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October 2007 marks the 50th Anniversary
of the OERHS
The
Oregon Electric Railway
Historical Society was founded in 1957. The OERHS is an
Oregon Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation. It is
recognized by the IRS as a Non-For-Profit public benefit
Corporation under Section 501(c)3.
The OERHS had its
first operating Trolley Museum at Glenwood, Oregon along Hwy 6 between
Tillamook and Portland. The
Museum was in operation from the 1960's up to October of
1995 when it was closed. Due to declining patronage and a lease set to
expire, the OERHS had been looking for a new
location with better visibility as well as better weather
conditions.
In 1995
the OERHS signed a lease agreement with Western Antique Powerland in Brooks Oregon.
This is location of the new Oregon
Electric Railway Museum. Electrified trolley operation
at the new museum started in 1999. In 2004 the museum started Sunday
operations over the summer, plus special events. Each year the museum
rail line is extended ore enhanced.
Also in
1995 the OERHS signed an agreement with the City of Lake
Oswego to operate the Willamette
Shore Trolley. This tourist trolley line operates between Lake Oswego and Portland
Oregon. It operates from May - October each year.
Page last updated:
03/22/2007
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