RR&G Map
| November 08, 2016 07:55AM |
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Before this thread slips into oblivion again, let me add one note: I'm working on an interactive map of Long Leaf and the RR&G. It shows the town as it exist today with all of the active track, the abandoned grades, and some proposals for future expansion. It encompasses everything from Long Leaf Jct to Louisiana Jct and is as comprehensive as I can make it. It should offer a great overview of the operation to those that are interested.
The map should be ready for posting the week after Christmas. I'll let you know when it's ready.
Last thought: for those of you in east Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama that can't get up to Narrow Gauge Country as often as you'd like, please consider the RR&G to be a local alternative. Yes, there are no mountains and the rails are too far apart, but the flavor of the narrow gauge lives here. And, there is real potential for Long Leaf to someday become the Chama of the South!
Or, perhaps, the Orbisonia of the West. Ely of the East?
Jason Rose
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El Discípulo de los Viejos Gruñones
RioGrandeExplorations.net
Spring, Texas - MP 209.7 - UP Palestine Sub
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" - Wendell Phillips
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid." - Sgt Stryker USMC
"Life is too short to deal with other people's drama. - Sgt Jason Rose USMC
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/08/2016 09:44AM by Jason Rose.
The map should be ready for posting the week after Christmas. I'll let you know when it's ready.
Last thought: for those of you in east Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama that can't get up to Narrow Gauge Country as often as you'd like, please consider the RR&G to be a local alternative. Yes, there are no mountains and the rails are too far apart, but the flavor of the narrow gauge lives here. And, there is real potential for Long Leaf to someday become the Chama of the South!
Or, perhaps, the Orbisonia of the West. Ely of the East?Jason Rose
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El Discípulo de los Viejos Gruñones
RioGrandeExplorations.net
Spring, Texas - MP 209.7 - UP Palestine Sub
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" - Wendell Phillips
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid." - Sgt Stryker USMC
"Life is too short to deal with other people's drama. - Sgt Jason Rose USMC
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/08/2016 09:44AM by Jason Rose.
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