Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society

The Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society (OERHS) operates a railroad museum and a heritage railroad for electric streetcar and railway enthusiasts. The group was founded in 1957, and operated a trolley park in Glenwood, Washington County, Oregon from 1967 to 1995. OERHS is named in honor of the Oregon Electric Railway, a former interurban electric rail line in the Willamette Valley. The OERHS currently operates the Willamette Shore Trolley ... more

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Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the state of Oregon. As of July 2008, it has an estimated population of 557,706 making it the 29th most populous in the United States. It has been referred to as the most...
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