Kim Melten and his wife brought a new way to enjoy the outdoors to Oregon more than 10 years ago. They coupled their love of bikes and the outdoors into an accessible activity: rail riding. The ...
The Candy Cane Express takes on passengers at the Garibaldi Depot up three times on select December weekends for an hour ride ...
Hop aboard Oregon’s most scenic winter train rides, where snow-dusted forests, sparkling rivers, and cozy cabins feel ...
Matt Wiederholt remembers the boom days of the sawmills in Prineville. Trucks hauled logs out of the Ochoco National Forest to seven mills in town. Multiple trains a day rolled through town, blowing a ...
Bill Habjan, a retired doctor from Lebanon, Oregon, makes the 160-mile round trip to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland’s Central Eastside twice a week to work on an old engine. “When a steam ...
TILLAMOOK Ore. (KPTV) - Every year, more than 40,000 people take a ride on the historic Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, providing a unique view of our state’s coastline. However, a break-in and two ...
The Federal Railroad Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, is investing more than $40 million in rail funding for Oregon. Projects span the state and include work in ...
SUMPTER, Ore. — The beauty of traveling Oregon’s back roads and byways is the unexpected treasure that you may find along the way – not just the scenery, but interesting lessons about Oregon’s past.
The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad introduces its new Halloween Coast Train, just in time for spooky season. During the final weekend of October, passengers can board a Halloween-themed historic train ...
The beloved holiday trains of Oregon and southwest Washington are back for another year of seasonal joy on the region’s scenic railroads. This year’s schedule brings back popular rides on the Mount ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad says they are facing thousands of dollars in damage after a break-in and railroad tie thefts within a couple weeks. The Garibaldi-based train ...