FAQ
- What is the Playa ChooChoo? The Playa ChooChoo is the first mass transportation in Black Rock City. It will enable you to build your own Playa ChooChoo car and attach it to one of our trains. The Playa ChooChoo will then cruise the playa day and night giving you and all of your BRC friends rides to the far reaches of the playa.
- Do you have a greater vision for this project? Of course. We’d like to see 10, 20, 50 maybe 100 Play ChooChoos roaming the playa connecting various ChooChoo Depots around BRC. We don’t think that’ll happen this year, but maybe in 2, 3, 4, 5 years? It all depends on how many people are interested in the project. We aim to start with one or two trains and a single depot theme camp.
- What tools do I need to build a ChooChoo car? It depends on how intricate your final design will be. Generally though, you will probably want a good metal/wood saw, a drill, screw drivers and wrenches.
- How much will it cost me to build my ChooChoo car? We’re aiming to keep the price of the basic car down to less than $100. If you add a lot of crazy stuff, it might cost more though. It’s up to you. The only thing that we care about is that your car is safe, meaning it won’t fall apart in-tow, it’s well lit at night and it’s not a tipping hazard (i.e. top heavy).
- How will I meet up with a locomotive? There will be a designated time and place on the playa to meet up with a locomotive. We can also make special arrangements to connect your car to the ChooChoo.
- How many cars will a locomotive pull? It depends on the locomotive, but we’d like to pull at least 5 cars with a locomotive.
- Can I build a locomotive instead of a car? Sure! Let us know you’re building one so we can work stuff out with you.
- I don’t know how to x, y or z. Can you help me? Sure, send us an email and we’ll try to help you out.
- What kind of lighting can I use? Depending on how much power you’re going to provide for you car, you can use rope lights, el wire or Christmas lights. We are going to try to provide a 12V power supply on the locomotive, but you might want to have your own battery/solar solution.