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My club is the Train Mountain Railroad in Oregon.  We are officially the worlds longest outdoor hobby railroad with 37 miles of 7 1/2 inch guage track.  When the weather is good we give Rail Tours that last over an hour.  However when the weather is 'winter' we needed a way to showcase the park to our many visitors.  We are open year round regardless of the weather.  So here's a 10 vid we made to wet the appetites of our visitors and entice them to come back when the sun's out!   Would love some comments, thanks.  Enjoy.  Russ

Train Mountain Virtual Rail Tour

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very well organized   Don't believe everything you see on the internet!    It really is a wonder that we get as much done each year as we do but it's all because of our volunteer members.  We have 2200 wooded acres so much of our volunteer time is spent clearing the track and roadways, next inline for tasks is track maintenance, followed by expansion.  My part is I help make the miniature structures around the park.  We have another group that does the maintenance of the already existing structures.  They stay out year round and need to come back into the shop every once in awhile for refurb.  We can do that two or three times then it's replacement time.  So thanks for the comments they are appreciated.  Russ

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very well organized   Don't believe everything you see on the internet!    It really is a wonder that we get as much done each year as we do but it's all because of our volunteer members.  We have 2200 wooded acres so much of our volunteer time is spent clearing the track and roadways, next inline for tasks is track maintenance, followed by expansion.  My part is I help make the miniature structures around the park.  We have another group that does the maintenance of the already existing structures.  They stay out year round and need to come back into the shop every once in awhile for refurb.  We can do that two or three times then it's replacement time.  So thanks for the comments they are appreciated.  Russ

Those guys you have are real machinest cutting ties and working with those rails.I am impressed by the hard work that goes in to something like that.In my area there was a man who built a train like that.I used to see it on the way to school.The man passed away his family did not keep it up.Its now an rusting pile of scrap metal said to say.I would love to some day get up there and check the place out and ride.

Tom, we have always had a good attendance from those that are in the hobby.  About two years ago we finally convinced the state of Oregon we needed some highway signs letting folks know where we are.  Since then it has changed the whole operation.  The park is open m-f 9-3 and we now have a fully manned Visitor Center, a Gift Shop, Walking Tours, and of course Rail Tours.  So to answer your question directly, attendance is excellent, especially when it's warm!    Russ

 

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"snow was up to the roof of the lodge" fortunately we are at 4300 ft and so our snowfall is quite a bit less that up at the lodge.   Our last really big snow storm was way back in 2008 and it took a couple of month to get back to actually running trains.   Hope you all are having a great holiday, we sure are with a light dusting of snow just enough to make it a truly white Christmas!  Russ

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