Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Taken from our 2015 release "Through the Oregon Cascades Part 1," follow UP trains as they depart Oregon's scenic Willamette Valley at Eugene, and enter the foothills of the Cascade Range.

The Cascade Mountains of western Oregon are thick with tall timber growing along steep slopes broken by waterfalls and streams. This is the setting for a mountain railroad that climbs from deep within the Willamette Valley to nearly 5,000 feet above sea level at Cascade Summit.

Part 1: The Long Grade, begins at Eugene Yard and heads railroad south into the foothills of the Cascades. A forty mile 1.8% grade between Oakridge and Cascade Summit puts UP’s newest locomotives to the test and keeps train crews on their toes. The line wraps around horse shoe curves, crosses trestles, and disappears through numerous rock sheds and tunnels before reaching the top of the pass.

This program is available in its entirety (2 hours, 34 minutes) on DVD and Blu-ray. Visit 7ideaproductions.com to order!
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0:00 Intro
2:41 Map
5:06 Eugene Yard
9:14 Springfield Junction
11:52 Springfield
15:12 Natron
16:26 Dougren
19:15 Minnow
22:43 Hampton
28:11 Tunnel 24
30:28 Lookout
32:36 Tunnel 23 (Abandoned)
34:11 Westfir
37:30 Tunnel 22
38:28 Oakridge
47:32 Salmon Creek Bridge
49:47 Pryor
53:04 McCredie Springs
1:02:49 Heather
1:05:24 Salt Creek Trestle
1:15:28 Tunnel 20