Welcome MUD CREEK CENTRAL RAILROAD
In the quiet Hamlet of Rapids, NY sits an old farm which is growing into a new outdoor track for the 7 1/4" Ga. The MUD CREEK CENTRAL will be on 23 Ac. with use of the Mike Burg private track of 30 Ac. Plans call for 100' radiuses and #11 switches and 4 steaming bays. Already built is the engine house / shop, foundry, turntable / lift and the water lines and electric is completed to the engine house. Members are busy building track panels for the 4000' track in phase 1.
As most members have existing engines and cars in the 7 1/4"Ga. and most of the surrounding tracks are this Ga. the members have made the decision to build a 7 1/4" Ga. track and not the 7 1/2" Ga. used in the west and south.
The track planning committee is looking into having part of the future track in duel Ga. ,7 1/4" and 7 1/2", .This will be a test track for a future duel Ga. section.
The MUD CREEK CENTRAL is dedicated to providing a track for the skilled craftsmen of hand built locomotives, in live steam, electric and gas, and rolling stock modeled after prototype railroads.
