Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Androidâ„¢ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation

Index Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation

The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation (ORHF) is a registered non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1]

51 relations: Billings, Montana, BNSF Railway, Brooklyn, Portland, Oregon, Columbia River, Doyle McCormack, Excursion train, Great Northern Railway (U.S.), History of rail in Oregon, Intermodal passenger transport, MAX Orange Line, Milwaukie, Oregon, National Railway Historical Society, National Train Day, Nonprofit organization, Oaks Amusement Park, Oregon, Oregon Cultural Trust, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Oregon Pacific Railroad (1997), Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Oregon Railroad and Navigation 197, Owosso, Michigan, Pamplin Media Group, Portland and Western Railroad, Portland Parks & Recreation, Portland Tribune, Portland Union Station, Portland, Oregon, Rail transport, Railroad engineer, Railway roundhouse, Railway turntable, Salem, Oregon, Sherwood, Oregon, Southern Pacific 4449, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700, Stampede Pass, Steam locomotive, Steam Railroading Institute, Tacoma, Washington, The Oregonian, Trains (magazine), TriMet, Union Pacific Railroad, United States, Vancouver, Washington, Washington (state), Willamette River, Wishram, Washington, ..., 501(c)(3) organization. Expand index (1 more) »

Billings, Montana

Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, and the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area with a population of 169,676.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Billings, Montana · See more »

BNSF Railway

The BNSF Railway Company is the largest freight railroad network in North America, followed by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in second place, its primary competitor for Western U.S. freight.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and BNSF Railway · See more »

Brooklyn, Portland, Oregon

Brooklyn is a mostly residential neighborhood in southeast Portland, Oregon.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Brooklyn, Portland, Oregon · See more »

Columbia River

The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Columbia River · See more »

Doyle McCormack

Doyle L. McCormack (born circa 1943) is a railroad preservationist, and is well-known among the railfan community.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Doyle McCormack · See more »

Excursion train

An excursion train is a chartered train run for a special event or purpose.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Excursion train · See more »

Great Northern Railway (U.S.)

The Great Northern Railway was an American Class I railroad.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Great Northern Railway (U.S.) · See more »

History of rail in Oregon

The history of rail in Oregon predates the transcontinental railroad in 1869.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and History of rail in Oregon · See more »

Intermodal passenger transport

Intermodal passenger transport, also called mixed-mode commuting, involves using two or more modes of transportation in a journey.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Intermodal passenger transport · See more »

MAX Orange Line

The MAX Orange Line, also known as the Portland–Milwaukie Light Rail Project, is a light rail line in the Metropolitan Area Express light rail system of TriMet in Portland, Oregon.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and MAX Orange Line · See more »

Milwaukie, Oregon

Milwaukie is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Milwaukie, Oregon · See more »

National Railway Historical Society

The National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) is a non-profit organization established in 1935 in the United States to promote interest in, and appreciation for the historical development of railroads.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and National Railway Historical Society · See more »

National Train Day

National Train Day was a holiday started by Amtrak in 2008 as a method to spread information to the general public about the advantages of railway travel and the history of trains in the United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and National Train Day · See more »

Nonprofit organization

A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Nonprofit organization · See more »

Oaks Amusement Park

Oaks Park is a small amusement park located south of downtown Portland, Oregon, U.S., near the Sellwood Bridge.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Oaks Amusement Park · See more »

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Oregon · See more »

Oregon Cultural Trust

Oregon Cultural Trust is a cultural promotion and preservation organization in the U.S. state of Oregon.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Oregon Cultural Trust · See more »

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is a science and technology museum in Portland, Oregon, United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Oregon Museum of Science and Industry · See more »

Oregon Pacific Railroad (1997)

Oregon Pacific Railroad is a short-line railroad operating two disconnected routes: one in southeast Portland, Oregon, and the former Southern Pacific Molalla Branch between Canby and Liberal, Oregon.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Oregon Pacific Railroad (1997) · See more »

Oregon Rail Heritage Center

The Oregon Rail Heritage Center (ORHC) is a railway museum in Portland, Oregon.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Oregon Rail Heritage Center · See more »

Oregon Railroad and Navigation 197

Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Oregon Railroad and Navigation 197 · See more »

Owosso, Michigan

Owosso is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Owosso, Michigan · See more »

Pamplin Media Group

The Pamplin Media Group (PMG) is a media conglomerate owned by Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. and operating primarily in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Pamplin Media Group · See more »

Portland and Western Railroad

The Portland and Western Railroad is a Class II railroad serving the U.S. state of Oregon, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of shortline and regional railroad holding company Genesee & Wyoming Inc. The PNWR includes a subsidiary, the Willamette and Pacific Railroad.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Portland and Western Railroad · See more »

Portland Parks & Recreation

Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is the bureau that manages the city parks, natural areas, recreational facilities, gardens, and trails of the City of Portland, Oregon, in the United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Portland Parks & Recreation · See more »

Portland Tribune

The Portland Tribune is a free newspaper published twice weekly, each Tuesday and Thursday, in Portland, Oregon, United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Portland Tribune · See more »

Portland Union Station

Portland Union Station is an Amtrak train station near the west shore of the Willamette River in the Old Town Chinatown section of Portland, Oregon, United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Portland Union Station · See more »

Portland, Oregon

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Portland, Oregon · See more »

Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Rail transport · See more »

Railroad engineer

An engineer (American and Canadian), engine driver, train driver, loco pilot, motorman, train operator (British and Commonwealth English), is a person who operates a train.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Railroad engineer · See more »

Railway roundhouse

A roundhouse is a building with a circular or semicircular shape used by railroads for servicing and storing locomotives, and traditionally surrounds, or is adjacent to, a turntable.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Railway roundhouse · See more »

Railway turntable

In rail terminology, a railway turntable or wheelhouse is a device for turning railway rolling stock, usually locomotives, so that they can be moved back in the direction from which they came.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Railway turntable · See more »

Salem, Oregon

Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Salem, Oregon · See more »

Sherwood, Oregon

Sherwood is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Sherwood, Oregon · See more »

Southern Pacific 4449

Southern Pacific 4449 is the only surviving example of Southern Pacific Railroad's (SP) (today Union Pacific) GS-4 class of steam locomotives.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Southern Pacific 4449 · See more »

Southern Pacific Transportation Company

The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1998 that operated in the Western United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Southern Pacific Transportation Company · See more »

Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700

Spokane, Portland & Seattle 700 is the oldest and only surviving example of the E-1 class 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700 · See more »

Stampede Pass

Stampede Pass (elevation) is a mountain pass in the northwest United States, through the Cascade Range in Washington.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Stampede Pass · See more »

Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Steam locomotive · See more »

Steam Railroading Institute

The Steam Railroading Institute is located at 405 South Washington Street, Owosso, Michigan.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Steam Railroading Institute · See more »

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Tacoma, Washington · See more »

The Oregonian

The Oregonian is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and The Oregonian · See more »

Trains (magazine)

Trains is a monthly US magazine dedicated to trains and railroads, and is one of the two flagship publications of Kalmbach Publishing.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Trains (magazine) · See more »

TriMet

TriMet, more formally known as the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, is a public agency that operates mass transit in a region that spans most of the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and TriMet · See more »

Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad (or Union Pacific Railroad Company and simply Union Pacific) is a freight hauling railroad that operates 8,500 locomotives over 32,100 route-miles in 23 states west of Chicago and New Orleans.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Union Pacific Railroad · See more »

United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and United States · See more »

Vancouver, Washington

Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, and the largest suburb of Portland, Oregon.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Vancouver, Washington · See more »

Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Washington (state) · See more »

Willamette River

The Willamette River is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Willamette River · See more »

Wishram, Washington

Wishram is a census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington, United States.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and Wishram, Washington · See more »

501(c)(3) organization

A 501(c)(3) organization is a corporation, trust, unincorporated association, or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code.

New!!: Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation and 501(c)(3) organization · See more »

Redirects here:

ORHF.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Rail_Heritage_Foundation

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »