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  • General discussion related to all railroad clubs, museums, tourist and scenic lines. Generally this covers museums with static displays, museums that operate excursions, scenic lines that have museums, and so on. Check out the Tourist Railway Association (TRAIN) for more information.
General discussion related to all railroad clubs, museums, tourist and scenic lines. Generally this covers museums with static displays, museums that operate excursions, scenic lines that have museums, and so on. Check out the Tourist Railway Association (TRAIN) for more information.

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 #626940  by Trolleycar
 
Why Heritage Railroads is being more done Regular Freight Railroads?


Is it because Freight Railroads are really hard to have ?


But Heritage Railroads are Really Popular types theme park type that are usually Narrow Gauge Railroads but Stone Mountain Park has a
Standard Gauge . That is a Park Railroad and it claimds the Largest Park Railroad in the World. where iam from in the Atlanta ,Georgia

Main Line Excursion Railroads are really good are really great .


But Railroad Museums are being done more or Heritage Railroads or offers Train rides at Railroad Museums ,Trolley Museums


Heritage Streetcar Lines are a form of Heritage Railroads.


These Trains are have been in Movies .



But How many Heritage Railroads & Heritage Streetcar Lines , Railroad Museums, Trolley Museums , Theme Park Railroads.


Streetcars are really popular way for Train rides.


Except for Amtrak , VIA Rail , Ferromex Passenger Trains.


But There is also Heritage Railroads in Hawaii Has on Islands on which were former Plantations that are now Train rides


Maui - The Lahania & Kaannpali ,Pacific Railroad Nickname the Sugar Cane Train the Only Live Steam Oil fired Train in the State of Hawaii.

Ohau - The Hawaii Railroad Musuem & The Pineapple Express at the Dole Pineapple Plantation

Kauai - The Kauai Railroad


But exspecially USA Has alot of History with Railroads.
 #640832  by 3rdrail
 
(C'mon guys- he's trying to learn the language. I give him credit. It can't be easy. I'd feel better about making fun of a natural born idiot who knows less about proper grammar and pronounciation of his own language due to laziness. This guy will get better.)

That L&K RR out in Maui is an amazing ride. Unlike anything that I've ridden on before. I have some nice shots of the L&K that I have to transfer digitally at which time I'll put them up. Here's a shot off the web:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/134/3191 ... 55.jpg?v=0
 #641095  by 3rdrail
 
Here's a couple of my own pics of the Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific (Maui), taken in the 80's;

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa26 ... al/lk2.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa26 ... al/lk1.jpg