Name: Chelatchie Prairie Railroad: Patriot's Weekend
Start: 2026-11-14
End: 2026-11-15

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The Chelatchie Prairie Railroad will be operating Saturday & Sunday with the Patriot’s Weekend Special. The 1941 Alco diesel engine will chug out of the Yacolt station with most riders snug inside one of two cabooses or the coach car. It will travel through the 330 foot solid rock tunnel, to the Heisson area with a stop at Moulton Station to visit Yacolt Falls.

Chelatchie Prairie Railroad: Patriot's Weekend

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