With so many abandoned ROW's across the country, couldn't some of these be linked together to form a line onto which these engines may run without having to have a lot of access on a Class 1 railroad?
There must be an area of the country which these various lines could be linked to form a decent run through areas of the country which remain picturesque and would draw tourists - especially for a large mainline steam engine.
I'm not a professional railroader - so I'm not going to pretend I know anything I'm talking about.
Just had a thought that there are miles and miles of ROW sitting around doing nothing - so why not acquire them and put them to good use.
