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Oregon Rail Heritage Center

2012 establishments in OregonAC with 0 elementsHistorical society museums in OregonMuseums established in 2012Museums in Portland, Oregon
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Oregon Rail Heritage Center with UP caboose in front (2016)
Oregon Rail Heritage Center with UP caboose in front (2016)

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, the first two of which are restored and operable. The center opened to the public on September 22, 2012. The project to establish the center was led by the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation (ORHF), a non-profit organization established in 2002. The museum site is in Southeast Portland.

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Oregon Rail Heritage Center
Southeast Water Avenue, Portland Hosford-Abernethy

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Southeast Water Avenue 2250
97214 Portland, Hosford-Abernethy
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