Article: Effort to keep miniature railroad getting nowhere.(City/Region)(Deadwood resident Ray Robinson has been told he may need an amusement ride operating permit, which would be costly)

Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard

DEADWOOD - It appears Ray Robinson's days as a miniature railroad operator may soon come to an end, say his allies in county and state government.

After a year battling Lane County over the permits he failed to acquire when he started building a scaled-down railroad on 41 wooded acres outside Deadwood 13 years ago, Robinson now faces scrutiny from state building officials, who sent him a letter noting that he may need to acquire an operating permit as an amusement ride. That could cost thousands of dollars, Robinson has estimated.

State Sen. Bill Morrisette, D-Springfield, has been attempting to help ...

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