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Sumpter Valley Railway

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Ten years later, the railway began losing business to automobiles and trucks, and in 1933 the 20 miles (32 km) of track between Prairie City and Bates were abandoned. Scheduled passenger service on the remaining line ended in 1937. Freight service remained, however, and in 1939 the railway
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locomotives. As traffic declined, the railway sold off the other, unneeded locomotives. In 1947, the railroad ceased all operations except for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of track in the Oregon Lumber Company yard in South Baker City. This last section was abandoned and removed in 1961.
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owned the line and began converting it to standard gauge around 1887. Eccles owned a significant amount of Union Pacific stock, exerting enough influence to acquire the now-unneeded narrow gauge equipment. The first locomotive to arrive was a small
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steam locomotive built in 1920, was restored to operating condition in 1996. Sister locomotive 20 is also located at the railroad. In 2018, #720 was added to the railroad operating fleet after an overhaul. It previously was used by the
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in the 1970s. The City of Prairie City has used it to house the DeWitt Museum since 1984. Its collections include lanterns, lights, and other railway artifacts, and photographs of train wrecks and of life along the rail line.
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principally a logging railroad, was constructed in Baker County with Mormon backing from Utah. Its builders also owned the Grande Ronde Lumber Company, which operated a large mill and mill village at Perry, near La
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sawmill in South Baker City. The sawmill and railroad remained separate corporations of the same owners for the life of the railroad. The builders of the railway also owned the
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opted for a different route to avoid bypassing growing communities which might provide an attractive opportunity for competition by the rapidly growing
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locomotives, along with a large number of boxcars and flatcars. In 1906, the railroad also acquired four locomotives from the
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In Prairie City at the western end of the original line, the Sumpter Valley Depot Restoration Committee renovated the
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purchased from Uintah Railway in 1940; sold to International Railways of Central America of Guatemala in 1947
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and several other pieces of rolling stock. Passenger excursion trains operate on weekends and holidays from
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In 1971, a group of volunteers set out to rebuild the Sumpter Valley Railway. Locomotive No. 3, a 1915
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ex-Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad C-16 class; sold to Eureka and Palisade Railroad in 1912
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ex-Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad C-16 class; sold to Eureka and Palisade Railroad in 1912
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ex-Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad C-16 class; sold to Eureka and Palisade Railroad in 1912
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In 2007, the railway opened its reproduction of the original Sumpter Depot, within sight of the
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in Colorado. These engines were converted from coal to oil burners and given tenders from two
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Sumpter Valley Railway from Abandoned and Active Historical Railroads of the Pacific Northwest
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purchased from Utah & Northern Ry; used for construction prior to beginning rail service
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purchased new as #101; sold to White Pass and Yukon Route in 1941; returned in 1977
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numbered 285; the Sumpter Valley also purchased a number of the U&N's Brooks
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Rail infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
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DeWitt Museum in Prairie City, Oregon, a former SVR passenger station
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By 1891, the line had reached McEwen, 22 miles (35 km) west of
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National Register of Historic Places in Baker County, Oregon
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were replaced by cabbage-shaped Rushton stacks after 1916.
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purchased from Minnesota, Lyndale and Minnetonka Railroad
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Railway lines on the National Register of Historic Places
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Ferrell, Mallory Hope (1964). "Sumpter Valley Railway".
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purchased from Eureka and Palisade Railroad in 1912
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purchased from Eureka and Palisade Railroad in 1912
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Sumpter, Oregon
McEwen, Oregon
3 ft
3 ft
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Sumpter Valley Railway is located in Oregon
Sumpter Valley Railway is located in the United States
Bates, Oregon
87001065
Legend
OR&N
DeWitt Museum
3 ft
narrow gauge
heritage railroad
Baker County
U.S. state
Oregon
McEwen
Sumpter
steam locomotives
Memorial Day

David Eccles
Oregon Lumber Company
Grande Ronde Lumber Company
Perry, Oregon
Mormons

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