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If you could go anywhere
Posted by banjobenne1 on Thursday, July 5, 2018 10:45 PM

If you could go anywhere on this side of the Mississippi where would you go to see/ride a steam train/museum ?

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, July 6, 2018 12:25 AM

There's two "this sides" of the Mississippi.  Which one are you talking about?

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Posted by SD70Dude on Friday, July 6, 2018 12:27 AM

Which side of the Mississippi are we talking about?

For east I would pick the Strasburg Railroad and Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, which are at the same location.

For west I would pick either the Durango & Silverton or Cumbres & Toltec, both narrow gauge lines are amazing examples of surviving steam railroading, and they are coal-fired to boot!  (though this has recently got the D&S into a spot of trouble)

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Posted by SD70Dude on Friday, July 6, 2018 12:28 AM

Looks like we were typing at the same time, you beat me to it Larry!

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Friday, July 6, 2018 8:09 AM

Actually, if you go far enough EAST of the Mississippi, you could go to the Durango and Silverton!

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Posted by banjobenne1 on Friday, July 6, 2018 4:35 PM

East to the  big pond 

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Posted by banjobenne1 on Friday, July 6, 2018 8:37 PM

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Posted by Firelock76 on Friday, July 6, 2018 8:46 PM

banjobenne1

If you could go anywhere on this side of the Mississippi where would you go to see/ride a steam train/museum ?

 

Others have responded just as I would, but I've got to agree.

East of the Mississippi, Strasburg PA, hands down.  Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING on a railfan or railmodeler's wish list.  I could stay there the rest of my life and never be bored.

West of the Mississippi?  Hands-down, the Durango and Silverton, fantastic ride and museum.

I've been to both, east and west, and they're both winners.

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Friday, July 6, 2018 9:05 PM

Many places to visit east of the old man river.  I think I'd go see the General in Kenesaw, GA (even though there is no active steam train there). 

I have not been to any of these places for many (tooooo many) years, but:

The Tennesee Valley Railway Museum in Chattanooga, TN. 

New Hope and Ivyland in PA. 

Spencer, NC.

Scranton, PA.

Ft Wayne, IN.

Owosso, MI.

Union, IL

There are probably a dozen more that I have not been able to visit yet.

 

 

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:29 PM

SV - I've got four of those already - but wouldn't mind a repeat visit to any of them.

You should add Baltimore to your list - you can hit the B&O Museum and take in a game at Camden Yards...

West of the river I think I'd like to hit the Nevada Northern and the California State museum.  

East of the river, I've hit a lot of the high points already, although the Illinois museum piques my interest.

 

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