[PRCo] Re: West Penn Cars at PTM

[Fred W. Schneider III]

And bundles of money needed to maintain it.  Their only advantage is
that ties don't rot as rapidly in a desert environment.  

The Strasburg people recognized 40 years ago that they had the ideal
length ... enough that the passenger got an interesting ride but could
be back in 40 minutes.  Three miles.  Any more would have cost more to
maintain, and probably with a decline in the number of people willing to
either spend more or ride longer or both.  

ROGER Jenkins wrote:
> 
> Rio Vista has a lot more track than just 1000 ft Jim. They have about 3
> 1/2  miles on their new extension on the old Sacremento Northern R-O-W
> under wire !. 20 MILES not under wire.