I don't have much to compare the S&S Shortline to. This is really a hobby railroad that got out of hand. They are only open to the public on limited occasions, first and third Saturday of June for instance ... I was really lucky. It appeared to have started in their backyard, expanded to the front yard then to the back forty. They have two gauges of track, a round of two foot gauge that is confined to the back forty and a maze of 7 1/2 in gauge that wanders all over the property, including ducking through a tunnel and circling the owners home twice before returning to the back forty. The small gauge train was by far the most popular though not as comfortable to ride. Besides the riding trains, they have a room full of O scale trains that will start up for a quarter, a birthday party pavilion with a play ground, a small mini-golf course and some little hand powered cars on a circle of track. In general, the grounds were very well kept and attractive. They also operate a small museum/souvenir store/snack bar where I had a very economical lunch. Since S&S doesn't "fit" anywhere, it is hard to compare but this has easily been my favorite "small" railroad so far.
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