A Scenic Train Ride On The Mt Hood Railroad in Hood River, Oregon

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  • čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
  • In this video, we travel to Hood River, Oregon, to ride the historic Mt Hood Railroad. This passenger train takes people on a one-and-a-half hour excursion ride along the Hood River and up in to orchards and vineyards outside of town.
    Video Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:37 Depot
    2:16 On Our Way
    3:14 River
    9:33 Switchback
    12:12 Uphill
    16:40 Orchards
    21:00 Heading back
    Music credits:
    The Jim Zim theme music is "Family Montage" by Biz Baz Studio
    "Back To The Wood" by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: audionautix.com/
    "Beach Walk" is performed by Unicorn Heads
    "Everything Where It Needs To Be" is performed by Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum
    "Ibiza Dream" is performed by Chris Haugen

Komentáře • 46

  • @AtkataffTheAlpha
    @AtkataffTheAlpha Před 2 lety +3

    I did not know this railway was this beautiful!

  • @treywest268
    @treywest268 Před 2 lety +1

    The late great U. Utah Phillips often talked about about the 'Bo whose moniker was Hood River Blackie.
    Now I know where Ol' Hood River started his career so to speak.
    Thank you for this wonderful video!!!

  • @Pixiesantics
    @Pixiesantics Před 2 lety +1

    Jim thank you so much for sharing this trip with us. I like these kind of videos. Have a great weekend!

  • @rickbennett5072
    @rickbennett5072 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video Jim. Sure brought back warm memories of my 3 times having rode this train. I was very fortunate to ride on the full scenic dome cars that once plied these rails.

  • @atmakali9599
    @atmakali9599 Před 4 měsíci

    Love to see the train 🚂 interior more ❤

  • @brucesumter4327
    @brucesumter4327 Před 2 lety +1

    wow so cool i evening here trains when i dont have andything on inside the house not to good like 5miles when they blow the horns ty for showing this video

  • @tbull7879
    @tbull7879 Před 11 měsíci

    Thanks Jim

  • @JustinFrazier_360
    @JustinFrazier_360 Před 2 lety +2

    Amazing

  • @antonyproductionsiii2339
    @antonyproductionsiii2339 Před 2 lety +1

    I like it. I wish I could visit you one day so I can play with model trains once borders open

  • @tacomarailproductions2507

    this is such a cool ride! i was recently camping in Stevenson and crossed over to Hood River, it is such a cool little town. I saw a small freight train the Mount Hood RR.

  • @Brianrockrailfan
    @Brianrockrailfan Před 2 lety +2

    Awesome video

  • @danielwalton9012
    @danielwalton9012 Před 2 lety +2

    Jetta's Dad in The Works, & I Do So Go for it with The Birdwell Island Church!

  • @on_the_off_beat
    @on_the_off_beat Před 2 lety

    I love the MT hood rail road😀😙😘

  • @F40M07
    @F40M07 Před 2 lety +3

    Oh god… the mount hood got a new locomotive
    I thought they only had 88 and 02

    • @Trainlover1995
      @Trainlover1995 Před rokem +1

      Actually, 2250 is the only locomotive they have now. Iowa Pacific idiotically pledged the entire Mount Hood fleet as security for several large loans from Sandton Capitol, and when they defaulted in 2020, all of the equipment was repossessed and put up for sale at Ozark Mountain. The new owner of the Mount Hood managed to get almost the entire passenger car fleet back, with at least one car now being in the hands of the Oregon Coast Scenic Railway. 02 was sold to the Denver Rock Island Railroad in Colorado, and I have no idea where 88 went.
      The current owner of the Mount Hood is working to unravel the mess Ed Ellis left behind, and has some great plans to preserve and enhance the operation. The future for the Mount Hood Railroad looks bright.

  • @squish8785
    @squish8785 Před 2 lety +2

    First, also this looks fantastic thanks for uploading!!

  • @alfiestrains7190
    @alfiestrains7190 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice

  • @thomascomeau9271
    @thomascomeau9271 Před 2 lety +4

    This is the first time that you take a ride on the Mount Hood Railroad passenger train lead by an EMD GP-38 Dash 3 diesel locomotive #2250 up front in Hood River, Oregon.
    What train in the Pacific Northwest are you going on next in the future?
    As always, I am Thomas Comeau and I will see the replies from you, Jim Zim!

  • @matthewalley5684
    @matthewalley5684 Před 2 lety

    So you stopped in Pine Grove, eh? I live just a bit further down the track in the town of Odell. I wondered where the train was running to lately since, judging by how overgrown the tracks are getting here, its plainly not making it as far as it often used to when it would stop in Odell and/or Parkdale. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @danielwalton9012
    @danielwalton9012 Před 2 lety +2

    (The Handover Family)!

  • @Dblock8998
    @Dblock8998 Před 2 lety +1

    Train doesn’t even go to Parkdale anymore, nothing like at all how it used to be

  • @danielwalton9012
    @danielwalton9012 Před 2 lety +2

    I Now Pronounce you Birdwell Islnad Church, & Clara's Seashore Souviner! Shop! thank you!

  • @adventuresofamtrakcascades301

    I used to ride this train on their polar express train

  • @jdw121
    @jdw121 Před 2 lety +1

    I was hoping we would see the inside of the train.

  • @danielwalton9012
    @danielwalton9012 Před 2 lety +2

    if you Please as The way it was in the 1980's!

  • @Mmguyton
    @Mmguyton Před 2 lety +1

    Jim zim

  • @marktwain3531
    @marktwain3531 Před 2 lety

    Have you even been on the Durango and Silverton? (A bit of a travel from Washington to Colorado, bit a really nice narrow gauge railroad.)

  • @thomascomeau9271
    @thomascomeau9271 Před 2 lety +2

    In this video, you and your wife are riding on a passenger train over the Hood River in Oregon known as the Mount Hood Railroad.
    Pretend that the G scale Santa Fe Super Chief passenger train lead by an EMD F7 diesel locomotive #202 from LGB is the Mount Hood Railroad passenger train.
    And pretend that the brown cardboard box is the train depot in Hood River, Oregon.
    What is in that brown cardboard box back at the house in Washington state?
    As always, I am Thomas Comeau and I will see the replies from you, Jim Zim!

  • @NERRP2017
    @NERRP2017 Před 2 lety

    Cass scenic does this same kind of operations

  • @RonStanek
    @RonStanek Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the ride, Jim!
    BTW, If you don't mind.
    What's the going price range on a ranch style house, something like yours or smaller in Washington, Oregon areas, these days?
    And are those on a basement foundation or cement pad?
    The country out there is so beautiful.
    I hope you enjoy your new home, it looks like a wonderful neighborhood.
    Once again, Thank You for the video, no mountains here in the midwest.

    • @JimZim
      @JimZim  Před 2 lety +1

      For new construction, they would start at about $625,000 in our area. Pre-existing homes can sell for quite a bit less, because lumber cost less in previous years. Our home is on a foundation with a crawl space under it. I don't know if that's how all homes here are, but that's how our builder does it.

  • @oregonrailfan7046
    @oregonrailfan7046 Před 2 lety +1

    What the- I thought the MH closed their passenger operations like have their coaches were sold and their engines were too 2250 is a lease unit

    • @infiniteflyer2178
      @infiniteflyer2178 Před 2 lety +1

      Me too. I thought the Royal Gorge Route Railroad in Canon City CO was supposed to get one of their vista domes. But i guess not

    • @KatzStudiosMedia
      @KatzStudiosMedia Před 2 lety

      Local operators took over from Iowa Pacific. I believe the rolling stock seen in the video is staying put, and the vista domes were sold off. 2250 is being leased from Western Rail.

  • @kowanmcgarry
    @kowanmcgarry Před 2 lety

    I want to know how much does it cost to ride this train. How many hours is the round trip.

    • @JimZim
      @JimZim  Před 2 lety

      $49 per adult, $39 per child, for a ride of about 1.5 - 2 hours.

    • @kowanmcgarry
      @kowanmcgarry Před 2 lety

      @@JimZim Thank you.

    • @kowanmcgarry
      @kowanmcgarry Před 2 lety

      @@JimZim Do I have to make a reservation or can I just arrive at the train depot between 8:00am and 4:30pm.

    • @JimZim
      @JimZim  Před 2 lety

      You could just walk up to the depot and book a ticket, but most people book it in advance at their web site: www.mthoodrr.com/

  • @Annoying-hegehog123
    @Annoying-hegehog123 Před 2 lety +1

    Try to use Thomas the tank engine the plow snow this Christmas