Routes
The 35-40 minute round-trip Washington Park route runs on weekends from mid-April until Memorial Day and then daily through Labor Day. This run goes through the woods of Washington Park and the grounds of the Oregon Zoo. (Few animals are seen from the train.) The Zoo station is near the zoo entrance (45°30′33″N 122°42′57″W / 45.509194°N 122.715778°W / 45.509194; -122.715778 (Zoo station)Coordinates: 45°30′33″N 122°42′57″W / 45.509194°N 122.715778°W / 45.509194; -122.715778 (Zoo station)). The Washington Park station is a short walk from the International Rose Test Garden (45°31′03″N 122°42′22″W / 45.517509°N 122.706189°W / 45.517509; -122.706189 (Rose Garden station)) and Portland Japanese Garden. The line includes a section of 4.5-percent grade.
In the off-season, weather and business permitting, the 10-12 minute Zoo Loop trip runs. This run goes through the Oregon Zoo grounds only. The Washington Park trips that operate during spring and summer months also cover this section. The Zoo Loop is mostly a one-way loop, whereas the two-way 2-mile line through Washington Park is single-track but equipped with a few sidings to allow trains running in opposite directions to pass. This allows up to three trains to be in operation at once.
Read more about this topic: Washington Park And Zoo Railway
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