Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad

Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad

File:Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Logo.jpeg
Overview
Headquarters	Garibaldi, Oregon
Locale	Tillamook County, Oregon, USA
Dates of operation	2003–present
Technical
Track gauge	Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	47 miles

The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (OCSR) is a steam-powered heritage railroad operating in Oregon State between Garibaldi and Rockaway, with additional special trips to Wheeler, 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, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, runs its collection of vintage rail equipment over 47 miles of former Southern Pacific Transportation Company track currently owned by Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad, an entity distinct from the OCSR.

The railroad currently operates two steam locomotives in regular service. One of these is the Curtiss Lumber Company No. 2, a Heisler locomotive, which is a geared steam locomotive, and the other is the former McCloud Railway No. 25, a 2-6-2 type made by the American Locomotive Company. Both were used in the early 20th century for logging.

Operating Diesel locomotives include the Great Northern Railway (U.S.) No. 274 EMD F7, the former Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad EMD SD9 No. 6139, and the former Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad EMD GP9, No. 101.

As of 2015, several steam locomotive restoration/reconstruction projects are planned or underway. Among them is the complete restoration of the Deep River No. 7 "Skookum", a 2-4-4-2 Mallet locomotive.

Locomotives

Number	Builder	Type	Works Number	Built	Acquired	Image	Notes
No. 2	Heisler Locomotive Works	2-truck Heisler	#1198	1910	2003		Built for The Curtiss Lumber Co. of Mill City, OR. Currently operable
No. 25	American Locomotive Company	2-6-2	#66435	1925	2011		Built for the McCloud Railway, Currently operable
No. 6139	General Motors Electro-Motive Division	EMD SD9 diesel-electric	#20121	1954	2006		Built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, No. 765; currently operable
No. 101	General Motors Electro-Motive Division	EMD GP9 diesel-electric	#21703	1956	2006		Built for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, No. 6606; currently operable
No. 274	General Motors Electro-Motive Division	EMD F7 diesel-electric	#11066	1950	2010		Built for the Great Northern Railway (U.S.); EMD 567 engine with 645 Power Blocks currently operable
No. 7	Baldwin Locomotive Works	2-4-4-2 Mallet locomotive	#33463	1909			Built for the Little River Railroad (Tennessee) No. 126, later Deep River Logging Co. #7, also known as The Skookum, Undergoing reconstruction

• All of the railroad's locomotives are serviced out of the locomotive shops in Garibaldi, Oregon.

See also

• List of heritage railroads in the United States#Oregon

External links

• Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
• http://www.trainweb.org/potb/rosters/clc2roster.html
• http://www.trainweb.org/mccloudrails/LocoImages/Loco-0025.html
• http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2014/12/reassembled-2-4-4-2-skookum-again-upright-after-nearly-60-years
• http://loggingmallets.railfan.net/list/lr126/littleriver126.htm
• http://www.trainweb.org/potb/rosters/6139roster.html