From The Oregon City News - September 26, 2007

"The Milwaukie City Council is close to approving new barriers at railroad crossings, a move that would make the city a designated “quiet zone” where trains cannot blow their horns, at a cost $285,000."

From The Sunday Oregonian - April 22, 2007

"Jack Pfeifer of Beaverton worked for the railroad for 43 years, starting in Omaha, Neb., and moving west, and along the way he took thousands of slides of steam trains. The best of them appeared in "West From Omaha, a Railroadman's Odyssey," a book published in 1990."

From The Oregonian - January 26, 2006

"Most folks would have considered the battered old caboose little more than a heap of scrap metal. Not Darril Clark. The retired truck mechanic from Scappoose has a penchant for projects and can't seem to turn away a good challenge."

From The Columbia River Reader - December 15, 2005 - January 14, 2006

"Twenty years ago, Cliff West heard on the radio there was a model train show at Longview’s Triangle Mall. The Columbia & Cowlitz Model Railroad Train Club’s four members were there, manning their lone train layout. When West asked about joining, they said they didn’t want any new club members. Two other men happened along, also curious about the club. “We all three wanted to join ‘em and they turned us down,” West recalled. Instead of feeling dejected, they formed what is today the Longview-Kelso-Rainier Model Railroad Club."

From The Clatskanie Chief - May 26, 2005

"A special Start of the Season and Volunteer Appreciation Ride on the Lewis & Clark Explorer Train, especially arranged by State Senator Betsy Johnson and Astoria Mayor Willis Van Dusen, was enjoyed by about 40 volunteers and community leaders from around Columbia and Clatsop counties Saturday morning."

From The Daily News - May 26, 2005

"Members of the Longview Kelso and Rainier Model Railroad Club lined up recently to celebrate the group’s 20^th anniversary with a ride on the Weyerhaeuser train."

From The Capital Press - May 20, 2005

"Third Largest Locomotive Draws a Crowd"

From The Daily News - October 14, 2000

"Since 1925, Weyerhaeuser's little railway has been moving millions of tons of timber goods through area."

From The Columbia County Review - September 16, 1998

"Members of the Motorcar Operators West club based in Sacramento, Calif., made a pit stop on the Pacific and Western rail line in Rainier on a weekend outing that took them from St. Helens to Wauna to Banks."

From The Columbia County Review - September 2, 1998

"Portland & Western to reopen Astoria line - bringing economic boost, and perhaps U.S. Gypsum, to Columbia County."

From The New Rainier Review - February 12, 1997

"Railroaders from Rainier to Castle Rock meet every Wednesday evening to conduct the official business of the Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club."