Article: United States : Plans for relocating 3 historic locomotives get Portland council s OK.

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 ...

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