<VV> Opinions on Leadville & Southern Railroad or the Georgetown Loop Railroad?

[Mike Stillwell]

 Depends on what you like. Georgetown is shorter ride, but it's closer to Denver and will be running narrow gauge steam this summer. They recently traded 2-6-2 #12 to the Midwest Central for an extended lease of Ex-West Side Lumber Shay 9 and another outside frame 2-8-0, to be restored later. Part of the deal is that #12 stays until #9 is up to current FRA regs. The Leadville ride is nice and historic, but not terribly exciting and diesel (GP-9 I think) powered. I'd take Georgetown over Leadville.

 Mike
 YS-117

--- On Sun, 3/6/11, Kent Sullivan <kent at sosufamily.net> wrote:

> From: Kent Sullivan <kent at sosufamily.net>> Hi,
> 
> I will be at the convention this summer with family and
> have narrowed down a
> railroad excursion to two choices: the Leadville, Colorado
> & Southern
> Railroad or the Georgetown Loop Railroad. Comments
> requested if you have
> ridden one or both.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --Kent
>