Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society — Local services in Toledo

Absolutely delightful little museum. Their rolling stock is well restored and presented. You are allowed to go inside and sit, touch, look, etc. Their collection of artifacts is also interesting. What kicked it up a notch was Louise, who seemed to be curator, docent, shop attendant, accountant all at once and who knows what else. She was full of interesting information about this particular railroad and about railroading in general and shared her knowledge with gusto and tailored it on the fly to what was interesting to us personally. Without her, this would have been a museum well worth a visit. With her there, it was one of the most rewarding visits we've experienced. And all for free too (though we did decide to spend a few dollars...

Was just passing through looking at train cars, and stumbled into the Y.P.R.H.S. gift store. Figured I would just by a souvenir magnet and get on my way. ..but no...The President Alan K. Holzapfel was at station and asked me if I wanted a tour. Talk about a guy that loves his work. Complete dedication. Wealth of information on not just the railroad history but everything to do about Toledo. I just wanted a magnet but left with a better understanding of one's compassion and the history of Toledo. The Mayor of Toledo is in good company with...

Visited the museum one fine Saturday in July. Our host, Lisa, was fantastically enthusiastic and welcoming. It is a cute small town museum with a lot of local history. There was a nice 2-8-2 locomotive that you could get up close to and really see the details that went into the manufacturing of the unit. There are some additional rolling stock and older MoW units there too. They also have a wonderful library and a fairly large collection of photographs in the process of being catalogued. Will...