Railroads aren't just for little boys, as my six year-old granddaughter proves with her masterful touch on the throttle.
Juuuuuuuuuuust....enough juice....
Need to throw a switch?
No problem....
Meanwhile, my other granddaughter is busy re-populating Phoenix Oil....
Do I have to do clean-up and repair after they leave? Of course, I do...but it's worth it for what you see above.
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ATTAboy Grandpa!
Great stuff.....way to go. Looks like a ton of fun.
Paul,
Thought you would like to know..
A Canadian company signed an agreement to buy the former Youngstown & Southern Railroad from the Columbiana County Port Authority.
Privately held Tervita Corp. of Calgary, Canada, will pay $2.9 million in cash for the 36-mile rail line between Youngstown and Darlington, Pa., the Port Authority said.
Tracy Drake, chief executive officer of the Port Authority, said similar short lines in Pennsylvania are benefiting by carrying pipe, sand, water and other material needed by companies drilling in the Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas fields in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.
"My expectation is, the way the industry is going, this will be a pretty profitable move for Tervita," Drake said.
The Port Authority owned the rail line for at least 10 years. Drake said it paid its way in good economic times and was a drain in bad times, but he said it was important to preserve it as an asset to the region.
Thanks for the update!
How surprising that this tiny little railroad gets a new lease on life. Not make puns, but it's a "fracking" miracle.
Guess I'll should start kitbashing these... Then again, I have 24" radius maximum, so it's best I keep my railroad in the 1950s era.
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