultimate goal is to complete Tommy Thompson Jr.'s dream of a 3.5 mile Tourist Railroad in Anacortes, WA.
Info: URL: http://www.anacortestrainrail.bigstep.com/homepage.html (Added: 21-Oct-2000)
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Washington - Bellingham Railway Museum
Bellingham, WA - The Bellingham Railway Museum is a nonprofit Museum dedicated to educating the public about the history, heritage and operations of the railroads in Whatcom and Skagit counties, both past and present. To accomplish this, the museum offers historical displays, artifacts, model railroad layouts, and a railroad related play area at our location in downtown Bellingham. In addition, the BRM also sponsors a number of activities outside the museum such as railroad history walks, lectures and guided trips to visit working and historic railroads around Northwest Washington.
Info: URL: http://www.bellinghamrailwaymuseum.org (Added: 24-Sep-2003)
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Washington - Camp 6 Logging Museum
Tacoma, WA - Camp 6 Logging museum. Camp 6 is operated by WFIM for the benefit of the visiting public by the Tacoma Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Our mission is to preserve and present to the public a portion of Washington State's history from the 1880's through the 1940's as it pertains to the "Steam Era of Logging". With photographs, paintings, artifacts and equipment displays, Camp 6 takes the visitor back in time from when horse and ox teams hauled out the timber up through the last days that steam powered "Donkeys" and Railroads worked the woods. Visitors will see first hand what life in the logging camps and woods of Western Washington was like.
Info: URL: http://www.camp-6-museum.org/c6.html (Added: 21-Jun-2000)
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Washington - Chehalis Centralia Railroad Association
Chehalis, WA - The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association was formed in 1986 as a non-profit corporation. The founders were a group of local citizens whose goal was to restore a 1916 logging locomotive that had been placed in a Chehalis park thirty years earlier.
Our trains operate over a nine mile section of track that extends southwest from Chehalis. This historic rail line was previously operated by the Milwaukee Road, and later the Chehalis Western Railroad. The line winds through scenic hills, farmland, and over several wooden trestles.
Info: URL: http://www.ccrra.com (Added: 22-Jul-2000)
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Washington - Dayton Historical Depot Society
Dayton, WA - Dayton Historical Depot Society. D ayton's Historical Depot,located at 2nd and Commercial St was originally built in 1881 and designed in the fashionable Stick / Eastlake style, it is now the oldest surviving passenger station in Washington State.
The Depot Art Gallery features ever-changing exhibits by different artists and a variety of mediums. The Depot Museum depicts the intriguing history of Columbia County and Washington state through permanent and rotating exhibits.
Info: URL: http://dayton.bmi.net/ (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Washington - Issaquah Valley Trolley Project
Issaquah, WA - Several vintage trolleys, similar to the 1920's vintage J.G. Brill model
pictured here, are available around the country for lease or
purchase. The "Issaquah Valley Trolley" project is on the verge of
obtaining one and bringing it to Issaquah. We plan to put Issaquah's
beautiful depot and rail corridor to use for weekend and special event
use - while actively planning a more extensive "phase 2" project that
can provide transportation between key Issaquah sites - providing an
attractive alternative to sitting in traffic.
Our Mission: "To strengthen Issaquah's unique historic character
and sense of community by restoring rail passenger service.
Info: URL: http://www.issaquahhistory.org/trolley/default.htm (Added: 20-Sep-2000)
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Washington - Lake Whatcom Railway
Wickersham, WA - The Lake Whatcom Railway is a dedicated living preservation of the Pacific Northwest's railway heritage. The railway currently uses a diesel locomotive. The passenger coaches date to the early 1900s and were used for many years on the Northern Pacific passenger trains out of Seattle. Some ancient wooden freight cars from the Great Northern Railway are also on the premises.
Info: URL: http://www.lakewhatcomrailway.com/ (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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