The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (OCSR) is a heritage railroad, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization,[1] operating in Oregon, US, primarily between Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach, with additional special trips to Wheeler, Nehalem River and into the Salmonberry River canyon.
The railroad travels on tracks that pass along the edge of Tillamook Bay and the Oregon Coast, and through thick forest along the Nehalem River.
[8] Oregon Coastal Excursion is a 90 minute round trip between Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach and return.
Moonlight Excursion is a romantic, steam-powered train ride from Garibaldi to Wheeler and back.
Halloween Coast Train is a 60 minute round trip between Rockaway Beach and Garibaldi.
Hurricane force winds and torrential rain caused extensive damage to the railroad in the Salmonberry River Valley.
The majority of the line is now isolated from the rest of the North American rail system—causing all rail-freight operations past this break to cease.
During 2014 the OCSR has been in a series of legal challenges with the State of Oregon over their attempts to reconstruct track in the Salmonberry River corridor that had been damaged in winter storms of 2007.
[14][15] The central issue was the OCSR's work included placing rock fill on the bank of the river, for which they had not obtained state permits, potentially impacting native salmon and steelhead.