Oregon Rail Heritage Center
The Oregon Rail Heritage Center (reporting mark ORHC) is a railway museum in Portland, Oregon. Its story as a place to visit starts in 2012. Nearby, Moda Center (1.7 mi) leads the list.
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A museum inside Portland
You can stay in Portland
Oregon Rail Heritage Center is inside Portland, which has 257 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 64–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 6 miles away
Portland (PDX) has airline service, about 6 miles from Oregon Rail Heritage Center.
Established in 2012
Oregon Rail Heritage Center dates from 2012. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
How the seasons run
Each month’s highs and lows around Oregon Rail Heritage Center are below.
Oregon Rail Heritage Center
The Oregon Rail Heritage Center (reporting mark ORHC) is a railway museum in Portland, Oregon. Along with other rolling stock, the museum houses three steam locomotives owned by the City of Portland: Southern Pacific 4449, Spokane, Portland & Seattle 700, and Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. 197, the first two of which are restored and operable. The center opened to the public on September 22, 2012. The project to establish the center was led by the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation (ORHF), a non-profit organization, which was renamed from the Oregon Heritage Steam Foundation in 2002. The non-profit Oregon Steam Heritage Foundation was formed in 2000. The museum site is in Southeast Portland.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 2012
- Wikipedia readers
- 5.8K a year
Where to stay near Oregon Rail Heritage Center
The closest lodging is in Portland (257) and Vancouver (40).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Oregon Rail Heritage Center | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | in town | — | 257 182 hotels · 31 motels · 19 inns & B&Bs · 11 lodges & cabins · 3 hostels · 5 campgrounds · 6 RV parks | 635,109 | $582K | D− |
| Vancouver | 10 mi north | 15 min | 40 33 hotels · 2 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 199,698 | $462K | D |
| Beaverton | 8 mi west | 10 min | 17 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 97,842 | $570K | C− |
| Gresham | 11 mi east | 15 min | 21 15 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 111,513 | $459K | C− |
| Hillsboro | 13 mi west | 20 min | 23 20 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs | 111,126 | $521K | C− |
| Tigard | 8 mi southwest | 10 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 57,929 | $611K | D |
| Oatfield | 7 mi southeast | 10 min | 10 8 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 13,294 | $569K | — |
| Lake Oswego | 7 mi south | 10 min | 9 7 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground | 39,722 | $932K | B |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Around Oregon Rail Heritage Center
These well-known places are within 54 miles.
Big draw53 mi MountainMount St. Helens
12 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
22 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
Big draw48 mi MountainMount Hood
33 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
42 mi Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial Coliseum
527 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
67 mi City parkForest ParkPhoto credits
Mount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Moda Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Hood: Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory., Public domain · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Oregon Rail Heritage Center: the answers
Is Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland?
Yes. It’s inside Portland, OR.
When is the best time to visit Oregon Rail Heritage Center?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 64–82°.
What is the closest airport to Oregon Rail Heritage Center?
Portland (PDX), about 6 miles away.
Where should I stay near Oregon Rail Heritage Center?
Portland (in town, 257 places to stay), Vancouver (10 mi, 40 places to stay) and Beaverton (8 mi, 17 places to stay).
Advice from Portland
No one has shared advice yet; Portland’s Town Square takes questions.
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