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George Robert Bagley was an American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he was raised in Washington County, Oregon, where he practiced law and served as a circuit court judge for nearly 25 years. Bagley Park in Hillsboro is named in his honor.
The Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB) was a 101-mile (163 km) shortline railroad in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Purchased from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in 1990 by the Port of Tillamook Bay, the railroad was used to transport lumber and agricultural products over the Northern Oregon Coast Range between the Oregon Coast and the Portland area until heavily damaged in a 2007 storm. The Port of Tillamook Bay began operating the unincorporated railroad on March 27, 1986, but the tracks were originally constructed by Oregon judge George R. Bagley and others in 1906. The railroad's main line, no longer in use due to storm damage, runs between Hillsboro and Tillamook.
The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (OCSR) is a heritage railroad, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, operating in Oregon, 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. The OCSR runs its collection of vintage rail equipment over 46 miles (74 km) of former Southern Pacific Transportation Company track under a lease from the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB), an entity distinct from the OCSR.
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- 1 2 Stub Stewart State Park to Open June 2007
- ↑ GNIS: Feature Detail Report: Hares Canyon: 1157992. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
- ↑ USGS Buxton (OR) Topo Map. TopoQone. Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
- ↑ Dairy - McKay. Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Tualatin River Watershed Council. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
- ↑ Olsen, Dana. The Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad. The Oregonian, June 25, 2004.
- ↑ Colby, Richard. Putting park back together again. The Oregonian , October 22, 1997.
- ↑ Gorman, Kathleen. Park laying groundwork for outdoors enthusiasts. The Oregonian , August 10, 2006.
- ↑ Portrait and biographical record of Portland and vicinity Oregon. containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present. Chicago: Chapman Pub. Co., © 1903. p. 727-8.
Coordinates: 45°42′04″N123°11′28″W / 45.701110°N 123.191110°W
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