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Doyle McCormack
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Doyle L. McCormack (born June 1943) is a railroad preservationist and engineer, well-known among the railfan community. McCormack is a retired Southern Pacific locomotive engineer who is now the president of the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation, an organization that is leading the project to build and expand the Oregon Rail Heritage Center (ORHC), a new, permanent home for the steam locomotives owned by the City of Portland. The ORHC opened its first phase in September 2012, and the main building was named in McCormack's honor: the Doyle L. McCormack Enginehouse. McCormack is known for his work on the restoration and operation of Southern Pacific 4449, He is probably best recognized from his cameo appearance in the 1986 film, Tough Guys, as the engineer of the steam locomotive hijacked by Archie Long (played by Kirk Douglas) and Harry Doyle (Burt Lancaster). |
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