PORTLAND, Ore. — A group of advocates held an event Thursday to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Washington Park and Zoo Railway, and to renew calls for a return of the iconic miniature train's ...
The Oregon Zoo train will roll along an elevated trestle. (SCOTT TAYLOR/Courtesy Oregon Zoo) The on Thursday released an artist's rendering showing a bit of what visitors can look forward to when the ...
An inaugural ride for Engine No. 2025 is open to the public on Saturday, Sept. 13. The long-running steam locomotives, a visitor favorite, took their final lap last year. MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee ...
SPRINGFIELD -- Without fanfare, a popular train at the Zoo in Forest Park departed Springfield last year after being sold. It is now undergoing repairs at its new home at Southwick's Zoo in central ...
Back when the Washington Park and Zoo Railway closed for Oregon Zoo construction in 2013, fans of the longtime zoo attraction expected to see it soon return to its complete route through the park, ...
Last month, Milwaukee County Zoo's North Shore Bank Safari Train got its first new engine in more than 30 years. Engine No. 2025 – a 15-inch Tier 4 diesel hydraulic locomotive built by Swanee River ...
As Portland leaders consider the landscape of transportation for the decades ahead, one thing that won't be getting governmental attention is restoration of the full Washington Park and Zoo Railway.
SAN ANTONIO – The first of three new trains has arrived at the Train Depot at the San Antonio Zoo. The new train will embark on its inaugural ride Monday morning and the first 50 riders who purchase ...
The long-awaited Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail is officially open, giving visitors a birdseye view of some of the zoo’s favorite animals. Standing more than 30 feet above, the walking trail takes the ...