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A few weeks ago, there was an ad in the newspaper for an auction. And in this auction, they were selling a 1/5 scale locomotive and NCR (National Cash Register) train replica. You know, the size you can ride. Now, I have not seen this equipment, and I didn't make it to the auction, although I sure wish I did. But it got me thinking, we have about 3 to 3.5 unused acres here, how cool it would be to build a 7 1/4" gauge railroad.

Now, our land rises from about the middle to 5-10 feet to the north side and we have a 1/4 acre worth of pond on the west side in the middle. So I think I have a challenge developing a track plan. But if money were no object I would love to build something. With the track itself at about $5 a foot for rails, ties and hardware, I would estimate the cost being somewhere around $25,000 for what I would want.

If I do get a chance to build something, I will be sure to post some how-tos about it. First, I need to design a track plan, which will take a lot more work than a typical layout for HO scale. So, after I finish the module building series, you may see a few posts on at least ideas I have.

Only time will tell.