Thanks to Mr. Buccolo for allowing storage of this engine on the CCT-I'm sure he had to have answers for the parent road(s?) as to why they needed to acommodate this sort of thing. Storage for histor
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Most of Oregon Pacific's chatter can be heard on AAR 31 (160.575) which is the Goat Mountain repeater which covers from Albany north and once you get north of Oregon City is simulcast on the Mt. Scott
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Most of Oregon Pacific's chatter can be heard on AAR 31 (160.575) which is the Goat Mountain repeater which covers from Albany north and once you get north of Oregon City is simulcast on the Mt. Scott
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This weekend we experienced another derailment with the SP&S 700 just a few yards from last years derailment with the SP4449/SP&S 700 doubleheader. We need some help from you "oldtimers" who designed
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Saturday noon also saw us putting the SP&S 700 on the ground with a customer appreciation train near Oaks Park. Rails spread after 50 or so round trips the two weekends before with the ORHF Holiday E
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Oregon Pacific has used radio controlled crossing signals (in addition to the normal train-operated circuits) for years. The hyrail goes to the switching channel and touch-tones the code for the cr
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Sounds to me like the perfect solution for the NWP!! They can set on and hyrail for a few miles then take off and drive a hundred miles or so and repeat the process. They can disconnect from the "g
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Much of the regular hirail inspections on these embargoed lines is to inventory what was stolen by the scrap thieves, etc. since the last inspection and, to be true to the season, "making a list and c
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When Portland Traction's owners UP/SP decided to begin upgrading the Boring line, they relaid a little over a mile of the 70lb rail with 100lb salvaged from the Irrigon line. Later, in 1989 when the
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The Oregon Pacific Railroad is pleased to once again host the steam event Holiday Express 2006 on our former Portland Traction East Portland Division. The event will operate out of Oaks Amusement Par
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Part of it is because of the rebuilding the OE line for the commuter rail. P&W also recently took over running the BN 663/664 trains from Vancouver to Labish (Salem) where they leave the UP for their
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