May 14, 2010An excursion train ran again for a short while a few years ago, and then it stopped. But a several-year-long project will put an historic steam engine on the line in 2011 that will run along the river through Astoria and beyond to . . . I'm not sure if the end point has been determined yet. I heard about it on KMUN the other day, and when I get a chance I'm going to check out the quonset hut at the west end of town where the work is being done. The project welcomes the public's attention and donations. Here is their web site. Won't it be fun to see the old engine chugging down our rails? I'm up for a ride, are you? I took this photo from the River Walk.
8 comments:
Oh,Sheryl.
I hope the Amtrac to be extended to far, far west...where I live.
air phobia nori
It's always nice to be welcomed!
I hope the old steamer project works out. I bet that would be a big draw for tourists.
I'd vote for any train going anywhere...but perhaps they could take down this sign - at least temporarily...it doth not look all that welcoming! :-)
I like the idea of an old steam engine train... I imagine the station will get a face lift too.
It would be fun. Let's hope it is more than just talk. MB
It would be a perfect excursion to add to the area!
That old building has a certain charm, doesn't it? Maybe it's the flaking paint ... or the general 'abandoned' look to it ... but it makes me want to go explore!
The building was the Railway Express facility. That loading area is where the packages came in.
On the trolley when we explain this we have to tell folks that Railway Express was like the UPS/FedEx of it's day.
The food bank uses it now, but I believe it is the one that is moving up near the Animal Shelter (behind Costco). Without anyone in the building it will probably not last much longer.
Bob C.
Who knows if the steam engine will ever be in use. The main man in charge of restoration is more interested in going to prison than fixing up some old clunker train.
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