Any of you folks familiar with this layout?

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Any of you folks familiar with this layout?

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Wow I just saw that's here in Connecticut from googling it. I am assuming it is a private railroad how does one go about visiting

I would love to bring my live steam locomotive there.
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Yes, private railroad in Connecticut. To say the owner has put a LOT of work in it is an understatement. I can't run there because my equipment in 7.5" gauge :-( Someone should be shot for the 7.25 .vs. 7.5 problem. Keeps folks from enjoying the hobby nation-wide.
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Well...the REST OF THE WORLD is 7.25 the same as NE USA.

Come join us!
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My question is "how did it get to be either one?"

If one builds to true scale, it should have been 7-1/16".

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Harold, probably the same way that the used gauge for 7.5 is quite often as broad as 7 5/8, because that allows the loco to go around sharper curves.

My design gauge is 7.562...which is JUST inside the spec's for 7.25", and should be workable for 7.5" too...

(and if you think that's bad, the Tal-y-llyn was laid to 2'3" & a thumb...)
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Barry Cone's Brick Mountain Railroad in Connecticut, that's all I know.
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If you haven't seen enough, here's another link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXk5t76-XPw



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Guess that he likes Sydney Harbour bridge...
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Bill that bridge is not in Australia it's in New York City it's Hell's Gate Bridge😂😂
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Wow! Quite a remarkable accomplishment. I've never seen so many spectacular bridges on a live steam railroad.
I wonder what the grade specifications are?
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Liz and I have run here. Interesting layout including the 15-20 deg incline beside his driveway. More suitable for a cog railway!

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