[AT] OT: riding the rails (was Re: Slow and steady goes the tractor parade

[Mike Sloane]

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...
> 
> Dean Vinson Dayton, Ohio www.vinsonfarm.net