Oregon Rail Heritage Center
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The Oregon Rail Heritage Center (ORHC) is a railway museum in Portland, Oregon. Along with other rolling stock, the museum houses three steam locomotives owned by the City of Portland: Southern Pacific 4449, Spokane, Portland & Seattle 700, and Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. 197,[1] the first two of which are restored and operable.[2] The center opened to the public on September 22, 2012.[3] The project to establish the center was led by the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation (ORHF), a non-profit organization, which was renamed from the Oregon Heritage Steam Foundation in 2002. The non-profit Oregon Steam Heritage Foundation was formed in 2000. The museum site is in Southeast Portland.[4]
Location in Portland, across the river from downtown | |
Established | 2012 |
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Location | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Coordinates | 45.507306°N 122.661722°W / 45.507306; -122.661722 |
Type | Railway museum |
Owner | Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation |
Public transit access |
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Website | www.orhf.org |