Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum

The Chehalis-Centralia began in 1986 as the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association, a (501) (c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our founders were local citizens hoping to restore a 1916 logging locomotive that had been placed in a Chehalis park thirty years earlier. Soon, work was underway on the Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade No. 15, a Baldwin-built 2-8-2 “Mikado” type steam locomotive.

Today, the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad operates seasonal excursion trains each year over approximately ten miles of track, powered by diesel #6. Our organization is still caretaker of the #15, in addition to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyards No.6 & 9, and numerous other pieces of historic railroad equipment.

You can read more, purchase scenic train ride tickets, or support our organization on our website.