Developing the PV Railroad has involved
- Track. Fabricating and installing our 7.5" guage track made with 3/8"x1"x20' flat iron and home-made yellow cedar ties.
- Rolling Stock. Buying and restoring some items; and building some from scratch
- Environment. Making interesting things to see along the route, and moving towards forestry heritage displays
- Administration . Planning, safety procedures, tickets etc
Track We have about 850' of track that consists of
- a 220' loop,
- a straight section with parallel tracks going through a shed ,
- a third track through the shed for turning trains around and additional locked storage, and
- a wye turnaround where we load and unload
The Photo gallery show many photos of the track.
Our track is home-made:
- 20' lengths of 3/8" x 1" flat iron
- 4" connectors welded on
- 2"x2"x16" yellow cedar ties slotted at 7.5" guage to hold the flat iron.
We currently own and operate
- a gas-engine locomotive, tender and caboose at about 3"=1' scale
- three ride-a-stride cars; one of which converts to a log car
- four hand cars, and
- a wheelchair car
See stories of how we acquired, restored and built our rolling stock here
Check out our upcoming plans here
