The Miami Valley Garden Railway Society
Dayton, Ohio
The Little River Railroad
Jack & Sharon Wilson
Railroad Featured in the 2007 Multi-Club Bus Tour
The Little River Railroad, like its namesake in the Smokey Mountains, operates in the shade of many large mature trees.
More than 300 feet of track in two interconnected loops wind through the two tunnels under the mountain and across a 14 foot Pratt truss bridge over Lake Genevieve.
Most track is free floating in granite chicken grit ballast over a base of crushed limestone. The Little River begins with a waterfall from the mountain, meanders through the wooded terrain, and ends by spilling into Lake Genevieve.
Elevated portions of track are supported by scratch built redwood cribbing and trestle.
All trains are track powered and controlled with the Aristocraft Train Engineer. All turn outs remain manual. In the summer of 2007, the propietors financed the installation of a trolley line for the conveniece of the townspeople of CassidyÕs Corner and the more rural areas serviced by the LRRR.
More than 300 feet of track in two interconnected loops wind through the two tunnels under the mountain and across a 14 foot Pratt truss bridge over Lake Genevieve.
Most track is free floating in granite chicken grit ballast over a base of crushed limestone. The Little River begins with a waterfall from the mountain, meanders through the wooded terrain, and ends by spilling into Lake Genevieve.
Elevated portions of track are supported by scratch built redwood cribbing and trestle.
All trains are track powered and controlled with the Aristocraft Train Engineer. All turn outs remain manual. In the summer of 2007, the propietors financed the installation of a trolley line for the conveniece of the townspeople of CassidyÕs Corner and the more rural areas serviced by the LRRR.
