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The Cascades Railroad ran for about 6 miles (9.7 km) on the north bank of the Columbia River around the Cascades Rapids. The owner was the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. The railroad operated as a portage around the rapids. The railroad was 5 ft (1524 mm) broad gauge from 1860 to 1880 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1435 mm) standard gauge from 1880 to 1883 and 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge from 1883 until the close of operations. One of its five small locomotives No.