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It’s this kind of thing that gets us train guys into the miniature hobby. I’ve done mostly model trains since I was little & ive thought abt making a railroad like this later on w a dsl/hydraulic drive steamer body or w a dsl body. I kinda wonna get a non running steamer, throw a dsl w pump in the tender or have the dsl motor in the engine w the hydraulic motor under the dsl engine w dsl tank in the tender might be too complicated & why guys end up building a diesel style engine w either gas or diesel powered. If I did one I’d probably do Diesel just cuz it’s way cheaper to get parts/way easier to build stuff/wheels. A dsl needs 4 wheels a steamer needs 4-6for the tender depending on what you’re going for. Then another 8-12 some drivers some not.

It was good timing. If I hadn't been in St Louis when I found out it was available, I would have missed out.

Im hoping they will keep it in tact and sell eventually i want to buy it so bad, so many memories on that railroad

@@HoundOfBaskerville if I ever hit the lotto, I would love to do the same. Convert it over to live steam, and bring back the Christmas train.

I rode the Junction Valley 2x in Michigan in 1986, and its very special because the track guage is 14&1/8th inch that is Precisely Quarter Scale. And only a few are at this Quarter scale at 3"=1'. But most everyone else uses the 15" guage at amusement parks. Or narrow guage for 3 footers like DRGW. AND recently I found out about a large cache of 12 lb. rail. But the seller want to sell it entirely as a group.

Indeed it was and the neighbors stopped by while I was pulling it up. They were sad to see it go.

Indeed. It was sad to see it ripped up. It's amazing how much mother nature has taken over. It looks like that railroad hasn't been run for 10+ years.

5' lengths are scale for the gauge.;-) Much of mine is in 20' lengths which is great for curves as there are less joints to worry about.

Easy enough to weld back into usable long sections when going for assembly.

Wow! It is no less sad and bitter to see a little railroad like this in this condition than seeing the full size ones like this! It plain sucks!

At least the rails can be reused!

It really depends what you're putting on it. I don't know how heavy 15" gauge equipment is, so I really can't give you a good answer. As for places to get it, Railroad Supply Corp. Comes to mind. Look up their phone number on their website, call around 7PM eastern and Mike can tell you what you need for rail and where to get it. Even if he doesn't sell it. www.railroadsupply.com/

The railroad I pulled up was in Wisconsin. The Mill Brook Railroad, where the rail is now, is in Windsor, VT.

For visiting information: facebook.com/millbrookrailroad

The standard length of rail for this size rail is 10 feet.

@@MillBrookRailroad I later learned why you cut five fit sections.

Bantamodelworks.com. It's not in the catalog, but I'm sure he'll build you one.

There's a trestle out there. It goes around a curve and into the abandoned tunnel.

I source my rail just like you see in this video. You can buy it new from a bunch of different suppliers. Learn more at www.discoverlivesteam.com

I had to fit them in the back of the Jeep. It's a long way from Wisconsin to Vermont and I didn't have a roof rack at the time.

2011 Grand Cherokee.

It is aluminum, so it won't rust. I had to drive it 2000 miles home in the back of a Jeep, so I cut it to 5 foot lengths.

He used to build locomotives there, so mainly gas hydraulic and battery electric but steam would visit regularly. He used to haul 5000 passengers in a weekend. The rail was free for the taking. He was closing the sale of his house the next day and had to get it out of there. The neighbors weren't so happy about it going away but I assured them it would be going to a good home.

Shame would have enjoyed a house with a miniature train set up

The trains were sold off or put in storage. Most backyard railroads fall into disrepair and are removed after 25 years or so.

Bar stock is superior in some ways. It lasts longer and you get better traction on it. The drawback is that it wears the wheels out more quickly.

@@MillBrookRailroad Good to know that, I thought people only used bar stock because of cost and availability.

@@MichaelClark-uw7ex There is that, but it actually has its advantages.

West Bend

Yeah west bend. Just happy someone got the track.

Thanks! It happens more often than you think. You just have to be in the right place at the right time.

There was no opportunity to go back. The property's sale closed while I was removing the rails.

My usual track crew was in the next time zone. I was on vacation in the Midwest and found out this track was available, free for the taking.

@@MillBrookRailroad Free is always good!

It went into the switchback on the Shady Pines Railroad.

The Jeep doesn't have a trailer hitch.

@@MillBrookRailroad Oh well, that's unfortunate...

The owner was selling the house, and the new owner didn't want a railroad.

It only took me 10 hours. He was selling the house and the closing was the next day, so this was the last chance before the scrappers got it. Could've been worse.

The rail from West Bend is now on the Shady Pines Railroad in Windsor, Vermont.