This week my family and I celebrated National Train Day, and had a blast riding the Oregon Pacific Railroad. The Oregon Pacific Railroad currently offers train rides on Saturday through the fall, for $5.00 per passenger. The ride is approximately 40 minutes, with a 10 minute lay over at each station: Oaks Amusement Park station and Oregon Rail Heritage Center station. My family and I got on the train at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center station and loved riding towards Oaks Amusement Park. We saw the Willamette, downtown, other trains, a wetland, and bicycles and joggers on the Springwater Trail, a.k.a. Waterfront Loop. We happened to stay in the train car for the 10 min lay over because we had really fun seats where we had to climb up into the red car. We also viewed other cars and saw what it would look like if we took an overnight train, and sat in the trolly where we could feel the nice breeze. The museum was also fun to briefly tour and learn more about trains. Overall, it was an amazing experience in which I would highly recommend because for $5.00 a person, it is a great way to get out and have fun Playing in Portland.
To find more about Portland Trains click on Oregon Pacific Railroad.
Click here for directions to Oaks Amusement Park.
Click here for directions to Oregon Rail Heritage Center. 
