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I am on the fence on the rails to trails program. I would love to see many abandoned lines be banked as is for a long time, but reality is they need maintenance even for railbike operations... something that is expensive and doesn't serve that many people. I would like to see lines survive as...

After my son built the handcar he discovered there wasn't a lot of places to run the car in the west coast. The land is too valuable in California and unused lines get torn up. We heard about Nevada Northern and their miles of trackage. We ventured there back in 2011 and did a family...

No, we all go along. There are not a lot of paved roads along the Nevada Northern Railway. In the early years we spent a couple of family vacations up in Ely just running the handcar. We began our day by piling on jugs of water onto the car and the four of us went off for the day. My daughter...

It weighs about 500 pounds and we transport it by trailer. It rolls off the trailer and you pick up one end to put it on the tracks. Back in the day handcars were constantly taken on and off the track to avoid oncoming trains. We fortunately, don't have to do that. Here is another video...

I am writing to share one of the more unique outdoor activities you will come across. My son Mason is 20 years old and has been building, selling, and operating railroad handcars since he was 13. I produced a fun and inspiring video of Mason navigating his handcar across the Great Basin on the...