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The Sumpter Valley Railroad Restoration Inc. was created and 6 miles of track were reinstalled by hand over the next 15 years, to connect the McEwen, Oregon station with Sumpter, Oregon. SVR No. 19, a 2-8-2 steam locomotive built in 1920, was restored to operating condition in 1996. [8] Sister locomotive 20 is also located at the railroad.
Also known as the Oregon Lumber Company Railroad, it was designed by engineer Joseph A. West. A linear historic district including 16.2 miles out of 23 original miles on the spur, from near Bates, Oregon, to the Mitchell Tract, historic end of the railroad, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Sumpter: This gold dredge was used in placer mining along the Powder River from 1935 to 1954, representing a period of mining by dredge that began in 1913. The last of three dredges in the Sumpter Valley in that period, it produced some $4.5 million in gold in its career. It is preserved as a museum. [8] [9] 12: Sumpter Valley Railway Historic ...
About half of the total roadbed of the railway is included in the historic district, along with several spurs, station sites, sawmill sites, and rolling stock. Although most of the line was abandoned in 1933 and 1946 and rails removed, a small section continues to operate as a heritage railway. [10] 8: Sumpter Valley Railway Passenger Station
Union, Cove and Valley Railway: United Railways: URC GN/ NP: 1906 1944 Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway: Valley and Siletz Railroad: VS 1912 1985 Willamette Valley Railroad: Walla Walla and Columbia River Railroad: UP: 1868 1910 Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company: Walla Walla Valley Railway: WWV NP: 1910 1985 N/A Electric until 1949
Sold to Sumpter Valley Railroad in 1977 (SV #19). [4] Restored to operation on Sumpter Valley Railroad in 1995. [46] Delivered to WP&YR in 1941 with the tender from SV Loco #50 (4-6-0, Baldwin #42865, 1916). Loco 1st 81 received the ex-#191 or 194 tender from Rotary #1 or 2 in 1949. [41] In 1993, WP&YR Loco 1st 81 (by then, Sumpter Valley ...
Feb. 28—The snow still lies deep in Sumpter, but preparations are underway for the 2022 season of the Sumpter Valley Railroad. The restrooms and picnic shelters now have new roofs at the McEwen ...
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