Get this month's Railfan & Railroad mag. On page 10 there is a large ad for a "Miniature Railroad Convention" in September concerning this sort of RRing. There is also a magazine that caters to this sort of railroading and related steam operating models(boats, stationary engines, etc) called "Live Steam". Some hobby shops have it.
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Perhaps an article about a friendly operator or two. I don't know that I would want rabid railfans travelling across the country to visit my private railroad (would that I had one ). Some may border on industrial, which compounds the whole safety/insurance thing.
Assuming they are not being used for a business, they exist for the pleasure and amusement of their owners. You and I aren't included by default, only by invitation.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Home railroads on ranches and large tracts of land are becoming more and more popular, in a variety of gauges ranging from standard to somewhere in the neighborhood of 1:10 using gauges only a couple inches wide.
Many or most are not what we usually think of as "recreational" like the Silverton or White Pass. Many are for the benefit of owner and friend.
Are you interested in these railroads, some of which are extensive and a few of which use actual railroad equipment used on common carrier lines or shortlines; excess or discarded stuff like Shays and Porters and Plymouths
Anyway, in Trains mag, I've never seen mention of these. Maps of their location and status would be nice; perhaps a book or online compilation; something of that sort.
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