Talk:Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway

Heritage Railroad?
I'd argue that the Q&TL is not a Heritage railroad, since it is not a preservation or reconstruction of any historic line, nor does it run any kind of preserved equipment (some heritage railroads run old equipment on new tracks, while others are preservation of historic tracks). Rather, it is simply a modern (and apparently rather nice) example of a rack railroad.

There was a historic Quincy and Torch Lake Railroad which operated using conventional adhesion with steam engines from 1888 to 1905. There was also a 2200 foot tramway worked by rope (was it a funicular of some sort?) See: [The Condensed History of the Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad]. If the modern Q&TL cog railroad follows the alignment of the old rope-worked tramway, then my complaint about calling this a heritage railroad is weakened, although to call it such would still be a borderline claim because aside from the right right of way, it appears entirely modern.

By the way, the modern Q&TL appears to use some variant of the Lamella rack system, if I can judge by the photos.

Douglas W. Jones (talk) 22:08, 3 February 2011 (UTC).
 * I may be mistaken on it being a historic railroad. From the article you linked to, the historic railroad and the current one seem to follow different paths. However, the historic does not seem to be a rack railway. I will remove the heritage railroad claims, though it does seem special for its status as a rack railway. Chris857 (talk) 22:43, 2 May 2011 (UTC)


 * My only argument (and it's weak) is that Quincy & Torch Lake Cog Rail Tramway is listed in List of heritage railroads in the United States. If it isn't true, it doesn't bother me. Chris857 (talk) 23:12, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Track Gauge
What is the track gauge? Peter Horn User talk 02:10, 28 November 2013 (UTC)