Hello, I have a question... targeted at those who have railroad experience.
Some people own Yachts... if I ever become err a bit more succesful in life, and I had the money-- Could I buy say an old locomotive, 3 or 4 cars and a caboose... get them certified and throw network computer gaming parties on my very own train? How much do the rights of ways cost to use the tracks if the train isn't hauling heavy commercial loads?
Are there people with personal ... trains?
I was looking at various websites, and it seems like if you know what you are doing it would be possible to score a locomotive at auction, and cars... Most of the passenger railcars seem to be older and I would imagine retrofitting them, painting and rust removal would be a long rough process. Trucks and repairs seem like they could be very costly.
I'm just curious to the feasability of a private individual owning a "party train" ... not that I have enough money to afford 50 gallons of diesel fuel at this time, but I have been curious about it for a while.