City of Prineville Railway

Sept. 21, 2025 – Prineville, OR

 

The City of Prineville Railway and Pacific Railcar Operators “PRO” invite you to journey on their scenic high dessert railroad from the Prineville Freight Depot to Prineville Junction and return on well-maintained rail. Two round trips are planned for a total of about 58-miles.  This customer oriented short line railroad was formed in 1918 and is the oldest continuously operated municipal short line in the United States.  

The run fee is $75.  A minimum of 20 cars is required.

Set-on 

7:00 am Sunday Sept. 21, 2025

At the COPR freight depot on Buss Evans rd:-

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.3351962,-120.8891631,1024m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkwMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

The parking lot will be open for dry camping on Saturday evening, but not Sunday evening.

Safety Meeting

8:00 am

Depart 

8:30 am

We will tow a porta-poty on this run.

Food and Drink

There is no source of food or drink along the run so please plan ahead and bring what you require

Similarly make sure you have enough gas.

The EC is Guy Howard, Email:  ghoward@efn.org

 

This will not be a full mentoring run but operators who have attended a mentoring school can arrange to complete their operating run requirements. Please Contact Guy Howard, before the run to set this up.

 

If you would like to join us, please print and carefully fill out the following three forms found on the NARCOA and PRO websites. All forms can be found on the PRO Website under the Forms tab,

 

PRO Excursion Registration Form: 

Excursion name: City of Prineville Railway

Date of: Sept. 21, 2025

 

NARCOA General Release, printed double-sided, single sheet: 

In consideration of City of Prineville Railway

Permission to enter their property on the dates of Sept. 20-21, 2025

“Pacific Railcar Operators” is the NARCOA affiliate.

 

NARCOA Rail Inspection form:  

Excursion: City of Prineville Railway

Location: Prineville, OR

Date: Sept. 21, 2025

 

Please make sure you record your Operators certificate number and insurance number correctly.

Due to the short time to the run please do not mail your paper work 

Please bring it and your cheque for $75 to Set-on.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to call me, Guy Howard, at 1(541) 520-5248 any time between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm Pacific time.