Eastern Cascades Model Railroad Club

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Our History

The Eastern Cascades Model Railroad Club began in Bend, Oregon, in August 1989. With the help of some friends, Ernie George had the HO (1/87 scale) railroad up and running in four months. Over the next 4 years, Ernie planned, funded and oversaw the completion of scenery, landscaping, signaling, railroad scheduling and formation of the club that would ultimately operate the railroad.

In late 1993, the newly formed club, now a nonprofit organization, was moved to its current location on land donated by club member Larry Barker. Ernie funded construction of a 1,650 square foot building on the site and by December of 1994 the HO layout had a brand new home. Larry Barker had visions of a Christmas Tree farm where people could come out, ride on the inch and a half scale train and cut down their tree. Which would then be hauled back on a flat car to be loaded up and taken home. Sadly that dream of Larry’s never came to be but do get to enjoy the pleasure of riding through trees he planted years ago.

The Central Oregon Area Live Steamers operate and maintain an outdoor 1.5-inch scale railroad (1.5 inches = one foot), large enough for members and guests to enjoy riding. The layout includes several bridges (including a 60-foot bridge with concrete abutments), a turntable, timber retaining walls, and recently a new tunnel. Work completed in 2008 adding a new loop that doubled the trackage to more than 2300 feet. Another loop is currently in the works to go from the new tunnel across the field to the main loading area.