Heritage and shortline freight railroad offering four-hour scenic tours through the Hood River Valley and narrated historic excursion train tours

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Closest cities with hotels:

Chiloquin, 20 miles, Klamath Falls, 42 miles

Seasons:

Open all year though fully accessible for only four months during summer, owing to the very heavy winter snowfall

Rating:

★ 5.0

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Overview

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.

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 approximately 22 miles.

Today the railroad offers four-hour scenic tours through the Hood River Valley and narrated historic excursion train tours, as well as special events. There are views of Mount Hood and Mount Adams along with the surrounding orchards and farmland of the Hood River Valley.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Mount Hood Railroad", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0