The Eagle Cap Excursion Train is a heritage railroad service located in Wallowa, Oregon, United States, operated on a 63-mile (101 km) line from Elgin to Joseph. The line is owned by the Wallowa Union Railroad (WURR), a public entity, which acquired it from private owners in 2002. The first excursion train was operated in 2003.
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