Oregon Rail Heritage Center
The center is located in Portland. It is home to three steam locomotives.
The 700 had run during the holidays. The tender was separated and you can see the connections that are normally not seen.
In September 2012, I was invited to visit the Brooklyn yard roundhouse. Roundhouses were made to do light repairs on steam engine, and not made for photography.
The SP&S 700 had her rods off, some unique views, and two drivers were on the drop table.
Southern Pacific 4449– Lima 4-8-4. It is currently undergoing the 1472-day inspection.
Shots from my September 2012 visit, with the rods off, and some cab shots
The center has a fully equipped shop to work on the engines.
The center also has the turntable from the Brooklyn yard, and it will eventually be installed at the center.
Doyle McCormick has been one of the drivers of the center and owns a Nickel Plate PA. One of the docents said that the engine was fired up recently, and they hope to have the locomotive running by the end of the year. He rescued this PA from Mexico, and they are slowly rebuilding it.
