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Mount Hood Railroad

97031 Hood River, OR, United States of America (USA) (Oregon )
Address 110 Railroad Street
 
 
Floor area unfortunately not known yet  
 
Museum typ
Railway

Opening times

Admission
Status from 01/2018
 We don't know the fees.
Contact
Tel.:+1- 800-872-46 61  Tel.2:+1-888-797-72 45  
Homepage
to Location / Directions
www.mthoodrr.com
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Location / Directions
N45.709990° W121.511717°N45°42.59940' W121°30.70302'N45°42'35.9640" W121°30'42.1812"
The city of Hood River is the seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is a port on the Columbia River, and is named for the nearby Hood River.

Hood River is at the confluence of the Hood River and the Columbia River in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge. The city is about 30 miles (48 km) north of Mount Hood, the tallest peak in the state. It is across the Columbia River from White Salmon, Washington. South of the city is the Hood River Valley, known for its production of apples, pears, and cherries.

Transportation

Air
Hood River has one airport, the Ken Jernstedt Airfield: it has no scheduled airlines and light general aviation use. However, Portland International Airport is a one-hour drive west of Hood River.

Highway
Interstate 84 and Oregon Route 35 pass through Hood River.
Passenger vehicle, bus and RV parking is on site

Rail
Hood River is the northern terminus of the Mount Hood Railroad, a heritage railway that offers passenger excursions as well as shipping a small amount of freight. Union Pacific Railroad provides freight service to the city.

Bus
Hood River receives national bus service from Greyhound Lines. Columbia Area Transit provides three buses to The Dalles every weekday, and a round trip service to Portland on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Marine
The Port of Hood River, founded in 1933, manages a public marina and waterfront economic development projects.[43] The port commission also manages the airport and the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge.

Parkdale

The end of the line is Clear Creek Station at the intersection of Baseline Drive and Clear Creek Road in Parkdale. The park setting includes a large grassy area, picnic tables, a small amphitheater and historic exhibits.
Description

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Mount Hood Railroad (reporting mark MH) is a heritage and shortline freight railroad.

Today the railroad offers four-hour scenic tours through the Hood River Valley and narrated historic excursion train tours, as well as special events. There are views of Mount Hood and Mount Adams along with the surrounding orchards and farmland of the Hood River Valley.

MHRR trackage

The northern terminus of the Mount Hood Railroad is at Hood River, Oregon, where the line interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad. The line starts out parallel to the Hood River for the first three miles (4.8 km) until it reaches a switchback. Switchbacks used to be common, but this is now only one of five remaining railroad switchbacks in use in the United States. After the trains reverse direction at the switchback, the line continues south through the communities of Pine Grove, Odell, and Dee before reaching the southern end of the line at Parkdale. The total length of the line is approximately 22 miles.

Locomotive roster

The Mount Hood Railroad currently has two locomotives on its roster:
    MHRR 02 - EMD GP38-2 (ex-CR/PC 7796, ex-PCN 16)
    MHRR 88 - EMD GP9 (ex-SP 3885).

Hood-River

All excursions, dining trains and special events originate in Hood River which is in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge scenic area.  Located in the historic downtown district, the depot neighbors restaurants, coffee houses, wineries/breweries and shopping.
The depot at Hood River is the Mount Hood Railroad's base of operations. The depot includes the will call window, ticketing, a gift shop, restrooms and train boarding. History of the Hood River Depot Built in 1911, this fine example of Craftsman style architecture is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The pride of the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company that had merged its lines with the Union Pacific Railroad in 1910, it was reincarnated as the Mount Hood Railroad Depot in 1987.
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