First Spike: The Sasaparilla, Cedar Sap and Pacific Railroad

Hello, we made it to September ~

In late August, we did a bit of ferroequinological archaeology along the former Northern Pacific's Park Line, which ran from Livingston, MT to Gardiner, MT. Specifically, we explored the Point of Rocks area, which is now a boat launch site along the Yellowstone River. The Park Line roadbed was carved into the rocks along the River, and there we acquired a specimen (a rock) from the carved area. The NP ran passenger service over this line from 1883 to 1948.

In other news, I set up a publicity photo shoot to celebrate the beginning of the Sasaparilla, Cedar Sap and Pacific Garden Railroad in our backyard. In the photos below you'll see the entirety of the garden-scale railroad's current assets, along with railroad model Amber.

Have a great Labor Day, and keep those rails shiny ~

Here I am "standing in the gap" of the Point of Rocks along the Yellowstone River, where the NP tracks used to be

Here's the railroad rock we acquired to add to our landscaping projects

Railroad model Amber and the SCS&P

Colorado & Southern reefer car, track (provided by Uncle Bill), and water tower planter (provided by my folks)