The Skyridge Railroad is an imaginary branch line of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad from the 1940-1970 era. The railroad was conceived, designed and constructed by the owner (with virtually no help from his wife).  It is a small layout consisting of 268 feet of track, of which approximately 40' is hand laid. The layout includes four scratch built metal bridges, a scratch built redwood and brass truss bridge, and a scratch built redwood covered bridge.  There are two main loops of track, two dead-end sidings, and a passing siding.  The inner loop includes a 2.5% grade through two tunnels.  The outer loop is level and includes 14 feet of concrete viaduct that reaches three feet above the observer's head.  Twenty feet of trestle with maximum heights over five feet is incorporated in both loops.  The railroad was constructed approximately 29" above ground level ( that's so the  owners don't have to bend over too much) using retaining walls of railroad ties and natural stone found on the property. Parts of an abandoned line can still be observed from the original layout built in 1987.  A small, pre-formed pond and waterfall is surrounded by varieties of sedum, herbs and miniature trees.