Willow Creek Railroad
In 1975 a group of railroad enthusiasts decided to build a large scale model railroad. Big enough that you can actually sit on it and go for a ride. They wanted to provide a historical account of what early steam and diesel railroading was all about. They started with just 600 feet of track on the site of Antique Powerland in Banks, Oregon.
Since then, the group has developed Willow Creek Railroad to 1 mile of track and several trains. Each train is built as a replica of a historical train. You sit on or in the tiny cars. As you go around the track (several times on different tracks), you get to view the landscaping in progress. There are tiny towns and farms along the way. At one point you pass a mountain community with a lake.
The trains run every weekend from Memorial Day through Labor Day. As a non-profit, they are run entirely on donations, so if you go, be generous. For more information on the railroad, go to www.WillowCreekRR.org.
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