"Sunworshipper" wrote

Aren't you here in Vegas? I used to know "where" the U.P. R.R.
was... Recently I asked a guy what the brushes where for and don't
they wear out ?, on the truck for riding the rail. Bummer, asked the
wrong question.

Still have the coal problem. I've heard of a place , but its far to
check out for 20lbs. or zero.

Yep. Live in Vegas. Grew up here.

There are still a few places far out where one might find some rail. It
would be near old lines that are still used. Meadow Valley Wash comes to
mind. The UPRR runs right through town on a southwest to northeast line,
with jogs here and there. In some rural spots, rail might be available, but
you would have to have a torch to grab a piece. In other places, ties,
rails, and all have been pulled up, and scavengers have taken everything
that the railroad missed. But still a few old beds around where you can
ride an ATV and look for things.

We think that no place is too far out. Sometimes we go in fifty miles on
dirt roads to explore. Just be prepared, take water, avoid going in summer,
and tell someone where you are going and when you will be back. Taking more
than one vehicle and not going alone are also good ideas.

This desert is unforgiving.

Steve