Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Washington Park & Zoo Railway Station at Washington Park in Portland, OR

…Continued from Elephant House Picnic Shelter.

IMG_2630 Washington Park & Zoo Railway Station at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Washington Park & Zoo Railway Station on February 27, 2010

Near the International Rose Test Garden and the Portland Japanese Garden at the top of a 44-step staircase is this station on the 30-inch gauge Washington Park & Zoo Railway's 1.5-mile Washington Park extension, which opened in 1960.

IMG_2629 Washington Park & Zoo Railway Station at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 2010
Washington Park & Zoo Railway Station on February 27, 2010

The extension was surveyed by the Southern Pacific Railroad, constructed with the help of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway and the Portland Terminal Railroad Company and used ballast donated by the school children of Prineville, Oregon and transported by the Union Pacific Railroad at no charge.

IMG_2336 Washington Park & Zoo Railway Station at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 15, 2010
Washington Park & Zoo Railway Station on February 15, 2010

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, trains stop here to allow Oregon Zoo visitors to also visit the gardens.

IMG_2337 Washington Park & Zoo Railway Station at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon on February 15, 2010
Washington Park & Zoo Railway Station on February 15, 2010

When the train is running, tickets and zoo admission can be purchased here to enter the zoo from here via the train.

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