October 2025 Coos Bay Rail Line Teddy Bear Toy Motorcar/Speeder Run
Schedule
Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 am to Mon, 20 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Coos Bay, Oregon | Coos Bay, OR
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All NARCOA licensed and insured operators with NARCOA compliant motorcars are welcome to join us on this 250-mile 4-day motorcar excursion across 119 bridges and nine tunnels. The bridges include 3-swing span bridges and tunnels that range from 477 feet to 4,177 feet long. Information for the October Excursion
The October 16-20, 2025 run will be our biggest and best Teddy Bear Toy Express yet!
Joining us this year are Santa and Mrs. Claus —hopefully, an elf or two will come along to help.
We will have stops in Reedsport, Mapleton, and Lakeside to pick up Toys.
> Set-on is Thursday afternoon October 16, 2025
> Hotels for Thursday night are available in Eugene area.
> You will need to bring everything with you on your motorcar (suitcase, lunch, & extra gas).
> The excursion departs from Vaughn, Oregon (near Veneta).
> On Friday (Oct. 17) we will travel about 96-miles to the Coos Bay bridge.
> Our Motorcars will be parked overnight on Jordan Cove.
> Busses will be used to shuttle us between the motorcars and the hotel.
> For Friday night (Oct. 17), we will be staying in Coos Bay, OR. (We are also staying there on Sunday night Oct. 19).
> The hotel and meals are not included in the excursion fee.
> Saturday (Oct. 18) will be a 96-mile run from the Northside of the Coos Bay bridge back to the seton site at Rosboro Lumber in Vaughn.
> Saturday night (Oct. 18) you can drive to Coos Bay (about a 2-hour drive from the set-on site) and stay in Coos Bay or Florence with good seafood restaurants in the Old Town area.
> Sunday (Oct. 19) is a travel day from Vaughn to Coos Bay, for the run to Coquille. You can spend the whole day exploring Florence, North Bend, Coos Bay, or the coastal state parks.
> The seton site (to be arranged) will be in Coos Bay.
> Sunday night’s stay (Oct. 19) is in Coos Bay.
> On Monday (Oct. 20), we will run the out-of-service line from Coos Bay to Coquille and return (approximately 33-miles).
> Once back in Coos Bay, we will visit the Oregon Coast Historical Railway museum and have lunch.
> Next we will proceed to the Coos Bay Boardwalk for our toy presentation to the Coos Bay/North Bend Rotary Club.
> A minimum of 23-cars is required.
> Sorry, no Hy-Rail vehicles.
> Friendly dogs on leash are welcome.
Be sure to sign up early so no one misses out!
Sorry no public rides.
For more information, please visit the Pacific Railcar Operators website:
https://www.pro-online.org/excursions.html
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Where is it happening?
Coos Bay, Oregon, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
