ðɪ ˈoʊ ænd ˌɛsˈiː lˈoʊkəli nˈoʊn æz ðɪ ˈoʊld, slˈoʊ ænd ˈiːzi wʌz bˈɪlt tə sˈɜːv ðə ɡˈoʊld, sˈɪlvɚ, kˈɑːpɚ, zˈɪŋk, ænd lˈiːd mˈaɪnz ɪnðə boʊhˈiːmiə mˈaɪnɪŋ dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv mˈɪdkˈoʊstəl ˈɔːɹɪɡənz wˌɪlɐmˈɛt ɹˈɪvɚ vˈæli.
The O&SE (locally known as the Old, Slow & Easy) was built to serve the gold, silver, copper, zinc, and lead mines in the Bohemia mining district of Mid-Coastal Oregon's Willamette River Valley.