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ABLE SPRINGS & NORTH TEXAS |
TEXAS Located on private property somewhere in Texas. 2,500' of 7½″ gauge private track. Member of Southwestern Live Steamers. Go to SWLS site and click on 'Tracks'. |
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ALASKA LIVE STEAMERS |
ALASKA Located near Museum of Alaska Transportation, Wasila. The Alaska Central Railroad has 5,700' of 7½″ gauge club track on 34 acres with lots of room to expand. Organized 1970. |
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ANNETTA VALLEY & WESTERN RAILROAD |
TEXAS Located west of Fort Worth. 4,160' of 7½″ gauge track. Organized 0000. A point to point railroad operated under strict dispatcher control. |
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ASSINIBOINE VALLEY RAILWAY |
The AVR is a 1/8 scale 7.5" gauge railway located in Charleswood a part of Winnipeg, Manitoba. We currently have one mile of track and a membership of 57.
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AUBURN HEIGHTS RAILROAD |
DELAWARE A 3300' railroad located on the grounds of the Auburn Heights Preserve in Yorklyn, Delaware which has the world's largest collection of operating Stanley Steamers. (20 Sept 2006) |
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BITTER CREEK WESTERN RAILROAD |
CALIFORNIA Located on private property in Arroyo Grande. 8,500' of 7½″ gauge private track, 5,800' of which is main line. Started laying track in 1984. One of a very few private tracks to successfully change ownership. (18 Apr 2001) |
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BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS |
BRITISH COLUMBIA Located in Confederation Park, Burnaby, a suburb of Vancouver. 14,240' of 7½″ gauge bar stock club track, of which over 11,000' is main line with some 2.5% grades. Organized around 1926. (Jan 2002) |
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BUCKINGHAM CENTRAL RAILROAD |
FLORIDA Was located on private property owned by Pete Bialecki in Fort Myers, recently moved to a larger site north of Fort Myers There is currently 3000 feet of main line track with more in the plans. Organized in 2001. (26 Jan 2006) |
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CAMP CREEK RAILROADERS |
NEBRASKA Located on the grounds of the Camp Creek Threshers in Waverly, on Bluff Road two miles east of Waverly Middle.School. 3,000' of 7½″track in the form of two loops connected by two wyes and a single track mainline. |
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CARILLON PARK RAIL & STEAM SOCIETY |
OHIO Located on city property in Dayton. 1,200' of 7¼″ and 7½″ gauge track. Organized 0000. See Track Expansion & Design Criteria section in each newsletter issue. |
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CENTRAL CAROLINA LIVE STEAMERS |
NORTH CAROLINA Located on private property somewhere in central North Carolina. 8,660' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 0000. |
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CENTRAL OREGON AREA LIVE STEAMERS |
OREGON Located on the grounds of the Eastern Cascades Model Railroad Club east of Bend. Planning to lay 1,400' of 7½″ gauge club track in phase 1, on 20 acre site. Organized 1995. (Apr 2001) |
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CENTRAL PASCO & GULF RAILROAD |
Located in Crews Lake Park in Pasco County, Florida. Planned 15,000 feet of mainline track in a wooded wilderness park of 130 acres. |
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CHATTANOOGA SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS |
TENNESSEE Located on private property north of Chattanooga. The Eagle Point Railroad plans 10,000' of club track on 80 acres. Organized 1998. Informative Club History section. |
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CHESAPEAKE & ALLEGHENY LIVE STEAMERS |
MARYLAND Located in Leakin Park, Baltimore. 3,300' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 0000. A very informative site. |
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CHIPPEWA NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY |
NEBRASKA Located at the Seward County Historical Society Museum, Goehner. 1,800' of 5" gauge private track. (05 April 2004) |
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CHULA VISTA LIVE STEAMERS, INC. |
CALIFORNIA Located in Rohr Park, Chula Vista, just south of San Diego. 0,000' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 1974. (8 May 2002) |
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CINDER SNIFFERS, INC. - INDIANA |
INDIANA Located on private property south of Dover. 2,8000' of 7½″ gauge club track, 2,100' of which is main line. Organized 1965. (18 Apr 2001) |
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CINDER SNIFFERS, INC. - OHIO |
OHIO See listing under Indiana. |
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COLORADO LIVE STEAMERS |
COLORADO Located on private property in Byers, 35 miles east of Denver. 3,200' of 7½″ gauge club track, with a 102' bridge on a 160 acre site. The goal is a 2.5 mile point to point mainline railroad. Organized 1969. (16 Mar 2005) |
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COLUMBIA RIVER NORTHERN RAIL |
WASHINGTON Located on private property near Goldendale. Logging railroad with 1500' of 7½″ gauge track on ground with 5000' planned. |
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COMANCHE & INDIAN GAP |
TEXAS Located on private property somewhere in Texas. 10,580' of 7½″ gauge private track. Member of Southwestern Live Steamers. Go to SWLS site and click on 'Tracks'. |
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DEERFIELD AND ROUNDABOUT RAILWAY |
ILLINOIS Located on 15 acres of private property in Elgin. 11,000' of 7½″ gauge private track, 6,600' of which is main line. Private track first in service in 1960. |
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DELLS LIVE STEAMERS AND MODEL ENGINEERS |
WISCONSIN Located on the grounds of the Riverside & Great Northern Preservation Society in Wisconsin Dells. 1,200' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 1991. (19 Apr 2002) |
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DUBLIN & RIO GRANDE |
TEXAS Located on private track in Dublin. 3,000' of 7½″ gauge private track. Member of Southwestern Live Steamers. Go to SWLS site and click on 'Tracks'. |
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E. J. & K. RAILWAY |
IOWA Now located on private property in rural Boone County, approximately 12 miles from Ames, with over 5,000' of 7½″ gauge private track. (05 April 2004) |
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FALLEN FLAGS |
Goleta Valley Railroad Club - California
Big Boots & Western RR - Florida
Dublin & Granville Western Railroad - Ohio
Blue Ridge Live Steam Club - Virginia |
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FINGER LAKES LIVE STEAMERS |
NEW YORK Located on private property near Marengo. 5,000' of 7¼″ gauge club track on 12 acres. Organized 0000. |
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FT. TAYLOR & SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD |
FLORIDA Located on private property in Dutton Junction. 7½″ gauge track under construction. Florida Live Steamers, Northern Division. |
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GOLDEN GATE LIVE STEAMERS |
CALIFORNIA Located in Tilden Regional Park, Oakland. 4,000' of 7½″ gauge club track, 2,000' of which is main line. Organized 1936-- the oldest live steam club in the United States. Excellent site with sections on rules, signals, history, roundhouse lease and FAQ. (18 Apr2001) |
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GOLDEN HORSESHOE LIVE STEAMERS |
ONTARIO Located on the grounds of the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology, Hamilton. 1,400' of 7¼″ gauge club track with turntable and loading hoist. 1,200' elevated dual gauge track with transfer table and steaming bays. |
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GOTEBO, COOPERTON & SADDLE |
OKLAHOMA Located on private property somewhere in Oklahoma. 4,000' of 7½″ gauge private track. Member of Southwestern Live Steamers. Go to SWLS site and click on 'Tracks'. |
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GREAT LAKES LIVE STEAMERS |
MICHIGAN Located in Starr Park, Royal Oak. 3,500' of 7½″ gauge club track, 3,000' of which is main line. Organized 1980. (18 Apr 2001) |
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HOUSTON AREA LIVE STEAMERS |
TEXAS Located in Zube Park, Houston. The Cyprus Creek and Southern Railroad has 4,000' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 0000. |
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HUDSON CENTRAL VALLEY |
CALIFORNIA Located in Sanger, California, just east of Fresno. The railroad has 900' of privately owned main line track withgrades of up to 3%, plus 100' shop spur on five acres withplans to expand. Site has lovely RMI locomotivephotos. (29 Apr 2005) |
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ILLINOIS LIVE STEAMERS |
ILLINOIS Located on club owned property in Westchester, 30 miles southeast of Chicago. 5,000' of 7½″ gauge club track, of which 3,000' is main line. Organized in 1967. Very good FAQ section on web site. |
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INDEPENDENT LIVE STEAMERS |
PENNSYLVANIA A loose knit group of people who build one inch and one and one half inch scale trains. The majority are scattered across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This site has very interesting graphics. |
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INDIANA LIVE STEAMERS |
INDIANA Located in Johnson County Park, south of Franklin. 0,000' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 1957. |
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IRON ACRES RAILROAD |
NEW JERSEY Located on private property in Jackson. 1500' of private track on 7 acres designed to accommodate both 7¼″ and 7½″ equipment. Land is certified wildlife habitat by National Wildlife Federation. |
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IRON HORSE PARK |
Iron Horse Park is a re-creation in miniature of the railway pioneer days in the Canadian West. When complete there will be a 1 1/2 mile miniature train interpretive journey for kids of all ages. The journey will represent the Canadian Pacific Railway from the prairies to the coast. The trip will climb mountains, cross trestles, through tunnels on both steam and diesel locomotives. Along the route you will travel past small scale farmsteads, towns and industries typical of the area. |
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JOSHUA TREE & SOUTHERN RAILROAD |
CALIFORNIA Located on Joshua Tree Southern Railroad Museum owned land in Joshua Tree close to Joshua Tree National Park. 6,600' of 7½″ gauge club track, 5,500' of which is main line, with 160 acres of land to grow into. Organized 1968. (18 Apr 2001) |
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KERN COUNTY LIVE STEAMERS |
CALIFORNIA As of March 2004, they have laid 400' of 7½″ gauge club track at the Murray Family Farms at Highway 58 and General Beale Road. Organized in 2001. (05 Apr 2004) |
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KITSAP LIVE STEAMERS, INC. |
WASHINGTON Located in South Kitsap Community Park in Retsil. 5,000' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 0000. Check out the Operating Rules. (19 Apr 2002) |
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LARGO CENTRAL RAILROAD |
FLORIDA Located in Largo Central Park, Largo. 6,336' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 1991. Florida Live Steamers, Central Division. |
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LE PETIT TRAIN A VAPEUR FOREST |
"Le Petit Train a Vapeur de Forest" a little railway in 5 and 7 1/4" gauge in Brussel - Belgium. About 2000 meters long and located in a public park. Open from the end of April to the end of September. |
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LONG ISLAND LIVE STEAMERS |
NEW YORK Located in South Haven County Park in Mastic-Shirley, Suffolk County. 4,600' of 7¼″ gauge club track. Organized 1966. |
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LOS ANGELES LIVE STEAMERS |
CALIFORNIA Located in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. 7,920' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 1956. |
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MANITOBA LIVE STEAMERS, INC. |
MANITOBA Located on private property near Winnipeg. The Red River Valley Railway has 1,100' of 7½″ gauge track. Organized 1939. |
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MARICOPA LIVE STEAMERS |
ARIZONA Located in Adobe Mountain Railroad Park, Phoenix. The Adobe Western Railroad has over 32,000' of 7½″ gauge club track, with four branch lines, two of which are bi-directional; all lines are point to point. Organized 1975. Check out the nicely done interactive track map. They were at McCormick Stillman Railroad Park prior to 2000. (16 Apr 2001) |
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MID-SOUTH LIVE STEAMERS |
TENNESSEE Located in Maury County Park, Columbia. 10,560' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 1966. Informative Club History section. |
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MILWAUKEE LIGHT ENGINEERING SOCIETY |
WISCONSIN Located on 6½ acres of club-owned land in the town of Jackson, Wisconsin. Over 7,000' of 7½″ gauge club track and more than one mile of mainline. For more information, go to the Membership page and select the brochure. Organized 1969, incorporated in 1970. (12 Feb 2003) |
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MONTREAL LIVE STEAMERS CORPS |
QUEBEC Located on private property in Les Cedres, 30 minutes west of Montreal. 4,013' of 7¼″ gauge club track. Organized 1934. They may be the oldest club in North America. Nicely done train meet registration page. |
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NE FLORIDA LIVE STEAMERS & RAILROADERS |
FLORIDA Located 35 miles south of Jacksonville on 119 acres of privately owned property. Home of the West Tocoi & Bostwick RR comprising two separate railroads, 7½″gauge (3400') and 2' gauge (5400'), with four areas where they cross. Organized 1994. (20 Sept 2006) |
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NEW JERSEY LIVE STEAMERS |
NEW JERSEY Located on private property in the Somerset Hills near Liberty Corner. 0,000' of 7¼″ gauge club track. Organized 1961. Very informative site. |
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NEW UNIONVILLE & WESTERN RAILROAD |
INDIANA Located on 45 acre privately owned parcel near Unionville. 8,000' of private 7½″ gauge private track under construction. |
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NORTH GEORGIA LIVE STEAMERS |
GEORGIA Presently searching for property to purchase for its 7½″ gauge railroad. Organized 1973. |
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NORTH VALLEY LIVE STEAMERS |
CALIFORNIA Located at the Glenn County Fairgrounds in Orland. 7½″ gauge club track under construction, with nearly all of the 700' of circular mainline track on the ground as of March 2004. Organized 0000. |
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NORTHEASTERN OHIO LIVE STEAMERS |
OHIO Located in Medina County Park, northwest of Medina. 4,200' of 7½″ gauge track presently under construction. Organized 1969. Good set of Operating Rules on web site. |
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OAK MOUNTAIN & INDIAN SPRINGS |
OKLAHOMA AKA Locomotive Operators of Central Oklahoma, located on private property somewhere in Oklahoma. Main Line has 2030' of 7½″ gauge private track. Member of Southwestern Live Steamers. Go to SWLS site and click on 'Tracks'. |
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ORANGE COUNTY MODEL ENGINEERS |
CALIFORNIA Located in Fairview Park, Costa Mesa. 15,882' of 7½″gauge club track on 40 acres of undeveloped park land. Organized in 1974. |
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OROPOND & FRUITLANDS RAILROAD |
CALIFORNIA Located on private property near Oroville. Private track under construction. Work started in 2000. Anticipate having 750' of main line track completed by August of 2005, and a total of 6,500' of main line track and 1000' of sidings complete by 2010. (23 Jul 2004) |
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OTTAWA VALLEY LIVE STEAMERS |
ONTARIO Located on the grounds of the Heritage Village Museum, Cumberland. Organized 1978. 2,200' of 7¼″ gauge bar stock club track. Excellent map showing location. |
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OVER-THE-HILL LIVE STEAM CLUB |
OREGON Located on the grounds of Train Mountain Railroad Museum in Chiloquin. The Klamath & Western Railroad has 7,500' of 7½″ gauge track. Organized 198?. (Mar 2001) |
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OZARKS LIVE STEAMERS |
MISSOURI Located on a 30 acre parcel of private property in Fordland. 8,000' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 1988. |
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PACIFIC BEACH & SUMMIT RR |
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST LIVE STEAMERS |
OREGON Located on club owned property on Molalla. The Shady Dell Pacific Railroad has 3,800' of 7½″ gauge club bar stock track on four acres. Organized 196?. |
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PENNSYLVANIA LIVE STEAMERS |
PENNSYLVANIA Located in Rahns. 2,600' of 7¼″ gauge club track. Organized 1946. |
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PIONEER VALLEY LIVE STEAMERS |
MASSACHUSETTS Located on 11 acres of private property in Southwick. 5,000' of 7¼″ gauge club track, 3,800' of which is main line. When extension is complete, main line track will be 4,800'. Organized 1952. |
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RAILROAD MUSEUM OF SOUTH FLORIDA |
Incorporated in 1992, the new museum building is in Lakes Regional Park, Ft. Myers, FL. They have 1.5 miles 1/8th scale track and provide rides daily to explore the Lakes Regional Park. |
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REDWOOD EMPIRE LIVE STEAMERS |
CALIFORNIA Located in Sonoma County, Santa Rosa area. Their goal is to build a 7½″ gauge club track in a local park for members and the public. Organized 2003. (21 Apr 2003) |
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RICHMOND HILL LIVE STEAMERS |
ONTARIO Located on 4.5 acres of private property in Ballantrae, 45 minutes north of Toronto. 2,000' of 7¼″ gauge club track. Organized 1977. |
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RIDGE LIVE STEAMERS |
FLORIDA Located on 15.7 acres of private property near Dundee. 8,606' of 7½″ gauge club track, 4,206 of which is main line. New additions include a 200' trestle, 40' skewed bridge and a 72' horseshoe tunnel made with concrete block. The tunnel has a 1.5 percent grade. Organized 1968. |
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RIVERSIDE LIVE STEAMERS |
CALIFORNIA Located in Hunter Park, Riverside. 10,000' of 7½″ gauge club track Organized 1966. Only steam locomotives permitted to run on the track. |
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILS |
COLORADO Located on private property in Littleton, south of Denver. Over 3000' of mainline 7½″ gauge club track has been laid; one-half of which is dual gauge. Organized 1998. (05 April 2004) |
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RUPTURED DUCK & DAFFLER |
TEXAS Located on private property somewhere in Texas. 3,900' of 7½″ gauge private track. Member of Southwestern Live Steamers. Go to SWLS site and click on 'Tracks'. |
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S & S SHORTLINE RAILROAD |
UTAH Located on private property near Farmington. Over 11,000' of 7½″ gauge track on eight acres. |
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SACRAMENTO VALLEY LIVE STEAMERS |
CALIFORNIA Located in Hagan Community Park, Rancho Cordova, east of Sacramento. 6,300' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 1965. |
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SANDY RIVER & RANGELEY LAKES WESTERN RAILROAD |
CALIFORNIA A private railroad located on ten acres in Oakhurst, 30 miles outside of Yosemite National Park. This is a fine example of a website for a backyard railroad. |
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SCOTTSDALE LIVE STEAMERS |
ARIZONA Located in McCormick Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale. 3,000' of 7½″ gauge track with an expansion planned. Organized 2000. |
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIVE STEAMERS |
Located in Wilson Park, Torrance, California, the Southern California Live Steamers was formed in January 1942 with 35 charter members. |
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SOUTHERN OREGON LIVE STEAMERS |
OREGON Located on county owned land in Medford. The Medford Railroad Park has 0,000' of 7½" gauge club track. Organized 0000. |
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SOUTHWESTERN LIVE STEAMERS - OKLAHOMA |
OKLAHOMA An umbrella organization of eight clubs in Oklahoma and Texas. |
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SOUTHWESTERN LIVE STEAMERS - TEXAS |
TEXAS An umbrella organization of five clubs in Oklahoma and Texas. |
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ST. CROIX RAILROAD, INC. |
WISCONSIN Located on private property near Hudson. 4,500' of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 1971. Check out the Club History. |
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ST. LOUIS LIVE STEAMERS |
MISSOURI Located on grounds of Museum of Transportation, St Louis County. 1,500' of 7½″ gauge club track, 875' of which is main line track. Organized 0000. (18 Apr 2001) |
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THE 7 1/4" GAUGE SOCIETY LTD. |
Located in the UK and operating since 1973, our membership is world wide. Our total membership is now over 1600 and the Society covers all things to do with 7 1/4" gauge railways which also includes 7 1/2" gauge. We do not posess our own railway, but support many members who have interests in the gauge railways. |
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THE LAKESHORE LIVE STEAMERS |
OHIO Located in Penitentiary Glen Lake County Park, Kirtland. The Glen Meadow and Orchard Railroad has 3,300' of 7½″ gauge club track. |
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TRADEWINDS AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD |
FLORIDA Located in Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek, near Ft. Lauderdale. 5,400' of 7½″ gauge private track. Organized 1972 as the Florida Live Steamers, Southern Division. Name was changed in 2001. (Apr 2001) |
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TRAIN MOUNTAIN RAILROAD MUSEUM |
OREGON Located on club owned land near Chiloquin, thirty miles from Crater Lake National Park. 133,250' of 7½″ gauge club track on 2,000 acres, of which main line is 69,900'. Organized 1987. (05 April 2004) |
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TRIAD LIVE STEAMERS |
NORTH CAROLINA Located in the Farmington Motorsports Park in Farmington. 4,000' of 7½″ gauge track with an additional 5,000' planned. Founded 1983. |
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VANCOUVER ISLAND MODEL ENGINEERS |
BRITISH COLUMBIA Located on the grounds of the Saanich Historical Artifact Society, Victoria. The Victoria & Sidney Railroad has 5,000' of 7½″ gauge bar stock club track with an expansion underway. Organized 0000. (30 Mar 2001) |
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VENTURA COUNTY LIVE STEAMERS |
CALIFORNIA Located in Fillmore, Ventura County. On the first Sunday of each month, they run for the public on 2500 feet of mainline next to the Fillmore & Western Railway and across the street from 1:1 scale railroad equipment displays of the Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society. Organized October, 1997. |
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WEST COAST MINI RAIL |
BRITISH COLUMBIA Located on the grounds of the West Coast Railroad Heritage Park in Squamish. 4,000' of 7½″ gauge track. |
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WILLOW CREEK RAILROAD |
OREGON Located on the grounds of Western Antique Powerland, Brooks. One mile of 7½″ gauge club track. Organized 0000. |
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YUMA LIVE STEAMERS |
Yuma Live Steamers are a 1/8" scale railroad in the early stages of organizing. |
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