What's the difference between "sum" and "count?"

>>132127

Sum = A subjective scoring of each railroad is given, based on some factors I can't remember.

Count = The number of railroads.

>>132127
What he said:
>>132134

Also the factors making up the score are...
Opening year of the right of way (older = higher score)
Length of the main line (longer = higher score)
Track gauge (wider = higher score)
Number of operational steam locomotives (more = higher score)
Age of oldest operational steam locomotive (older = higher score)

Each of these five factors are compared to the factors of all of the other railroads and graded on bell curves. The overall score is the average score of these five bell curve grades. The scoring system favors those that are bigger and older, and disfavors those that are newer and smaller. Also, if a railroad has more than one track gauge, it gets separate entries for each track gauge. Plus, in rare instances, a railroad may operate more than one line with the same track gauge and ticket them separately. There would be a separate entry for each line in this case, also.

Now for something REALLY nuts.

I do similar scoring systems for roller coasters and classic carousels in addition to steam railroads, and I have a master spreadsheet that combines all three scores along with some basic scores for weather. The image of the master Attraction Rankings spreadsheet attached is filtered to show only locations that have a score from the Steam Railroad Rankings spreadsheet.

Also, the reason why the two Disney Parks on the list are ranked higher despite having lower scores is because its ranked based on the net scores for all locations within the same complex (like a theme park resort). The scores for the other locations within those Disney Resorts aren't shown because they have no steam railroad scores to display. Very, very few locations on the list are in complexes with more than one location and the two Disney Parks among those rarities.

Lastly, just in case one of our hot wives or gfs is reading this and wondering why the parks in Universal Orlando Resort (also a rare multi-park resort) can't be seen (it has a steam train, too, right?), it's because their Hogwarts Express train is a well-themed spectacular fake and is technically a funicular.