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Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society

TOLEDO, OREGON 97391

541-336-5256 Hours: Winter 10-2 Tues- Sat

We, the Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society, chartered in 1993 as a chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, operate a railroad and logging Heritage Square in Toledo, Oregon, population 3500. We have a static display of a 1922 Baldwin Steam engine, a 1923 Railway Post Office car, Southern Pacific #5132(under restoration) and a 1907 the Southern Pacific #573 wood-sided caboose that serves as our office and display center. The caboose is the oldest surviving restored wood caboose in Oregon and perhaps the Northwest.

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TRACKSIDE SERIES

Officers
President - Bill Bain
Vice President- Richard Cullison
Treasurer- Allan Preece
National Director-Jim Webb
Chapter Historian Lloyd Palmer

 

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

YPRHS meeting
Friday - May 15, 2009 - 5:30PM

 August 10-16, NRHS National Convention, Duluth, Minn

Trackside Series #23 By Lloyd Palmer, Chapter Historian..

Loyd Palmer viists capital In Search of Research—Trackside Series #23 By Lloyd Palmer, Chapter Historian –April 2009 A recent visit to the Oregon State Archives building in Salem prompted the idea for the subject of this, the 23rd installment of our Trackside Series. What started out as a seemingly innocent undertaking has turned out to be something that has been ongoing for over fifteen years now. In the early 1990’s a friend of mine that lived in Salem introduced me to the State of Oregon’s archives where we began to explore the incorporation records. We were interested in finding out what railroad companies had been incorporated in Oregon and once finding them, taking a look at the original incorporation papers for each company.

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Work Continues on Harry R. Dangler RR Research Library


caboose dedication With the establishment of the Harry R. Dangler Railroad and Logging Research Library Fund in memory of Mr. Dangler, several members of YPRHS have been putting together the actual library space in the south end of the RPO/baggage car, Southern Pacific RR #5132. The car was without heat so a used electric heater from a mobile home was donated by Rich Cullison. With the help of folks at Groth- Gates Heating, the plenum was designed, and registers made to fit on the 8” galvanized ducts running the full 40’ length of the baggage end and about 5 feet into the Railway Post Office.
Wooden bookshelves were designed and built by Lloyd Palmer in his shop in Waldport, then transported and installed in the car. Once on site, Leonard sanded and finished with varnish. At about the same time Dave Dangler, brought his dad’s collection of railroad books and videos down from Camas, Washington for a transfer to the Conductor’s rig in Corvallis. The books fill eight banana boxes and are now awaiting the inventory process.
Allan Preece has begun the numbering of items. At a future point all titles will be available for loan to members and the visiting public. Donations of dollars for library development and books and/or videos are still being accepted. To date, this memorial fund has grown sufficiently to support the purchase of a computer and monitor.

 

COMING SOON ONLINE LIBRARY