hoborich wrote:So, the people you did the job for, were they the owners of the railroad? Or did they just buy the property with the railroad in place. Do they have any plans to get it going again? That trestle looks pretty neat. Definately a piece of work. A shame for it to just get overgrown and deteriorate.
I was hired by the real estate agent to photograph the house and property. The seller is someone who grew up in the house which her dad built back in the 50s. She was there briefly when I first arrived, so I really didn't have a chance to talk to her much about the railroad and its future. The agent remained with me there but she was uncertain about whether or not the railroad was going to be included in the price of the sale. I'm guessing it may be because it just seemed like one of those things that the seller would not want to have to deal with. Just speculation at this point, but I'll try to gather some more info on it soon.
Here is a look inside the equipment barn:
fmilhaupt wrote:That steam locomotive wouldn't happen to be a model of a Rio Grande narrow gauge locomotive, would it? If so, your estimate of 15-20 years since the railroad has been used is right, and I'm surprised to hear that it's still in place.
Does the locomotive in the pic above look familiar? I was going to try to get a better pic of it, but those two barrels are full of what appeared to be tiny grade coal and they were a pain in the arse to move.