[AT] OT: riding the rails, now museums

Herbert Metz metz-h.b at mindspring.com
Tue Oct 30 04:56:05 PDT 2007


Mike,  we also have enjoyed the Portola, CA railroad museum.  
And the Hayes Heidrick Truck/Tractor museum in Woodland, CA is another
interesting place, expecially because many of the items were available only
in the west.
Herb

> [Original Message]
> From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 10/30/2007 6:32:43 AM
> Subject: [AT] OT: riding the rails (was Re: Slow and steady goes the
tractorparade
>
> Not quite like owning your own locomotive, but if you happen to be in 
> the Portola CA area, for a reasonable fee, you can be trained to operate 
> one of the museum's diesel locomotives (and receive a certificate 
> stating that you are a trained operator!). 
> <http://www.wplives.org/FRRS_Home/Run_A_Locomotive/run_a_locomotive.html>
>
> I have been there and enjoyed the museum, but my schedule didn't permit 
> doing the operating part. Maybe next time...
>
> Mike
>
> Dean Vinson wrote:
> >> The same weekend, a group  of railroad "speeder" collectors did a
> >> 50 mile run on a local freight railroad's tracks with the same kind
> >> of camaraderie
> > 
> > Mike, I've seen photos of those kinds of events and they look like a
> > lot of fun.  How cool would it be to cruise along the railroad tracks
> > in your own antique speeder?  I suspect that hobby could put your
> > wallet in a world of hurt pretty quickly, though.  Plus, as long as
> > I'm dreaming about expensive toys, what I'd *really* like to be
> > running around in is my own EMD F-7 or something...
>





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