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Oregon Rail Heritage Center

May 17,2024

The Oregon Rail Heritage Center (ORHC) is a railway museum located in Portland, Oregon, that opened in September 2012. This volunteer-run museum showcases three vintage steam locomotives owned by the City of Portland, and their restoration work is exceptional, as all three locomotives are fully operational. ORHC also displays various railroad equipment, artifacts, and historical information. A significant section of the building features a workshop with an extensive collection of tools used for restoration work.


Below are some photos of the three fully restored locomotives on display at the museum. (We should have taken some pictures of their workshop, as some of the equipment looked as vintage as the steam engines.)

Southern Pacific 4449 GS-4 Northern steam locomotive in red and orange Daylight livery, streamlined 4-8-4 design

Southern Pacific No. 4449

Southern Pacific No. 4449 streamlined GS-4 Northern locomotive in red-orange livery, built 1941 for high-speed Daylight passenger service.

Southern Pacific No. 4449-Front

Oregon Railway & Navigation 197 Pacific-type steam locomotive, 4-6-2 wheel arrangement, built 1905 by Baldwin for passenger service.

Oregon Railway & Navigation No. 197

SP&S No. 700 Baldwin 4-8-4 Northern steam locomotive built 1938, one of three surviving Baldwin Northerns

Spokane, Portland & Seattle No. 700

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