you saved the Rollingstock. I think thats more than enough. With the Rollingstock, the Ossipee Central will live on for sure, i think.

Better to share your frustrations than to let yourself fester in silence. Never ends well. Either way, you have saved some. It'll be interesting to see what you make of the Ossipee rollingstock.

You did your best which is all that you could do. The most important fact is that the Rolling stock is saved for posterity. Well done, Cheers

The lift was probably the biggest loss, but getting it moved seemed like a long shot from the start. I didn’t think the track there looked that good and while the roundhouse would have been cool, it was falling apart and you have the other train shed to restore. I think letting it go was a fair choice and I look forward to new projects on the Mill Brook!

Your resources for help are limited as are your funds. You have accomplished so much. Your strength is how honest you are as you work on projects.

Ya gotta know when to say when...... Cheers Terry

Like you said, you've gotta do what you gotta do. If you were the only one carrying the torch with no one to pass it to, then when you've carried it long enough it's time to snuff it out. I believe you've done everything you could to carry on its' legacy! Maybe write a book and take lots of pictures to share. In my career with the railroad, it never really hit me until I saw a photo of me and my train on tracks that aren't there anymore. The need for preservation of the information is there even if we can't save the tracks themselves. It is important to be able to carry on the legacy beyond the time that it existed. Sort of like a tombstone or an obituary in the newspaper. Gone but not forgotten!

Just like the full size preservation, can’t save them all and can’t save everything. Excited to see what’s next, you’re doing great friend

The engines are cars are the most important part at this point. Track is track and while worth some money, it is not the end of the world. You lived this long without a lift, you can keep going without it now. There is only so much a person can do time wise, physically, and financially. As far as my feelings, you got what needed to be saved. The steam engine and rolling stock. The buildings were falling apart anyhow, and track is just track. It is good that you feel a weight off your chest. That means you made the right decision. The Millbrook RR is bigger equipment wise now and that is a good thing.

May be someone else can save the rest? Some one in the narrow gauge rail community will want the remaing parts. Hope so. Thanks for letting us know. It's good for not taking on too much and burning your self out.

There is only so many hours in a day. You can only do so much. Understand what’s happening. You own a business and you work. Can’t do everything. Best of luck! Be happy!

Sucks that you had to abandon the project. Awesome that youve preserved as much as you have.

The equipment is the important thing you saved the rest can be rebuilt

One door closes and I’m sure another one will open chin up mate your a great guy and things will soon be on the up and up 🤟🤟🇦🇺

Hey, don't be so hard on yourself. You're only one person and you did what you could do humanly possible. Besides, you saved a lot of the rolling stock and locomotives, so that's worth being proud of. Good luck with your present projects and keep 'em rolling!

It's never easy to cut a loss. I can imagine a great weight being lifted, though! And we still grow and learn through these events. Very excited to watch the Mill Brook Railroad continue to grow!! Hoping and praying for nothing but the best moving forward!!

Wish i was in better health over ther winter to have put the time in to assist. It would have been put to use easier than figuring out a different way. Keep growing & enjoy your ride.

Like most of us, life sometimes gets in the way in the order of the plans we make for the future. Re evaluate your situation, and go from there. Either way it's o k . Thanks for sharing this information with us . Greetings from OREGON.

Aaron, though I can't say it's happened to me with a whole 7.25" gauge railroad, I definitely know that feeling of discovering there's just no way to make everything I wanted to happen, happen. I'm glad you salvaged what you could from the railroad up till now. It's still sad- but you said it yourself. You managed what you could with your resources up until now, and the nature of your situation means you simply can't do any more. Thanks for keeping us posted, I think you're making a good call.

Rooting for you, best of luck.

You've done as much as you can for as long as you can. No one can ask for more. Sometimes, you just have say enough is enough, I can't do any more.

There are photos of the structures and the rest can be rebuilt as needed. Track and hardware wise, there are quite a few improvements over the last few years.

The steam locomotive, the steam locomotive, the steam locomotive, and the caboose! I think that there was a caboose! You did good!

You saved some, and you can enjoy that for a long time. 👍

I’m glad you saved what you could. Sometimes it’s difficult when you encounter a no-win situation, because reality sometimes isn’t the fairy tale where everything went right in the end - and that’s hard to swallow. That steam locomotive is one of the most interesting pieces of the collection. You have invested a lot of time, energy, and money into the restoration so far, and I’m excited to see it under steam again at its new home.

You did great with the rolling stock, we all have limits, you have had success with Ossipee. Looking forward to next video. Thank you.

you only have so many hours in a day!, it was a hopeful dream to get it all, but you have the key elements to keep The Osprey railroad alive! the track would have been a plus, but you only have so much time, money, and storage . thank you for letting us know what is happening around the MillBrook railroad.

Your intentions were the best, sometimes stuff just doesn't work out.

Happy to hear the good news .. hope to come see you soon and video your railroad .. please keep your head up and dont get discourage.. cant wait to see the new area of your layout

What is the Ossipee Central Railway? The site? The rail and its arrangement on the property? The structures? The equipment? You saved as much of the equipment as you could. That's a win that preserves the OCR. The property couldn't be saved. The rail - used, maybe partly reusable - but as was said, track is track. Not a huge loss. The structures - from the videos, they didn't seem in great shape. The lift, while a nice to have, would have been a bear to remove in a functional state. You did good to save the equipment. Pour your enthusiasm for saving OCR into the equipment's restoration so that it can continue to bring joy to train fans big and small.

Smart decision. No point adding extra stressors to your life. Glad you were able to get the rolling stock anyway. Best wishes for the future of the MBRR.

Glad you saved the equipment. Just like the 1:1 railroads we have to work with limited resources, namely time and money

Your train is stuck at the switch. Where´s the main ? Which one is the siding or is it a team track ? Your the boss, so decisions are yours only. Remember your first YT post. It was fun. You showed to all your little world. The fun of that hobby turned a bit sour with always more followers. Produce, then you must do. The fun turn slowly in a business with what it means. Patreon bring a small amount of cash. So you could improve toolings to be more efficient. Finding new videos ideas, better cam, micro, invest cash and time. Plus reading all comments like this one. Showing how you make your locos brings more order. More pressure. More obligations. Where´s the fun now ? But your still the boss. I tryied to "wake you up" when you start to work on the steamer. I remind you, the turntable, the siding extension, the new branch. Feel free Aaron to kick me, to never read or answer my comments. It´s ok. I´m old enough and burned gozillon of cash in full scale preservation. Pure joy and worst slap in my face, many times with trash at the end. But still want to save what´s left. So easy in life to burn ourself. Only you know the state of Ossippee rails and ties. You learned that second hand small rails means some longterm burden. I hesitate to write you that. I´m sorry. Real sorry. But you´re still the boss. The fun of the begining or Henry Ford 2 ? It´s up to you. Not my easiest comment to you PS: that jack weights a ton, how many times you would use it in a year. A piece of track can be hoist easily with pulleys and winch. And putting an oily thing in your ground with today environnemental is asking nightmare in case of leak. Sorry but your green locos won´t be banned. Steamers who knows ?

well done!

At least you saved the equipment. Is the owner looking to get rid of the engine house? I’m wondering if I could find a way to get that in the next few weeks if possible.

I'd ask if you could still try to save that turntable device they had because that could prove very useful later

You did all you could do! The rolling stock is safe so congratulations you were a success!

Sounds like new ownership(of the land) got impatient, now let them deal with the expense of getting the lift and the rest of it removed(instead of at a much lower cost/free). Although, depending on the terms of the sale agreement that might be easier said than done. A lot of what happens depends on the wording in the sale contract(I presume it was made with the other party that bought the other equipment)., if there ever was one.

You saved the critical part - don't be hard on yourself for not doing everything!

I know that was a hard decision to make and it’s sad to hear but stress can cause you health problems that you for sure don’t want or need! You have a great railroad and having all the rolling stock and engines will only add to your railroad and enjoyment!

Honestly? You did the best you could and, as far as I am concerned, you already saved the _important_ parts. Its a shame you couldn't save it all, but in a perfect world, the Ossipee Central wouldn't have needed saving in the first place.

Hi Aaron. its your life and you must do what serves you right. caroline

You did your best buddy and I’m sure what you saved is good enough 👍🏻 So don’t beat yourself up matey 🙄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

If I had land I would go over there and take all the rails. I know the tender to the locomotive is not to scale so I wondered if you planned to build a new one.

Sometimes ya gotta do whatcha gotta do, ive got more than an abundance of model trains, and getting up there in age doesnt help much, nor does my skin cancer, and now Lupus. I am thinking about just donating what i dont need to the local model RR club, and say buh bye to what i dont really need.

you TRIED! I mean youre not trying to dismantle an "n scale" layout here......just saving all the rolling stock was a massive effort!

How about rounding up enough volunteers and possibly saving the rest ? Just a thought and I'm sure you have already considered that though . Sorry to hear about your not so fortunate situation. But main thing you have had a heavy weight lifted off your shoulders sir . 👍

Unfortunately that was a very big project but things happen for a reason

Mate… you can only do what you can do. Onwards and upwards.

Well unfortunately that’s the way the bowling 🎳 ball bounces 😒👋👍😊

Could someone else claim the track and how much would it be

shame to hear, wish you could have a least nailed some of the turnouts.