Pacific Northwest Scenic Railroads
Explore each ride's route, operating season, and how to book.
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Astoria Riverfront Trolley›The Old 300 trolley runs along the Astoria riverfront between downtown and 39th Street with Columbia River views.
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Chehalis–Centralia Railroad›Heritage rides through the Chehalis Valley countryside in southwest Washington.
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Chelatchie Prairie Railroad›Rides through historic Clark County logging country from Yacolt to Lucia Falls with a stop at Moulton Falls park.
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🚂Eagle Cap Excursion Train (Friends of the Joseph Branch)›
Trains follow a roadless stretch along the Grande Ronde and Wild & Scenic Wallowa Rivers between Elgin and Minam.
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🚂Friends of SP 4449›
Nonprofit maintaining the iconic SP 4449 GS-4 steam locomotive, based at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland.
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Inland Northwest Rail Museum›Rail museum near the junction of highways in Reardan offering a small two-foot-gauge train ride.
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Mount Hood Railroad›
A century-old shortline runs through the Columbia River Gorge near Mt. Hood past orchards, forests, and vineyards along the Hood River.
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Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad›A journey through Pacific Northwest forest between Elbe and Mineral near Mount Rainier.
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Northwest Railway Museum›Round-trip rides between the Snoqualmie and North Bend depots near Snoqualmie Falls.
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Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad›A historic steam or vintage diesel hauls coaches along the Tillamook coast between Garibaldi, Rockaway Beach, and Wheeler.
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Oregon Electric Railway Museum (Willamette Shore Trolley)›An antique trolley travels the Jefferson Street line along the west bank of the Willamette River between Lake Oswego and Portland.
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Oregon Pacific Railroad›A short excursion along the east bank of the Willamette River passing Oaks Amusement Park before returning to its starting point.
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Oregon Rail Heritage Center›A rail heritage center with historic steam locomotives offering weekend excursion rides along the Willamette River in vintage or open-air cars.
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🚂Silverwood Theme Park Railroad›
A 1915 Porter steam locomotive pulls riders around the theme park and through nearby north Idaho forest, with a comic train-robbery stop.
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Sumpter Valley Railway›Oregon's only narrow-gauge steam railroad runs about five miles through the Sumpter Valley between McEwen and Sumpter in Baker County.
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Yakima Electric Railway Museum (Yakima Trolleys)›Vintage electric trolleys run on the Selah and Pine Street lines from the Yakima carbarn.