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Re: Western Ry Museum question
Author: RVJ refugee
Date: 10-05-2018 - 11:04

J Mann Wrote:
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> RVJ refugee Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The line north of the museum, towards Dozier
> and
> > Cannon, is fairly intact although there are
> some
> > washouts, etc. It's not as scenic (except in
> > Spring wildflower season) as the line south,
> and
> > trains would have to be (God forbid!!!)
> > diesel-powered.
>
> Back around 1990 my wife and I rented a caboose on
> the spring wildflower train that ran to the north.
> It was a fun ride and my non-railfan friends had
> a great time. There were two cabooses you could
> rent along with other cars for other riders. The
> train was packed. I've been amazed that they
> dumped that operation. It seemed to be a good
> money maker. It was from that ride that I pushed
> for the PLA to get a caboose rental operation
> going in Niles Canyon.

Glad you enjoyed it. We had a lot of good times running those trains.

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