Backyard Railroading

[Greg H.]

Where is a good place to learn about Backyard Railroading ( you know, the kind that goes with live steam and equipment big enough to ride ) ?

[JamesP]

I would recommend www.discoverlivesteam.com online, they have many links to other sites also.  You also might look at www.livesteaming.com.  As far as magazines go, Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading has been around a long time and is a good resource - I think that there is a link to it on the discoverlivesteam website.  These should get you pointed in the right direction!  I have a 12" gauge, 2.5" scale railroad, the website for it is www.nfrailroad.com if you are interested in trains that size...

  - James

 

[Greg H.]

Thanks, those links certainly got me pointed in the right direction.

[lilredcaboose]

try www.trainmountian.org

they are the best for 7 1/2"

gauge in the country

Rick

[Rene Schweitzer]

 Grand Scales Quarterly is another magazine you might check out. They had stopped publishing but have announced that they will resume.

[JamesP]

In addition to Grand Scales Quarterly the same people have a magazine called 7+ Railroader.  GSQ mainly deals with trains 12" gauge and larger, the 7+ magazine focuses on 7.25" - 7.5" gauge equipment (the most popular gauge of rideable hobby trains).  I have subscriptions to both, and publication is very sporadic... not sure how long since I've received a new issue of either. 

 There is one other new publication, Large Scale Railroading.  They have mailed out two issues so far, I have enjoyed them both!  You can check it out at http://www.largescalerailroading.com/ .

Look for a live steam club in your area, or someone with a private track... a little help & mentoring goes a long way...

 - James

[Greg H.]

To everyone:

My apologies for not replying sooner, I have quite a few distractions of late, but regardless, I thank everyone of you, for your assistance.

 

Near as I can find out there are a couple of people somewhere in town that do such railroading, but I have been unable to get any contact info - other than that, the closest club, is 2-3 hrs away, far enough that it will be some time before I can visit.