The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad is a heritage railroad, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, operating in Oregon, primarily between Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach, with additional special trips to Wheeler, Nehalem River and into the Salmonberry River canyon.
The railroad travels on tracks that pass along the edge of Tillamook Bay and the Oregon Coast, and through thick forest along the Nehalem River. The OCSR runs its collection of vintage rail equipment over 46 miles (74 km) of former Southern Pacific Transportation Company track under a lease from the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB), an entity distinct from the OCSR.
The railroad currently operates two steam locomotives in regular service but as of today, several steam locomotive restoration/reconstruction projects are planned or underway.
Locomotives[]
| Photograph | Locomotive | Build date | Manufacturer | Locomotive Type: | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pickering Lumber Co. No. 1 | 1913 | Heisler Locomotive Works | 85 Ton, 3-truck Heisler | Stored awaiting restoration |
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Curtiss Lumber Co. 2 | 1910 | Heisler Locomotive Works | 2-truck Heisler | Undergoing Maintenance |
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Craig Mountain Lumber Co. No. 3 | 1917 | Heisler Locomotive Works | 2-truck Heisler | Operational |
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Columbia River Belt Line No. 7 "Skookum" | June 1909 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | Operational, on loan to the Niles Canyon Railway | |
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McCloud River Railway No. 25 | 1925 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | Operational | |
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Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad No. 101 | June 1956 | Electro-Motive Division | EMD GP9 | Operational |
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Great Northern No. 274 | 1950 | Electro-Motive Division | EMD F7 | Operational |
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Port of Tillamook Bay No. 6139 | 1954 | Electro-Motive Division | EMD SD9 | Operational |
Trivia[]
- All of the railroad's locomotives are serviced at the locomotive shops in Garibaldi, Oregon.
- During 2014 the OCSR has been in a series of legal challenges with the State of Oregon over their attempts to reconstruct track in the Salmonberry River corridor that had been damaged in winter storms of 2007.
- The central issue was the OCSR's work included placing rock fill on the bank of the river, for which they had not obtained state permits, potentially impacting native salmon and steelhead. OCSR's position was that as a railroad, federal law exempted them from state environmental regulations.
- In March 2015, a decision was reported that exempted the OCSR from the state regulations.
- In 2021, they bought the Fred Kepner Collection from a field near Merrill, Oregon known as the "Kepner Memorial Collection".