->  TW> YOU ain't seen anything until you have visited Strasburg. 
->  TW> IT had the Bottomless pit of Federal Funding to build it.

->  Does "had" mean it no longer has that funding?  Is it keep
->  maintained and attractive to visitors?

It is just another Natiopnal Park with all the funding problems
associated. The "Gravy Train Feeding at the Public Trough" while it
was being built has ended.


->  TW> While Sacramento is very nice it is Much Better. Particualrly
->  TW> if you are interested in Steam.

->  I am guessing that "it" means Strasburg?????

In a word "YES". 

->  And steam is what the trek over the Sierras was all about, and
->  that is the emphasis at Sacramento.

 BUT they are mostly a "static" display. They have very Few Running
Steam Engines.
And of course by Necesity. Steam is a VERY expensive method of moving
trains. Very few Museums can Afford it. Even the Operating Tourist
Atttractions like the Combres & Toltec and Durango have had to Seriously
cut back their operations.
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