Wednesday, August 12, 2015

ORHF Holiday Express 2009

I originally posted this on my old website on February 13, 2010.

Holiday Express

(NOTE: This website is NOT affiliated with ORHF or the locomotives; visit orhf.org for current info)

IMG_1018 Spokane, Portland & Seattle A-1 4-8-4 #700 in Portland, Oregon on December 5, 2009
Spokane, Portland & Seattle 4-8-4 #700 on December 5, 2009

The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation's annual fund-raiser to raise money for a permanent home for Portland's historic locomotives and railcars is the Holiday Express in December, offering rides to the public along the Oregon Pacific Railroad from Oaks Amusement Park in Sellwood to East Portland and back and features Santa Claus for the children.

IMG_1097 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 in Portland, Oregon on December 11, 2009
Southern Pacific Daylight 4-8-4 #4449 on December 11, 2009

The 2009 event was scheduled for December 4-6 with Spokane, Portland & Seattle steam locomotive #700 and December 11-13 with Southern Pacific Daylight steam locomotive #4449, and used passenger cars from the Friends of SP #4449, the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and the Northwest Rail Museum.

The video below was filmed on December 4-5, 2009.

ORHF Holiday Express on December 4-5, 2009.

The video below was filmed on December 11, 2009.

ORHF Holiday Express on December 11, 2009.

The video below was filmed on December 12, 2009.

ORHF Holiday Express on December 12, 2009.

The following is the consist of the train:

Spokane, Portland & Seattle #700 or Southern Pacific #4449
PNWC #600 Mount Hood
DLMX #1210 Plum Creek
PNWC Coach #6200
DLMX #5659 Gordon N. Zimmerman
PNWC #6800 Red River
NRM #2955 James J. Gilmore

Each will be covered in its own post.

Related Links:
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation
Pacific Railroad Preservation Association
Friends of SP #4449
Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
Brian McCamish's Holiday Express 2009 Page

Continue to Spokane, Portland & Seattle #700

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