Sandy Ridge & Clear Lake Railway is a private, gauge ridable miniature railway located on of mostly wooded hills near Battle Creek in the state of Michigan. The railroad was built and owned by John "Jack" Ozanich, who was a retired locomotive engineer of the Grand Trunk Railroad. Jack died on May 29, 2020.
The railroad runs through rolling landscape, with grades of up to 5.2% on the mainline and 75ft minimum radius curves. The branch lines have switch backs and even steeper grades to change elevation rapidly. If the mainline is extended to completion, the railroad should have approximately of track. The railroad does not form a loop, since the ends of the line are separated vertically by nearly .
The rolling stock used on the railroad is modelled in inches per foot (5:16) scale to resemble the narrow gauge locomotives, freight cars, coaches, and cabooses used by the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad in the state of Maine.
Rolling Stock +LocomotivesNumberBuilderTypeDateNotes3John Korstange2-axle Rail BusLettered for the SR&CL. 5hp Honda gasoline.4Allen2-Truck ShayLettered for the Clear Lake Logging Co. (CLL). 3-Cylinder 4 inch scale. Originally burned wood but now burns coal.7Jim Small2-4-4T
Forney locomotiveLettered for the SR&CL. Patterned after B&SR #7. Burns coal.10Marty Knox http://www.ridgeboiler.com/2-4-4T
Forney locomotive2005Lettered for the SR&CL. Patterned after SR&RL #10. Originally was an oil burner but now burns coal.24Started - Jim Small Finishing - Marty Knox
http://www.ridgeboiler.com/2-6-2 PrairieUnder constructionLettered for the SR&CL. Patterned after SR&RL #24. Burns coal.25John KorstangeB-BLettered for the SR&CL. Loosely resembles GE 70-ton. 18hp gasoline engine. +Freight Cars, Coach, and CaboosesNumber/NameTypeNotes437Flat CarLettered for the SR&CL438Flat CarLettered for the SR&CL439Flat CarLettered for the SR&CL440Flat CarLettered for the SR&CL12Flat CarLettered for the CB&E158Box CarLettered for the SR&CL501GondolaLettered for the SR&CL. Carries snow plow in the winter521GondolaLettered for the SR&CL559CabooseLettered for the SR&CL. Based on SR&RL style caboose560CabooseLettered for the SR&CL. Four wheeler renumbered from C-1AilinaCoach
External links Sandy Ridge & Clear Lake Railway Website Images from the SR&CL Railway