History Pub – The Portland Zoo Railroad: The Biggest Little Railway in the Country Presented by Melissa Darby

McMenamins and Friends of Historic Forest Grove present  

History Pub: The Portland Zoo Railroad:

The Biggest Little Railway in the Country 

Presented by Melissa Darby

Grand Lodge Theater
3505 Pacific Ave

Forest Grove, Oregon 97116

Wednesday August 13th, 2025
Doors 6:00PM / Event 7:00PM

The Portland Zoo Railway was founded in 1958, one year before the opening of the Portland Zoo. The streamlined Zooliner symbolized the optimism of the post-war era, and the steam-powered Oregon Locomotive No. 1 added to the excitement. Historian Melissa Darby traces the history of the railway, including some famous passengers.