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The Sumpter Valley Railway, or Sumpter Valley Railroad, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge heritage railroad located in Baker County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.Built on a right-of-way used by the original railway of the same name, it carries excursion trains on a roughly 5-mile (8.0 km) route between McEwen and Sumpter. [2]
Sumpter Valley Railway Passenger Station was the westernmost station on the Sumpter Valley Railway, which ran 80 miles (130 km) from Baker City to Prairie City in the U.S. state of Oregon. [4] The line reached Prairie City in 1910 but was abandoned in 1933, and the station became a private dwelling. [ 5 ]
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 Railroad #19) received the former tender of SV Ry. Loco #20 ...
The resulting locomotive, maker's N O 148 of 1944, was the last Heisler-design steam locomotive to be built, and closely followed Heisler practice but with the addition of a Belpaire firebox and front-mounted water tanks that featured a unique curved leading edge.
Heisler: Two Truck 1899 1028 Sold to the Swayne Lumber Company; scrapped 1940 2 Heisler Two Truck 1899 1040 Placed in West Side Memorial Park, Tuolumne, Ca. in 1960 3 Heisler Two Truck 1899 1041 Converted to standard gauge in 1947. Converted back to 3 ft (914 mm) circa 1962. Now Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad No. 2 (operational) 4
The excursion line has stations in Sumpter and McEwen. [13] The Sumpter station and part of the line are within the state park, known as the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Historic Area. [14] The dredge on display in the park was the last of three used to mine gold from surface deposits along the Powder River. It operated here from 1935 through ...
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The Sumpter Valley Railway, Middle Fork (John Day River) Spur, near Bates, Oregon, was built in 1916. Also known as the Oregon Lumber Company Railroad , it was designed by engineer Joseph A. West.