Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway 700, Steam locomotive at Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, United States
The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway 700 is a steam locomotive displayed at a rail heritage museum in Portland. It features a 4-8-4 wheel arrangement and was built for long-distance passenger service on regional rail lines.
Baldwin Locomotive Works built this engine in 1938 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, where it served passenger routes across the region. After being retired in 1956, it was later added to the national historic register.
The locomotive's name reflects the railway that once connected three cities and shaped the region's development. You can see today how that connection influenced the design and engineering choices of this machine.
The museum is easy to reach and visitors can view the locomotive both from outside and inside. Plan your visit during regular hours, and note that access inside the engine may be limited at certain times.
Among locomotives of its class, this engine had the heaviest weight per axle, making it an engineering edge case. This characteristic gave it exceptional pulling power but also put stress on the rail lines it traveled.
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