Some other pictures from the SPCRR 2005 RialFair to amuse and inform:
A splendid bicycle: what in England is called a Pennyfarthing.
The beautifully restored SPC Box Car, which today was acting as museum and store for the SPCRR.
3ft. gauge wheelsets sitting in the yard at Ardenwood.
A view across the yard showing restored Carter Brothers box cars.
The old farmhouse at Ardenwood.
The replica hand car was a very popular ride at RailFair.
The SPCRR's 1968 Plymouth No. 1
Old and new: a view across the Pumpkin field with Porter No. 1 hauling a train in, whilst in the background a long UP train hauls past in the opposite direction.
The SPCRR's other permanent locomotive, a 1922 Plymouth which was running at the RailFair, but has a "rough" clutch that means it can't haul anything right now.
Side view of the 1922 Plymouth.
The Sheffield speeder
Another RailFair guest: an 1887 horse-drawn tram from the Oakland Railroad. It currently sits on rubber road wheels, but the original railroad chassis is being restored.
The Best steam tractor chugs past behind the Oakland tram.
Finally a parting look across the Ardenwood yard.