Pioneer Valley Live Steamers (PVLS) is located in Southwick, Massachusetts. PVLS is keeping the live steam locomotives hobby alive. The track at PVLS consists of 4580 feet of ground level rails and 1140 feet of elevated track. The elevated track has two gauges. The smallest is 3.5 inch gauge, 3/4″ to the foot scale and the next is 4.75 inch gauge, 1″ to the foot scale. The gauge is the dimension between the rails. The ground level track is 7.25 gauge and most of the engines on this track are made to 1.5 inches to the foot scale.
High Line 3.5 & 4.75
7 1/4 Groundline
The elevated track has two gauges. The smallest is 3.5 inch gauge, 3/4″ to the foot scale and the next is 4.75 inch gauge, 1″ to the foot scale. The high line consists of 1140 feet of elevated track.
The ground level track is 7.25 gauge and most of the engines on this track are made to 1.5 inches to the foot scale. The gauge is the dimension between the rails. The groundline consists of 4580 feet of track.