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Article: United States : Plans for relocating 3 historic locomotives get Portland council s OK.
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- October 30, 2009
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Byline: rakshali03
Portland owns two operating steam locomotives, the Southern Pacific 4449 (left) and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle 700. A third city-owned locomotive, the Oregon Railway & Navigation 197 (not shown), is under restoration.The Portland City Council today approved agreements that will allow the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation to move ahead with plans for a new facility housing three historic steam locomotives.
The agreements include approval of a loan of as much as $1 million to help the foundation buy land near the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
The foundation hopes to build a new roundhouse under the new McLoughlin ...