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  1. 23rd April 2013, 06:14 PM #1
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    One of the best miniature railways

    G'day fellow rail fanatics.
    Have a look at the you tube clip I have attached. This would have to be one of the best miniature railways that I have seen. 7.5" gauge, featuring a UP Big Boy. Appears to be oil fired as per full scale. Magnificent. Then there is the infrastructure. Check out the immaculate trackage, manicured grounds, a tunnel and a unbelievable timber tressel bridge. The Big Boy consist is a passenger hauling but there is another loco with a magnificent set of scale goods stock. This is truly a dream railroad (American for railway!!) and I would love to replicate something here....once I won the lotto!!!
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    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcJIuYb21BM"]Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 - YouTube[/ame]
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  2. 23rd April 2013, 06:49 PM #2
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    What an awesome location and facility. Big Boy and the 3801 were two of my favourites as a kid. BTW, gutsy bridge with passengers!
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    There's a live steam Big Boy recently acquired from the UK now in Vic, here's a video of it operating at the Diamond Valley Railway.
    Union Pacific "Big Boy" in 7 1/4 Inch - YouTube
    I understand it has been bought for a new railway being built adjacent to the Puffing Billy.
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    An incredible miniature railway. I bet the model railway enthusiasts at the Edgeworth model railway would love that setup.!!!!
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  5. 24th April 2013, 09:15 PM #5
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    A couple of years ago I visited the miniature railway at Train Mountain at Chiloquin, Oregon TMRR.

    It was closed to the public but they gave me a tour and a ride around the track (not ALL of it):

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  6. 25th April 2013, 06:10 PM #6
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    I wouldn't be able to help myself. I would have to see how fast it goes.
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