A storybook Christmas comes to life as this small-town, all-volunteer railroad fires up their antique locomotives; Cascades Wolverine Project aims to support wolverine recovery in the Cascade ...

BAKER COUNTY, Ore — The beauty of travel is the unexpected treasure you’ll often find along the way! Treasure that is measured by the memories of varied sights and sounds that link you to the people ...

The Sumpter Valley Railroad has received a $50,000 anonymous donation for use toward required repairs on the line's ALCO Mikado steam engine number 19. The eastern Oregon attraction, which carries ...

Full steam ahead the Sumpter Valley Railroad opens the 2012 season this weekend with a pair of round trips Friday and Monday and three round trips on Saturday and Sunday. Run primarily by volunteers, ...

When I ponder the rich history of the Sumpter Valley Railroad I tend to think not of sights and sounds but rather of smells. The acrid black smoke belching from locomotives. The metallic tang of the ...

The Farm Stand in the Gorge (2035 12th St., Hood River; 541-386-4203; farmstandgorge.com) is a European-style market offering fresh lamb, beef, pork and game meats, sausages, specialty cheeses, local ...

A storybook Christmas comes to life at this small-town, all-volunteer railroad. The Eastern Oregon mining town of Sumpter is officially known as a "ghost town." But every Christmas, the old steam ...

Feb. 28—The snow still lies deep in Sumpter, but preparations are underway for the 2022 season of the Sumpter Valley Railroad. The restrooms and picnic shelters now have new roofs at the McEwen Depot, ...

SUMPTER, Ore. — The beauty of traveling Oregon’s back roads and byways is the unexpected treasure that you may find along the way – not just the scenery, but interesting lessons about Oregon’s past.

SUMPTER — The Sumpter Valley Railroad started steaming along its tracks in the late 1800s, and it continues today — even in the midst of a pandemic. The schedule, however, is different this summer to ...

The Sumpter Valley Railroad has received an anonymous donation of $50,000 to be used towards required repairs on the ALCO Mikado number 19. The steam locomotive is scheduled to have its every-15-year, ...