Railroad Preservation During the 2010s

The 2010s were an extraordinary time to be in the rail preservation industry. How did it survive its low points? What did it do to stand out from other entertainment and educational venues? Why do people go to such great lengths to make restorations and operations as good as they can be? Here, we aim is to provide a baseline explanation for how this industry works, what it does, and why it is important.
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SOUNDTRACK: All available from the KZbin Audio Library!
00:36 - Hit My Soul
01:40 - 5 O July
03:26 - 35,000 Feet
05:26 - Arabian Sand
06:09 - Christmas Homecoming
06:45 - 800 Lives
07:40 - Awakening
08:39 - Cumberland Gap
09:14 - Sunny Days - Anno Domini Beats
10:36 - Gaiety in the Golden Age
11:45 - Dome Sweet Dome
12:49 - Sing Swing Bada Bing
13:43 - America the Beautiful
14:33 - Heavenly
17:19 - Gisele Revisited
18:09 - Building Blocks
19:49 - We Were Once Kings
22:40 - Auld Lang Syne