OC&E Woods Line State Trail
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The OC&E Woods Line State Trail in Klamath and Lake counties is Oregon's longest state park. It follows the old OC&E (Oregon California and Eastern) and Weyerhaeuser railroads from Klamath Falls to Thompson Reservior. Along its 105 mile length, it passes through Olene, Dairy, Beatty, and Bly.
History
Construction on the OC&E Railroad (also known as the Klamath Municipal Railway) began in the summer of 1917 as part of a grand scheme to connect Central and Eastern Oregon with rail lines. The OC&E was decleared open in the fall of 1923, and in 1927 was extended to Bly.
Southern Pacific and Burlington Northern operated the line jointly from 1925 until 1974, when it was purchased by Weyerhaeuser. In the 1980's it was not longer cost effective to move logs by rail, Weyerhaeuser railbanked the line, and deeded it to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in 1992.
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