Photos: Construction of Oregon rail museum

By: Sam Tenney//May 23, 2012//

Photos: Construction of Oregon rail museum

Sam Tenney//May 23, 2012//

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Justin Kuykendall, an ironworker with Erectors, Inc., prepares to weld bridging onto a bar joist at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland. Photo by Sam Tenney/91视频

General contractor began work on the -designed Oregon Rail Heritage Center in November and expect to be finished in July. The 19,200-square-foot project, being built near the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Southeast Portland, will house three historic locomotives and one car. In addition to space for working on the equipment, the building will contain offices, a conference room, and a public viewing and interpretive area.