very nice pics............
Way 
Railroad Vette
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,275
Likes: 6
From: Lake Oswego, Near Portland Oregon
Originally Posted by sxe60
I play with 1/4"=1'0" scale trains, but 1 to 1 scale stuff sure looks like fun. 
Jennifer
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 38,655
Likes: 25
From: Bunnell FL
UPDATE - 17 Sep 2005
Many of you asked what else I do so here are some photos from a typical operating day. We run four trains a day out 5 miles and then back up to our Station/Museum.
We have two SW-8s, both former US Army veterans of the Korean War (in Korea). Here is No. 2028 taken last year after my son and I repainted it with Rustoleum and rollers.
We have four passenger cars. They are all from Quebec and were former electric powered commuter cars. We use them as regular passenger cars. I enjoy working as a Car Host. I help the riders on & off, help them get seated, keep the kids from hanging out the windows, give a safety briefing, and give a talk on the historical car, equipment, and sights along the way. The rides last about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Here is the car on today's first run this morning.
Here is a view of the engine taken leaning out of the vestibule at the end of the car. Because we only run a few days a month, and we don't have signals and gates at the crossings, the State requires us to stop the train and put flagmen out to stop highway traffic before we cross a highway. It costs about $150K to put up flashing lights and gates at a crossing and we just don't have the money for it. Note the flagman in the photo.
Here is a photo looking to the rear of the train showing the Caboose. We always have at least one Caboose because a lot of people have always wanted to ride in one
Many of you asked what else I do so here are some photos from a typical operating day. We run four trains a day out 5 miles and then back up to our Station/Museum.
We have two SW-8s, both former US Army veterans of the Korean War (in Korea). Here is No. 2028 taken last year after my son and I repainted it with Rustoleum and rollers.
We have four passenger cars. They are all from Quebec and were former electric powered commuter cars. We use them as regular passenger cars. I enjoy working as a Car Host. I help the riders on & off, help them get seated, keep the kids from hanging out the windows, give a safety briefing, and give a talk on the historical car, equipment, and sights along the way. The rides last about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Here is the car on today's first run this morning.
Here is a view of the engine taken leaning out of the vestibule at the end of the car. Because we only run a few days a month, and we don't have signals and gates at the crossings, the State requires us to stop the train and put flagmen out to stop highway traffic before we cross a highway. It costs about $150K to put up flashing lights and gates at a crossing and we just don't have the money for it. Note the flagman in the photo.
Here is a photo looking to the rear of the train showing the Caboose. We always have at least one Caboose because a lot of people have always wanted to ride in one
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
