D&RGW 223 Wrote:
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> Don't know if you've ever been to the Nevada
> Northern Railway but that place is full of junk.
> Everything that was there when the mine and mill
> closed down was left there, with a lot of dirt,
> junk and clutter. That's what makes it appealing
> to people, and why I keep going back, because
> that's how it was when it was operating as an
> industrial railroad. I have heard that that is
> also why people like the C&TSRR. If you want
> clean, go to Knott's Berry Farm. If you want
> gritty, historic industry, go to the C&TSRR.
Years ago I remember talking with a visitor at Orange Empire Railway Museum (maybe even back when it was Orange Empire Trolley Museum). He was with his son(s) and his comment was he (they) liked the place because it was unpretentious and not done up fancy like an amusement park.
Some visitors like one kind of place and some another and some do not care. What is important is that the place is easy to get around in adverse weather and does not turn off the other members of the family.
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