a railroad invites you

[skol587]

the swanton pacific railroad invites you to Al Smith day on april 13 2008
for more details and directions go to there site.
http://sprr.calpoly.edu/

hope you wil be there

 

[Tokkyu40]

It sounds like fun. I wish they had a map of the tracks, too.

Claude

 

[skol587]

i think there is a map in the conductors training manual that i have.
but the track is in a valley following a river to the ghost town of foldger where where the locomotives turn on the wye and run around the train and takes you back to the station the whole trip is about 2mi. beings the fact that most of the truckage is in a heavily forested valley the trackege is extremmly curvy and the steepest grade on the rail road is about 4 or 5 %.

 

[skol587]

here another link fore the railroad with lots of pic's.
http://wilkie.homeunix.com/sprr/

 

[Tokkyu40]

Yeah, I saw that and I want that International. I love those old trucks.

Claude

 

[skol587]

well you could become a member and help work on it.

 

[Tokkyu40]

My legs aren't long enough. I live way down at the south end of the state.
I did find it on Google Earth. A search for Swanton, California places you right by the railroad. I can't find an actual town there. It would be a nice place to visit if anyone is in Santa Cruz.

Claude

 

[skol587]

the closest town is daven port the town is microscopic.