Oregon Coast Scenic Steam Trains

The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad is a tourist line that runs along Oregon's Pacific Ocean coastline out of the town of Garibaldi. Beginning operations in 2003, the railroad travels over a portion of the old Southern Pacific Railroad-Tillamook branch line that once connected the town of Tillamook to Portland and the rest of the national rail network. In 2007, due to severe winter storms, a significant portion of the line was washed out in the Salmonberry River Canyon, ending freight rail service to Tillamook. However, the tourist railroad continues on hauling thousands of passengers each year. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to visit the railroad in late 2018 and early 2019 to take part in two special photography events, one organized by Larrow Productions and the other by Trains Magazine. Both of these events featured the railroad's McLeod Railway number 25 as well as the privately owned Polson Logging Company number 2. The 25 is a 262 Prairie wheel arrangement locomotive built by ALCO in 1925 and the number 2 is a 282 Mikado built in 1912. Both locomotives pulled recreated mixed freight and lumber trains along the water and through the forests of the beautiful Oregon coast. Let's now watch these two locomotives as they pull their trains over the southern pacific Tillamook branch. So For more information on the railroad and its steam train excursions, please visit OregonCoastScenic.org. If you enjoyed the video and want to see more like it in the future, please let me know by hitting the like button and leaving a comment down below. If you're not already, I always welcome newcomers to subscribe to the channel and ring the bell button so you never miss out on my latest videos and posts. For even more train and railroad content, be sure to track down my other social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Flickr. And finally, you can always stop by at 9 am pacific time for a brand new railroading adventure right here on the YouTube channel. That's it for now. Until next time, I'm Mike Armstrong. I'll see you down the line! Thanks for watching!