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CULTURE & HERITAGE
CELEBRATING THE HISTORY
OF EASTERN OREGON
OCTOBER 20�27, 2021
There’s still a chance
to ride a fall train
Go! staff
E
LGIN, SUMPTER — Fall is
making its way to winter,
but tickets are still available for
train rides aboard the Eagle Cap
Excursion Train and Sumpter
Valley Railroad.
The Eagle Cap train departs
from the Elgin Depot. The SVRR
leaves either from the McEwen
Depot or Sumpter Depot,
depending on the ride. Both
organizations off er free rides
to age 2 and younger with a
paid adult.
EXCURSION TRAIN
For its remaining fall schedule,
the Eagle Cap Excursion Train
runs Oct. 23, Oct. 30 and Nov. 6.
All are the “Two Rivers” route
that leaves from Elgin at 10 a.m.
and follows the Grande Ronde
and Wallowa rivers to where they
join at Rondowa. The ride includes
a boxed lunch. The train returns
to Elgin about 1:30 p.m. Fares are
$70 adults, $65 seniors age 60
and older, and $35 for ages 3-16.
Riders younger than 3 are free.
On the Oct. 30 train, Hallow-
een costumes are welcome and
there will be a prize awarded for
the funniest face mask and most
creative face mask. (Face masks
are required on the train and in
the depot, except when eating
and drinking.)
Make reservations online at
www.eaglecaptrainrides.com/
book-online or call 541-437-
3652.
SVRR
The Sumpter Valley Railroad’s
fall foliage trains will run Friday,
Oct. 22, and Sunday, Oct. 24.
On both days, trains depart
from the McEwen Depot at
10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Fares are
$25 adults, $22 seniors/mili-
tary, and $15 for ages 3-17.
The fall photo train on
Saturday, Oct. 23, is a full-day
adventure starting with a conti-
nental breakfast and 6 a.m. be-
fore the 7 a.m. departure from
the McEwan Depot. The round
trip features multiple stops to
capture scenic shots of the
train and the changing colors.
Cost is $150.
Two night trains are planned
for Friday, Oct. 29, with rides
leaving the Sumpter Depot at
7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Fares are $15
adults, $14 seniors/military, and
$8 ages 3-17. This coincides
with the “Haunted Dredge” ex-
perience at the Sumpter Valley
Dredge from 7-9 p.m.
More short trains are
planned for Saturday, Oct. 30,
at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m.
and 3:30 p.m. The Sumpter De-
pot will have a costume contest
and Halloween treats. Fares are
$15 adults, $14 seniors/mili-
tary, and $8 ages 3-17.
In November, a Moonlight
Train featuring wine and cheese
is happening Friday, Nov. 19.
Tickets are $55 for adults and
$20 for kids (cheese samples
only).
On Saturday, Nov. 20, a full
steam train leaves the McEwen
Depot at noon and riders can
roast hot dogs and marshmal-
lows at the Sumpter stop. Tick-
ets are $25 adults, $22 seniors/
military, $15 for ages 3-17, or
$70 per family (two adults and
two children).
To purchase tickets for any of
the Sumpter Valley trains, go to
www.sumptervalleyrailroad.org.
Travel Baker County
The Sumpter Valley Railroad
runs on narrow-gauge
tracks between McEwen and
Sumpter in Baker County.
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