Sandy Ridge & Clear Lake Railway
The
SR&CL
is
an
operating,
narrow
gauge
railroad,
with
equipment
mostly
patterned
after
the
Maine
Two
Footers
and
built
to
3
3/4"
scale.
While
the
gauge
is
7
½”
inch,
this
is
not
the
same
trackage
found
on
most
live
steam
railroads.
The
route
is
point
to
point
with
7000
feet
of
track,
of
that
5000
feet
is
mainline,
with
90
feet
of
elevation
difference
and
three
branch
lines.
The
railroad
hauls
raw
logs,
cut
firewood,
rock
for
ballast
and
some
passenger
traffic,
along
with
building
materials
for
its
own
construction.
Operations
run
year
round,
including
winter
with
plowing snow when needed.
Site visitors
Hello and Welcome
to the website for the SR&CL Rlwy in Michigan. A private 3 ¾ inch scale railroad based on the Maine Two Footers.
The Sandy Ridge is a working railroad, built to haul materials and at times, people, around private property.
Click ‘Whats New’ at top for recent site updates
Note: this is a new website being built from scratch, in early 2026. Being the 3rd site in over 25 years.
Many new features are in the works, photo slideshows and video albums to create, all will take months.
Many old pages are not linked due to back-end Hosting Server changes. That will be addressed in time.
With many using a phone instead of a PC, this means extra work and more time = longer delays for all.
Jack Ozanich, SR&CL Founder
Jack was a railroad man. A railroad engineer on
the Grand Trunk for over 30 years. He designed
and built the SR&CL on his property. He also had
a nice HO layout. Trains were in his blood.
Sadly, he passed away in May of 2020.
Warning - June 3rd 2026
Site is being replaced this week
Various options may not work.
The
SR&CL
is
an
operating,
narrow
gauge
railroad,
with
equipment
mostly
patterned
after
the
Maine
Two
Footers
and
built
to
3
3/4"
scale.
While
the
gauge
is
7
½”
inch,
this
is
not
the
same
trackage
found
on
most
live
steam
railroads.
The
route
is
point
to
point
with
7000
feet
of
track,
of
that
5000
feet
is
mainline,
with
90
feet
of
elevation
difference
and
three
branch
lines.
The
railroad
hauls
raw
logs,
cut
firewood,
rock
for
ballast
and
some
passenger
traffic,
along
with
building
materials
for
its
own
construction.
Operations
run
year
round,
including
winter
with
plowing
snow when needed.
Site visitors
to the website for the SR&CL Rlwy in Michigan. A private
3 ¾ inch scale railroad based on the Maine Two Footers.
The Sandy Ridge is a working railroad, built to haul
materials and at times, people, around private property.
Hello and Welcome
Click ‘Whats New’ at top
for recent site updates
Sandy Ridge
&
Clear Lake
Railway
menu
Jack Ozanich, SR&CL Founder
Jack
was
a
railroad
man.
A
railroad
engineer
on
the
Grand
Trunk
for
over
30
years.
He
designed
and
built
the
SR&CL
on
his
property.
He
also
had
a
nice
HO
layout.
Trains
were
in
his
blood.
Sadly,
he
passed
away in May of 2020.
Note: this is a new website being built from scratch, in early 2026. Being the 3rd site in over 25 years.
Many new features are in the works, photo slideshows and video albums to create, all will take months.
Many old pages are not linked due to back-end Hosting Server changes. That will be addressed in time.
With many using a phone instead of a PC, this means extra work and more time = longer delays for all.
Warning - June 3rd 2026
Site being replaced this week
Various options may not work.
All phone pages ain’t rigged yet !!!