Mount Hood Railroad
| Mount Hood Railroad | |
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| The Mount Hood Railroad in spring, with Mount Hood in the background. | |
| Terminus |
Hood River, Oregon - Parkdale |
| Commercial operations | |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Preserved operations | |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1906 / 1909 |
| Closed | 1987 |
| Preservation history | |
| 1987 | Bought by private investors |
| 2008 | Sold to Permian Basin Railways |
| Website | |
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http://www.mthoodrr.com/ Mount Hood Railroad |
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Mt. Hood Railroad Linear Historic District
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Railroad depot in Hood River
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| Location | Mt. Hood RR right-of-way from Hood River to Parkdale, Hood River, Oregon |
| Area | 165 acres (67 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| NRHP Reference # | 93001507 |
| Added to NRHP | January 24, 1994 |
http://www.mthoodrr.com/ Mount Hood Railroad
The Mount Hood Railroad (reporting mark MH) is a heritage and shortline freight railroad located in Hood River, Oregon, 60 miles (97 km) east of Portland, Oregon, United States.
The majority of the railroad's revenue is generated from passenger excursions although a few small freight shippers remain that generate several carloads of traffic per week.
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 just over 21 miles (34 km).
The Mount Hood Railroad currently has three locomotives on its roster:
The MHRR roster also includes one excursion passenger train which consists of two closed coaches, one snack car, one open air coach, and a caboose. There is also a dinner train, which consists of four cars configured in dining seating arrangements. The railroad's new owners added a full-length dome lounge car in 2008. This is a former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe car originally built by the Budd Company in 1954.
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