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Harold Timm

2026-06-09T20:50:33Z

Dnevil: /* See Also */

[[Category:People]]

[[Harold Timm]] was a founding member of the [[Southwestern Live Steamers]].

== Castings ==

[[Tom Stamey]] wrote 14 December 2018:

: I understand he made nice castings for a GP-7 and in fact [[Jack Haskins]] built one from those castings and it looks nice. He also built some nice cars.

== See Also ==

* [[SWLS Oil Burner]]

== Bibliography ==

* "Timer Trestle, Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], November 1973
* "Coil Springs: Simplified Calculation Method", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], October 1975
* "Riding Car: 1.5" Scale", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], November 1977
* "Crimson Limited", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], December 1980
* "Cast Concrete Bridge", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], April 1981
* "Three-Indication Signal System", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], December 1981
* "Oil Burner: Easy-to-Build", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], December 1983
* "Power Reverse Gear: Design that Really Works", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], April 1984
* "Pair of Sevens: GP7 Diesels", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], September 1984
* "Blowdown Valve", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], August 1986
* "Errata for Blowdown Valve Article", Harold Tim, [[Live Steam Magazine]], March 1987
* "Grab Irons", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], October 1987
* "Flashing Road Crossing Signal", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], July 1988
* "Crankpin Drill Guide", Harold Timm, [[Live Steam Magazine]], September/October 1993
* "Blowdown Valve", Harold Timm, [[Modeltec]], August 1986
* "Grab Irons", Harold Timm, [[Modeltec]], October 1987
* "A Flashing Road Crossing Signal", [[Modeltec]], July 1988

== External Links ==

* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=103270 "Oil burners", Chaski.org]

Oil burner

2026-06-09T20:50:11Z

Dnevil: /* See Also */

[[Category:Definitions]]
[[Category:Steam Locomotive Parts]]

An [[Oil burner]] is a device for producing a fire in the firebox of a boiler in order to produce steam. They typically take oil in from an oil reservoir and atomize the oil into a fine mist using steam or air pressure.

[[File:OilBurnersFourTypes.jpg|thumb|center|500px|This photos shows four types of oil burners: 1) is a [[Railroad Supply Corporation]] dual burner with manifold. The piping could be redone to reattach both burners. There are two 1/8 inch [[NPT]] connections on the back side of the manifold for steam and oil. The Railroad Supply type burner was described by Chet Peterson in [[So You Want To Build A Live Steam Locomotive]]. 2) is a similar burner design to the RR Supply but is from [[Bob Reedy|Bob Reedy's]] Mogul articles in Live Steam. 3) is an Ed Spall lifting burner that was described in [[Live Steam Magazine]] November 1988. 4) is a [[Harold Timm]] type of burner that was described in [[Live Steam Magazine]] December 1983.]]
== Prototypes ==

The conversion of UP Big Boy 4014 from coal to oil is described in this video.

<youtube>Up1UaMVnv4M</youtube>

== See Also ==

* [[Bagley Oil Burner]]
* [[Valve for Oil Burner]]
* [[SWLS Oil Burner|SWLS Oil Burner (Harold Timm)]]
* [[Corwin Oil Burner]]
* [[Wulf-Dieter Oil Burner]]
* [[Firepan For Oil Burner]]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=103270 "Oil burners", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=89891 "Oil burner", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRV-JsHHSHc "Stanley Steam Car Stanley Steamer Baker Burner Testing"]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?p=100132#100132 "Diffused-flame vaporizing oil burner that is silent"]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=84078 "Oil Burner Design by LBSC", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=103516 "Designing an oil Atomizer for a Vertical Boiler", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.livesteamcalibration.com/livesteamcalibration_003.htm Oil Burners offered by A&K]
* [http://www.nelsonslocomotive.com/Shay/Fire/BuringOil/BuringOil.htm Oil Burner for a Shay]
* [http://www.oneinchrr.com/forum/OilBurners.htm Oil Burner for 1-inch scale]
* [http://www.susan-parker.co.uk/susan-boiler.htm "A Monoflue Gas Fired Radiant Burner Boiler"]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=106423 "Oil Firing 3/4 inch Scale", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=93573 "Bagley Oil Burner", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105654&start=24 "Oil burning boiler mods", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=108967 "Re-light an oil burner", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=112235 "Draught required for oil firing", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.fmwsolutions.com/newsroom/2022/3/10/steam-locomotive-fuel-oil-conversion-engineering "Steam Locomotive Fuel Oil Conversion"]

SWLS Oil Burner

2026-06-09T20:41:47Z

Dnevil:

[[Category: Steam Locomotive Parts]]
[[Category: Construction]]

[[Harold Timm]]

[[Live Steam Magazine]], December 1983

The following is a drawing of an oil (diesel) burner some of us here at the [[Southwestern Live Steamers]] have been using with success in our 1-1/2 inch scale Hudson, Pacifics and Atlantics. We are not certain from whom the idea originated; some say it "just happened." As shown, the whole unit is bolted together with 6-32 bolts. The two elbows are standard 1/4 inch copper tube fittings. Installation is in the forward end of the firebox (as used with other types of burners). Other regular practice is followed (the fuel tank located above the burner as high as practical, [[Valve for Oil Burner|needle valves]], etc).

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px>
File:SWLS Burner 4.jpeg
File:SWLS Burner 3.jpeg
File:SWLS Burner 2.jpeg
File:SWLS Burner 1.jpeg
</gallery>

See also [[Oil burner]].

SWLS Oil Burner

2026-06-09T20:40:27Z

Dnevil:

[[Category: Steam Locomotive Parts]]
[[Category: Construction]]

[[Harold Timm]]

[[Live Steam Magazine]], December 1983

The following is a drawing of an oil (diesel) burner some of us here at the [[Southwestern Live Steamers]] have been using with success in our 1-1/2 inch scale Hudson, Pacifics and Atlantics. We are not certain from whom the idea originated; some say it "just happened." As shown, the whole unit is bolted together with 6-32 bolts. The two elbows are standard 1/4 inch copper tube fittings. Installation is in the forward end of the firebox (as used with other types of burners). Other regular practice is followed (the fuel tank located above the burner as high as practical, needle valves, etc).

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px>
File:SWLS Burner 4.jpeg
File:SWLS Burner 3.jpeg
File:SWLS Burner 2.jpeg
File:SWLS Burner 1.jpeg
</gallery>

SWLS Oil Burner

2026-06-09T20:39:54Z

Dnevil:

[[Category: Steam Locomotive Parts]]
[[Category: Construction]]

[[Harold Timm]]

[[Live Steam Magazine]], December 1983

The following is a drawing of an oil (diesel) burner some of us here at the [[Southwestern Live Steamers]] have been using with success in our 1-1/2 inch scale Hudson, Pacifics and Atlantics. We are not certain from whom the idea originated; some say it "just happened." As shown, the whole unit is bolted together with 6-32 bolts. The two elbows are standard 1/2 inch copper tube fittings. Installation is in the forward end of the firebox (as used with other types of burners). Other regular practice is followed (the fuel tank located above the burner as high as practical, needle valves, etc).

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px>
File:SWLS Burner 4.jpeg
File:SWLS Burner 3.jpeg
File:SWLS Burner 2.jpeg
File:SWLS Burner 1.jpeg
</gallery>

File:SWLS Burner 4.jpeg

2026-06-09T20:39:14Z

Dnevil: Southwestern Live Steamers burner described by Harold Timm, drawing by Luana Dueweke, from Live Steam Magazine, December 1983.

== Summary ==
Southwestern Live Steamers burner described by Harold Timm, drawing by Luana Dueweke, from Live Steam Magazine, December 1983.

File:SWLS Burner 3.jpeg

2026-06-09T20:38:59Z

Dnevil: Southwestern Live Steamers burner described by Harold Timm, drawing by Luana Dueweke, from Live Steam Magazine, December 1983.

== Summary ==
Southwestern Live Steamers burner described by Harold Timm, drawing by Luana Dueweke, from Live Steam Magazine, December 1983.

File:SWLS Burner 2.jpeg

2026-06-09T20:38:44Z

Dnevil: Southwestern Live Steamers burner described by Harold Timm, drawing by Luana Dueweke, from Live Steam Magazine, December 1983.

== Summary ==
Southwestern Live Steamers burner described by Harold Timm, drawing by Luana Dueweke, from Live Steam Magazine, December 1983.

File:SWLS Burner 1.jpeg

2026-06-09T20:38:30Z

Dnevil: Southwestern Live Steamers burner described by Harold Timm, drawing by Luana Dueweke, from Live Steam Magazine, December 1983.

== Summary ==
Southwestern Live Steamers burner described by Harold Timm, drawing by Luana Dueweke, from Live Steam Magazine, December 1983.

SWLS Oil Burner

2026-06-09T20:30:57Z

Dnevil: Created page with "Category: Steam Locomotive Parts Category: Construction Harold Timm Live Steam Magazine, December 1983 The following is a drawing of an oil (diesel) burner some of us here at the Southwestern Live Steamers have been using with success in our 1-1/2 inch scale Hudson, Pacifics and Atlantics. We are not certain from whom the idea originated; some say it "just happened." As shown, the whole unit is bolted together with 6-32 bolts. The two elbows are..."

[[Category: Steam Locomotive Parts]]
[[Category: Construction]]

[[Harold Timm]]

[[Live Steam Magazine]], December 1983

The following is a drawing of an oil (diesel) burner some of us here at the [[Southwestern Live Steamers]] have been using with success in our 1-1/2 inch scale Hudson, Pacifics and Atlantics. We are not certain from whom the idea originated; some say it "just happened." As shown, the whole unit is bolted together with 6-32 bolts. The two elbows are standard 1/2 inch copper tube fittings. Installation is in the forward end of the firebox (as used with other types of burners). Other regular practice is followed (the fuel tank located above the burner as high as practical, needle valves, etc).

Oil burner

2026-06-09T20:27:08Z

Dnevil: /* See Also */

[[Category:Definitions]]
[[Category:Steam Locomotive Parts]]

An [[Oil burner]] is a device for producing a fire in the firebox of a boiler in order to produce steam. They typically take oil in from an oil reservoir and atomize the oil into a fine mist using steam or air pressure.

[[File:OilBurnersFourTypes.jpg|thumb|center|500px|This photos shows four types of oil burners: 1) is a [[Railroad Supply Corporation]] dual burner with manifold. The piping could be redone to reattach both burners. There are two 1/8 inch [[NPT]] connections on the back side of the manifold for steam and oil. The Railroad Supply type burner was described by Chet Peterson in [[So You Want To Build A Live Steam Locomotive]]. 2) is a similar burner design to the RR Supply but is from [[Bob Reedy|Bob Reedy's]] Mogul articles in Live Steam. 3) is an Ed Spall lifting burner that was described in [[Live Steam Magazine]] November 1988. 4) is a [[Harold Timm]] type of burner that was described in [[Live Steam Magazine]] December 1983.]]
== Prototypes ==

The conversion of UP Big Boy 4014 from coal to oil is described in this video.

<youtube>Up1UaMVnv4M</youtube>

== See Also ==

* [[Bagley Oil Burner]]
* [[Valve for Oil Burner]]
* [[SWLS Oil Burner]]
* [[Corwin Oil Burner]]
* [[Wulf-Dieter Oil Burner]]
* [[Firepan For Oil Burner]]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=103270 "Oil burners", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=89891 "Oil burner", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRV-JsHHSHc "Stanley Steam Car Stanley Steamer Baker Burner Testing"]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?p=100132#100132 "Diffused-flame vaporizing oil burner that is silent"]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=84078 "Oil Burner Design by LBSC", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=103516 "Designing an oil Atomizer for a Vertical Boiler", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.livesteamcalibration.com/livesteamcalibration_003.htm Oil Burners offered by A&K]
* [http://www.nelsonslocomotive.com/Shay/Fire/BuringOil/BuringOil.htm Oil Burner for a Shay]
* [http://www.oneinchrr.com/forum/OilBurners.htm Oil Burner for 1-inch scale]
* [http://www.susan-parker.co.uk/susan-boiler.htm "A Monoflue Gas Fired Radiant Burner Boiler"]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=106423 "Oil Firing 3/4 inch Scale", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=93573 "Bagley Oil Burner", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105654&start=24 "Oil burning boiler mods", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=108967 "Re-light an oil burner", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=112235 "Draught required for oil firing", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.fmwsolutions.com/newsroom/2022/3/10/steam-locomotive-fuel-oil-conversion-engineering "Steam Locomotive Fuel Oil Conversion"]

Valve for Oil Burner

2026-05-29T20:13:05Z

Dnevil:

[[Category:Construction]]
[[Category:Steam Locomotive Parts]]

by [[William Campbell|Will Campbell]]

October 2013

I used this valve for the last 20 years without O rings in it. Last week at [[Sacramento Valley Live Steamers]] when I fired it up the valve would drip fuel. I can only think the newer fuel is thinner than it used to be. I made a new cock with 2 O rings, and it does not drip now.

It has a 1/4 inch slot cut through it, then I filed a small V grove on the leading side of the opening so it opens a little at a time. When fully open it can flush out any thing that might plug a needle type valve, then readjust back quickly.

The valve body is made of brass and the valve cock is made of most anything, such as stainless steel or [[CRS]].

When you make the valve look at the way it will locate in the body, as you open the valve the V slot must be first. As you cut the 1/4 inch slot through the valve, use your hacksaw to start the V grove. this will give a good lead for the die file to follow.

In the cab I made a stand somewhat like a brake stand with a wire below going to the valve handle.

[[Dick Bagley]] showed me this trick years ago. The best part about the valve is the long V groove for slow opening, and able to open fully to flush out anything that should get in it.

See also [[Bagley Oil Burner]].

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File:1-Oil Cock Will Campbell.jpg
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File:1-Oil Valve Will Campbell.jpg
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</gallery>

William Campbell

2026-05-29T20:11:19Z

Dnevil: /* Obituary */

[[Category:People]]

[[William Campbell]] manufactured and sold [[Bagley Oil Burner]]s.

== Obituary ==

Anthony Duarte [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=114898 posted on Chaski.org, 22 April 2026]:

: Very sorry to announce that Will Campbell passed away last year (August, if I remember correctly). He was very active in 1 inch scale, and ran his 1 inch scale Atlantic at [[Riverside Live Steamers]] until he moved further north. He kept to himself quite a bit in the latter years of his life, so it's not too surprising that news didn't spread quickly of his passing.

: Through a series of serendipitous events, I was able to purchase Will's live steam collection a couple weeks ago which will be sold over time as I go through everything.

: Part of the sale was the original tooling for the original [[Bagley Oil Burner|Bagley burner]], which will be made available again through [[Eccentric Engineer|EE]]. There are a number of 4.75 inch projects, rollingstock, drawings, miscellaneous castings, and lots of "jewelry" that will be added to my website over time.

William Campbell

2026-05-29T20:11:04Z

Dnevil: Created page with "Category:People William Campbell manufactured and sold Bagley Oil Burners. == Obituary == Anthony Duarte [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=114898 posted on Chaski.org, 22 April 2026]: : Very sorry to announce that Will Campbell passed away last year (August, if I remember correctly). He was very active in 1 inch scale, and ran his 1 inch scale Atlantic at Riverside Live Steamers until he moved further north. He kept to himse..."

[[Category:People]]

[[William Campbell]] manufactured and sold [[Bagley Oil Burner]]s.

== Obituary ==

Anthony Duarte [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=114898 posted on Chaski.org, 22 April 2026]:

: Very sorry to announce that Will Campbell passed away last year (August, if I remember correctly). He was very active in 1 inch scale, and ran his 1 inch scale Atlantic at [[Riverside Live Steamers]] until he moved further north.
He kept to himself quite a bit in the latter years of his life, so it's not too surprising that news didn't spread quickly of his passing.

:: Through a series of serendipitous events, I was able to purchase Will's live steam collection a couple weeks ago which will be sold over time as I go through everything.

:: Part of the sale was the original tooling for the original [[Bagley Oil Burner|Bagley burner]], which will be made available again through [[Eccentric Engineer|EE]]. There are a number of 4.75 inch projects, rollingstock, drawings, miscellaneous castings, and lots of "jewelry" that will be added to my website over time.

Bagley Oil Burner

2026-05-29T20:07:31Z

Dnevil: /* Installation and Operation Instructions */

[[Category:Construction]]

'''The Bagley Oil Burner'''

by [[Daris A Nevil]]

[[File:Dick Bagley Oil Burner.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Dick Bagley's Oil Burner]]

[[Dick Bagley]] contributed a great deal to the Live Steam hobby. One of his contributions was the design of a "Sheedy"-style oil burner. He scaled his burner down from the original drawings in the Locomotive Encyclopedia. Dick's oil burner has been used from 1-inch scale locomotives up to 1.5" scale Pacifics. They are easy to install and control.

An article on the Bagley oil burner was published in "Live Steam" magazine, November 1981, page 16.

In addition to the oil burner article, there is another article by Dick Bagley called "Oil Firing a Miniature Locomotive" in the January 1982 issue of "Live Steam".

== Availability ==

Steve Nelson of [http://www.tsmtrains.com/ TMS Trains] is offering [[Bagley Oil Burner]]s. See [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?p=484048 "Bagley burner reproduction" on Chaski.org].

== Installation on #486 ==

The summer months are too hot in Texas to run live steam, so we switch to indoor projects where we can escape the heat (yes I have an air conditioner in my shop!). In the summer of 2012 I determined to upgrade the oil burner in my Allen Mogul #486. It came with a [[Chet Peterson]] style round oil burner. It worked ok, but I did not like the way it was mounted. In addition, it tended to leak fuel due to the fact that some of the threads were partially stripped.

I had read about the Bagley burner sold by [[William Campbell]] on Chaski.org. So I called Will to find out more information.

He was a wealth of information. He said the Bagley burners are easy to control. They are cast out of [[Navy Brass]], which is very durable and hard. That way the steam does not "cut" the tiny orifices. There is no machining involved, it is ready to use. It requires a #8 screw to a bracket. The steam line is threaded for 3/16" and the oil line is threaded for 5/16" standard [[Coles Power Models|Cole's Models]] taper threads. The brass needle valve I was already using would be fine for oil control. We talked about air flow on the Mogul. Mine had a plate that covered a one-inch tall gap just under the cab floor that leads into the firebox. He said I should remove the plate covering the gap. This will give it enough air. I mentioned that I would often hear oscillations with the firebox door closed. Will said this means the fire is not getting enough air.

Will warned against running the fire too hot. He said this burner can run a blue (hot) flame if you run it with too much steam pressure and too lean on the oil. He said the stack exhaust should have a slight haze; if totally clear it is too hot. It could melt the boiler. He knew someone who melted their aluminum [[Petticoat|petticoat]] by running too hot. The firebox should be "incandescent" yellow.

== Steam Pressure Regulation ==

I found that a common problem with both the Peterson burner and the Bagley burner was trying to control the steam pressure using a standard [[Globe valve|globe valve]]. The normal operating pressure range for #486 is 80[[PSI]] up to 110[[PSI]], where the regulators pop. This normal pressure variation was reflected in the burner's steam pressure line. The fluctuation caused uneven burning, and often the flame would extinguish from too little or too much atomizer pressure.

Again I returned to the wealth of knowledge on Chaski.org. I learned that other live steamers were using [http://www.clippard.com/ Clippard] pressure regulators in the atomizer line. I ordered a pair of [http://www.clippard.com/part/MAR-1P-2 MAR-1P-2] regulators, one for installation, and one for the [[Toolbox of Requirement]]. The regulators cost $15 each, and I received them within a week.

I tested the newly installed Clippart pressure regulator at [[Houston Area Live Steamers|HALS]] Chugga Chugga Chili Fest that same month (yes, it is quite warm in Houston in February), and was very pleased with the results. It is much easier to keep a good flame, and I spent more time looking at the road ahead and less time with my head down in the cab.

I highly recommend atomizer pressure regulation for anyone thinking of switching over to oil. If you like do-it-yourself projects, try building [[Steam Regulator|this steam regulator]].

[[File:SouthernPacific SheedyOilBurner.png|thumb|center|300px|Southern Pacific "Sheedy" oil burner details]]

== Installation and Operation Instructions ==

[[William Campbell]] graciously allowed the IBLS to publish the installation and operation instructions provided with the Bagley Oil Burner.

=== Bagley Burner ===

This burner is identical to those used on big locos with one exception. We have designed in suction to pull the oil out of the tender tank. There is sufficient lift to maintain a good steady fire as the oil level drops and drain the bottom of a tank that is lower than the burner.

We believe you will find that this burner will seldom blow-out. It will stand a fair amount of rough throttle handling (quick opening and closing) with the usual good fire, and much more if you feed oil heavier when you plan to do, such as in switching work and pulling heavy grades. it will take a good slosh of water to kill the fire. A drop or two of water will only make it burp. Large dry pipes the length of the boiler are not recommended as they can fill with condensate (water). And when starting in the forward direction, the surge may flood the [[Steam Turret|turret]] and your burner. A 3/16 inch line direct out of the steam dome to the atomizer valve will solve that.

=== Oil ===

Diesel oil is graded by numbers. Number 1 and 2 are the only ones that are recommended for use in this burner. Number 1 is also known as kerosene and is the best -- yet vey expensive. Number 2 is commonly used, but it contains a lot of solids and silt, hence our suggestions for pipe work.

=== Pipe Work ===

Keep it simple and direct. Avoid the use of pipe fittings, ells, etc. Use copper tube with few bends. With an average train (5 or 6 cars) the burner will only use about one gallon of oil an hour, so the flow may not be enough to keep lines clear. An occasional cleaning will be needed. Blow clear with an air gun. A bowl type gaoline filter--as an AC-GF48--with the paper element removed and a wire screen installed, close to the tank outlet is good to catch the dirt and water that will collect in the diesel oil. Pipe tender with 5/16 inch copper tube with stiff hose between engine and tender with as short as possible and little down bend to avoid silt build-up.

the firing valve (oil) should be as close to the burner as possible for quick response and to avoid line surges that can effect the fire.

A plug cock or better a ball valve make good firing valves, as they are self-cleaning and cause the least blockage. They can be opened for short interval, even fully, for better cleaning while running without undue disruption of the fire. (Globe and needle type valves are not recommended as their configuraton tends to block off the flow--then silt and dirt will become blocked in them.) The boiler may be pressured with auxiliary air for steam-up. Even better, a single air connection and two valves connected into blower and atomizer lines, respectively, on the loco will not pressure the boiler.

=== Burner Mounting ===

Make up angle bracket to support the burner. Each bracket will be different per loco type. The 3/16 inch atomizer line to the boiler can now be made up and attached to the burner for an air supply. It will be best for ease of adjustment if the fuel line is not connected to the burner at this time. For now, screw in a piece of 5/16 inch tube long enough to reach out of the loco, to slip a plastic tube over and feed water from a can. With a small amount of water flowing, open the loco's blower full, then adjust the atomizer valve for a spray. Look through the fire-door and center the spray. Now check to see if the spray is hitting the fire-pan. If so the burner needs to be tilted up slightly until it clears the pan. That completes the initial adjustment.

You can now remove the temporary oil piping, and complete the fuel oil line and connect up your firing valve to the burner. Further adjustment will be done (fine turning) with the fire burning.

[[File:BagleyOilBurnerInstallationSchematic.png|thumb|center|400px|Fuel Oil Piping on Locomotive]]

=== Adjustment ===

'''Caution: Be sure to have water in the boiler.'''

To light the fire, you must connect an auxiliary air supply to your blower and atomizer. Then use a piece of wick on a stiff length of small round rod long enough to keep your hand outside the cab. soak the wick in diesel oil first. Now light this torch and put in the firebox at the back end blow the fire-door. Open blower as much as possible without blowing out the torch. Open the firing valve (oil) for a good heavy flow of oil.

Open the atomizer slowly and control the flame. when a solid heavy fire is established, remove the torch and open the blower full open. Close the fire-door and put out the torch. Watch the stack. Give the fire-box a short time to warm. then adjust oil, blower and atomizer for a good fire. it should be an incandescent bright yellow. Only a slight trace of smoke should be seen at the stack. With a good fire established, you can make final adjustment of the burner. Loosen the screw that holds the burner and tilt the burner up slowly. If you reach a point where the fire shows a noticeable increase, it is probably the best position of the burner tilt. Move past that to see if it gets better. If not, return to that as being the best. if that did not show a noticeable improvement, you already ahd the good one. Return to that and be glad. Minimum tilt is best.

If the burner drips oil, it is a sign of not enough atomizer for the amount of oil being fed to the burner.

It will take a little while to learn to master oil firing. A bit of good old thinkin' will speed it up. Never make any adjustment idly.

Look at the fire and do the following: adjust the firing valve and learn the effect. Do the same with blower and atomizer until you know what each of them does. You will gradually learn what each one does and how they interact. Then, if the fire needs adjustment you will know which valve or valves to adjust and whether to open or close them. You will know what you are doing which is rather nice. If the fire blows out, close the firing valve (oil) immediately. Leave atomizer and blower valves as they are set.

To relight a hot fire-box hold the lighted torch just inside the door where the mist of oil will reach it, and gradually open the firing valve to maintain control.

=== Cleaning ===

With good quality, well filtered Number 2 diesel oil and good boiler water, this burner should work 3 to 5 years without attention. When needed, city water from the garden hose blown back through the burner should be enough to remove loose particles. The single screw will remove the brass plate for access to the orifices for the more tightly wedged pieces. Use a wooden toothpick for this purpose. If you just want to brighten it up on occasion, it may be boiled in straight vinegar--one minute only!

We have made every effort to give you a good product. We hope you will enjoy it!!

== See Also ==

* [[Valve for Oil Burner]]

== External Links ==

* [http://home.fuse.net/jasdot/atomizerNozzleDesign.html "In Pursuit of a Better Atomizer Nozzle For Small Oil Burning Steam Locomotives", Jim Keith]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=_7ZKAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=sheedy+oil+burner&source=bl&ots=NLunyPvs6e&sig=fCt_hLP3ZemCgLVLmn2Wb5llsq0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xuQXUJnTJ8rl0QHBsIGwAg&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=sheedy%20oil%20burner&f=false Details of the Southern Pacific "Sheedy" Oil Burner]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=DB3nAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=Southern+Pacific+swinging+damper&source=bl&ots=v_lBnf4Bzi&sig=gZQ8KRq3_NhZW3IQVu9EsS076o0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7CrgUd22NIXJiQL4k4BQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Southern%20Pacific%20swinging%20damper&f=false Southern Pacific Oil-Fired Firebox and Smokebox Detail]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=UW_iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA769&lpg=PA769&dq=sheedy+oil+burner&source=bl&ots=rSEF1nJua2&sig=DkAupu238R-uksh-lh2VOusrRWE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xuQXUJnTJ8rl0QHBsIGwAg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sheedy%20oil%20burner&f=false Locomotive Catechism: "Sheedy" oil burner]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96515&hilit=Clippard Chaski.org thread on oil burners]
* "An Easy To Build Oil Burner", Dick Bagley, Live Steam, November 1981
* "Oil Firing a Miniature Locomotive", Dick Bagley, Live Steam, January 1982
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=103813 "Bagley Burner", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105187 "Oil firing with a Bagley burner", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=109188 "Bagley burner too hot", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=108795 "Bagley burner install", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?p=484048 "Bagley burner reproduction", Chaski.org]

Bagley Oil Burner

2026-05-29T20:07:11Z

Dnevil: /* Installation on #486 */

[[Category:Construction]]

'''The Bagley Oil Burner'''

by [[Daris A Nevil]]

[[File:Dick Bagley Oil Burner.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Dick Bagley's Oil Burner]]

[[Dick Bagley]] contributed a great deal to the Live Steam hobby. One of his contributions was the design of a "Sheedy"-style oil burner. He scaled his burner down from the original drawings in the Locomotive Encyclopedia. Dick's oil burner has been used from 1-inch scale locomotives up to 1.5" scale Pacifics. They are easy to install and control.

An article on the Bagley oil burner was published in "Live Steam" magazine, November 1981, page 16.

In addition to the oil burner article, there is another article by Dick Bagley called "Oil Firing a Miniature Locomotive" in the January 1982 issue of "Live Steam".

== Availability ==

Steve Nelson of [http://www.tsmtrains.com/ TMS Trains] is offering [[Bagley Oil Burner]]s. See [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?p=484048 "Bagley burner reproduction" on Chaski.org].

== Installation on #486 ==

The summer months are too hot in Texas to run live steam, so we switch to indoor projects where we can escape the heat (yes I have an air conditioner in my shop!). In the summer of 2012 I determined to upgrade the oil burner in my Allen Mogul #486. It came with a [[Chet Peterson]] style round oil burner. It worked ok, but I did not like the way it was mounted. In addition, it tended to leak fuel due to the fact that some of the threads were partially stripped.

I had read about the Bagley burner sold by [[William Campbell]] on Chaski.org. So I called Will to find out more information.

He was a wealth of information. He said the Bagley burners are easy to control. They are cast out of [[Navy Brass]], which is very durable and hard. That way the steam does not "cut" the tiny orifices. There is no machining involved, it is ready to use. It requires a #8 screw to a bracket. The steam line is threaded for 3/16" and the oil line is threaded for 5/16" standard [[Coles Power Models|Cole's Models]] taper threads. The brass needle valve I was already using would be fine for oil control. We talked about air flow on the Mogul. Mine had a plate that covered a one-inch tall gap just under the cab floor that leads into the firebox. He said I should remove the plate covering the gap. This will give it enough air. I mentioned that I would often hear oscillations with the firebox door closed. Will said this means the fire is not getting enough air.

Will warned against running the fire too hot. He said this burner can run a blue (hot) flame if you run it with too much steam pressure and too lean on the oil. He said the stack exhaust should have a slight haze; if totally clear it is too hot. It could melt the boiler. He knew someone who melted their aluminum [[Petticoat|petticoat]] by running too hot. The firebox should be "incandescent" yellow.

== Steam Pressure Regulation ==

I found that a common problem with both the Peterson burner and the Bagley burner was trying to control the steam pressure using a standard [[Globe valve|globe valve]]. The normal operating pressure range for #486 is 80[[PSI]] up to 110[[PSI]], where the regulators pop. This normal pressure variation was reflected in the burner's steam pressure line. The fluctuation caused uneven burning, and often the flame would extinguish from too little or too much atomizer pressure.

Again I returned to the wealth of knowledge on Chaski.org. I learned that other live steamers were using [http://www.clippard.com/ Clippard] pressure regulators in the atomizer line. I ordered a pair of [http://www.clippard.com/part/MAR-1P-2 MAR-1P-2] regulators, one for installation, and one for the [[Toolbox of Requirement]]. The regulators cost $15 each, and I received them within a week.

I tested the newly installed Clippart pressure regulator at [[Houston Area Live Steamers|HALS]] Chugga Chugga Chili Fest that same month (yes, it is quite warm in Houston in February), and was very pleased with the results. It is much easier to keep a good flame, and I spent more time looking at the road ahead and less time with my head down in the cab.

I highly recommend atomizer pressure regulation for anyone thinking of switching over to oil. If you like do-it-yourself projects, try building [[Steam Regulator|this steam regulator]].

[[File:SouthernPacific SheedyOilBurner.png|thumb|center|300px|Southern Pacific "Sheedy" oil burner details]]

== Installation and Operation Instructions ==

Will Campbell graciously allowed the IBLS to publish the installation and operation instructions provided with the Bagley Oil Burner.

=== Bagley Burner ===

This burner is identical to those used on big locos with one exception. We have designed in suction to pull the oil out of the tender tank. There is sufficient lift to maintain a good steady fire as the oil level drops and drain the bottom of a tank that is lower than the burner.

We believe you will find that this burner will seldom blow-out. It will stand a fair amount of rough throttle handling (quick opening and closing) with the usual good fire, and much more if you feed oil heavier when you plan to do, such as in switching work and pulling heavy grades. it will take a good slosh of water to kill the fire. A drop or two of water will only make it burp. Large dry pipes the length of the boiler are not recommended as they can fill with condensate (water). And when starting in the forward direction, the surge may flood the [[Steam Turret|turret]] and your burner. A 3/16 inch line direct out of the steam dome to the atomizer valve will solve that.

=== Oil ===

Diesel oil is graded by numbers. Number 1 and 2 are the only ones that are recommended for use in this burner. Number 1 is also known as kerosene and is the best -- yet vey expensive. Number 2 is commonly used, but it contains a lot of solids and silt, hence our suggestions for pipe work.

=== Pipe Work ===

Keep it simple and direct. Avoid the use of pipe fittings, ells, etc. Use copper tube with few bends. With an average train (5 or 6 cars) the burner will only use about one gallon of oil an hour, so the flow may not be enough to keep lines clear. An occasional cleaning will be needed. Blow clear with an air gun. A bowl type gaoline filter--as an AC-GF48--with the paper element removed and a wire screen installed, close to the tank outlet is good to catch the dirt and water that will collect in the diesel oil. Pipe tender with 5/16 inch copper tube with stiff hose between engine and tender with as short as possible and little down bend to avoid silt build-up.

the firing valve (oil) should be as close to the burner as possible for quick response and to avoid line surges that can effect the fire.

A plug cock or better a ball valve make good firing valves, as they are self-cleaning and cause the least blockage. They can be opened for short interval, even fully, for better cleaning while running without undue disruption of the fire. (Globe and needle type valves are not recommended as their configuraton tends to block off the flow--then silt and dirt will become blocked in them.) The boiler may be pressured with auxiliary air for steam-up. Even better, a single air connection and two valves connected into blower and atomizer lines, respectively, on the loco will not pressure the boiler.

=== Burner Mounting ===

Make up angle bracket to support the burner. Each bracket will be different per loco type. The 3/16 inch atomizer line to the boiler can now be made up and attached to the burner for an air supply. It will be best for ease of adjustment if the fuel line is not connected to the burner at this time. For now, screw in a piece of 5/16 inch tube long enough to reach out of the loco, to slip a plastic tube over and feed water from a can. With a small amount of water flowing, open the loco's blower full, then adjust the atomizer valve for a spray. Look through the fire-door and center the spray. Now check to see if the spray is hitting the fire-pan. If so the burner needs to be tilted up slightly until it clears the pan. That completes the initial adjustment.

You can now remove the temporary oil piping, and complete the fuel oil line and connect up your firing valve to the burner. Further adjustment will be done (fine turning) with the fire burning.

[[File:BagleyOilBurnerInstallationSchematic.png|thumb|center|400px|Fuel Oil Piping on Locomotive]]

=== Adjustment ===

'''Caution: Be sure to have water in the boiler.'''

To light the fire, you must connect an auxiliary air supply to your blower and atomizer. Then use a piece of wick on a stiff length of small round rod long enough to keep your hand outside the cab. soak the wick in diesel oil first. Now light this torch and put in the firebox at the back end blow the fire-door. Open blower as much as possible without blowing out the torch. Open the firing valve (oil) for a good heavy flow of oil.

Open the atomizer slowly and control the flame. when a solid heavy fire is established, remove the torch and open the blower full open. Close the fire-door and put out the torch. Watch the stack. Give the fire-box a short time to warm. then adjust oil, blower and atomizer for a good fire. it should be an incandescent bright yellow. Only a slight trace of smoke should be seen at the stack. With a good fire established, you can make final adjustment of the burner. Loosen the screw that holds the burner and tilt the burner up slowly. If you reach a point where the fire shows a noticeable increase, it is probably the best position of the burner tilt. Move past that to see if it gets better. If not, return to that as being the best. if that did not show a noticeable improvement, you already ahd the good one. Return to that and be glad. Minimum tilt is best.

If the burner drips oil, it is a sign of not enough atomizer for the amount of oil being fed to the burner.

It will take a little while to learn to master oil firing. A bit of good old thinkin' will speed it up. Never make any adjustment idly.

Look at the fire and do the following: adjust the firing valve and learn the effect. Do the same with blower and atomizer until you know what each of them does. You will gradually learn what each one does and how they interact. Then, if the fire needs adjustment you will know which valve or valves to adjust and whether to open or close them. You will know what you are doing which is rather nice. If the fire blows out, close the firing valve (oil) immediately. Leave atomizer and blower valves as they are set.

To relight a hot fire-box hold the lighted torch just inside the door where the mist of oil will reach it, and gradually open the firing valve to maintain control.

=== Cleaning ===

With good quality, well filtered Number 2 diesel oil and good boiler water, this burner should work 3 to 5 years without attention. When needed, city water from the garden hose blown back through the burner should be enough to remove loose particles. The single screw will remove the brass plate for access to the orifices for the more tightly wedged pieces. Use a wooden toothpick for this purpose. If you just want to brighten it up on occasion, it may be boiled in straight vinegar--one minute only!

We have made every effort to give you a good product. We hope you will enjoy it!!

== See Also ==

* [[Valve for Oil Burner]]

== External Links ==

* [http://home.fuse.net/jasdot/atomizerNozzleDesign.html "In Pursuit of a Better Atomizer Nozzle For Small Oil Burning Steam Locomotives", Jim Keith]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=_7ZKAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=sheedy+oil+burner&source=bl&ots=NLunyPvs6e&sig=fCt_hLP3ZemCgLVLmn2Wb5llsq0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xuQXUJnTJ8rl0QHBsIGwAg&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=sheedy%20oil%20burner&f=false Details of the Southern Pacific "Sheedy" Oil Burner]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=DB3nAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=Southern+Pacific+swinging+damper&source=bl&ots=v_lBnf4Bzi&sig=gZQ8KRq3_NhZW3IQVu9EsS076o0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7CrgUd22NIXJiQL4k4BQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Southern%20Pacific%20swinging%20damper&f=false Southern Pacific Oil-Fired Firebox and Smokebox Detail]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=UW_iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA769&lpg=PA769&dq=sheedy+oil+burner&source=bl&ots=rSEF1nJua2&sig=DkAupu238R-uksh-lh2VOusrRWE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xuQXUJnTJ8rl0QHBsIGwAg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sheedy%20oil%20burner&f=false Locomotive Catechism: "Sheedy" oil burner]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96515&hilit=Clippard Chaski.org thread on oil burners]
* "An Easy To Build Oil Burner", Dick Bagley, Live Steam, November 1981
* "Oil Firing a Miniature Locomotive", Dick Bagley, Live Steam, January 1982
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=103813 "Bagley Burner", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105187 "Oil firing with a Bagley burner", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=109188 "Bagley burner too hot", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=108795 "Bagley burner install", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?p=484048 "Bagley burner reproduction", Chaski.org]

J. B. Squires

2026-05-29T18:34:01Z

Dnevil: /* Video */

[[Category:People]]

[[J. B. Squires|Jesse B. 'Byron' Squires (aka: "JB")]], of Colorado Springs CO, a Professional Machinist. A prolific live steam locomotive builder since the late 1940's, Byron Squires had constructed all in 3-1/2 inch gauge: by 1950, a coal-fired 0-8-0 Switcher, a 4-6-2 Pacific, and a 4-8-2 Mountain; by 1960, a 4-4-2 Atlantic; and by 1964, a 4-6-6-4 Challenger articulated chassis & boiler shell was under construction. All of Byron's locomotives were constructed having steel boilers with copper flues, and all were gasoline-fired, except the 0-8-0 Switcher which burned coal.

An active Rocky Mountain Live Steamers (RMLS) Co-Founder Member, by 1956 Byron had also constructed a 60 foot x 118 foot elevated-oval track, about 304 feet in length, which completely filled the large backyard of his new suburban residence in Colorado Springs. He named his railway the Colorado Short Line RR. This little railway then, was the only 3-1/2 inch gauge "closed-circuit track loop" known to exist in the entire Colorado Front Range Region. It was a simple oval, without any spurs or separate steaming bay facilities except for using the track itself, or using either an adjacent bench or some 2 x 8 planks laid on the ground-- but no one ever complained about the spartan facilities. Byron, and his wife Elizabeth, were very sociable and good-natured folks, who thankfully, always took a kind interest and derived a great pleasure in sharing their Colorado Short Line RR with all fellow "Live Steam" enthusiasts.

Byron Squires was considered to be the Vice-President of the [[Rocky Mountain Live Steamers]], and his wife Elizabeth was considered to be the Secretary, of sorts. She acted as the Editor & Publisher of the RMLS Journal, a small club newsletter which was distributed only three or four times per year to the Membership. The Journal contained details of the latest "Steam-Up", and gave notice of future Event Dates anticipated or planned, and often included information any Member may wish to relate about their live steam activities, the current progress on any locomotive under construction, and other fun bits of news. All of the RMLS Members and their families enjoyed a pleasurable camaraderie in the occasional Steam-Up Events & Picnics, Bull-Sessions, as well as other gatherings throughout the years.

In 1965, Byron Squires retired, and moved his residence out to a small acreage a few miles NE of Colorado Springs, in rural Black Forest, CO. And by 1966, continuing to proudly host and represent the RMLS, Byron & friends had constructed a new "Colorado Short Line RR" comprised of a 3-1/2 inch & 4-3/4 inch Dual-Gauge, elevated, closed-circuit distorted-oval track loop of about 600 feet in length, which also had convenient spurs for Steam-Bay & Service areas. This track accommodated the ever-growing interest in 1-inch Scale x 4-3/4 inch Gauge live steam locomotive activities. As was occurring elsewhere, participation in the Live Steam Hobby in the larger scales was rapidly growing in Colorado. It is rumored that Byron eventually had built at least one steam locomotive in 1-inch Scale x 4-3/4 inch Gauge, as had one or two other [[Rocky Mountain Live Steamers|RMLS]] members. Byron and Elizabeth Squires continued their generous hospitality, still taking a great pleasure in hosting RMLS Steam-Ups and Annual Meets.

Soon, while the RMLS Steam-Ups and Events were in their "Heydays" at the Black Forest track, several live steam "Brothers" active in the larger "ground-riding" scales & gauges had formed a new Club in Denver, called the [[Colorado Live Steamers]] (CLS). This organization was officially incorporated in 1969, but unfortunately was forced to move out of their first tracksite located in Downtown Denver. In 1971, Byron Squires graciously invited the CLS to use his Black Forest facility as their Club Tracksite, where the CLS Members gratefully laid a 7-1/2" gauge track. This arrangement lasted for only a very few enjoyable years, until 1981, when tragically, and most sadly, the Grim Reaper took Byron Squires (at age 82--). This ended what little remained of any RMLS 3-1/2 inch and 4-3/4 inch Gauge activities, as well as any CLS activities at Black Forest, and after the tracks were removed, the Squires property was sold.

The [[Colorado Live Steamers]] eventually found and developed another beautiful Club Tracksite in 1983 at Kassler (aka: Waterton--) Colorado, near the canyon mouth of the South Platte River southwest of Denver. However, a few years later the landlord was selling the property for re-development, so in 1995 the CLS was forced to relocate again, and the membership was then also split-up. Some members formed the "CLS-Bijou Creek & Western" Club some 60 miles east of Denver, this track was sited out in the remote, hot, weedy, nearly treeless, "sand-burr boonies" on the High Plains north of Byers CO; while other ex-CLS members founded the [[Rocky Mountain Rails]] (RMR) Club, sited at a much more scenic and convenient location for Denver area members, just south across the Platte River from the old tracksite at Kassler.

: REFERENCE NOTES--
:: -- Excerpted & Revised in February 2022, with new "Corrections" --
:: from: IBLS/[[Rocky Mountain Live Steamers]] article (by Ken Scheer, Nov. 2015)

== Home Track ==

''A Colorado Live Steamer and His Road''

J. B. Squires

[[The North American Live Steamer]], Volume 1 Number 4, 1956

I am writing to tell you how much I enjoy your magazine. Also I have some pictures of my 3/4-inch steam railroad. My track is made of masonry. That is, the scaffolding is made of left sections of 7x7-3/8. The top half pummis and the bottom half sand and cement. The pummis is so I can nail ties on the left sections. My rails are 3/8 inch square iron put down with brass wood screws. The track is 300 feet and 44 inches with 30 foot radius curves. I have a mountain type 4-8-2 and a Pacific 4-6-2, also a 0-8-0 switcher which I certainly enjoy as a hobby.

: J. B. Squires
: 1939 Trent Ave.
: Colorado Springs, Colorado

[[File:JBSquires ColoradoSprings 1956.jpg|thumb|500px|center|J. B. Squires at his Colorado Springs home track]]

[[File:JBSquires ColoradoSprings 1956-2.jpg|thumb|500px|center|]]

== GGLS ==

[[File:JBSquire 080 GGLS 1951.jpg|thumb|center|400px|A 3/4 inch scale 0-8-0 that was built by J. B. Squires. Photo taken at [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]] Redwood Regional Park-Oakland, CA, about 1951. Photo by [[Victor Shattock]].]]

== Gallery ==

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px perrow=2>
File:RockyMountainLiveSteamersMeet at JBSquires.JPG|Early Colorado Live Steamers at JB Squires Black Forest Track circa mid-1970's. From "Green Light" magazine of the D&RGW.
File:RockyMountainLiveSteamersMeet at JBSquires color.JPG|Early Colorado Live Steamers at JB Squires Black Forest Track circa mid-1970's. Photo by Matt Gardner, from the collection of Ken Scheer.
</gallery>

== Atlantic ==

[https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?p=317298&hilit=Ribbeck#p317298 From Chaski.org]

: This locomotive 4-4-2 Atlantic 3/4 scale was built by [[J. B. Squires|Byron Squires]] of Colorado Live Steamers back in 1973 off the Lewis blueprints Little Engines. Anyway I bought this locomotive brand new I was 16 years old for $600.00. I ran it at the [[Colorado Live Steamers]] until I sold it in 1980. What Great Memory's!
: Byron Squires built around 11 Locomotives from 3/4 inch to 1 1/2 inch. Colorado Live Steamers were on his property in Blackforest, Colorado from the late 1960's to early 1980's.
: Randall D. Rayer

[[Daris A Nevil]] visited the old downtown Chattanooga station and took photos of Squire’s Atlantic on display there in the lobby, May 28, 2024.

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px>
File:Squires IMG 3930.jpeg
File:Squire IMG 3931.jpeg
File:Squire IMG 3932.jpeg
File:Squire IMG 3933.jpeg
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</gallery>

== Video ==

See [[Chris_Schieck#1968_.26_1969|Chris Schieck]]

Thomas Gardner wrote about this video.

: I lived about 4 miles from this track back then as a small kid. It was on the property of Byron Squires in Black Forrest, Colorado and was the early home to the Colorado live steamers, in about 1969. It is long gone was pulled up in about 1984 after Mr. Squire died and his wife was moving back east with family.

<youtube>TTvO5l3WrKc</youtube>

IBLS Journal 1972

2026-05-29T18:33:22Z

Dnevil: /* Video */

== February ==

'''New Name for BLS'''

[[Live Steam Magazine]], February 1977

It is the opinion of the secretaries of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers that a change of title is in order.

Inasmuch as the Brotherhood is represented in other countries besides the United States, namely Canada, Europe and now Western Australia, that the organization be known as

'''The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers'''

This title suggestion has come from the new secretary, [[Keith Watson]] of Western Australia and has subsequently been approved by

* [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]], Founder
* [[Brenton Barnfather|Barney Barnfather]], Eastern Restion
* [[Austin Barr]], Mid-West Region
* [[Harry Dixon]], Pacific Region
* [[Jack Kerr]], Canadian Region
* [[Rob Van Dort]], European Region
* [[Keith Watson]], West Australian Region

== April ==

From Live Steam Magazine, April 1972

BLS 1972 National Meet Coming Up!

[[File:PVLS20 BLS40 Circle.png|thumb|right|100px]]

Three days of Live Steam talk, action and fellowship are in store during the 1972 National Meet of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers on October 13, 14 and 15. The [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]] will host the meet at their track in Southwick, Massachusetts, and there is a beehive of activity as the club prepares for the event.

Track for running 7-1/4", 4-3/4" and 3-1/2" gauge locomotives and equipment are available with air, electricity and water available at the steaming bays. Tables for display of static exhibits and a boiler for operation of stationary engines will be available. (Be sure to bring 1/8" male or female pipe fittings.) Don't leave your traction engine home because there is plenty of room for operation at the club site. A PVLS member will be available to help with the unloading of equipment at all times and the track will be open for running all day and evening.

For safety reasons, the following procedures must be observed:


# A boiler inspection certificate from any recognized Live Steam club will be honored. If your boiler needs to be checked, please have it fitted with a 1/8" pipe fitting (male or female).
# Any locomotive that does not have a standard drawbar between the locomotive and tender or riding car shall have, in addition to the coupler, a safety chain between the locomotive and tender or riding car.
# Any car supplying LP gas to the locomotive shall be coupled to the locomotive with a lock pin drawbar and safety chain. Cars carrying bottled gas shall have open bottoms to prevent accumulation of gases.


The club reserves the right to bar any piece of equipment from operation if it is suspected of damaging the track and many new switches. The following standards are used:

[[File:PVLS Wheel Standards 1972.png|thumb|center|300px]]

Special emphasis at this meet will be placed on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the Pioneer Valley Live Steamers and the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers. A "20/40 Commemorative Dinner" will be served on Saturday evening, October 14th, and reservations must be made in advance for that affair. Catering service will be offered at the club site during all three days of the meet.

In order to plan for those attending, please fill out the coupon (or give the information on a separate sheet) and send to [[Brenton Barnfather|"Barney" Barnfather]] before August 1st, 1972. Be sure to enclose a check for the proper amount, too. If you need motel information, please request a list when you send in your registration form.

Plan early! Be sure to attend! See you there!!!

[[File:PVLS20 BLS40 Anniversary Meet Registration Form 1972.png|thumb|center|300px]]

== September ==

Here are the Secretaries listed in the September 1972 issue of "Live Steam" magazine.

* [[Charles A. Purinton]]
* [[Harry Dixon]] - Pacific Coast Region
* [[Austin Barr]], Jr - Midwest
* [[Edgar Kruckeberg]] - East Coast
* [[Brenton Barnfather]] - East Coast (after Kruckeberg)
* [[Jack Prest]] - Canadian Division
* [[Jack Kerr]] - Canadian Division after Jack Prest's death

[[File:BLS Secretaries Barney Barnfather, Jack Kerr, Harry Dixon, Carl Purinton 1972.jpg|thumb|center|300px|At the 1972 BLS meet At Pioneer Valley Live Steamers in Southwick, Massachusetts is L-R: Barney Barnfather, Jack Kerr (Canada), Harry Dixon & Carl Purinton, all BLS secretaries or former secretaries. Photo provided by Bob Hornsby.]]

== Video ==

Thomas Gardner wrote about this video.

: I lived about 4 miles from this track back then as a small kid. It was on the property of Byron Squires in Black Forrest, Colorado and was the early home to the Colorado live steamers, in about 1969. It is long gone was pulled up in about 1984 after Mr. Squire died and his wife was moving back east with family.

<youtube>TTvO5l3WrKc</youtube>

== References ==

* [http://www.northeastlivesteamers.org/Docs/History/PVLS_BLS72_1.html Pioneer valley Live Steamers 40th BLS Meet, NJLS Website, Part 1]
* [http://www.northeastlivesteamers.org/Docs/History/PVLS_BLS72_2.html Pioneer valley Live Steamers 40th BLS Meet, NJLS Website, Part 2]
* "Twenty Years Ago: Reflections on the BLS Nation Meet", [[Adrian Buyse]], "Live Steam Magazine", Jun 1972

IBLS Journal 1972

2026-05-29T18:32:01Z

Dnevil: /* September */

== February ==

'''New Name for BLS'''

[[Live Steam Magazine]], February 1977

It is the opinion of the secretaries of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers that a change of title is in order.

Inasmuch as the Brotherhood is represented in other countries besides the United States, namely Canada, Europe and now Western Australia, that the organization be known as

'''The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers'''

This title suggestion has come from the new secretary, [[Keith Watson]] of Western Australia and has subsequently been approved by

* [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]], Founder
* [[Brenton Barnfather|Barney Barnfather]], Eastern Restion
* [[Austin Barr]], Mid-West Region
* [[Harry Dixon]], Pacific Region
* [[Jack Kerr]], Canadian Region
* [[Rob Van Dort]], European Region
* [[Keith Watson]], West Australian Region

== April ==

From Live Steam Magazine, April 1972

BLS 1972 National Meet Coming Up!

[[File:PVLS20 BLS40 Circle.png|thumb|right|100px]]

Three days of Live Steam talk, action and fellowship are in store during the 1972 National Meet of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers on October 13, 14 and 15. The [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]] will host the meet at their track in Southwick, Massachusetts, and there is a beehive of activity as the club prepares for the event.

Track for running 7-1/4", 4-3/4" and 3-1/2" gauge locomotives and equipment are available with air, electricity and water available at the steaming bays. Tables for display of static exhibits and a boiler for operation of stationary engines will be available. (Be sure to bring 1/8" male or female pipe fittings.) Don't leave your traction engine home because there is plenty of room for operation at the club site. A PVLS member will be available to help with the unloading of equipment at all times and the track will be open for running all day and evening.

For safety reasons, the following procedures must be observed:


# A boiler inspection certificate from any recognized Live Steam club will be honored. If your boiler needs to be checked, please have it fitted with a 1/8" pipe fitting (male or female).
# Any locomotive that does not have a standard drawbar between the locomotive and tender or riding car shall have, in addition to the coupler, a safety chain between the locomotive and tender or riding car.
# Any car supplying LP gas to the locomotive shall be coupled to the locomotive with a lock pin drawbar and safety chain. Cars carrying bottled gas shall have open bottoms to prevent accumulation of gases.


The club reserves the right to bar any piece of equipment from operation if it is suspected of damaging the track and many new switches. The following standards are used:

[[File:PVLS Wheel Standards 1972.png|thumb|center|300px]]

Special emphasis at this meet will be placed on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the Pioneer Valley Live Steamers and the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers. A "20/40 Commemorative Dinner" will be served on Saturday evening, October 14th, and reservations must be made in advance for that affair. Catering service will be offered at the club site during all three days of the meet.

In order to plan for those attending, please fill out the coupon (or give the information on a separate sheet) and send to [[Brenton Barnfather|"Barney" Barnfather]] before August 1st, 1972. Be sure to enclose a check for the proper amount, too. If you need motel information, please request a list when you send in your registration form.

Plan early! Be sure to attend! See you there!!!

[[File:PVLS20 BLS40 Anniversary Meet Registration Form 1972.png|thumb|center|300px]]

== September ==

Here are the Secretaries listed in the September 1972 issue of "Live Steam" magazine.

* [[Charles A. Purinton]]
* [[Harry Dixon]] - Pacific Coast Region
* [[Austin Barr]], Jr - Midwest
* [[Edgar Kruckeberg]] - East Coast
* [[Brenton Barnfather]] - East Coast (after Kruckeberg)
* [[Jack Prest]] - Canadian Division
* [[Jack Kerr]] - Canadian Division after Jack Prest's death

[[File:BLS Secretaries Barney Barnfather, Jack Kerr, Harry Dixon, Carl Purinton 1972.jpg|thumb|center|300px|At the 1972 BLS meet At Pioneer Valley Live Steamers in Southwick, Massachusetts is L-R: Barney Barnfather, Jack Kerr (Canada), Harry Dixon & Carl Purinton, all BLS secretaries or former secretaries. Photo provided by Bob Hornsby.]]

== Video ==

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== References ==

* [http://www.northeastlivesteamers.org/Docs/History/PVLS_BLS72_1.html Pioneer valley Live Steamers 40th BLS Meet, NJLS Website, Part 1]
* [http://www.northeastlivesteamers.org/Docs/History/PVLS_BLS72_2.html Pioneer valley Live Steamers 40th BLS Meet, NJLS Website, Part 2]
* "Twenty Years Ago: Reflections on the BLS Nation Meet", [[Adrian Buyse]], "Live Steam Magazine", Jun 1972

Bill Van Brocklin

2026-05-28T17:08:58Z

Dnevil: /* Steam Pump */

[[Category:People]]

Bill Van Brocklin Jr. was a prolific live steam locomotive builder. Perhaps he is best known for his steam pump designs.

== Photo Journal ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="2">
File:BillVanBrocklinJr Atlantic NELS1949Meet.jpg|The cover photo of the July-August 1950 edition of [[The Live Steamer]] features a detailed view of the well known 3/4 inch scale Boston & Maine Atlantic type locomotive built by William (Bill) Van Brocklin Jr of Roslindale, Mass., and it is shown with the builder at the 1949 N.E.L.S. annual Live Steam Meet at Danvers. This is Bill's second locomotive.
File:BillVanBrockline No2.PNG|Shot taken at the [[New England Live Steamers|Danvers MA track]] around 1947 with Bill Van Brocklin himself as engineer. Pat Fahey notes that the loco was rebuilt twice; 4 ½” boiler, Baker gear. Photo taken from [[Charles S. Purinton|Purinton]]’s [[Live Steam of Years Gone By]], pg. 100. This is Bill's second locomotive, and the first built in 3/4 inch scale.
File:BillyVanBrocklin Waushakaum Carrdo.jpg|Billy Van Brocklin on the high line running is his [[Yankee Shop]] 3/4 inch scale 4-4-2 at [[Waushakum Live Steamers|Waushakum]]. Photo by Carrdo.
File:Bill VanBrocklin at Carl Purintons Track.JPG|Bill Van Brocklin at Carl Purinton's track, Boxford, Massachusetts, circa 1960.
File:BillVanBrocklin with FireQueen at Purinton Boxford.jpg|The late Bill Van Brocklin with his 1800 era 4-4-0 which he named "Fire Queen."
File:PVLS BLS72 32C.jpg|IBLS 1972 Meet at [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]]. In the center, kneeling & looking at the camera is [[Bill Van Brocklin]] with his beautiful 4-4-0 named "Fire Queen." It ran like a watch, as all his engines. To the left of Bill is Paul Ealsons Pacific 6870. The gent without a hat is the late Frank Dreshler from Whitestone, NY. Behind Bill Van Brocklin is Keith Muldowney form New Jersey Live Steamers. In the white sweater with his back to the camera is [[Ben Nixon]] talking to the late Jim Maxheimer.
File:VanBrocklin FireQueen 1995.png|A beautiful Illinois Central 4-4-0 "Fire Queen" built by Bill Van Brocklin and owned by Elmer Roth as of 1995. It feaures a coal fired copper boiler, 2 injectors, 2 cyl. steam water pump, 2 injectors, mech. oiler, whistle,hand pump and hydraulic brakes on the tender. She was rebuilt in 1995 by Elmer. Photo by James W. Leggett. From TrainNet.org.
File:NELS CharliePurinton GeorgeDiamond BVBrocklin CapPurinton.jpg|With Bill Van Brocklin's new 4-4-0 on the turntable, the guys look on. Charlie Purinton, George Diamond, Bill Van Brocklin and Cap Purinton. August 22, 1987 meet at Carl Purinton's Boxford Outer Belt track. Photo by Bob Hornsby.
File:Bill Van Brocklin @ Roy's in Danvers 1988.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin at Roy's in Danvers, Mass, 1988. Photo provided by Bob Hornsby.
File:WLS Final meet 1996 Pat Fahey photo.BMP|Bill Van Brocklin at the last [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] meet held at the old track location. The 1996 meet was the last and final meet at Norfolk Street track site. Courtesy of Patrick Fahey.
File:Bill Van Brocklin Plaque 2.jpg|William Van Brocklin, Jr engine house at [[Waushakum Live Steamers]]. Photo by Arthur Butler, from collection of Patrick Fahey.
File:Van Brocklyn Single Cylinder Pump elevation drawing.jpg|The elevation drawing of the Van Brocklin single-cylinder pump.
File:WVB Amabelle.jpg|3-1/2 inch gauge 10 Wheeler "Amabelle" design by Van Brocklin.
File:BillVanBrocklin No17-2.PNG|No. 17 - This very dark photo was published as part of a classified on the [[Discover Live Steam]] webpage. Has an axle and duplex pump with injector. Copper tender and boiler, piston valves, Baker gear.
File:BillVanBrocklin No17 PatFahey.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 17 taken at the Norfolk Street track of the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] by Pat Fahey.
File:Backhead of Van Brocklins No 10.jpg|Backhead of Bill Van Brocklin's No 10. Photo by Pat Fahey.
File:Bill Van Brocklin No 2 PVLS May 1970.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin at [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]], May 1970. Photo by Arthur Butler.
File:DickBourinot on Van Brocklin No 19 19870621.jpg|Dick Bourinot at the throttle of Van Brocklin's No 19, 21 June 1987. Photo by Pat Fahey.
</gallery>

== D&SERR ==

You will notice several tenders lettered with "D.&S.E.R.R." The D&SERR was Billy's railroad, and it stood for Dover & SouthEastern Railroad.

== Two "FireQueens" ==

Pat Fahey wrote, 3 July 2017:

: I was just up on the [[IBLS]] website, and I would like to make a correction. The correction is this, dealing with [[Bill Van Brocklin]] and "FireQueen". Bill did have two locomotives named "FireQueen".

: The first being his inch and half scale Number 11, a 4-4-0 which you show a photo of on the website. The second locomotive to be named "FireQueen" is a locomotive I once owned which is Number 20. Number 20 was built to 3/4 inch scale and was a 4-8-0 Camelback, this is only one of two 4-8-0's that Bill built.

: I am attaching photo's of number 20 as built, with Stevenson valve gear, and rebuilt with Southern valve gear when I owned the locomotive.

: I found a nice clear shot, taken by [[Bill Van Brocklin]] showing the plate on number 20.

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px>
File:BillVanBrocklin FireQueen20.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's locomotive #20, the second "FireQueen". Photo by Bill Van Brocklin, provided by Pat Fahey.
File:BillVanBrocklin FireQueen20 Nameplate.jpg|Closeup of the name plate of Bill Van Brocklin's #20 "FireQueen".
File:BillVanBrocklin FireQueen20 Color.jpg
File:PatFahey with BillVanBrocklins FireQueen20.jpg|Pat Fahey with "FireQueen", Bill Van Brocklin's 20th locomotive. Notice that it has been converted from Stevenson valve gear to Southern valve gear. This photo was taken at the Waushakum Live Steamers 21st Annual Meet at the Norfolk Street track site in Holliston, Massachusetts.
</gallery>

== Speed Record on Number 22 ==

'''NEWS ITEM'''

August 22, 1982

'''LOCAL MAN ATTEMPTS TO BEAT SPEED RECORD FOR STEAM LOCOMOTIVES'''

by Bob Dustin

On Sunday, August 22nd, 1982 [[Bill Van Brocklin|William Van Brocklin]] of Dover, Massachusetts attempted to break the speed record for steam locomotives established at 127 miles per hour by the Pennsylvania Railroad many years ago.

At the prodding of fellow railroaders, Van Brocklin agreed to put his ultra modern, roller bearing equipped steed to the test. He mounted to the command module of the locomotive and with advice and verbal assistance from Robert Dustin, increased the energy factor of the gaseous vapor which propels the locomotive and otherwise readied the machine for test.

The Timing Committee, consisting of Wayne Hills, wound its electronic time piece and gave the signal to start. Van Brocklin recessed his directional bar and adjusted his proceed lever to "go". Th energy produced by the gaseous vapor used to propel the locomotive finally arrived at the wheels of his blue steed and it began to move. While the pace was slow at first, the speed increased as Van Brocklin descended a long curving down-grade. As level track was approached speed decreased perceptibly. However, the direction of the locomotive changed shortly and Van Brocklin found that he now had a brisk wind at his back and that with no adjustment of the directional bar or of the proceed lever his speed was increasing dramatically. While his gaseous vapor meter indicated a depletion in the gaseous vapor container, speed continued to increase until it appeared a world record was about to be set.

Eighty four seconds after crossing the starting line, Van Brocklin crossed it a second time indicating a scale speed of 124.7 miles per hour. AS the wind died down and before the roller bearings seized up, Van Brocklin was able to bring his fast moving locomotive to a halt with the aid of the retardation lever. He dismounted from the command module to the cheers of the observers.

While he missed beating the record by 2.3 miles per hour, it was nevertheless an outstanding speed run, proving that a strong wind and roller bearings are the answer to high speed operation.

[[File:Billy Van Brocklin speed record old track.jpg|thumb|center|200px|Copy of original article provided by Pat Fahey]]

=== Number 22 ===

[[File:Bills number 22 started as Atlantic, rebuild to a 4-4-4.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bill Van Brocklin's Number 22 started out as an Atlantic and then was rebuilt as a 4-4-4 "Jubilee" in 1982. The engineer in this photo is Steve Kelly. Photo by Pat Fahey, May 2, 1982.]]

'''Bill VanBrocklin ultra modern locomotive # 22'''

by Pat Fahey, [[Waushakum Live Steamers|WLS]]

26 July 2017

This is a short story of how [[Bill Van Brocklin]] and the number 22 came about. It all started at the end of year in 1981. By that year, Bill already had built 21 steam locomotives, either the American, Atlantic or Ten Wheeler.

Bill was puzzled and wasn’t sure what to build next, so he was looking for suggestions. So I was asked for an opinion and I suggested a Hudson or a Pacific, and finally, I suggested a Jubilee type. Well, I must of have struck a cord, because, in the Spring of 1982, number 22 came out of Bill’s car as the ultra modern steam locomotive.

The number 22, started as an Atlantic and was rebuilt as a 4-4-4 type locomotive, known as a Jubilee. This engine had a four wheel trailing truck. The last locomotive he build with this type of truck was an O-scale locomotive, Bill’s number (1), a 4-6-4 Hudson in 1943.

The engine and tender were all roller bearing equipped, the main and side rods also. Where Bill could not use roller bearing on some of the smaller valve gear parts, I think he used either Teflon or something else. The only parts that needed oil, were just the lubricators, and that was it. The locomotive almost rolled by itself, the engine was so free of resistance, that it had no problem in Steaming.

Bill ran the locomotive as a Jubilee only for one season. For some reason Bill was never a fan of a four wheel trailing truck. Either he had trouble with the truck, tracking, or it kept derailin, I just don’t remember. But the following year the engine, become a totally new locomotive.

The Jubilee was gone, the 22 got a new frame, the engine became what is known as a Mastodon type locomotive, a 4-8-0. The engine did retain its roller bearing side rods and axle boxes. But now the engine built for speed is now a freight hauler.

As for number 22, the story isn’t over. The frame from the locomotive became Bill’s number 31, a 4-4-2 that is now owned by WLS member Joe Cardelle.

So that’s the story of the ultra-modern steam locomotive, went from Speed Queen, and a became a freight hauler.

== Locomotive List ==

Patrick Fahey of the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] provided scans of Bill's locomotive list.

[[File:Bill Van Brocklin loco History Page 1.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
[[File:Bill Van Brocklin loco History Page 2.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
[[File:Bill Van Brocklin loco History Page 3.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]

== Locomotive Photos ==

Patrick Fahey wrote, 12 July 2017:

: For the past three days, I have been working on a project, for the IBLS, and for my records. OK what I have for you, are photos of 35 of 37 locomotives that Bill Van Brocklin Built. The photos were taken from Bill's own records. These photos were hanging in his cellar machine shop, at Pine St in Dover, Mass.

: After Bill passed away in 2000, the club acquired most of his equipment, notebooks, etc. These photos have not seen the light of day in a long while. The photos were buried for safe keeping in our meeting room, known as the Hilton (at [[Waushakum Live Steamers]]).

=== Loco 1 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Bill's Number 1 No PHOTO.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No. 1 is a 4-6-4 Hudson in O-Scale, 1-1/4 inch gauge, started in 1940 and completed in 1943 (Bill was 24 years old). This photo was recently discovered in a long-forgotten noteboook, August 2019, provided by Pat Fahey and Bob Newcombe.
</gallery>

=== Loco 2 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Billy's Number No 2.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No. 2 started in 1944 and completed 1946. Photo taken at [[Waushakum Live Steamers]], Holliston, Mass.
File:BillVanBrocklinJr Atlantic NELS1949Meet.jpg|No. 2 - The cover photo of the July-August 1950 edition of [[The Live Steamer]] features a detailed view of the well known 3/4 inch scale Boston & Maine Atlantic type locomotive built by [[Bill Van Brocklin|William (Bill) Van Brocklin Jr]] of Roslindale, Mass., and it is shown with the builder at the 1949 [[New England Live Steamers|N.E.L.S.]] annual Live Steam Meet at Danvers.
</gallery>

=== Loco 3 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:4-4-2-T No 3 British Ltse.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's with his 4-4-2-T No 3 engine started in 1947 and completed 1950
</gallery>

=== Loco 4 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Billy's number 4 as Southern.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 4 with Southern valve gear, started in 1951 and completed 1953.
File:BillVanBrocklin PLS BLS Meet 1952 LiveSteam 1972 06.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No. 4 3/4 inch scale ten wheeler at the BLS Meet hosted by the Pennsylvania Live Steamers, August 1952.
</gallery>

=== Loco 5 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Bill Van Brocklin No 5 WLS Collection.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 5 started in 1954 and completed 1956.
File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 1 1956.jpg|No. 5 - [[Simplun]] by [[Bill Van Brocklin]]. From [[The North American Live Steamer]], Volume 1, Number 7, 1956.
File:Penn live steam 1960s ebay-20-crop.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No5 Simplun in Pennsylvania, 1960's.
</gallery>

=== Loco 6 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Number 6 No Photo O-scale.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 6 started in 1956 and completed 1957. It is a 4-4-0 in O-Scale, 1-1/4 inch gauge. The photo is missing from the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] collection.
</gallery>

=== Loco 7 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Billy's number 7.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 7 started in 1957 and completed 1958.
</gallery>

=== Loco 8 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Bill's Number 8.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 8 started in 1959 and completed 1960.
File:Bill VanBrocklin at Carl Purintons Track.JPG|No. 8 - [[Bill Van Brocklin]] at [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]]'s track at Boxford Mass., about 1960.
</gallery>

Pat Fahey wrote 9 August 2019:

: This morning I did a run with Billy's number 8 at the track, I have been meaning to send you some photos of her under steam. Well, here we go, if you can use them, please feel free. The engine once did belong to club member Howie Bailey. He donated the engine to the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] club. Our current President Jim McGrath did not the engine to sit idle, the engine is under my care and club member Bob Foster.

<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:VanBrocklin No8 WLS PatFahey 20190809-1.JPG
File:VanBrocklin No8 WLS PatFahey 20190809-2.JPG
File:VanBrocklin No8 WLS PatFahey 20190809-3.JPG
File:VanBrocklin No8 WLS PatFahey 20190809-4.JPG
</gallery>

=== Loco 9 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Bill's Number 9.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 9 started in 1962 and completed 1964.
</gallery>

=== Loco 10 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 10.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 10 started in 1965 and completed 1967.
File:BillVanBrocklin No10 PatFahey.jpg|Van Brocklin's Locomotive No 10. Photo by Pat Fahey.
</gallery>

=== Loco 11 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 11 first Firequeen.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's with his first "FireQueen", No 11, started in 1968 and completed 1970.
File:BillVanBrocklin with FireQueen at Purinton Boxford.jpg|No. 11 - [[Bill Van Brocklin]] with his 1800 era 4-4-0 which he named "Fire Queen."
</gallery>

=== Loco 12 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 12.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 12, started in 1971 and completed 1972.
File:BillVanBrocklin No12.PNG|No. 12 - Light 4-6-0 built by Bill Van Brocklin, 1971-1972. Keith Wood, Montreal PQ, owner as of 2016.
File:BillVanBrocklin No12 Modeltec 1996 Jan.jpg|From [[Visit to Bill Van Brocklin's Shop]]
</gallery>

Pat Fahey wrote:

: Now a bit of information on Tom Otis, Tom was the club secretary when I joined the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] back in 1971. After Tom retired he bought Billy's No.12 and moved to Salsbury, NC. The reason why Tom converted the engine over to propane, he did not want to bother with coal.

: Billy was not sure how his engine would work on propane, he was afraid that the fire would be so hot, it would melt the silver solder in the firebox, or the rear tube sheet. From what I can remember, Tom did not have an arch in the firebox, he just removed the grates and went to propane.

: The engine ran on propane until Tom passed away, then got resold, and converted back to coal.

: The coal we had, we called it Hill coal, we got the coal for nothing, and it was really smokey and would plug up the tubes really quick, but it would burn Hot. The smoke out of the stack was yellow, The coal got its name because it sat on the hill, next to the good coal box.

<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Tom Otis with No.12 on propane (2).jpg|Tom Otis with Bill Van Brocklin's No. 12, which Tom purchased and converted to operate on propane. Photo by Mike Boucher.
File:Bill's No.12 owned by Tom Otis fuel is propane (2).jpg
</gallery>

=== Loco 13 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 13.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 13, started in 1973 and completed the same year.
</gallery>

=== Loco 14 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 14 July 11, 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 14, started in 1973 and completed 1974.
</gallery>

=== Loco 15 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 15.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 15, started and completed 1974.
File:BillVanBrocklin No15.PNG|No. 15 - Bill Van Brocklin Light 4-6-0 No. 15 in 3/4 inch scale. Photo by Pat Fahey, 1985, Holliston, MA track.
</gallery>

=== Loco 16 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 16 scan July 11, 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 16, started in 1975 and completed 1976.
File:BillBanBrocklin No16 OuterBoxfordBelt.jpg|No. 16 - In 1975, [[Bill Van Brocklin]] brought his 4-6-0 ten wheeler to the meet at [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]]'s Boxford Outer Belt Railroad. Here it reposes on the 3-1/2 inch gauge track. This engine has Baker valve gear. Photo by [[Bob Hornsby]].
</gallery>

=== Loco 17 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 17 scan July 11, 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 17, started in 1976 and completed 1977. This photo appears in Live Steam Magazine, June 1977, page 11.
File:BillVanBrocklin No17 HollistonMass.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin with his Locomotive No 17. Photo taken at the Norfolk Street track of the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]], Holliston, Mass, by Pat Fahey.
File:WayneHills VanBrocklin No17 WLS LSJune1980.jpg|Wayne Hills and friends pulled by Wayne's ten-wheeler (VanBrocklin Locomotive Works No 17).
</gallery>

=== Loco 18 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 18 scan July 11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 18, started in 1977 and completed 1978.
File:BillVanBrocklin No18.PNG|No. 18 - Heavy 4-6-0 model from Van Brocklin, New York Central #718. As of 2013 owned by Bernie Grow, Montreal Live Steamers. Once owned by Pat Fahey. Stephenson valve gear, fake piston valves. Bernie reported in 2013 on the Chaski forum that loco is still running fine.
File:Locomotives 19 and 18 at the WLS annual meet 1977.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's #19 and #18 at the Waushakum Live Steamers annual meet 1977. Photo by Pat Fahey.
File:VB - 18 at Holliston, Mass in 1977 (2).jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's 18 at Holliston, Massachusetts in 1977. Photo by Pat Fahey.
</gallery>

=== Loco 19 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 19 scan July 11, 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 19, started and completed in 1977.
File:BillVanBrocklin No15 No19 take2.PNG|No. 19 - Photo taken by Pat Fahey at Holliston MA track, circa 1985. Van Brocklin #15 in the front, #19 behind. No. 19 began life as a slip-eccentric, Stephenson gear 4-4-2, Van Brocklin rebuilt it into a 4-6-0 with Walschaerts gear in 1984.
File:Locomotives 19 and 18 at the WLS annual meet 1977.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's #19 and #18 at the Waushakum Live Steamers annual meet 1977. Photo by Pat Fahey.
</gallery>

=== Loco 20 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 20 scan July 11, 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 20, started in 1978 and completed in 1979.
File:BillVanBrocklin No20.PNG|No. 20 - The second "FireQueen", a 4-8-0 locomotive built by Van Brocklin, which is a departure from his other designs: Camelback, wheel arrangement, inclined cylinders.
File:BillVanBrocklin No20 4-8-0 Camelback WLS LSJune1980.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin with Van Brocklin Locomotive Works No 20, a 4-8-0 Camelback.
</gallery>

=== Loco 21 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 21 a 2-6-0.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 21 started 1980 and completed 1981.
</gallery>

=== Loco 22 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Bill VanBrocklin - 22 under construction.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's #22 under construction as an Atlantic.
File:Van Brocklin Number 22 scan July11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 22 started 1981 and completed 1982.
File:VanBrocklin No22 PVLS June2022-1.JPG|No 22 at Pioneer Valley Live Steamers meet, June 2022. Photo by Pat Fahey.
File:VanBrocklin No22 PVLS June2022-2.JPG
</gallery>

=== Loco 23 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 23 scan.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 23 started and completed 1983.
File:DaveHearn VanBrocklinNo23 1995.jpg|Dave Hearn with Bill Van Brocklin's Locomotive No 23, August 1995. Photo by Jim O'Brien.
</gallery>

=== Loco 24 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 24 scan.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 24, A NYC type Pacific O-scale, 1-1/4 inch gauge started 1983 but never finished.
</gallery>

=== Loco 25 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 25 scan July 11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 25 started 1982 completed 1983.
</gallery>

=== Loco 26 ===

Gary Crabtree wrote June 2020:

: I have visited your website for 3 1/2 inch gauge locomotives. This will give you an update on Van Brocklin No. 26.

: Attached is a photograph of this locomotive on a display table in a spare bedroom of my home in London, Kentucky.

: I acquired this locomotive in 1994. It had been repainted after the photograph on your website. The object below the right side of the cab is a screw reverse. The locomotive has Southern valve gear. It has a dual water pump connected to the rear drive wheel axle. It also has a duplex steam driven water pump on the left side. It has a copper boiler and is an excellent steamer.

<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 26 scan July 11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 26 started and completed 1984.
File:Van Brocklin No. 26 by Gary Crabtree June 2020.JPG|Van Brocklin No 26, photo by Gary Crabtree of London, Kentucky. Gary owns the locomotive as of June 2020.
</gallery>

=== Loco 27 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Number 27 scan July 11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 27 started 1984 and completed 1984.
File:Bob Foster Sr July 4th 1989 WLS Photo - 8.jpg|Bob Foster Sr running Locomotive No 27 built by Bill Van Brocklin. Photo taken at Waushakum Live Steamers, 4 July 1989, by Patrick Fahey.
</gallery>

=== Loco 28 ===

[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=80714 Marty Knox wrote on Chaski.org, 16 January 2009]:

:I have the patterns and original vellum drawings Bill did for one of the two 1-1/2 inch scale locomotives he built, Topsy. I bought them from Bill 20 years ago. He also designed the cylinders and valve gear and made the patterns for my 1-1/2 0-4-0.

<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 28 scan July 11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 28, 1.5 inch scale, 7.25 inch gauge, started 1982 and completed 1986.
File:NELS CharliePurinton GeorgeDiamond BVBrocklin CapPurinton.jpg|No. 28 - With [[Bill Van Brocklin]]'s new 4-4-0 on the turntable, the guys look on. [[Charles S. Purinton|Charlie Purinton]], George Diamond, [[Bill Van Brocklin]] and Cap Purinton. August 22, 1987 meet at [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]]'s Boxford Outer Belt track. Photo by [[Bob Hornsby]].
File:VanBrocklin No28 Nick Edwards 1986 Golden Spike Meet by John Kurdzionak.jpg|At [[Nick Edwards]]' 1986 Gold Spike Meet, Bill VanBrocklin Jr. running #28, a 1-1/2 inch scale 4-4-0. (October, 1986 at Nashua, NH. Photo by John Kurdzionak).
File:Bill Van Brocklin @ Roy's in Danvers 1988.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin at Roy's in Danvers, Mass, 1988. Photo provided by Bob Hornsby.
</gallery>

=== Loco 29 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 29 scan July12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 29 started and completed 1986.
File:VanBrocklin No29 DaveKarlson 19880530.jpg|Dave Karlson at the throttle of Van Brocklin's No 29, the only 2-8-0 built by Bill. Photo by Pat Fahey.
</gallery>

=== Loco 30 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 30 No Photo.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 30 was a Juliette 0-4-0 Tank, started and completed 1986. No photo available.
</gallery>

=== Loco 31 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 31 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 31 started and completed 1987.
File:BillVanBrocklin No31.PNG|No. 31 - Bill Van Brocklin's 31st locomotive. Shot taken at Waushakum on 26 June 2016, and placed on the ¾” Facebook page by Mike Boucher. Baker valve gear, 5 ¼” boiler. Owned by Joe Cordelle of Waushakum LS, MA as of 2016. According to Pat Fahey’s roster, this one used the wheels and frames of Van Brocklin’s 4-4-2 #22, which had been completed in 1982.
</gallery>

=== Loco 32 ===
From Pat Fahey:
: Well I have another one to add to the Bill Van Brocklin list. I found this through another member of the [[Waushakum Live Steamers|WLS]]. It turns out Billy had built another locomotive named Amabelle, now this locomotive I never did hear about. The locomotive is of course built to 3/4 inch scale and was his number #32. If you look at the photo of number #32, there is no name on the locomotive. But it does show a name on the plans, made out by Bill Van Brocklin.

: I did ask WLS Mike Boucher about this, Mike wanted to build one of Bill's engines in 3/4 inch scale, and asked Bill Van Brocklin, if he had any plans for any of his locomotives. Well, Bill came up with some plan mainly a side elevation, from this Mike could build his locomotive.

<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 32 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 32 started in 1987 and completed 1988.
File:Amabelle 1 of 4.jpg
File:Amabelle 2 of 4.jpg
File:Amabelle 3 of 4.jpg
File:Amabelle 4 of 4.jpg
</gallery>

=== Loco 33 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 33 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 33 started and completed 1988.
File:Bill Van Brocklin No33 June 4th 1989.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin riding his brand new Locomotive No 33, June 4th, 1989, at the Norfolk Street track, Hollister, Mass. Photo by Pat Fahey.
File:Bill No 33 1988.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's #33 at WLS Annual Meet, 1988. Photo by Arthur Butler.
</gallery>

=== Loco 34 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 34 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 34, a 3 cylinder locomotive, started in 1987 and completed 1989.
</gallery>

=== Loco 35 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 35 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 35 started and completed 1990.
</gallery>

=== Loco 36 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 36 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 36 started and completed 1990.
</gallery>

=== Loco 37 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 37 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 37 started and completed 1992.
File:BillVanBrocklin No37 Modeltec 1996 Jan.jpg|From [[Visit to Bill Van Brocklin's Shop]]
</gallery>

=== Loco 38 to 41 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Numbers 38 to 41 No Photo's.jpg|No photos available for No 38 to No 41
</gallery>

== Loco 40 ==
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:BillVanBrocklin No40 Modeltec 1996 Jan.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 4 sits on his workbench [[Visit to Bill Van Brocklin's Shop|during an visit]] by George R. Broad of [[Modeltec]], January 1996.
File:BillVanBrocklin ToyoML210Lathe Modeltec 1996 Jan.jpg
</gallery>

== Loco 41 ==

Tim Vaughan currently owns Bill's No. 41, which was only finished to a running chassis. Tim provided a photograph and description in [[Live Steam Magazine|Live Steam and Outdoor Railroading]], May/June 2019, page 33. He plans to finish the locomotive.

== Steam Pump ==

See [[Van Brocklin Steam Pump]]

== Injectors ==

A [[Bill Van Brocklin|Van Brocklin]] injector was listed on ebay.com, December 2019.

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px">
File:Van Brocklin injector ebay 1.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin injector, 1.5 pint per minute, for 1 inch scale loco.
File:Van Brocklin injector ebay 2.jpg
File:Van Brocklin injector ebay 3.jpg
</gallery>

== Coles Feedback ==

From the [[Coles Power Models]] 25h Anniversary Catalog:

: [[Bill Van Brocklin]], Jr., of Mass., writes: October, 1952:
:: Very pleased with last order. I tried the whistle on "Jimper", my 3.5 inch gauge Atlantic, and it worked swell although high pitched like an English one. This was at [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]]'s at Marblehead. All the boys like it. The "Truscale" valve is very well made.

== Obituary ==

From The Waushakum Journal, September 2000

: [[Bill Van Brocklin|Billie Van Brocklin]] passed away recently and [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] lost a loyal and long time member. Billie built over forty good running miniature locomotives that make their owners happy every time they take them out to run. He also helped many members to get their locomotives running right. He was an important part of the club and will be missed by all who knew him.

From [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106203492 Find A Grave]:

William Seymour Van Brocklin, Jr

: Birth
:: Sep. 26, 1919
:: Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
: Death:
:: Jul. 17, 2000
:: Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

== Move to Dover ==

The following appeared in the Classified Section of [[The Miniature Locomotive]], September-October 1954:

: I have recently moved to this new address: Pine St., Dover, Mass. W. W. Van Brocklin, Jr.

== See Also ==

* [[Engine_Stand#Bill_Van_Brocklin|Roller Engine Test Stand]]

* [[Simplun]]
* [[Van Brocklin Mechanical Lubricator]]
* [[Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?]]
* [[Automatic Cylinder Cocks]]
* [[A Window Water Gauge]]
* [[Cab Operated Cylinder Cocks]]
* [[Union Nuts & Fittings]]
* [[Visit to Bill Van Brocklin's Shop]]

== Bibliography ==

* "Handy Gadgets", Construction article for dual check valves, [[The Miniature Locomotive]], Jan-Feb 1953, page 26
* [[Van Brocklin Mechanical Lubricator]], [[The North American Live Steamer]], Vol 1 No 5, 1956
* "Album: Trio of Locomotive Builders", George C. Handley, Alfred Jungenize and Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], June 1977
* "Fabricate Cylinders", William S. Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], September 1977
* "Fabricate Axleboxes", William S. Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], June 1978
* "Get Positive Oil Feed with a Hydro-Force Lubricator", William S. Van Brocklin, Jr, [[Live Steam Magazine]], November 1978
* "Wheel Quartering Fixture", William Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], December 1986
* "Water Gauge Location", William S. Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], July 1988
* "One-piece Firebox Loco Boiler: Design Simplicity", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], January 1990
* "Checking Your Wheel Load", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], February 1990
* "Simple Stop Valve", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], February 1991
* "Use of a Trammel in Valve Setting", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], July 1991
* "Slip Eccentric Valve Gear Drive for Small Locomotives", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], April 1992
* "Automatic Cylinder Drains", William Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], July-April 1993
* "Building a Small Oscillator for Marine or Other Uses", William Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], January-February 1995
* "Building a Small Oscillator for Marine or Other Uses: Errata", William Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], May-June 1995
* "Notes on Steam Distribution Part 1; From The Locomotive (Apr-Sept 1949)", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], July-August 2001
* "Notes on Steam Distribution Part 2; From The Locomotive (Apr-Sept 1949)", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], September-October 2001
* "Notes on Steam Distribution Part 3; From The Locomotive (Apr-Sept 1949)", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], November-December 2001
* "Notes on Steam Distribution Part 4; From The Locomotive (Apr-Sept 1949)", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], January-February 2002

== External Links ==

* [http://www.friendsmodels.com/locomotiveaccessories/workingsteampumps.html Van Brocklin simplex and duplex pump castings, Friends Models]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/3117440451859979 Bill Van Brocklin Locomotive Group - Facebook]
* [http://mehrs.com/pumps.html Bill Shields redesign on the Van Brocklin duplex pumps]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=81142 Construction photos of 3/4" Van Brocklin pumps]
* [http://www.chaski.com/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88373 Additional information on Bill Shield's Van Brocklin pump heads]
* [http://www.jdlocomotiveworks.com/Gallery.html Machining Van Brocklin pumps]
* [http://www.goldengatels.org/library/Tom%20Artzberger/Duplex%20Pump.pdf "Some thoughts on building a pump" (PDF), Tom Artzberger, GGLS]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88373 "VanBrocklin Duplex pump", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.facebook.com/SteamPump/?ref=all_category_pyml_rhc "The New Van Brocklin Steam Pump", Facebook]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=106764 "3/4 inch Scale Van Brocklin Duplex Pumps for sale", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=81142&start=72 "3/4 inch pumps Van Brocklin", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=97840 "Roll Call on Bill Van Brocklin locomotives", Chaski.org]

Van Brocklin Steam Pump

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[[Category:Steam Locomotive Parts]]
[[Category:Construction]]

== Van Brocklin Built ==

[[Bill Van Brocklin]] manufactured dozens of steam pumps. Here are photos of some of them.

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px">
File:WVB pump 102 mike massee 20170628-1.jpg|Van Brocklin-built pump, serial number 102, photo by Mike Massee
File:WVB pump 102 mike massee 20170628-2.jpg|Van Brocklin-built pump, serial number 102
File:WVB pump 102 mike massee 20170628-3.jpg|Van Brocklin-built pump, serial number 102
File:WVB pump 26 belletire DLS.jpg|Van Brocklin-built pump, serial number 26. Photo by Mr Belletire.
File:WVB 168 1inch 1.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #168, 1 inch scale
File:WVB 168 1inch 2.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #168
File:WVB 168 1inch 3.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #168
File:WVB 168 1inch 4.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #168
File:WVB 168 1inch 5.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #168
File:WVB 70 1.png|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #70, from DiscoverLiveSteam.com
File:WVB 70 2.png|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #70
File:WVB 70 3.png|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #70
File:WVB 70 4.png|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #70
</gallery>

== eBay Listing ==

One of Bill Van Brocklin's steam pumps was listed on eBay in December 2013. Here is the description, along with photos.

: This little pump will scale properly in both 1" or a smaller 1.5" scale engine. Steam bore is 13/16" and water bore is 1/2". Stroke is approximately 1-1/8".

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px">
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 01.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 02.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 03.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 04.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 05.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 06.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPump ebay 07.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPump ebay 08.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPump ebay 09.JPG
</gallery>

== Advertisements ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px">
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpAdvert NALS Mar1956.jpg|Advertisement found in [[The North American Live Steamer]], March 1956
File:BillVanBrocklin Worthington Pump Advert 1957.jpg|Advertisement found in [[The North American Live Steamer]], 1957
</gallery>

== Drawings ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px">
File:Van Brocklyn Single Cylinder Pump elevation drawing.jpg|The elevation drawing of the Van Brocklin single-cylinder pump.
</gallery>

Bill Shields has redrawn the Van Brocklin duplex pumps and provide the drawings for free at this site: [http://mehrs.com/pumps.html Bill Shields redesign on the Van Brocklin duplex pumps]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.friendsmodels.com/locomotiveaccessories/workingsteampumps.html Van Brocklin simplex and duplex pump castings, Friends Models]
* [http://mehrs.com/pumps.html Bill Shields redesign on the Van Brocklin duplex pumps]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=81142 Construction photos of 3/4" Van Brocklin pumps]
* [http://www.chaski.com/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88373 Additional information on Bill Shield's Van Brocklin pump heads]
* [http://www.jdlocomotiveworks.com/Gallery.html Machining Van Brocklin pumps]
* [http://www.goldengatels.org/library/Tom%20Artzberger/Duplex%20Pump.pdf "Some thoughts on building a pump" (PDF), Tom Artzberger, GGLS]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88373 "VanBrocklin Duplex pump", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.facebook.com/SteamPump/?ref=all_category_pyml_rhc "The New Van Brocklin Steam Pump", Facebook]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=106764 "3/4 inch Scale Van Brocklin Duplex Pumps for sale", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=81142&start=72 "3/4 inch pumps Van Brocklin", Chaski.org]

Van Brocklin Steam Pump

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Van Brocklin Steam Pump

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[[Category:People]]

Bill Van Brocklin Jr. was a prolific live steam locomotive builder. Perhaps he is best known for his steam pump designs.

== Photo Journal ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="2">
File:BillVanBrocklinJr Atlantic NELS1949Meet.jpg|The cover photo of the July-August 1950 edition of [[The Live Steamer]] features a detailed view of the well known 3/4 inch scale Boston & Maine Atlantic type locomotive built by William (Bill) Van Brocklin Jr of Roslindale, Mass., and it is shown with the builder at the 1949 N.E.L.S. annual Live Steam Meet at Danvers. This is Bill's second locomotive.
File:BillVanBrockline No2.PNG|Shot taken at the [[New England Live Steamers|Danvers MA track]] around 1947 with Bill Van Brocklin himself as engineer. Pat Fahey notes that the loco was rebuilt twice; 4 ½” boiler, Baker gear. Photo taken from [[Charles S. Purinton|Purinton]]’s [[Live Steam of Years Gone By]], pg. 100. This is Bill's second locomotive, and the first built in 3/4 inch scale.
File:BillyVanBrocklin Waushakaum Carrdo.jpg|Billy Van Brocklin on the high line running is his [[Yankee Shop]] 3/4 inch scale 4-4-2 at [[Waushakum Live Steamers|Waushakum]]. Photo by Carrdo.
File:Bill VanBrocklin at Carl Purintons Track.JPG|Bill Van Brocklin at Carl Purinton's track, Boxford, Massachusetts, circa 1960.
File:BillVanBrocklin with FireQueen at Purinton Boxford.jpg|The late Bill Van Brocklin with his 1800 era 4-4-0 which he named "Fire Queen."
File:PVLS BLS72 32C.jpg|IBLS 1972 Meet at [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]]. In the center, kneeling & looking at the camera is [[Bill Van Brocklin]] with his beautiful 4-4-0 named "Fire Queen." It ran like a watch, as all his engines. To the left of Bill is Paul Ealsons Pacific 6870. The gent without a hat is the late Frank Dreshler from Whitestone, NY. Behind Bill Van Brocklin is Keith Muldowney form New Jersey Live Steamers. In the white sweater with his back to the camera is [[Ben Nixon]] talking to the late Jim Maxheimer.
File:VanBrocklin FireQueen 1995.png|A beautiful Illinois Central 4-4-0 "Fire Queen" built by Bill Van Brocklin and owned by Elmer Roth as of 1995. It feaures a coal fired copper boiler, 2 injectors, 2 cyl. steam water pump, 2 injectors, mech. oiler, whistle,hand pump and hydraulic brakes on the tender. She was rebuilt in 1995 by Elmer. Photo by James W. Leggett. From TrainNet.org.
File:NELS CharliePurinton GeorgeDiamond BVBrocklin CapPurinton.jpg|With Bill Van Brocklin's new 4-4-0 on the turntable, the guys look on. Charlie Purinton, George Diamond, Bill Van Brocklin and Cap Purinton. August 22, 1987 meet at Carl Purinton's Boxford Outer Belt track. Photo by Bob Hornsby.
File:Bill Van Brocklin @ Roy's in Danvers 1988.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin at Roy's in Danvers, Mass, 1988. Photo provided by Bob Hornsby.
File:WLS Final meet 1996 Pat Fahey photo.BMP|Bill Van Brocklin at the last [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] meet held at the old track location. The 1996 meet was the last and final meet at Norfolk Street track site. Courtesy of Patrick Fahey.
File:Bill Van Brocklin Plaque 2.jpg|William Van Brocklin, Jr engine house at [[Waushakum Live Steamers]]. Photo by Arthur Butler, from collection of Patrick Fahey.
File:Van Brocklyn Single Cylinder Pump elevation drawing.jpg|The elevation drawing of the Van Brocklin single-cylinder pump.
File:WVB Amabelle.jpg|3-1/2 inch gauge 10 Wheeler "Amabelle" design by Van Brocklin.
File:BillVanBrocklin No17-2.PNG|No. 17 - This very dark photo was published as part of a classified on the [[Discover Live Steam]] webpage. Has an axle and duplex pump with injector. Copper tender and boiler, piston valves, Baker gear.
File:BillVanBrocklin No17 PatFahey.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 17 taken at the Norfolk Street track of the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] by Pat Fahey.
File:Backhead of Van Brocklins No 10.jpg|Backhead of Bill Van Brocklin's No 10. Photo by Pat Fahey.
File:Bill Van Brocklin No 2 PVLS May 1970.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin at [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]], May 1970. Photo by Arthur Butler.
File:DickBourinot on Van Brocklin No 19 19870621.jpg|Dick Bourinot at the throttle of Van Brocklin's No 19, 21 June 1987. Photo by Pat Fahey.
</gallery>

== D&SERR ==

You will notice several tenders lettered with "D.&S.E.R.R." The D&SERR was Billy's railroad, and it stood for Dover & SouthEastern Railroad.

== Two "FireQueens" ==

Pat Fahey wrote, 3 July 2017:

: I was just up on the [[IBLS]] website, and I would like to make a correction. The correction is this, dealing with [[Bill Van Brocklin]] and "FireQueen". Bill did have two locomotives named "FireQueen".

: The first being his inch and half scale Number 11, a 4-4-0 which you show a photo of on the website. The second locomotive to be named "FireQueen" is a locomotive I once owned which is Number 20. Number 20 was built to 3/4 inch scale and was a 4-8-0 Camelback, this is only one of two 4-8-0's that Bill built.

: I am attaching photo's of number 20 as built, with Stevenson valve gear, and rebuilt with Southern valve gear when I owned the locomotive.

: I found a nice clear shot, taken by [[Bill Van Brocklin]] showing the plate on number 20.

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px>
File:BillVanBrocklin FireQueen20.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's locomotive #20, the second "FireQueen". Photo by Bill Van Brocklin, provided by Pat Fahey.
File:BillVanBrocklin FireQueen20 Nameplate.jpg|Closeup of the name plate of Bill Van Brocklin's #20 "FireQueen".
File:BillVanBrocklin FireQueen20 Color.jpg
File:PatFahey with BillVanBrocklins FireQueen20.jpg|Pat Fahey with "FireQueen", Bill Van Brocklin's 20th locomotive. Notice that it has been converted from Stevenson valve gear to Southern valve gear. This photo was taken at the Waushakum Live Steamers 21st Annual Meet at the Norfolk Street track site in Holliston, Massachusetts.
</gallery>

== Speed Record on Number 22 ==

'''NEWS ITEM'''

August 22, 1982

'''LOCAL MAN ATTEMPTS TO BEAT SPEED RECORD FOR STEAM LOCOMOTIVES'''

by Bob Dustin

On Sunday, August 22nd, 1982 [[Bill Van Brocklin|William Van Brocklin]] of Dover, Massachusetts attempted to break the speed record for steam locomotives established at 127 miles per hour by the Pennsylvania Railroad many years ago.

At the prodding of fellow railroaders, Van Brocklin agreed to put his ultra modern, roller bearing equipped steed to the test. He mounted to the command module of the locomotive and with advice and verbal assistance from Robert Dustin, increased the energy factor of the gaseous vapor which propels the locomotive and otherwise readied the machine for test.

The Timing Committee, consisting of Wayne Hills, wound its electronic time piece and gave the signal to start. Van Brocklin recessed his directional bar and adjusted his proceed lever to "go". Th energy produced by the gaseous vapor used to propel the locomotive finally arrived at the wheels of his blue steed and it began to move. While the pace was slow at first, the speed increased as Van Brocklin descended a long curving down-grade. As level track was approached speed decreased perceptibly. However, the direction of the locomotive changed shortly and Van Brocklin found that he now had a brisk wind at his back and that with no adjustment of the directional bar or of the proceed lever his speed was increasing dramatically. While his gaseous vapor meter indicated a depletion in the gaseous vapor container, speed continued to increase until it appeared a world record was about to be set.

Eighty four seconds after crossing the starting line, Van Brocklin crossed it a second time indicating a scale speed of 124.7 miles per hour. AS the wind died down and before the roller bearings seized up, Van Brocklin was able to bring his fast moving locomotive to a halt with the aid of the retardation lever. He dismounted from the command module to the cheers of the observers.

While he missed beating the record by 2.3 miles per hour, it was nevertheless an outstanding speed run, proving that a strong wind and roller bearings are the answer to high speed operation.

[[File:Billy Van Brocklin speed record old track.jpg|thumb|center|200px|Copy of original article provided by Pat Fahey]]

=== Number 22 ===

[[File:Bills number 22 started as Atlantic, rebuild to a 4-4-4.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bill Van Brocklin's Number 22 started out as an Atlantic and then was rebuilt as a 4-4-4 "Jubilee" in 1982. The engineer in this photo is Steve Kelly. Photo by Pat Fahey, May 2, 1982.]]

'''Bill VanBrocklin ultra modern locomotive # 22'''

by Pat Fahey, [[Waushakum Live Steamers|WLS]]

26 July 2017

This is a short story of how [[Bill Van Brocklin]] and the number 22 came about. It all started at the end of year in 1981. By that year, Bill already had built 21 steam locomotives, either the American, Atlantic or Ten Wheeler.

Bill was puzzled and wasn’t sure what to build next, so he was looking for suggestions. So I was asked for an opinion and I suggested a Hudson or a Pacific, and finally, I suggested a Jubilee type. Well, I must of have struck a cord, because, in the Spring of 1982, number 22 came out of Bill’s car as the ultra modern steam locomotive.

The number 22, started as an Atlantic and was rebuilt as a 4-4-4 type locomotive, known as a Jubilee. This engine had a four wheel trailing truck. The last locomotive he build with this type of truck was an O-scale locomotive, Bill’s number (1), a 4-6-4 Hudson in 1943.

The engine and tender were all roller bearing equipped, the main and side rods also. Where Bill could not use roller bearing on some of the smaller valve gear parts, I think he used either Teflon or something else. The only parts that needed oil, were just the lubricators, and that was it. The locomotive almost rolled by itself, the engine was so free of resistance, that it had no problem in Steaming.

Bill ran the locomotive as a Jubilee only for one season. For some reason Bill was never a fan of a four wheel trailing truck. Either he had trouble with the truck, tracking, or it kept derailin, I just don’t remember. But the following year the engine, become a totally new locomotive.

The Jubilee was gone, the 22 got a new frame, the engine became what is known as a Mastodon type locomotive, a 4-8-0. The engine did retain its roller bearing side rods and axle boxes. But now the engine built for speed is now a freight hauler.

As for number 22, the story isn’t over. The frame from the locomotive became Bill’s number 31, a 4-4-2 that is now owned by WLS member Joe Cardelle.

So that’s the story of the ultra-modern steam locomotive, went from Speed Queen, and a became a freight hauler.

== Locomotive List ==

Patrick Fahey of the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] provided scans of Bill's locomotive list.

[[File:Bill Van Brocklin loco History Page 1.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
[[File:Bill Van Brocklin loco History Page 2.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
[[File:Bill Van Brocklin loco History Page 3.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]

== Locomotive Photos ==

Patrick Fahey wrote, 12 July 2017:

: For the past three days, I have been working on a project, for the IBLS, and for my records. OK what I have for you, are photos of 35 of 37 locomotives that Bill Van Brocklin Built. The photos were taken from Bill's own records. These photos were hanging in his cellar machine shop, at Pine St in Dover, Mass.

: After Bill passed away in 2000, the club acquired most of his equipment, notebooks, etc. These photos have not seen the light of day in a long while. The photos were buried for safe keeping in our meeting room, known as the Hilton (at [[Waushakum Live Steamers]]).

=== Loco 1 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Bill's Number 1 No PHOTO.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No. 1 is a 4-6-4 Hudson in O-Scale, 1-1/4 inch gauge, started in 1940 and completed in 1943 (Bill was 24 years old). This photo was recently discovered in a long-forgotten noteboook, August 2019, provided by Pat Fahey and Bob Newcombe.
</gallery>

=== Loco 2 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Billy's Number No 2.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No. 2 started in 1944 and completed 1946. Photo taken at [[Waushakum Live Steamers]], Holliston, Mass.
File:BillVanBrocklinJr Atlantic NELS1949Meet.jpg|No. 2 - The cover photo of the July-August 1950 edition of [[The Live Steamer]] features a detailed view of the well known 3/4 inch scale Boston & Maine Atlantic type locomotive built by [[Bill Van Brocklin|William (Bill) Van Brocklin Jr]] of Roslindale, Mass., and it is shown with the builder at the 1949 [[New England Live Steamers|N.E.L.S.]] annual Live Steam Meet at Danvers.
</gallery>

=== Loco 3 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:4-4-2-T No 3 British Ltse.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's with his 4-4-2-T No 3 engine started in 1947 and completed 1950
</gallery>

=== Loco 4 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Billy's number 4 as Southern.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 4 with Southern valve gear, started in 1951 and completed 1953.
File:BillVanBrocklin PLS BLS Meet 1952 LiveSteam 1972 06.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No. 4 3/4 inch scale ten wheeler at the BLS Meet hosted by the Pennsylvania Live Steamers, August 1952.
</gallery>

=== Loco 5 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Bill Van Brocklin No 5 WLS Collection.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 5 started in 1954 and completed 1956.
File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 1 1956.jpg|No. 5 - [[Simplun]] by [[Bill Van Brocklin]]. From [[The North American Live Steamer]], Volume 1, Number 7, 1956.
File:Penn live steam 1960s ebay-20-crop.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No5 Simplun in Pennsylvania, 1960's.
</gallery>

=== Loco 6 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Number 6 No Photo O-scale.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 6 started in 1956 and completed 1957. It is a 4-4-0 in O-Scale, 1-1/4 inch gauge. The photo is missing from the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] collection.
</gallery>

=== Loco 7 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Billy's number 7.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 7 started in 1957 and completed 1958.
</gallery>

=== Loco 8 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Bill's Number 8.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 8 started in 1959 and completed 1960.
File:Bill VanBrocklin at Carl Purintons Track.JPG|No. 8 - [[Bill Van Brocklin]] at [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]]'s track at Boxford Mass., about 1960.
</gallery>

Pat Fahey wrote 9 August 2019:

: This morning I did a run with Billy's number 8 at the track, I have been meaning to send you some photos of her under steam. Well, here we go, if you can use them, please feel free. The engine once did belong to club member Howie Bailey. He donated the engine to the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] club. Our current President Jim McGrath did not the engine to sit idle, the engine is under my care and club member Bob Foster.

<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:VanBrocklin No8 WLS PatFahey 20190809-1.JPG
File:VanBrocklin No8 WLS PatFahey 20190809-2.JPG
File:VanBrocklin No8 WLS PatFahey 20190809-3.JPG
File:VanBrocklin No8 WLS PatFahey 20190809-4.JPG
</gallery>

=== Loco 9 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Bill's Number 9.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 9 started in 1962 and completed 1964.
</gallery>

=== Loco 10 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 10.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 10 started in 1965 and completed 1967.
File:BillVanBrocklin No10 PatFahey.jpg|Van Brocklin's Locomotive No 10. Photo by Pat Fahey.
</gallery>

=== Loco 11 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 11 first Firequeen.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's with his first "FireQueen", No 11, started in 1968 and completed 1970.
File:BillVanBrocklin with FireQueen at Purinton Boxford.jpg|No. 11 - [[Bill Van Brocklin]] with his 1800 era 4-4-0 which he named "Fire Queen."
</gallery>

=== Loco 12 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 12.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 12, started in 1971 and completed 1972.
File:BillVanBrocklin No12.PNG|No. 12 - Light 4-6-0 built by Bill Van Brocklin, 1971-1972. Keith Wood, Montreal PQ, owner as of 2016.
File:BillVanBrocklin No12 Modeltec 1996 Jan.jpg|From [[Visit to Bill Van Brocklin's Shop]]
</gallery>

Pat Fahey wrote:

: Now a bit of information on Tom Otis, Tom was the club secretary when I joined the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] back in 1971. After Tom retired he bought Billy's No.12 and moved to Salsbury, NC. The reason why Tom converted the engine over to propane, he did not want to bother with coal.

: Billy was not sure how his engine would work on propane, he was afraid that the fire would be so hot, it would melt the silver solder in the firebox, or the rear tube sheet. From what I can remember, Tom did not have an arch in the firebox, he just removed the grates and went to propane.

: The engine ran on propane until Tom passed away, then got resold, and converted back to coal.

: The coal we had, we called it Hill coal, we got the coal for nothing, and it was really smokey and would plug up the tubes really quick, but it would burn Hot. The smoke out of the stack was yellow, The coal got its name because it sat on the hill, next to the good coal box.

<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Tom Otis with No.12 on propane (2).jpg|Tom Otis with Bill Van Brocklin's No. 12, which Tom purchased and converted to operate on propane. Photo by Mike Boucher.
File:Bill's No.12 owned by Tom Otis fuel is propane (2).jpg
</gallery>

=== Loco 13 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 13.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 13, started in 1973 and completed the same year.
</gallery>

=== Loco 14 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 14 July 11, 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 14, started in 1973 and completed 1974.
</gallery>

=== Loco 15 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 15.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 15, started and completed 1974.
File:BillVanBrocklin No15.PNG|No. 15 - Bill Van Brocklin Light 4-6-0 No. 15 in 3/4 inch scale. Photo by Pat Fahey, 1985, Holliston, MA track.
</gallery>

=== Loco 16 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 16 scan July 11, 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 16, started in 1975 and completed 1976.
File:BillBanBrocklin No16 OuterBoxfordBelt.jpg|No. 16 - In 1975, [[Bill Van Brocklin]] brought his 4-6-0 ten wheeler to the meet at [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]]'s Boxford Outer Belt Railroad. Here it reposes on the 3-1/2 inch gauge track. This engine has Baker valve gear. Photo by [[Bob Hornsby]].
</gallery>

=== Loco 17 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 17 scan July 11, 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 17, started in 1976 and completed 1977. This photo appears in Live Steam Magazine, June 1977, page 11.
File:BillVanBrocklin No17 HollistonMass.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin with his Locomotive No 17. Photo taken at the Norfolk Street track of the [[Waushakum Live Steamers]], Holliston, Mass, by Pat Fahey.
File:WayneHills VanBrocklin No17 WLS LSJune1980.jpg|Wayne Hills and friends pulled by Wayne's ten-wheeler (VanBrocklin Locomotive Works No 17).
</gallery>

=== Loco 18 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 18 scan July 11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 18, started in 1977 and completed 1978.
File:BillVanBrocklin No18.PNG|No. 18 - Heavy 4-6-0 model from Van Brocklin, New York Central #718. As of 2013 owned by Bernie Grow, Montreal Live Steamers. Once owned by Pat Fahey. Stephenson valve gear, fake piston valves. Bernie reported in 2013 on the Chaski forum that loco is still running fine.
File:Locomotives 19 and 18 at the WLS annual meet 1977.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's #19 and #18 at the Waushakum Live Steamers annual meet 1977. Photo by Pat Fahey.
File:VB - 18 at Holliston, Mass in 1977 (2).jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's 18 at Holliston, Massachusetts in 1977. Photo by Pat Fahey.
</gallery>

=== Loco 19 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 19 scan July 11, 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 19, started and completed in 1977.
File:BillVanBrocklin No15 No19 take2.PNG|No. 19 - Photo taken by Pat Fahey at Holliston MA track, circa 1985. Van Brocklin #15 in the front, #19 behind. No. 19 began life as a slip-eccentric, Stephenson gear 4-4-2, Van Brocklin rebuilt it into a 4-6-0 with Walschaerts gear in 1984.
File:Locomotives 19 and 18 at the WLS annual meet 1977.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's #19 and #18 at the Waushakum Live Steamers annual meet 1977. Photo by Pat Fahey.
</gallery>

=== Loco 20 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 20 scan July 11, 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 20, started in 1978 and completed in 1979.
File:BillVanBrocklin No20.PNG|No. 20 - The second "FireQueen", a 4-8-0 locomotive built by Van Brocklin, which is a departure from his other designs: Camelback, wheel arrangement, inclined cylinders.
File:BillVanBrocklin No20 4-8-0 Camelback WLS LSJune1980.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin with Van Brocklin Locomotive Works No 20, a 4-8-0 Camelback.
</gallery>

=== Loco 21 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 21 a 2-6-0.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 21 started 1980 and completed 1981.
</gallery>

=== Loco 22 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Bill VanBrocklin - 22 under construction.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's #22 under construction as an Atlantic.
File:Van Brocklin Number 22 scan July11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 22 started 1981 and completed 1982.
File:VanBrocklin No22 PVLS June2022-1.JPG|No 22 at Pioneer Valley Live Steamers meet, June 2022. Photo by Pat Fahey.
File:VanBrocklin No22 PVLS June2022-2.JPG
</gallery>

=== Loco 23 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 23 scan.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 23 started and completed 1983.
File:DaveHearn VanBrocklinNo23 1995.jpg|Dave Hearn with Bill Van Brocklin's Locomotive No 23, August 1995. Photo by Jim O'Brien.
</gallery>

=== Loco 24 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 24 scan.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 24, A NYC type Pacific O-scale, 1-1/4 inch gauge started 1983 but never finished.
</gallery>

=== Loco 25 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 25 scan July 11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 25 started 1982 completed 1983.
</gallery>

=== Loco 26 ===

Gary Crabtree wrote June 2020:

: I have visited your website for 3 1/2 inch gauge locomotives. This will give you an update on Van Brocklin No. 26.

: Attached is a photograph of this locomotive on a display table in a spare bedroom of my home in London, Kentucky.

: I acquired this locomotive in 1994. It had been repainted after the photograph on your website. The object below the right side of the cab is a screw reverse. The locomotive has Southern valve gear. It has a dual water pump connected to the rear drive wheel axle. It also has a duplex steam driven water pump on the left side. It has a copper boiler and is an excellent steamer.

<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 26 scan July 11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 26 started and completed 1984.
File:Van Brocklin No. 26 by Gary Crabtree June 2020.JPG|Van Brocklin No 26, photo by Gary Crabtree of London, Kentucky. Gary owns the locomotive as of June 2020.
</gallery>

=== Loco 27 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Number 27 scan July 11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 27 started 1984 and completed 1984.
File:Bob Foster Sr July 4th 1989 WLS Photo - 8.jpg|Bob Foster Sr running Locomotive No 27 built by Bill Van Brocklin. Photo taken at Waushakum Live Steamers, 4 July 1989, by Patrick Fahey.
</gallery>

=== Loco 28 ===

[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=80714 Marty Knox wrote on Chaski.org, 16 January 2009]:

:I have the patterns and original vellum drawings Bill did for one of the two 1-1/2 inch scale locomotives he built, Topsy. I bought them from Bill 20 years ago. He also designed the cylinders and valve gear and made the patterns for my 1-1/2 0-4-0.

<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 28 scan July 11 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 28, 1.5 inch scale, 7.25 inch gauge, started 1982 and completed 1986.
File:NELS CharliePurinton GeorgeDiamond BVBrocklin CapPurinton.jpg|No. 28 - With [[Bill Van Brocklin]]'s new 4-4-0 on the turntable, the guys look on. [[Charles S. Purinton|Charlie Purinton]], George Diamond, [[Bill Van Brocklin]] and Cap Purinton. August 22, 1987 meet at [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]]'s Boxford Outer Belt track. Photo by [[Bob Hornsby]].
File:VanBrocklin No28 Nick Edwards 1986 Golden Spike Meet by John Kurdzionak.jpg|At [[Nick Edwards]]' 1986 Gold Spike Meet, Bill VanBrocklin Jr. running #28, a 1-1/2 inch scale 4-4-0. (October, 1986 at Nashua, NH. Photo by John Kurdzionak).
File:Bill Van Brocklin @ Roy's in Danvers 1988.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin at Roy's in Danvers, Mass, 1988. Photo provided by Bob Hornsby.
</gallery>

=== Loco 29 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 29 scan July12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 29 started and completed 1986.
File:VanBrocklin No29 DaveKarlson 19880530.jpg|Dave Karlson at the throttle of Van Brocklin's No 29, the only 2-8-0 built by Bill. Photo by Pat Fahey.
</gallery>

=== Loco 30 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 30 No Photo.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 30 was a Juliette 0-4-0 Tank, started and completed 1986. No photo available.
</gallery>

=== Loco 31 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 31 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 31 started and completed 1987.
File:BillVanBrocklin No31.PNG|No. 31 - Bill Van Brocklin's 31st locomotive. Shot taken at Waushakum on 26 June 2016, and placed on the ¾” Facebook page by Mike Boucher. Baker valve gear, 5 ¼” boiler. Owned by Joe Cordelle of Waushakum LS, MA as of 2016. According to Pat Fahey’s roster, this one used the wheels and frames of Van Brocklin’s 4-4-2 #22, which had been completed in 1982.
</gallery>

=== Loco 32 ===
From Pat Fahey:
: Well I have another one to add to the Bill Van Brocklin list. I found this through another member of the [[Waushakum Live Steamers|WLS]]. It turns out Billy had built another locomotive named Amabelle, now this locomotive I never did hear about. The locomotive is of course built to 3/4 inch scale and was his number #32. If you look at the photo of number #32, there is no name on the locomotive. But it does show a name on the plans, made out by Bill Van Brocklin.

: I did ask WLS Mike Boucher about this, Mike wanted to build one of Bill's engines in 3/4 inch scale, and asked Bill Van Brocklin, if he had any plans for any of his locomotives. Well, Bill came up with some plan mainly a side elevation, from this Mike could build his locomotive.

<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 32 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 32 started in 1987 and completed 1988.
File:Amabelle 1 of 4.jpg
File:Amabelle 2 of 4.jpg
File:Amabelle 3 of 4.jpg
File:Amabelle 4 of 4.jpg
</gallery>

=== Loco 33 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 33 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 33 started and completed 1988.
File:Bill Van Brocklin No33 June 4th 1989.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin riding his brand new Locomotive No 33, June 4th, 1989, at the Norfolk Street track, Hollister, Mass. Photo by Pat Fahey.
File:Bill No 33 1988.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's #33 at WLS Annual Meet, 1988. Photo by Arthur Butler.
</gallery>

=== Loco 34 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 34 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 34, a 3 cylinder locomotive, started in 1987 and completed 1989.
</gallery>

=== Loco 35 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 35 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 35 started and completed 1990.
</gallery>

=== Loco 36 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 36 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 36 started and completed 1990.
</gallery>

=== Loco 37 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Number 37 scan July 12 2017.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 37 started and completed 1992.
File:BillVanBrocklin No37 Modeltec 1996 Jan.jpg|From [[Visit to Bill Van Brocklin's Shop]]
</gallery>

=== Loco 38 to 41 ===
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:Van Brocklin Numbers 38 to 41 No Photo's.jpg|No photos available for No 38 to No 41
</gallery>

== Loco 40 ==
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 perrow=2>
File:BillVanBrocklin No40 Modeltec 1996 Jan.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin's No 4 sits on his workbench [[Visit to Bill Van Brocklin's Shop|during an visit]] by George R. Broad of [[Modeltec]], January 1996.
File:BillVanBrocklin ToyoML210Lathe Modeltec 1996 Jan.jpg
</gallery>

== Loco 41 ==

Tim Vaughan currently owns Bill's No. 41, which was only finished to a running chassis. Tim provided a photograph and description in [[Live Steam Magazine|Live Steam and Outdoor Railroading]], May/June 2019, page 33. He plans to finish the locomotive.

== Steam Pump ==

One of Bill Van Brocklin's steam pumps was listed on eBay in December 2013. Here is the description, along with photos.

: This little pump will scale properly in both 1" or a smaller 1.5" scale engine. Steam bore is 13/16" and water bore is 1/2". Stroke is approximately 1-1/8".

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px">
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 01.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 02.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 03.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 04.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 05.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpt ebay 06.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPump ebay 07.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPump ebay 08.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPump ebay 09.JPG
File:VanBrocklin SteamPumpAdvert NALS Mar1956.jpg|Advertisement found in [[The North American Live Steamer]], March 1956
File:BillVanBrocklin Worthington Pump Advert 1957.jpg|Advertisement found in [[The North American Live Steamer]], 1957
File:WVB pump 102 mike massee 20170628-1.jpg|Van Brocklin-built pump, serial number 102, photo by Mike Massee
File:WVB pump 102 mike massee 20170628-2.jpg|Van Brocklin-built pump, serial number 102
File:WVB pump 102 mike massee 20170628-3.jpg|Van Brocklin-built pump, serial number 102
File:WVB pump 26 belletire DLS.jpg|Van Brocklin-built pump, serial number 26. Photo by Mr Belletire.
File:WVB 168 1inch 1.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #168, 1 inch scale
File:WVB 168 1inch 2.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #168
File:WVB 168 1inch 3.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #168
File:WVB 168 1inch 4.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #168
File:WVB 168 1inch 5.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #168
File:WVB 70 1.png|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #70, from DiscoverLiveSteam.com
File:WVB 70 2.png|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #70
File:WVB 70 3.png|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #70
File:WVB 70 4.png|Bill Van Brocklin steam pump #70
File:Van Brocklyn Single Cylinder Pump elevation drawing.jpg|The elevation drawing of the Van Brocklin single-cylinder pump.
</gallery>

== Injectors ==

A [[Bill Van Brocklin|Van Brocklin]] injector was listed on ebay.com, December 2019.

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px">
File:Van Brocklin injector ebay 1.jpg|Bill Van Brocklin injector, 1.5 pint per minute, for 1 inch scale loco.
File:Van Brocklin injector ebay 2.jpg
File:Van Brocklin injector ebay 3.jpg
</gallery>

== Coles Feedback ==

From the [[Coles Power Models]] 25h Anniversary Catalog:

: [[Bill Van Brocklin]], Jr., of Mass., writes: October, 1952:
:: Very pleased with last order. I tried the whistle on "Jimper", my 3.5 inch gauge Atlantic, and it worked swell although high pitched like an English one. This was at [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]]'s at Marblehead. All the boys like it. The "Truscale" valve is very well made.

== Obituary ==

From The Waushakum Journal, September 2000

: [[Bill Van Brocklin|Billie Van Brocklin]] passed away recently and [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] lost a loyal and long time member. Billie built over forty good running miniature locomotives that make their owners happy every time they take them out to run. He also helped many members to get their locomotives running right. He was an important part of the club and will be missed by all who knew him.

From [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106203492 Find A Grave]:

William Seymour Van Brocklin, Jr

: Birth
:: Sep. 26, 1919
:: Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
: Death:
:: Jul. 17, 2000
:: Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

== Move to Dover ==

The following appeared in the Classified Section of [[The Miniature Locomotive]], September-October 1954:

: I have recently moved to this new address: Pine St., Dover, Mass. W. W. Van Brocklin, Jr.

== See Also ==

* [[Engine_Stand#Bill_Van_Brocklin|Roller Engine Test Stand]]

* [[Simplun]]
* [[Van Brocklin Mechanical Lubricator]]
* [[Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?]]
* [[Automatic Cylinder Cocks]]
* [[A Window Water Gauge]]
* [[Cab Operated Cylinder Cocks]]
* [[Union Nuts & Fittings]]
* [[Visit to Bill Van Brocklin's Shop]]

== Bibliography ==

* "Handy Gadgets", Construction article for dual check valves, [[The Miniature Locomotive]], Jan-Feb 1953, page 26
* [[Van Brocklin Mechanical Lubricator]], [[The North American Live Steamer]], Vol 1 No 5, 1956
* "Album: Trio of Locomotive Builders", George C. Handley, Alfred Jungenize and Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], June 1977
* "Fabricate Cylinders", William S. Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], September 1977
* "Fabricate Axleboxes", William S. Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], June 1978
* "Get Positive Oil Feed with a Hydro-Force Lubricator", William S. Van Brocklin, Jr, [[Live Steam Magazine]], November 1978
* "Wheel Quartering Fixture", William Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], December 1986
* "Water Gauge Location", William S. Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], July 1988
* "One-piece Firebox Loco Boiler: Design Simplicity", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], January 1990
* "Checking Your Wheel Load", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], February 1990
* "Simple Stop Valve", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], February 1991
* "Use of a Trammel in Valve Setting", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], July 1991
* "Slip Eccentric Valve Gear Drive for Small Locomotives", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], April 1992
* "Automatic Cylinder Drains", William Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], July-April 1993
* "Building a Small Oscillator for Marine or Other Uses", William Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], January-February 1995
* "Building a Small Oscillator for Marine or Other Uses: Errata", William Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], May-June 1995
* "Notes on Steam Distribution Part 1; From The Locomotive (Apr-Sept 1949)", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], July-August 2001
* "Notes on Steam Distribution Part 2; From The Locomotive (Apr-Sept 1949)", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], September-October 2001
* "Notes on Steam Distribution Part 3; From The Locomotive (Apr-Sept 1949)", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], November-December 2001
* "Notes on Steam Distribution Part 4; From The Locomotive (Apr-Sept 1949)", Bill Van Brocklin, [[Live Steam Magazine]], January-February 2002

== External Links ==

* [http://www.friendsmodels.com/locomotiveaccessories/workingsteampumps.html Van Brocklin simplex and duplex pump castings, Friends Models]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/3117440451859979 Bill Van Brocklin Locomotive Group - Facebook]
* [http://mehrs.com/pumps.html Bill Shields redesign on the Van Brocklin duplex pumps]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=81142 Construction photos of 3/4" Van Brocklin pumps]
* [http://www.chaski.com/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88373 Additional information on Bill Shield's Van Brocklin pump heads]
* [http://www.jdlocomotiveworks.com/Gallery.html Machining Van Brocklin pumps]
* [http://www.goldengatels.org/library/Tom%20Artzberger/Duplex%20Pump.pdf "Some thoughts on building a pump" (PDF), Tom Artzberger, GGLS]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88373 "VanBrocklin Duplex pump", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.facebook.com/SteamPump/?ref=all_category_pyml_rhc "The New Van Brocklin Steam Pump", Facebook]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=106764 "3/4 inch Scale Van Brocklin Duplex Pumps for sale", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=81142&start=72 "3/4 inch pumps Van Brocklin", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=97840 "Roll Call on Bill Van Brocklin locomotives", Chaski.org]

IBLS Wheel Standard

2026-05-20T15:29:37Z

Dnevil: /* Profile Tools */

[[Category:Standards]]

== Current Version ==

[[File:IBLS Wheel Standard 1981.jpg|thumb|center|700px|Drawing courtesy of Bill Donovan of RealTrains.com]]

Notes:

1. Each line which joins an arc is tangent to the arc

2. In prototype practice the flange radius (r) is not a simple radius.

3. On 3/4" scale there is a difference in back to back and wheel check between wheels designed to run on 3-1/2 inch gauge track which would be laid to have a flange-way designed for only these wheels and dual gauge track that was 3-1/2 and 4-3/4 gauge laid with 1 inch scale components. On the dual gauge we use a 3/4 inch scale diameter and width wheel with a 1 inch scale flange. Since the track gauge value must remain the same even though the flange is wider it changes the wheel check and back to back dimensions to a smaller value.

<center>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ IBLS Wheel Standards
! scope="col"|Scale
! scope="col"|TG=Track Gauge
! scope="col"|T=Tire Width
! scope="col"|W=Flange Width
! scope="col"|F=Flange Depth
! scope="col"|R=Contour Radius
! scope="col"|r=Flange Radius
! scope="col"|B=Back to back
! scope="col"|WG=Wheel Gauge
! scope="col"|WC=Wheel Check
|-
|1/2" (17/32")
|2.500 min
|9/32 min
|0.063 max
|0.075 max
|0.025 min, 0.033 max
|0.030 typ
|2-9/32 +0.200 -0.000
|2-15/32 +0.000 -0.020
|2.405 ref
|-
|3/4"
|3.500 min
|0.406 min
|0.094 max
|0.094 max
|0.047 min, 0.063 max
|0.040 typ
|3.281 +0.020 -0.000
|3.470 +0.000 -0.020
|3.375 ref
|-
|1"
|4.750 min
|0.505 min
|0.125 max
|0.140 max
|0.062 min, 0.083 max
|0.050 typ
|4.437 +0.020 -0.000
|4.690 +0.000 -0.020
|4.562 ref
|-
|1"
|5.000 min
|0.505 min
|0.125 max
|0.140 max
|0.062 min, 0.083 max
|0.050 typ
|4.687 +0.020 -0.000
|4.940 +0.000 -0.020
|4.812 ref
|-
|1-1/2"
|7.250 min
|0.750 min
|0.156 max
|0.187 max
|0.094 min, 0.125 max
|0.062 typ
|6.870 +0.020 -0.000
|7.190 +0.000 -0.020
|7.031 ref
|-
|1-1/2"
|7.500 min
|0.750 min
|0.156 max
|0.187 max
|0.094 min, 0.125 max
|0.062 typ
|7.120 +0.020 -0.000
|7.440 +0.000 -0.020
|7.281 ref
|-
|1.6"
|7.500 min
|0.750 min
|0.156 max
|0.187 max
|0.094 min, 0.125 max
|0.062 typ
|7.120 +0.020 -0.000
|7.440 +0.000 -0.020
|7.281 ref
|}
</center>

Notes:

1. The flange radius (r) is not specified by IBLS but has been calculated from F, W, and R

2. [[LBSC]] pointed out that [[17/32 Inch Scale|2-1/2 inch gauge models are actually built to 17/32 inch scale]].

3. [[Wimberley Blanco & Southern Railroad|Nick Edwards recommends minimum wheel width of 0.800 inches for 7-1/4 inch gauge equipment to be operated on dual-gauge track]].

See also the [[1981 IBLS Wheel Standard]].

=== CAD Drawings ===

Here are IBLS Wheel Standards for individual gauges and scales. Track owners and clubs adopting IBLS Wheel Standards may include these documents in their handbooks. Many thanks to Bill Donovan of [[Real Trains Inc]].

* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS%20Wheel%20Standard%20251212%20Gauge.pdf 2.5” Gauge – 1/2” Scale Wheels]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS%20Wheel%20Standard%20353434%20Gauge.pdf 3.5” Gauge – 3/4” Scale Wheels]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS%20Wheel%20Standard%203534DG%20Gauge.pdf 3.5” Gauge – 3/4” Scale Wheels – Dual Gauge Track]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS%20Wheel%20Standard%20471010%20Gauge.pdf 4.75” Gauge – 1” Scale Wheels]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS%20Wheel%20Standard%20501010%20Gauge.pdf 5” Gauge – 1” Scale Wheels]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS%20Wheel%20Standard%2072VS15%20Gauge.pdf 7.25” Gauge – 1.5" and 1.6" Scale Wheels]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS%20Wheel%20Standard%2075VS15%20Gauge.pdf 7.5” Gauge – 1.5" and 1.6" Scale Wheels]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS%20Wheel%20Standard%2012VS30%20Gauge.pdf 12” Gauge – 3" Scale Wheels]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS%20Wheel%20Standard%2015VS30%20Gauge.pdf 15” Gauge – 3" and 5" Scale Wheels]

=== CAD Files ===

CAD Files have been created for the various IBLS Wheel Profiles using [http://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview Autodesk Fusion 360] (which is available for use by hobbyists for free). For example usage see [[CAD]].

* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS_Wheel_Profile_2.5_Inch_Gauge_v2.f3d IBLS Wheel Profile 2.5 Inch Gauge]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS_Wheel_Profile_3.5_Inch_Guage_v2.f3d IBLS Wheel Profile 3.5 Inch Gauge]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS_Wheel_Profile_3.5_Inch_Dual_Gauge_v2.f3d IBLS Wheel Profile 3.5 Inch Dual Gauge]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS_Wheel_Profile_5_Inch_and_4.75_Inch_Gauge_v5.f3d IBLS Wheel Profile 5 Inch and 4.75 Inch Gauge]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS_Wheel_Profile_7.5_Inch_and_7.25_Inch_Guage_v5.f3d IBLS Wheel Profile 7.5 Inch and 7.25 Inch Gauge]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS_Wheel_Profile_15_Inch_Gauge_3_Inch_Scale_v2.f3d IBLS Wheel Profile 15 Inch Gauge 3 Inch Scale]
* [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/IBLS_Wheel_Profile_15_Inch_Guage_5_Inch_Scale_v2_v1.f3d IBLS Wheel Profile 15 Inch Gauge 5 Inch Scale]

=== Non-Standard Scales ===

The dimensions presented above were determined by careful consideration of several important factors. The white paper entitled "[[Determining Wheel and Wheelset Dimensions]]" lists and describes these considerations in detail. It will help guide modelers of non-standard scales to calculate dimensions for wheels and wheelsets, and is suggested reading for all modelers who design, build or inspect wheels.

From the introduction:

: In order to allow inter-operation of equipment on multiple tracks a series of standard dimensions have been developed that apply to the design, production, and inspection of wheels and wheelsets (two wheels and an axle). The information that follows discusses some of the reasons for certain dimensions and provides guidance as to the selection of specific values for all required dimensions.

=== RMI-25 Specification ===

The [[Roll_Models_Industrial_Railworks#RMI-25_Profile|RMI Railworks RMI-25 Specification]] recommends using a taller flange for 2.5 inch and 3-3/4 inch scale equipment on 7.5 inch and 7.25 inch gauge track.

=== Wheel Gauges ===

* [[IBLS Wheel Gauge]]
* [http://www.cannonballltd.com/products_img/pt5720857207.jpg Wheel and Axle Gauge, Cannonball Ltd]
* [[OMW Wheel Gauge]]

=== Profile Tools ===

* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=100395 Grant Carson's Flange Tool]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=83343 Jeff Dute's Flange Tool]
** [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/download/file.php?id=30777 Jeff's Form Tool Instructions]
** [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://locoparts.biz/products/7-1-x-wheel-flange-form-tool-with-100-gap/&ved=2ahUKEwjH1-qCl8iUAxWZgGoFHfT4DTIQFnoECCAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3akUaXEeG3tPb7hkXNiN31 Available from LocoParts]
** See also [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=98814&hilit=flange+tool "Another run of flange tools"]

== Background ==

=== by Ken Shattock ===

In 1974-1975 there was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-ribbon_panel Blue-Ribbon committee] formed of SIX (6) individuals who were asked to meet and put together a defined list of [[IBLS Wheel Standard|BLS Wheel Standards]]. These individuals, known to many in our Fraternity, were as follows:

* [[Austin Barr]], IBLS Midwest Region and [[Mid-South Live Steamers]]
* [[Brenton Barnfather]], IBLS Eastern Region and [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]]
* [[Kenneth Shattock|Ken Shattock]], IBLS Western Region and [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]]
* [[Jack Kerr]], IBLS Canadian Division
* [[Doug Alkire]], [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]]
* [[Robert Brinkman]], [[NMRA]]

The efforts of this group were published in [[Live Steam Magazine]], October 1974.

The committee members were presented with the "10th Annual Live Steam Magazine Award" on December 1, 1979 by the late [[William Fitt]], then-Editor of [[Live Steam Magazine]].

These "Interim IBLS Standards" have been widely adopted and have become the accepted wheel standards for the hobby.

=== by Rick Henderson ===

As worldwide communications improved and it became evident that having two standards for 1:8 scale modeling in the U.S. was counterproductive, an attempt was put forth to adopt a true standard for track gauge, wheel profiles and couplers. The organization known as the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers was formed, with representatives from areas around the world working with riding scale railroads. Via mailings, all known private and club railroads were contacted and asking for input on what the standards should be so a single set could be established. From the replies, it became abundantly apparent there was no easy solution within the U.S. and the I.B.L.S. settled on adopting and recommending standards following those being used in California and sent these out as “proposed standards” to everyone. Since these first included 7-1/2” as the correct gauge for 1:8 scale, they were never officially adopted by everyone and have remained as proposed ever since. However, in the U.S., these proposed standards have been used by most everyone for wheels and couplers and each area has used their local gauge standard. This has allowed for the trains to easily travel to other railroads and interchange equipment fairly easy, except for crossing The 1/4” Demarcation Line in the northeast. Today if you look at most IBLS wheel and coupler charts, you will find gauging standards for both 7-1/4” and 7-1/2” that have become the accepted standards by most.

=== by Keith Taylor ===

Posted on [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=80829&start=24#p136305 Chaski.org], 4 March 2007:

: As the last [[Keith Taylor|East Coast secretary of the IBLS]], and having known [[Carl Purinton|Mr. Purinton]], the founder of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers, [[IBLS_Journal_1950#Wheel_Standards|I can tell you he was not opposed to standards]]. He felt that there was no need to create "new" standards as there was already a published set of standards in existence since the dawn of the Twentieth Century.

: The "Live Steam" hobby came to us from England, and live steamers used the standards of the [http://www.sm-ee.co.uk/ Society of Model and Experimental Engineers]. These standards were developed by [[Henry Greenly]], and are still used virtually all over the world....except here.

== Dual Gauge Track ==

[[Real Trains Inc|From Bill Donovan of RealTrains Inc.]]:

: Many clubs have 3-1/2 inch and 4-3/4 inch dual-gauge tracks (3 rails). These are laid with 1 inch scale rail and frogs. The 4-3/4 inch gauge is for 1 inch scale. The 3-1/2 gauge is for 3/4 inch scale.

: To be completely compatible any 3/4 inch scale equipment operating on this track should have flanges built to the 4-3/4 inch gauge standard (but the width can be as in 3-1/2 inch gauge). This is seldom done but the equipment is so small and light it is less of a problem.

: For 3/4 inch scale equipment I prefer to use the IBLS 1 inch scale 4-3/4 inch gauge wheel dimensions directly and then modify the three wheelset dimensions '''B''' (back to back), '''WG''' (wheel gauge), and '''WC''' (wheel check) by decreasing the 4-3/4 inch gauge dimensions by 1-1/4 inch, as shown in the table below. You cannot use the 3-1/2 inch gauge wheelset dimensions since the wider flanges from 4-3/4 inch gauge will change the back to back dimension.

<center>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Dual Gauge 3-1/2, 4-3/4 Suggestion
! scope="col"|Scale
! scope="col"|TG=Track Gauge
! scope="col"|T=Tire Width
! scope="col"|W=Flange Width
! scope="col"|F=Flange Depth
! scope="col"|R=Contour Radius
! scope="col"|r=Flange Radius
! scope="col"|B=Back to back
! scope="col"|WG=Wheel Gauge
! scope="col"|WC=Wheel Check
|-
|3/4" Modified
|3.500 min
|0.505 min
|0.125 max
|0.140 max
|0.062 +-0.010
|0.050 typ
|3.187 +0.020 -0.000
|3.440 +0.000 -0.020
|3.312 ref
|-
|1" Standard
|4.750 min
|0.505 min
|0.125 max
|0.140 max
|0.062 +-0.010
|0.050 typ
|4.437 +0.020 -0.000
|4.690 +0.000 -0.020
|4.562 ref
|}
</center>

: In a similar way there are some modelers that follow 1-1/2 inch scale narrow gauge (from 3 foot gauge prototype). They seem to all be in the United States so they run on 4-3/4 inch gauge track. If they have laid new track using 1-1/2 inch scale rail and frogs then the only change needed to the 1-1/2 inch scale standard is to decrease the wheelset dimensions by 2-3/4 inches. If they run on existing 1 inch scale tracks then they need special wheels with 1-1/2 inch scale width but 1 inch scale flanges. Here, the back to back ('''B''') is the same as for 1 inch scale on 4-3/4 inch track.

See also:
* [[7-1/4 and 7-1/2 Dual Gauge]]
* [[Wimberley_Blanco_%26_Southern_Railroad#More_History_on_Dual_Gauge_Track|Wimberley Blanco & Southern Railroad Dual Gauge Track]]

== Endorsements ==

The following organizations use, recommend or require the IBLS Wheel Standard.

* [http://www.fingerlakeslivesteamers.org/newheel.htm Finger Lakes Live Steamers]
* [http://elw.site40.net/iblsstandards/ Electric Powered Locomotive Works]
* [http://www.svls.org/ibls.htm Sacramento Valley Live Steamers]
* [http://www.homerailwayjournal.com/Wheel_Standards.pdf Home Railway Journals]
* [http://www.ridgelivesteamers.org/misc/iblswheelstandards.pdf Ridge Live Steamers]
* [https://tombeeonline.com/pages/wheel-and-axle-standards Tom Bee]
* [http://www.greenloco.com/wheelstandards.htm Green Loco]
* [http://www.coloradolivesteamers.com/about-cls/ibls-wheel-standards.html Colorado Live Steamers]
* [http://www.mr-motion.net/OPTION/OPTION.htm Mr Motion]
* [[BSC Fabricators Inc]]
* [http://www.calvertcentral.com/CC_Standards.html Calvert Central Railroad]
* [http://www.lawntracks.com/trucks.htm Lawn Tracks]
* [http://www.plumcovestudios.com/special_axles_01.html Plumb Cove Studios]
* [http://hesston.org/convention/ Hesston Steam Museum]
* [http://www.midsouthlivesteamers.org/Facilities/index.html Mid-South Live Steamers]
* [http://locomotivechassis.com/powertrucks.html Locomotive Chassis]
* [http://www.greatamericantrain.com/locomotives.html The Great American Train Company]
* [http://www.goldengatelivesteamers.org/ Golden Gate Live Steamers]
* [http://neols.net/operatingrules.php Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers]
* [http://www.wcrr.org/ Washington County Railroad]
* [http://www.cindersniffers.org/CSI_Handbook.pdf Cinder Sniffers Inc]
* [http://www.swlsonline.org/wheelstandards.html Southwestern Live Steamers]
* [http://www.rhinoindustries.co.uk/?p=engineering Rhino Industries]
* [http://www.kitsaplivesteamers.org/Links/tabid/58/Default.aspx Kitsap Live Steamers]
* [[Island Pond Railroad]]
* [http://pikerivernorthern.com/axle-gearbox-assemblies/ Pike River Northern]
* [http://www.cumberlandmodelengineering.com/CustomMachining.html Cumberland Model Engineering]
* [[Fair Weather Foundry]]

=== User Comments ===

Posted on [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=80829&start=24#p136322 Chaskit.org] by Matt Mason, 17 January 2006:

:Whether or not the wheel standards were "formally" adopted, so many clubs in the US (especially western US) use them they have become defacto standards. Yes, some clubs use other dimensions, and you should use what works for you and your club. As mentioned before, just because these dimensions are out there, you can still model however you want. As a testament to these standards, I was able to fly from California to [[New Jersey Live Steamers]] with my equipment, put the loco on the track, and run with no derailments. I like a set of standards, myself.

== History ==

* [[Southern_California_Live_Steamers#1-inch_Track_Standard|Southern California Live Steamers 1-inch scale track specification, 1943]]
* [[IBLS_Journal_1950#Wheel_Standards|Carl Purinton on Wheel Standards]]
* [[Ben_Nixon|Ben Nixon's Delaware Valley Lines 1-1/2 inch scale wheel and track specification]]

From [http://daleangell.com/sites/Scales.html "About Our Scales"]:

: On February 1st, 1899 a subcommittee of the [http://www.sm-ee.co.uk/ Society of Model Engineers] recommended five standard model railroad gauges (spacing between the rails) numbered 0,1,2,3 and 4.

<center>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Society of Model Engineers Gauges
! scope="col"|Track Gauge
! scope="col"|Track Width
|-
|0 Gauge
|1 1/4 inch
|-
|1 Gauge
|1 3/4 inch
|-
|2 Gauge
|2 inch
|-
|3 Gauge
|2 1/2 inch
|-
|4 Gauge
|3 inch
|}
</center>

== Video ==

<youtube>XzgryPhtc1Y</youtube>
 

<youtube>W67k3_lplV4</youtube>
 

== Bibliography ==

* "BLS Wheel Standards: Detailed Proposal", Live Steam Magazine, Oct 1974
* "Open Letter to the 'Committe of Five'", William C. Fitt, Concerns addressed to the BLS, Live Steam Magazine, Aug 1975
* "IBLS Wheel Standard: Back by Popular Request", Chart, Live Steam Magazine, Oct 1981
* "IBLS Secretary's Report - Western Region - 1-1/2 Scale Standards", [[Richard Thomas|Richard Thomas Jr.]], Live Steam Magazine, Mar-Apr 1998
* "Mini-Rail Notes - Wheel & Coupler Standards", Lewis Soibelman, Live Steam Magazine, Feb 1991

== References ==

* "BLS Wheel Standards: Detailed Proposal", Live Steam Magazine, Oct 1974
* "IBLS Wheel Standard: Back by Popular Request", Live Steam Magazine, Oct 1981
* [http://www.goldengatelivesteamers.org/Live%20Steam%20Database.txt GGLS Live Steam Magazine Index]
* [http://www.swlsonline.org/wheelstandards.html "IBLS Wheel Standards", Southwestern Live Steamers]
* [http://www.fingerlakeslivesteamers.org/newheel.htm "IBLS Wheel Standards", Finger Lakes Live Steamers]
* [http://www.svls.org/ibls.htm "IBLS Wheel Standards", Sacramento Valley Live Steamers]
* [http://www.ridgelivesteamers.org/misc/iblswheelstandards.pdf "IBLS Wheel Standards", Ridge Live Steamers]
* [http://discoverlivesteam.com/magazine/134/index.html "IBLS Wheel Standards", "Riding Scales & Gauges", DiscoverLiveSteam.com]
* [http://ibls.org/files/drawings/GGLS%202002%20Wheel%20Standards.jpg GGLS 2002 Wheel Standards]
* [[:File:IBLS Wheel Standard Modeltec 1995001.jpg|"IBLS Wheel Standards", Modeltec Magazine, August 1995, page 23]]
* [http://www.rhinoindustries.co.uk/?p=engineering Rhino Industries, specs for 5" gauge, 7-1/2" gauge and 10-1/4" gauge]
* [[Mini-Rail Corporation]]
* [[IBLS_Journal_1972#April|"BLS 1972 National Meet Coming Up!"]], Live Steam, April 1972
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7h4OtFDnYE "Feynman: Fun To Imagine 7: The Train", or "Why are train wheels tapered?", Youtube.com]
* [http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/magazine/27/27.html "Live Steaming in Japan", DiscoverLiveSteam.com]
* "7-1/4" - 7-1/2" Dual Gauge Survey", [[Modeltec]], October 1997
** "Chips", George R. Broad, [[Modeltec]], September 1997
** "Chips", George R. Broad, [[Modeltec]], January 1998
* [http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/magazine/77.html "Derailments: Staying on Track", Tom Bee, DiscoverLiveSteam.com]
* [http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/magazine/149/index.html "Show Me That Profile (Some Whys Behind The Wheel)", Carlyle (Carl) Rossow, DiscoverLiveSteam.com]
* [http://www.martynbane.co.uk/modernsteam/ldp/wheelprofile/profilefcaf.htm "High Adhesion Wheel Profile"]
* [[Eastern Central Railroad|Eastern Central Railroad Wheel Standard]]
* [http://www.goldengatels.org/library/Club%20documents/Explanation%20of%20Wheelsets.pdf "Explanation of Wheel Sets and Track Related Parameters", Golden Gate Live Steamers]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=103231 "Opening A Can Of Worms", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.jghtech.com/html/wheel-turning-1.html "New Car Wheel Manufacturing", Deerfield and Roundabout Railway]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringPorn/comments/886j4d/why_train_wheels_have_conical_geometry/?utm_source=reddit-android "Why train wheels have conical geometry"]
* [https://www.slsls.asn.au/enthusiasts/wheel-track-and-signalling-standards/ Wheel Standards of the Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society]
* [http://www.grandscales.com/articles/standards.pdf "5 inch scale, 15 inch gauge standards", Redwood Valley Shops (PDF)]

Piston rings

2026-05-18T21:25:06Z

Dnevil: /* Simple Rings */

[[Category:Steam Locomotive Parts]]

== Simple Rings ==

<youtube>DsW2IxQfshA</youtube>

<youtube>2mqdIA3SFJs</youtube>

<youtube>yqrIaq3zMp8</youtube>

== Clupet Rings ==

<youtube>pquXx5JBFfM</youtube>

== Lapping ==

* [http://www.ws2coating.com/timesaverlappingcompounds.aspx Timesaver Lapping Compounds]

== Suppliers ==

* [[Debolt Machine Inc]]
* [https://www.alleghenyyork.com/wps/portal/c/seal-components/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8ziXX0sAz283Q0N3AN8jQw8vdxdzQwdvQ0N_A30wwkpiAJKG-AAjgb6XmAFuPQbGIJcYFTk6-ybrh9VkFiSoZuZl5avH1FQlJ9SmlxSDLQ_ipAJUYTcUJAbUeWTFuwJAMhPnLU!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?pCategory=134 Allegheny York piston rings]

== References ==

* "How to Make Piston Rings - Working With Gray Cast Iron, Part One", David W. Moore, [[Live Steam Magazine|Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading]], Jan/Feb 2015
* "Machining Steam Engine Piston Rings", [[Gary Kubicek|Garold B. Kubicek]], [[So You Want To Build A Live Steam Locomotive]], Chapter 11
* 8-part series on Piston Rings, Prof. Dennis Chaddock and T. Walshaw (Tubal Cain), beginning in issue #3961 (May 20) of Model Engineer, Vol 172, 1994
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121011225255/http://www.btinternet.com/~sylvestris/rings/rings.htm "Piston Rings", Mick Collins, Archive.org]
** [http://www.jerry-howell.com/PistonRings.html Reprinted here]
* [http://www.metalstop.com/technical/wal-ring/wal-ring2.html "Model Piston Ring Practice"]
* [http://modelenginenews.org/techniques/piston_rings.html "How to Make Piston Rings"]
* [http://www.floridaame.org/HowTo.htm Shores Procedure for making Piston Rings, Florida Association of Model Engineers]
* [http://www.5bears.com/pistons.htm "Pistons and Rings"]
* "Design & Fabrication of Piston Rings", George Trimble, [http://www.strictlyic.com/pit01.htm Strictly I.C.], Issues #7, #8 & #9
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=100397&sid=c152607842b1662d1e9f4f07b83895a4&start=12 "Piston valve ring blowby", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=100790 "1.5 inch piston rings", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=102304 "Piston Rings and Blowby", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88468 "Piston Rings", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104901 "Cast Iron Valve Rings", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=106864 "Piston Ring Drag", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=111630 "Cylinder to piston clearance", Chaski.org]

Piston rings

2026-05-18T21:21:32Z

Dnevil: /* Clupet Rings */

[[Category:Steam Locomotive Parts]]

== Simple Rings ==

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<youtube>2mqdIA3SFJs</youtube>

== Clupet Rings ==

<youtube>pquXx5JBFfM</youtube>

== Lapping ==

* [http://www.ws2coating.com/timesaverlappingcompounds.aspx Timesaver Lapping Compounds]

== Suppliers ==

* [[Debolt Machine Inc]]
* [https://www.alleghenyyork.com/wps/portal/c/seal-components/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8ziXX0sAz283Q0N3AN8jQw8vdxdzQwdvQ0N_A30wwkpiAJKG-AAjgb6XmAFuPQbGIJcYFTk6-ybrh9VkFiSoZuZl5avH1FQlJ9SmlxSDLQ_ipAJUYTcUJAbUeWTFuwJAMhPnLU!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?pCategory=134 Allegheny York piston rings]

== References ==

* "How to Make Piston Rings - Working With Gray Cast Iron, Part One", David W. Moore, [[Live Steam Magazine|Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading]], Jan/Feb 2015
* "Machining Steam Engine Piston Rings", [[Gary Kubicek|Garold B. Kubicek]], [[So You Want To Build A Live Steam Locomotive]], Chapter 11
* 8-part series on Piston Rings, Prof. Dennis Chaddock and T. Walshaw (Tubal Cain), beginning in issue #3961 (May 20) of Model Engineer, Vol 172, 1994
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121011225255/http://www.btinternet.com/~sylvestris/rings/rings.htm "Piston Rings", Mick Collins, Archive.org]
** [http://www.jerry-howell.com/PistonRings.html Reprinted here]
* [http://www.metalstop.com/technical/wal-ring/wal-ring2.html "Model Piston Ring Practice"]
* [http://modelenginenews.org/techniques/piston_rings.html "How to Make Piston Rings"]
* [http://www.floridaame.org/HowTo.htm Shores Procedure for making Piston Rings, Florida Association of Model Engineers]
* [http://www.5bears.com/pistons.htm "Pistons and Rings"]
* "Design & Fabrication of Piston Rings", George Trimble, [http://www.strictlyic.com/pit01.htm Strictly I.C.], Issues #7, #8 & #9
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=100397&sid=c152607842b1662d1e9f4f07b83895a4&start=12 "Piston valve ring blowby", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=100790 "1.5 inch piston rings", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=102304 "Piston Rings and Blowby", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88468 "Piston Rings", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104901 "Cast Iron Valve Rings", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=106864 "Piston Ring Drag", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=111630 "Cylinder to piston clearance", Chaski.org]

Piston rings

2026-05-18T20:47:43Z

Dnevil:

[[Category:Steam Locomotive Parts]]

== Clupet Rings ==

<youtube>pquXx5JBFfM</youtube>

== Lapping ==

* [http://www.ws2coating.com/timesaverlappingcompounds.aspx Timesaver Lapping Compounds]

== Suppliers ==

* [[Debolt Machine Inc]]
* [https://www.alleghenyyork.com/wps/portal/c/seal-components/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8ziXX0sAz283Q0N3AN8jQw8vdxdzQwdvQ0N_A30wwkpiAJKG-AAjgb6XmAFuPQbGIJcYFTk6-ybrh9VkFiSoZuZl5avH1FQlJ9SmlxSDLQ_ipAJUYTcUJAbUeWTFuwJAMhPnLU!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?pCategory=134 Allegheny York piston rings]

== References ==

* "How to Make Piston Rings - Working With Gray Cast Iron, Part One", David W. Moore, [[Live Steam Magazine|Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading]], Jan/Feb 2015
* "Machining Steam Engine Piston Rings", [[Gary Kubicek|Garold B. Kubicek]], [[So You Want To Build A Live Steam Locomotive]], Chapter 11
* 8-part series on Piston Rings, Prof. Dennis Chaddock and T. Walshaw (Tubal Cain), beginning in issue #3961 (May 20) of Model Engineer, Vol 172, 1994
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121011225255/http://www.btinternet.com/~sylvestris/rings/rings.htm "Piston Rings", Mick Collins, Archive.org]
** [http://www.jerry-howell.com/PistonRings.html Reprinted here]
* [http://www.metalstop.com/technical/wal-ring/wal-ring2.html "Model Piston Ring Practice"]
* [http://modelenginenews.org/techniques/piston_rings.html "How to Make Piston Rings"]
* [http://www.floridaame.org/HowTo.htm Shores Procedure for making Piston Rings, Florida Association of Model Engineers]
* [http://www.5bears.com/pistons.htm "Pistons and Rings"]
* "Design & Fabrication of Piston Rings", George Trimble, [http://www.strictlyic.com/pit01.htm Strictly I.C.], Issues #7, #8 & #9
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=100397&sid=c152607842b1662d1e9f4f07b83895a4&start=12 "Piston valve ring blowby", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=100790 "1.5 inch piston rings", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=102304 "Piston Rings and Blowby", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88468 "Piston Rings", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104901 "Cast Iron Valve Rings", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=106864 "Piston Ring Drag", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=111630 "Cylinder to piston clearance", Chaski.org]

Berthold Audsley

2026-05-01T20:28:52Z

Dnevil:

[[Category:People]]

[[Berthold Audsley]] (1874-1962) dedicated the majority of his career to the building of scale models for the Newark Museum (Newark, NJ) and the Edison Lamp Works. [[A P.R.R. K4s Locomotive|He designed a 1/8 scale model of the Pennsylvania Railroad K4s]], which was subsequently built by [[Calvert Holt]].

Berthold's father was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ashdown_Audsley George Ashdown Audsley] (1838-1925), famed architect and organ designer.

A biographical sketch of [[Berthold Audsley]] appeared in the 21 December 1930 issue of The Sunday Call of Newark, New Jersey:

: Time was, back in 1912 while Mr. [Berthold] Audsley was in England, that he made a model of the Immingham docks on the Hummber River in Yorkshire. On a platform constructed in eleven sections, 28 by 16 feet, the model represented territory covering two square miles. Every building, crane and bridge and 8,000 tiny gondola cars filled with coal were made and put in their proper places by Mr. Audsley, who completed the exhibit in three months. The last six weeks of the time, he lived in a room at an inn next door to his specially built workshop and worked twenty-two hours a day. That model required the construction and placement of two miles of miniature railroad track. The model was placed on exhibition at the Ghent Exposition in 1913.

: Mr. Audsley is the type of artist who can step down from a heavy machinery lathe to another bench and start work on an intricate lacy carving, or do a bit of painting in oils so exacting as to require the use of a magnifying glass.

[https://wanamakerorgan.com/08/pdf/audsley.pdf David H. Fox wrote]:

: [[Berthold Audsley]] also constructed models of ships, carriages, armor, and Medieval castles for use as educational materials in the Newark, New Jersey, public schools. Several of these are still preserved at the Newark Museum where he was employed. He additionally constructed working model steam locomotives of cast metal. One eighteen-inch-long example, presently in a private collection, developed 200 pounds pressure and ran at 40 miles per hour.

[[File:Berthold audsley 1913 estate model.png|thumb|center|800px|Model by Berthold Audsley of an estate with model garden railroad, as reproduced in BUILDING AGE in 1913.]]

== Obituary ==

[https://wanamakerorgan.com/08/pdf/audsley.pdf David H. Fox wrote]:

: [[Berthold Audsley]] Born 5 October 1873; model maker for Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey; model maker at Edison Lamp Works and Westinghouse firms; taught at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York; returned to Newark Museum, 1943; retired 1958; died 21 January 1962, Newark, New Jersey. Married Gertrude Clark Children: Hazel A. Monprode, Marion Hook

== Bibliography ==

* "Art of Polychromatic and Decorative Turning", George Ashdown Audsley and Berthold Audsley, 1911
* [https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17356646W/Artistic_and_decorative_stencilling "Artistic and Decorative Stencilling"], George Ashdown Audsley and Berthold Audsley, Published by Small, Maynard and Co., 1916
* "Amateur Joinery in the Home", George Ashdown Audsley and Berthold Audsley, 1916

== External Links ==

* [https://www.design.upenn.edu/architectural-archives/george-ashdown-audsley-collection-013 "George Ashdown Audsley Collection", Weitzman School of Design]
* [https://wanamakerorgan.com/08/pdf/audsley.pdf "Georghe Ashdown Audsley", David H. Fox]

Berthold Audsley

2026-05-01T20:26:50Z

Dnevil:

[[Category:People]]

[[Berthold Audsley]] (1874-1962) dedicated the majority of his career to the building of scale models for the Newark Museum (Newark, NJ) and the Edison Lamp Works. He designed a 1/8 scale model of the Pennsylvania Railroad K4s, which was subsequently built by [[Calvert Holt]].

Berthold's father was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ashdown_Audsley George Ashdown Audsley] (1838-1925), famed architect and organ designer.

A biographical sketch of [[Berthold Audsley]] appeared in the 21 December 1930 issue of The Sunday Call of Newark, New Jersey:

: Time was, back in 1912 while Mr. [Berthold] Audsley was in England, that he made a model of the Immingham docks on the Hummber River in Yorkshire. On a platform constructed in eleven sections, 28 by 16 feet, the model represented territory covering two square miles. Every building, crane and bridge and 8,000 tiny gondola cars filled with coal were made and put in their proper places by Mr. Audsley, who completed the exhibit in three months. The last six weeks of the time, he lived in a room at an inn next door to his specially built workshop and worked twenty-two hours a day. That model required the construction and placement of two miles of miniature railroad track. The model was placed on exhibition at the Ghent Exposition in 1913.

: Mr. Audsley is the type of artist who can step down from a heavy machinery lathe to another bench and start work on an intricate lacy carving, or do a bit of painting in oils so exacting as to require the use of a magnifying glass.

[https://wanamakerorgan.com/08/pdf/audsley.pdf David H. Fox wrote]:

: [[Berthold Audsley]] also constructed models of ships, carriages, armor, and Medieval castles for use as educational materials in the Newark, New Jersey, public schools. Several of these are still preserved at the Newark Museum where he was employed. He additionally constructed working model steam locomotives of cast metal. One eighteen-inch-long example, presently in a private collection, developed 200 pounds pressure and ran at 40 miles per hour.

[[File:Berthold audsley 1913 estate model.png|thumb|center|800px|Model by Berthold Audsley of an estate with model garden railroad, as reproduced in BUILDING AGE in 1913.]]

== Obituary ==

[https://wanamakerorgan.com/08/pdf/audsley.pdf David H. Fox wrote]:

: [[Berthold Audsley]] Born 5 October 1873; model maker for Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey; model maker at Edison Lamp Works and Westinghouse firms; taught at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York; returned to Newark Museum, 1943; retired 1958; died 21 January 1962, Newark, New Jersey. Married Gertrude Clark Children: Hazel A. Monprode, Marion Hook

== Bibliography ==

* "Art of Polychromatic and Decorative Turning", George Ashdown Audsley and Berthold Audsley, 1911
* [https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17356646W/Artistic_and_decorative_stencilling "Artistic and Decorative Stencilling"], George Ashdown Audsley and Berthold Audsley, Published by Small, Maynard and Co., 1916
* "Amateur Joinery in the Home", George Ashdown Audsley and Berthold Audsley, 1916

== External Links ==

* [https://www.design.upenn.edu/architectural-archives/george-ashdown-audsley-collection-013 "George Ashdown Audsley Collection", Weitzman School of Design]
* [https://wanamakerorgan.com/08/pdf/audsley.pdf "Georghe Ashdown Audsley", David H. Fox]

File:Berthold audsley 1913 estate model.png

2026-05-01T20:25:38Z

Dnevil: Model by Berthold Audsley of an estate with model garden railroad, as reproduced in BUILDING AGE in 1913. From https://www.rhymepaysage.com/off-the-rails

== Summary ==
Model by Berthold Audsley of an estate with model garden railroad, as reproduced in BUILDING AGE in 1913. From https://www.rhymepaysage.com/off-the-rails

Steam Locomotive Drawings

2026-05-01T20:03:45Z

Dnevil: /* Calvert Holt */

[[Category:Steam Locomotive Models]]

== 3.75 inch scale ==

=== Dougal Hubner ===

* [[Meg Wendy]] 0-4-0
** Designed by [[Dougal Hubner]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

* "Uncle Sam" 0-4-0 Americanized version of [[Meg Wendy]]
** Designed by [[Dougal Hubner]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Milner ===

* Denver & Rio Grande C19 2-8-0
** Designed by [[Milner Engineering]]
** Drawings and casting available from [https://www.ajreeves.com/denver-rio-grande.html A.J. Reeves]

=== Keith Watson ===

* Sweet Creek 2-6-0
** Designed by [[Keith Watson]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Roll Models Industrial Railworks]]

* Prairie 2-6-2 version of Sweet Creek
** Designed by [[Keith Watson]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Roll Models Industrial Railworks]]

* Columbia 2-4-2 using Sweet Creek castings
** Designed by [[Keith Watson]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Roll Models Industrial Railworks]]

* Sandy River Forney 2-4-4 using Sweet Creek castings
** Designed by [[Keith Watson]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Roll Models Industrial Railworks]]

* Stuart Forney 2-4-2 using Sweet Creek castings
** Designed by [[Keith Watson]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Roll Models Industrial Railworks]]

=== Don Young ===

* [[Lucky 7|Maxi Lucky 7]]
** Based on B&SR 2-4-4T #7
** 7.25/7.5 inch gauge
** Designed by [[Don Young]]
** Drawings appeared in [[Live Steam Magazine]] starting in 1977
** Castings are available from [[Allen Models]]
** IBLS Library has copies of magazine articles containing the drawings

== 3 inch scale ==

=== Winton Brown ===

* 2-6-0 Mogul
** Designed by [[Winton Brown]]
** Drawings were offered by [[Winton Locomotive Works]]
** [[Charles Wiegand]] purchased the drawings and patterns, along with some castings
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Seymour Johnson ===

* [[Seymour_F._Johnson#3_inch_Hudson|Hudson 4-6-4]]
** Designed by [[Seymour F. Johnson]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

== 2.5 inch scale ==

=== Tom Artzberger ===

* Rio Grande Southern #20 narrow gauge 4-6-0
** Designed by [[Tom Artzberger]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Hartford Shops]]

=== John Buckwalter ===

* 2.5 inch scale, 7.x inch gauge Shay
** Designed by [[John Buckwalter]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Narrow Gauge Shay]]

=== Tom Miller ===

* D&RG K-36 2-8-2
** Designed by [[Tom Miller]]
** Drawings and casting available from [[Alco West Locomotives]]

=== Jeff Smith ===

* D&RGW C-25 2-8-0
** Designed by [[Jeff Smith]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Branchline Products]]

=== Richard Ulin ===

* D&RG K-27 2-8-2
** Designed by [[Richard Ulin]]
** Drawings and casting available from [[Alco West Locomotives]]

* 2-6-4 Mason Bogie
** Designed by [[Richard Ulin]]
** Drawings and casting available from [[Alco West Locomotives]]

=== Keith Watson ===

* Li'l Lima 0-4-0
** Designed by [[Keith Watson]]

* Li'l Mogul 2-6-0 Baldwin 3 foot gauge
** Designed by [[Keith Watson]]

=== Don Young ===

* [[Marie Estelle]] 0-4-0 narrow gauge
** Designed by [[Ollie Johnston]] for 4-3/4 inch gauge
** Scaled up by [[Don Young]]
** 7.x inch narrow gauge
** Drawings appeared in [[Live Steam Magazine]] starting October 1985
** [[IBLS Library]] has copies of magazine articles containing the drawings

== 1.75 inch scale ==

=== Don Young ===

* [[Lucky 7]]
** Based on B&SR 2-4-4T #7
** 3/4 inch gauge
** Designed by [[Don Young]]
** Drawings appeared in [[Live Steam Magazine]] starting in 1977
** IBLS Library has copies of magazine articles containing the drawings

== 1.5/1.6 inch scale ==

=== Allen Models ===

[[Allen Models]]

* [[Fitchburg Northern|Fitchburg Northern No. 34]]
** Designed by [[Thomas Rhodes]]
** Construction series ran in [[Live Steam Magazine]] starting Febrary 1988

* Harpur 2-4-0
** Designed by [[Bob Harpur]]

* Wabash Mogul 2-6-0
** Designed by [[Bob Harpur]]
** Based on Wabash #573
** IBLS Library has a copy of the drawings

* Ten Wheeler 4-6-0
** Designed by [[Gene Allen]]
** IBLS Library has a copy of the drawings

* American 4-4-0
** Designed by [[Gene Allen]]

* Consolidation 2-8-0
** Designed by [[Gene Allen]]

* Chloe 0-4-2
** Designer unknown
** Drawn by [[Gene Allen]]

* Allen 0-4-0
** Designed by [[Marty Knox]]
** CAD drawings by [[Neil Knopf]]

=== Walter Allen ===

* Rutland F-2j 4-6-0
** Designed by [[Walter Allen]]
** Offered for sale in [[Live Steam Magazine|Live Steam Newsletter]], Feb 1967 thru 1975
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Berthold Audsley ===

* [[A P.R.R. K4s Locomotive|Pennsy K4s 4-6-2]] in 7.25 inch gauge
** Designed by [[Berthold Audsley]]
** Built by [[Calvert Holt]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Paul Brien ===

* 0-6-0
** Designed by [[Paul Brien]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

* 2-6-0 [[Scotty Mogul]]
** Re-designed by [[Paul Brien]], based on [[Pershing Scott]]'s mogul, which was based on [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton's]] Mogul
** [[IBLS Library]] has drawings, see [[Scotty Mogul]]

* 4-6-0 LLR Ten Wheeler
** Designed by [[Paul Brien]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Winton Brown ===

* 2-6-0 Mogul
** Designed by [[Winton Brown]]
** Drawings were offered by [[Winton Locomotive Works]]
** [[Charles Wiegand]] purchased the drawings and patterns, along with some castings
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== John Clarke ===

* N.Y.C. & H.R 4-4-0 American
** Designed by John Clarke
** Drawings offered by [https://www.ajreeves.com/category-127.html A.J. Reeves]

=== Harry Coventry ===

* Baltimore & Ohio 4-2-0 Lafayette
** Designed by [[Harry Coventry]]
** Drawings available from [[Friends Models]]

=== Walt Disney ===

* CP-173 American 4-4-0 "Lilly Belle"
** Designed by [[Walt Disney]] company
** Offered for sale in [[The Miniature Locomotive]], July/August 1953
** Drawings are available from California State Railroad Museum
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== F. Brian Gittins ===

* [[Pennsy E6 Atlantic 4-4-2]]
** Designed by [[Brian Gittins|F. Brian Gittins]]
** Published in [[Modeltec]] magazine from October 1987 through March 1996
** Castings were offered by [[Saturated Steam]]
** IBLS Library has copies of the Modeltec issues, but seeking drawings from [[Saturated Steam]]

=== Roger Goldmann ===

* UP Challenger 4-6-6-4
** Designed by [[Roger Goldmann]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Live Steam Locomotives]] and [[Alco West Locomotives]]

* UP Big Boy 4-8-8-4
** Designed by [[Roger Goldmann]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Live Steam Locomotives]]

* UP FEF 4-8-4 Northern
** Designed by [[Roger Goldmann]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Live Steam Locomotives]]

* USRA 4-6-2 Heavy Pacific
** Designed by [[Roger Goldmann]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Live Steam Locomotives]]

* 2-8-0 Consolidation
** Designed by [[Roger Goldmann]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Live Steam Locomotives]]

* USRA 0-6-0 Switch Engine
** Designed by [[Roger Goldmann]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Live Steam Locomotives]]

=== John Grant ===

* 2-8-0 "baby" Consolidation
** Designed by [[John Grant]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Henry Greenly ===

* [[Hudson 4-6-4]] and Northern 4-8-4
:: Designed by [[Henry Greenly]]
:: Copyright expired in 2018
:: [[IBLS Library]] has a copy of these drawings

=== Bob Hannum ===

* Cooke 4-4-0 American
** Designed by [[Bob Hannum]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== William M Harris ===

* Falk No. 1 0-4-0 logging locomotive
** Designed by [[William Harris]]
** Drawings available in book [[Falk No. 1 Locomotive]]
** Drawings and build articles appeared in [[Live Steam Magazine]] starting November/December 1992
** [[IBLS Library]] has a copy of the book and magazines

* Mich-Cal No. 2 narrow gauge Shay in 4-3/4 inch gauge
** Designed by [[William Harris]]
** Drawings and build articles appeared in [[Live Steam Magazine]] starting July 1985
** [[IBLS Library]] has the magazines

=== Kozo Hiraoka ===

* Pennsylvania A3 0-4-0 Switcher
** Designed by [[Kozo Hiraoka]]
** Drawings appeared in [[Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading]] starting March/April 1998
** Some castings for [[Kozo Hiraoka]] locomotives are available from [[Friends Models]]
** [[IBLS]] Library has all magazine articles for these drawings

=== Calvert Holt ===

* NYC 4-6-4 Hudson
** Designed by [[Calvert Holt]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== John D.L. Johnson ===

* Western Maryland Railway #6 Shay
** Designed by [[John D.L. Johnson]]
** Drawings and casting available from [[LocoGear]]

* Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk RR #12 Shay
** Designed by [[John D.L. Johnson]]
** Drawings and casting available from [[LocoGear]]

=== Jim Kreider ===

* Berkshire 2-8-4
** Designed by [[Jim Kreider]]
** Drawings and castings offered by [[Alco West Locomotives]]

=== Ralph Lathrop ===

* 4-4-0 American Joel W. White
** Designed by [[Ralph Lathrop]]
** Previously sold by [[East Coast Locomotive Works]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

* Southern Railroad 4-6-2 Ps-4 Pacific
** Designed by [[Ralph Lathrop]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

* 4-4-2 Atlantic
** Designed by [[Ralph Lathrop]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

* 4-6-4 Hudson
** Designed by [[Ralph Lathrop]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

* 4-8-4 Northern
** Designed by [[Ralph Lathrop]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Robert Maynard ===

* CliShay
** Designed by [[Robert Maynard]]
** Build articles including drawings appeared in [[Live Steam Magazine]] starting in December 1977
** Drawings available in the book [[Building the CliShay]]

=== Robert Miller ===

* 4-4-0 American
** Designed by Robert Miller of [[Miller Backyard Railroads]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Elmer Nuskey ===

* [[Jack Bachmann|Pennsylvania A-5 0-4-0 Camelback]]
** Designed by [[Elmer Nuskey]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Iron Horse Supply]]

=== Bill Oberpriller ===

* Freelance 2-4-2
** Designed by Bill Oberpriller
** Drawings and construction information: [[Bill Oberpriller's Minnie]]

=== Carl Purinton ===

* 2-6-0 Mogul
** Designed by [[Charles A. Purinton]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Charlie Purinton ===

* 0-4-0 Tank Switcher [[Charles_S._Purinton#Minnie|Minnie]]
** Designed and built by [[Charles S. Purinton]]
** [[IBLS Library]] has complete drawings

=== Railroad Supply Corporation ===

* CP-173 American 4-4-0
** Designed by [[Railroad Supply Corporation]] personnel (e.g. [[Barry Hauge]])

* Baltimore & Ohio C-16A 0-4-0 Switcher
** Designed by [[Railroad Supply Corporation]] personnel

* Baldwin Mogul 2-6-0
** Designed by [[Railroad Supply Corporation]] personnel

* Baldwin Consolidation 2-8-0
** Designed by [[Railroad Supply Corporation]] personnel

* USRA Heavy Mikado 2-8-2
** Designed by [[Railroad Supply Corporation]] personnel
** Drawings and castings available from [[Railroad Supply Corporation]] and [[Alco West Locomotives]]

=== Ken Schroeder ===

* Three truck Shay
** Designed by [[Ken Schroeder]]
** Drawings and castings offered by [[Shay Locomotive]]

=== Lee Stephens ===

* Southern Ps-4 Pacific 4-6-2
** Designed by [[Lee Stephens]]
** Advertised in [[Live Steam Magazine]] in 1972, 1973
** Currently owned by [[Texas Railway Supply Inc]] e.g. Michael McGrath
** Drawings only for locomotive, no tender drawings
** IBLS Library has a copy of these drawings

=== Bill Van Brocklin ===

* American 4-4-0 [[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Loco_28|"Topsy"]]
** Designed by [[Bill Van Brocklin]]
** Drawings sold by [[Friends Models]], also has patterns
** [[IBLS Library]] has a copy of these drawings

=== Don Viale ===

* 4-6-2 Pacific PS-4
** Designed by Donald and Robert Viale
** Drawings and castings were offered by [[Klamath Locomotive Works]]
** [[IBLS Library]] has a copy of these drawings

* 4-6-4 J1E Hudson
** Designed by Donald and Robert Viale
** Drawing and castings were offered by [[Klamath Locomotive Works]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking copies of drawings

=== Steve Vitkovits ===

* 2-8-2 light Mikado
** Designed by [[Steve Vitkovits]]
** Drawings and castings are for sale by [[Railroad Warehouse]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Weston/Gish ===

* 4-6-0 Rio Grande T-12 Ten Wheeler
** Designed by [[Warren Weston]] and [[Gail Gish]]
** Construction articles serialized in [[Modeltec]], May 1985 through June 1987 (see [[Warren Weston]])
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

== 1 inch scale ==

=== Frank "Doc Fixit" Barto ===

* Southern Pacific 4-4-2 Atlantic A-6
** Designed by [[Frank Barto]]
** Drawings and castings were offered by [[Frank Barto]]
** IBLS Library seeking copies of the drawings

=== Doug Alkire ===

* Baltimore & Ohio 4-6-2 P7 Pacific "President Washington"
** Designed by [[Doug Alkire]]
** [[Doug_Alkire#5300_Drawings|IBLS Library has a copy of the drawings]]

=== Harry Coventry ===

* Baltimore & Ohio I-6 Class 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler
** Designed by [[Harry Coventry]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Friends Models]]

* Baltimore & Ohio B-8 Class 4-4-0 American
** Designed by [[Harry Coventry]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Friends Models]]

=== Lester Friend ===

* Atlantic 4-4-2
** Designed by [[Lester Friend]]
** Construction articles appeared in [[The Miniature Locomotive]] starting May/June 1952
** Drawings available from [[Friends Models]]

* Narrow gauge 0-4-0 side tanker, 3.5 inch gauge
** Designed by [[Lester Friend]]
** Drawings available from [[Friends Models]]

=== Luker ===

* American 4-4-0 Wahya, 4-3/4 inch gauge
** Designed by [[Luker]]
** Construction articles appear in [https://content.villagepress.com/LS/SO23/?loop-check=1701874376#p=8 LSOR starting Sep/Oct 2023]

=== Eugene Paul ===

* "Puffin Billy" 0-4-0 switcher
** Designed by [[Eugene Paul]]
** Drawings were offered by [[Coles Power Models]]
** IBLS Library seeking copies of the drawings

== 3/4 inch scale ==

=== Alan Armitage ===

* Boston & Maine 4-4-0 Atlantic
** Designed by [[Alan Armitage]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Friends Models]]

* Boston & Maine 4117 4-8-2 R1d
** Designed by [[Alan Armitage]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Cliff Blackstaffe ===

* 0-4-0
** Designed by [[Cliff Blackstaffe]]
** Construction articles appeared in [[The Miniature Locomotive]] starting September/October 1952
*** See [[Blackstaffe Beginner's Locomotive]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Oliver Burnaby Bolton ===

* L11 Baldwin 4-4-0 for New South Whales Railway (NSWR)
** Designed by [[Oliver Burnaby Bolton]]
** Drawings were offered by [[Caldwell Industries]]
** Drawings are still be available from [[E and J Winter]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Clarkson Bundick ===

* [[Model Maker's Dream Engine|NYC Dreyfuss 4-6-4 Hudson]]
** Designed by [[Clarkson Bundick]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Harry Coventry ===

* President Washington 5300 P-7 Class 4-6-2 Pacific
** Designed by [[Harry Coventry]]
** Drawings available from [[Friends Models]]
** [[IBLS Library]] has a copy of the drawings

* Pennsy K4 Class 4-6-2 Pacific
** Designed by [[Harry Coventry]]
** Drawings available from [[Friends Models]]

* D-30 class USRA 0-6-0 Switcher
** Designed by [[Harry Coventry]]
** Construction articles appeared in [[The Miniature Locomotive]] starting March/April 1954, then continued in [[The North American Live Steamer]], March 1956
** Drawings and construction notes available from [[Friends Models]]

* Beginners 4-4-4
** Designed by [[Harry Coventry]]
** Drawings were printed in [[The Model Craftsman]] starting in the January 1949 issue
** [[Harry Coventry]] advertised drawings and castings for sale in [[The Model Craftsman]] January 1949 issue

=== Martin Evans ===

* 0-8-0 Canadian switcher "Caribou"
** Designed by [[Martin Evans]]
** Limited drawings available in the book [[0-8-0 Canadian Switcher Caribou]]
** Full drawings available from [https://www.ajreeves.com/11089.html AJ Reeves]
** [[IBLS Library]] has a copy of the book

* 2-8-0 Consolidation "Buffalo" based on "Caribou"
** Designed by [[Martin Evans]]
** Limited drawings available in the book [[0-8-0 Canadian Switcher Caribou]]
** [https://www.sarikhobbies.com/product/canadian-type-2-8-0-locomotive-tender-plan/ Single sheet drawing for 2-8-0 variation Buffalo, from Sarik Hobbies]
** [[IBLS Library]] has a copy of the book

* 4-8-4 "Columiba"
** Designed by [[Martin Evans]]
** Drawings and casting available from [http://www.blackgates.co.uk/3_5__gauge_locos.html Blackgates Engineering of England]

=== Karl Friedrich ===

* "Dinky" narrow gauge "shifter" 0-4-0, 1 inch scale, 3.5 inch gauge
** Designed by [[Karl Friedrich]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Friends Models]]

=== Lester Friend ===

* Tom Thumb
** Designed by [[Lester Friend]]
** Drawings and castings available from [[Friends Models]]

=== Kozo Hiraoka ===

* Pennsylvania A3 Switcher
** Designed by [[Kozo Hiraoka]]
** Drawings appeared in [[Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading]] starting September/October 1982
** Also available in book form
** Some castings for [[Kozo Hiraoka]] locomotives are available from [[Friends Models]]
** [[IBLS Library]] has all magazine articles for these drawings

* Heisler
** Designed by [[Kozo Hiraoka]]
** Drawings appeared in [[Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading]] starting January 1980
** Also available in book form
** [[IBLS Library]] has all magazine articles for these drawings

* New Shay
** Designed by [[Kozo Hiraoka]]
** Drawings appeared in [[Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading]] starting July/August 1999
** Also available in book form
** Some castings for [[Kozo Hiraoka]] locomotives are available from [[Friends Models]]
** [[IBLS Library]] has all magazine articles for these drawings

* Climax
** Designed by [[Kozo Hiraoka]]
** Drawings appeared in [[Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading]] starting February 1983
** Also available in book form
** [[IBLS Library]] has all magazine articles for these drawings

* Rio Grand K-27
** Designed by [[Kozo Hiraoka]]
** Drawings appeared in [[Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading]] starting July/August 2013
** [[IBLS Library]] has all magazine articles for these drawings (to date)

=== Carl Hoffman ===

* NYC 4-6-4 Hudson
** Designed by [[Carl Hoffman]]
** Advertised in [[Live Steam Magazine|Live Steam Newsletter]], 1966
** Drawings might be available from Don Carr ("Cardo" on Chaski.org)
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Calvert Holt ===

* NYC 4-6-4 Hudson
** Designed and built by [[Calvert Holt]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Fred Jerome ===

* Timken "Four Aces" 4-8-4
** Designed by [[Fred Jerome]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== James Alick Josslin ===

* Hudson 4-6-4
** Designed by [[James Alick Josslin]]
** Castings supplied by [[Frank Birch]]
** First described in the [[Model Engineer]] in 1933
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Laverne Langworthy ===

* Hudson 4-6-4
** Designed by [[Laverne Langworthy]]
** Advertised in the April 1935 issue of [[The Modelmaker]]
** Later sold to [[Yankee Shop]]
** Currently offered by [[Friends Models]]

=== Lillian Lawrence ===

* American 4-4-0 "Virginia"
** Designed by [[LBSC]]
** Drawings available in [[LBSC's Famous 4-4-0 Virginia]]
** [[LBSC's Virginia|CAD Analysis by Don Althouse]]
** [[IBLS Library]] has the 1975 edition of [[LBSC's Famous 4-4-0 Virginia]]

=== Bill Morewood ===

* Raritan 2-4-0
** Designed by [[William Morewood|Bill Morewood]]
** Drawings available in the book [[Building the Raritan]]
** [[IBLS Library]] has a copy of [[Building the Raritan]]

=== Gerry Penrose ===

* Canadian 0-4-0 switcher
** Designed by [[Gerry Penrose]]
** Drawings and build article appeared in [[Live Steam Magazine]] starting November 1976
** Drawings were offered by [[Gerry Penrose]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Charles S. Purinton ===

* Angus 4-4-2 Atlantic
** Designed by [[Charles S. Purinton|Charlie Purinton]]
** Drawings available from [[Friends Models]]

=== Harry Sait ===

* Boston and Albany 4-6-6-T
** Designed by [[Harry Sait]]
** Drawings available from [[Friends Models]]

== 1/2 inch scale ==

=== Harry Coventry ===

* President Washington 5300 P-7 Class 4-6-2 Pacific
** Designed by [[Harry Coventry]]
** Drawn by [[Eugene Paul]]
** Advertised in [[The Modelmaker]] magazine, October 1928

* Pennsy K4 Class 4-6-2 Pacific
** Designed by [[Harry Coventry]]
** Drawing appeared in [[Harry_Coventry#Pennsy_K4|"Mechanical Package" magazine, #4]], Fall 1932

=== Martin Lewis ===

* Pacific 4-6-2, Hudson 4-6-4 and Northern 4-8-4
** Designed by [[Martin Lewis]]
** Drawings available in book form published by Little Engines
** Appeared as serial articles in [[The Modelmaker]]
** Copyright of original drawings and text has expired
** IBLS Library has copies of the magazines and book

=== L.R. Miller ===

* Hudson 4-6-4
** Designed by [[L.R. Miller]]
** Advertised in [[The Modelmaker]]
** [[IBLS Library]] has a copy of these drawings

=== Lawrence Murphy ===

* 4-6-2 Pacific
** Designed by Lawrence Murphy of [[Rialto Models]]
** Advertised castings and drawings in [[The Modelmaker]]
** [[IBLS Library]] is seeking drawings

=== Harry Sait ===

* Boston & Main 2-8-4 #4000
** Designed by [[Harry Sait]]
** Drawings by [[Charles A. Purinton]]
** See [[Live Steam of Years Gone By]], page 11
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

== 1/4 inch scale ==

=== Carl Purinton ===

* 0-4-0 Switcher Pennsylvania Class A
* Designed by [[Charles A. Purinton]]

=== LBSC ===

* 4-8-4
** Designed by [[LBSC]]
** Drawings appeared in [[The Modelmaker]] magazine

=== Oliver Burnaby Bolton ===

* L35 Hudson 4-6-4
** Designed by [[Oliver Burnaby Bolton]]
** Drawings were offered by [[Caldwell Industries]]
** Drawings are still be available from [[E and J Winter]]
** [[IBLS Library]] seeking drawings

=== Harold Darr ===

* Northern 4-8-4
** Designed by [[Harold Darr]]
** Drawings available from [[The National 2-1/2 Inch Gauge Association]]

=== Martin Lewis ===

* Hudson 4-6-4 and Northern 4-8-4
** Designed by [[Martin Lewis]]
** Drawings available in book form published by Little Engines
** Appeared as serial articles in [[The Modelmaker]]
** Copyright of original drawings and text has expired
** IBLS Library has copies of the magazines and book

== Gauge 1 ==

=== Ed Hume ===

* Climax Class A
** Designed by [[Ed Hume]]
** Drawings available in the book [[A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model]].

== External Links ==

* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=109037 "Steam Locomotive model drawings", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.discoverlivesteam.com/magazineold/33/33.html "Designers, Publishers & Builders form a Successful and Historic Partnership", DiscoverLiveSteam.com]

Calvert Holt

2026-05-01T19:59:03Z

Dnevil: /* Gallery */

[[Category:People]]

== Gallery ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px>
File:Calvert Holt Pennsy K4s Live Steamer 1935 03 p341.PNG|Calvert Holt Pennsy K4s Live Steamer, Popular Mechanics, March 1935 page 341.
File:Calvert Holt PRR K4s 2.jpg|Calvert Holt with his wife and children, posing with his P.R.R. K4s Locomotive. "The Modelmaker", September 1932.
File:CalvertHolt Pacific ownedby HenryStarring April2026.jpg|Calvert Holt's K4s Pacific, currently owned by Henry Starring.
File:TheModelmaker March1931 CalvertHolt advert.jpg|Calvert Holt advertisement in the March 1931 edition of [[The Modelmaker]]. Scan provided by Pat Fahey and Fred Jaggi of Waushakum Live Steamers.
File:CalvertHoltShop.jpg|Calvert Holt's emaculate shop. From "Mechanical Package Magazine #4 Fall 1932".
File:Calvert Holt 2.jpg|Calvert Holt's 3-1/2 inch scale home railroad in Connecticut. From "Mechanical Package Magazine #4 Fall 1932".
File:CalvertHolt HomeLayout Connecticut.jpg|Calvert Holt's 3-1/2 inch scale home railroad in Connecticut. From "Mechanical Package Magazine #4 Fall 1932".
File:CalvertHoltsConnecticutHomeRailroad.jpg|Calvert Holt's 3-1/2 inch scale home railroad in Connecticut. From "Mechanical Package Magazine #4 Fall 1932".
File:Holt Locomotives advert The Modelmaker Sept 1932.jpg|Advertisement for Holt Locomotives in "The Modelmaker", September 1932.
</gallery>

== Visit from L.B.S.C. ==

[http://www.modeng.johnbaguley.info/ John Baguley] provided the following information.

: As there seems to be quite an interest in [[LBSC|'Curly' Lawrence]], the following photos may be of interest. They were taken by a Mr George Bender in 1930 (possibly March) during [[LBSC]]'s stay with Calvert Holt at his home in Greenwich. The house in the background is the one Holt had built for LBSC and his wife Mabel.

: The loco is a 2½" K4 that LBSC converted from coal firing to oil (kerosene) firing for the owner. There is no mention who the owner was but LBSC "believed" it to be the first passenger hauling 2½" gauge engine built in the USA. The photos below show it in an unfinished state.

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File:LBSC K4 at Calvert Holt 1.png|L.B.S.C. coupling up his "Norbury Light" Pacific in 2-1/2" gauge at Calvert Holt's home track. Photo by George Bender, from "The Model Engineer". Thanks to John Baguley.
File:LBSC K4 at Calvert Holt 2.png|L.B.S.C.'s K4 at Calvert Holt's track, "Plenty of Steam". Photo by George Bender, from "The Model Engineer". Thanks to John Baguley.
File:LBSC K4 at Calvert Holt 3.png|L.B.S.C. visiting Calvert Holt's home track. "The Resurrection of the 'Norbury Light'", photo by George Bender, from "The Model Engineer". Thanks to John Baguley.
File:LBSC K4 at Calvert Holt 4.png|"Finished 2-1/2-in. Gauge Piston Valve 'Pacific' at Full Speed.". L.B.S.C. running on Calvert Holts track. Photo by Calvert Holt, from "The Model Engineer". Thanks to John Baguley.
File:CalvertHolt home track.Toonerville Trolley.png|"Mr. Calvert Holt as 'Skipper of the Toonerville Trolley'". The Toonerville loco being driven by Calvert was built by a friend of his who had his own 3½" gauge track. Photo by George Bender, from "The Model Engineer". Thanks to John Baguley.
File:CalverHolt Advert TheModelmaker Apr1930.jpg|Calvert Holt advertisement taken in front of his home in Connecticut. From "The Modelmaker", April 1930.
</gallery>

== Tidbits from Chaski ==

[[Keith Taylor]] wrote

:There was a 3/4" Hudson of which several were built by Calvert Holt in the early 1930's. It is my understanding that they were not made with Langworthy castings. I had heard that they were from Mr. Holt's own design and patterns. I believe one was constructed by Mr. Holt for Vicent Astor.

[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=91429&p=226949&hilit=calvert+holt#p226942 Larry (elm53)], 2 January 2009

:Holt also supplied rail castings and completed locomotives for 1/4",1/2",3/4" and 1 1/2" scales. Years ago I made contact with one of Holt's sons, who had found one of his dads 3/4" Hudsons with the brass rail in an antique shop on the north shore. I believe the [[Joy Town Railroad|Yankee Hudson]] in 1 1/2" scale may be a Holt also.

[[Keith Taylor]], 4 March 2007

: Larry, I am pretty sure that the only 1 - 1/2" scale loco was "Miss Bay Shore" a Pennsylvania Railroad K-4. In fact, that K-4 was the cause of Calvert Holt's death. It started to slip off of the building stand and Mr. Holt tried to ease the loco to the floor of the shop and was struck in the legs. A blood clot dislodged and ended up in his brain.

...

:I do know that Calvert Holt of Greenwich, Connecticut died as a result of an accident while working on an inch and a half scale model locomotive. He was working on the loco on a rolling work stand and the loco started to roll off one end. Mr.Holt tried to stop the locomotive from hitting the floor and he caught the falling chassis on his lap and legs. A blood clot formed as a result of the massive trauma, and when the blood clot dislodged, it ended up in his brain....killing him. I have often wondered what ever happened to the 7-1/4" gauge Pennsylvania RR K-4s model that Mr. Holt built for a customer. It was pictured in [[The Modelmaker]] magazine and looked to be a fine locomotive.

...

:The chassis was built by Calvert Holt of Greenwich, Connecticut as part of a batch he was constructing for the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. During the construction one of the engines started to slide off of the building stand and Mr. Holt caught the locomotive as it fell, against his legs. Unbeknownst to him there was an internal injury that resulted in the formation of a blood clot. The clot dislodged and ended up in his brain killing him.

...

: The Calvert Holt locomotive was 7-1/4 inch gauge contrary to what was claimed in print.

== Family ==

From U.S. Census, 1930, Greenwich, CT:

* Calvert Holt - born 1893, New York
* Julia P Holt - wife, born 1903, New York
* Calvert R Holt - son, born 1928, New York
* Emmitt Holt - son, born 1929, New York

== Obituary ==

Thanks to Pat Fahey and the Greenwich, Connecticut library for the following, from "Greenwich Time", June 29th, 1938:

: Calvert Holt Dies of Heart Trouble

: Model Engine Builder Who Made Home Here for 11 Years

: [[Calvert Holt]], a Greenwich resident for the past 11 years, died of a heart ailment early this morning at his home on Zaccheus Mead's Lane.

: Born in New York 45 years ago, Mr. Holt had been connected with the Air Reduction Corp. for the last three years. Previously he had been a builder of model steam locomotives. He attended the Horace Mann School, Hill School and Brown University.

: Surviving Mr. Holt are his widow, Mrs. Julia Grainger Porter Holt; his mother, Mrs. L. Emmett Holt; three children, Calvert P., L. Emmett, 3rd. and Julian Grainger Holt; a sister, Mrs. Holt Lowry of Vineyard Rd., and two brothers, Horace Holt of New York City, and Dr. L. Emmett Holt, Jr, of Baltimore.

: Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Chapel, Tarrytown, N.Y., where burial will follow. The Rev. Mr. Eugene Carder of the Riverside Church, New York, will conduct the services. Friends have been requested to omit flowers.

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File:Calvert Holt obituary 1 of 2 .jpg
File:Calvert Holt obituary 2 of 2 .jpg
</gallery>

== References ==

* "[[A P.R.R. K4s Locomotive]]", The Modelmaker, September 1932
* "[[Calvert Holt Sees It Through]]", [[LBSC|L.B.S.C.]], The Model Engineer and Practical Electrician, October 20, 1932
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=109662&p=426863#p426863 "Calvert Holt: what year did he pass away?", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=109671 "Another Calvert Holt question How many engines did he produce?", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=108100 "Vincent Astor's railroad", Chaski.org]
* [https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/vincent-astor-u-s-national-archives/wQ2hXHF9?hl=en "Vincent Astor" U.S. National Archives]

File:CalvertHolt Pacific ownedby HenryStarring April2026.jpg

2026-05-01T19:58:30Z

Dnevil: Calvert Holt's K4s Pacific, currently owned by Henry Starring. Photo by Henry Starring, used with permission, May 2026.

== Summary ==
Calvert Holt's K4s Pacific, currently owned by Henry Starring. Photo by Henry Starring, used with permission, May 2026.

Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad

2026-04-09T14:16:45Z

Dnevil: /* Meets */

[[Category:Tracks]]

[[File:SantaFeCaboose999187 CGI.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Santa Fe caboose 999187 at the [[Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad]]. Photo by [[Daris A Nevil]], July 2015.]]
The Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad is a private track located near Comanche, Texas. It was built by [[Roy Pickard]] and family and friends.

== Meets ==

=== 2025 Fall Meet ===

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=== 2022 SWLS Spring Meet ===

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=== 2021 Spring Fling ===

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=== 2020 Fall Meet ===

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=== 2018 Spring Fling ===

See [[Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad 2018]]

=== 2017 Fall Meet ===

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File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Cason F3-ABBA.001.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7 001.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7-ABBA.003.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7-ABBA.004.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 IMG 1741.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 The Chief.jpg
</gallery>

=== 2016 Spring Ops Meet ===

The annual Spring Operations Meet was held the week of March 6, 2016. In spite of heavy rain the meet was a great success.

Danny Click wrote the following:

: We started the re-building of the C&IG in late February of last year. In 12 months we have re-laid and refurbished over 3,000' of C&IG mainline.

:* 1,500' of steel rail. Mainly on the outside rail of the curves.
:* Nearly 4,000 EP plastic ties, 500 concrete ties. Plus about 500 new wood ties.
:* Over 18,000 screws.
:* About 35 tons of ballast and another 30 tons of road base.

: We have some really good track now in some critical areas around the railroad, however, this place is huge we have several more years to go. That is just fine with us because for the Friends of the C&IG the journey is the fun! Stay tuned.

== Renovation ==
=== April 2026 ===

Craig Stoops, C&IG Roadmaster, posted:

: A work session was held the 1st week of April 2026, and a lot of work was completed getting ready for the spring meet:

:* Re-leveling and re-ballasting Tlaquepaque to Anasazi
:* Owens Junction erosion and track dip
:* Pickard Gap winter storm rock slide damage. Replacement of damaged track section. Dug out the ROW to allow clearance for engine foot pegs
:* Welding repairs on Lehnis Bridge
:* Removal of dead trees hanging over the track
:* Mexican hat tipple track wash out 1st order repairs.
:* Crossing at the HE&WT smash gate was removed, cut and re-welded to fix the rabbit derailments.
:* HE&WT track repairs at known derailment areas. Began track leveling project.
:* Repainting of signage continues
:* Rolling stock repairs

: In Oct 2025 track maintenance work resumed after a 2 year hiatus with the leveling and re-ballasting of all 4 approaches to Slo Order.

=== August 2016 ===
Danny Click posted on Facebook, August 2016:

: While working on the railroad, we always marvel at what Roy was able to build and accomplish. It is truly amazing. We will complete a section of the railroad and think about how much we accomplished that week look around and realize how big the railroad is! I wanted to see exactly how much of the railroad we have touched so far so I grabbed a track plan and highlighted the areas we have re-built or re-furbished in the last year and a half. The photo is below. I know Roy would enjoy the progress we've made and laugh out loud at the looks on our faces each time we look up covered in sweat and dirt and realize how far we have to go!....and love every minute of it! Most folks don't work as hard as we play!

[[File:CIG Renovation as of August2016.jpg|thumb|center|500px]]

== History ==

From [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=90539&p=218834&hilit=mid+central#p218834 Brian], posted on Chaski.org:

: Roy and Marylin Pickard began this railroad way back in the late 70's - early 80's. It is the first point to point live steam railroad built and designed exclusively for operation, with dispatchers, radios, freight trains, and passenger trains running via timetable.

: It takes a great amount of effort nearly year-round to maintain and then prepare the railroad for the runs in the spring and fall. The irregulars provide service from cutting brush, repairing and maintaining right of way and trackage, building and maintaining signals, and servicing and rebuilding rolling stock. We have folks that come from all over, and some of the gypsies have recently rebuilt one of the major steel bridges and a turntable.

From [http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?3,2659543 Tom], posted on Trainorders.com:

: In the late 1970's Roy Pickard bought a ranch near Priddy, Tx. He went to Texas A&M to learn how to raise cows so that he could get a agricultural tax exemption on the land. His real purpose was to build a live steam railroad, the Comanche and Indian Gap. It would be spread over about 150 acres of rolling land, some heavily forested and other parts out in the open.

: Roy and his son built about 80% of the railroad moving a lot of dirt and rocks to provide a right of way. Word spread about it and some came to see what he had done before it was finished. Some said he was crazy, others just thought he was a little nuts. But, in spite of that some started helping and the railroad main line was finished. It had to cross some creeks, one in particular called Cowhouse Creek which required a 120 ft bridge that ranged to a height of 10 ft over the Creek,and rise up some tough hills with plenty of curvature. Some parts such as the "raceway allowed you to "come out" on the throttle if only for a 150 yards, then it was back to curves and grades.

: Roy wasn't just building a live steam track, he was building a railroad complete with many passing tracks and sidings for freight trains to work. It was to be operated as a real railroad, dispatched by radio controlling train movements and meets. Roy made use of concealment of the track in wooded areas. In some places you would be close to another part of he mainline of the railroad and not even know it when trees and bushes were leafed out. The track ran from 3 terminals, West Yard, Comanche Yard, and Indian Gap each with a turntable and water spouts. It had tower 17, a tall structure that seated the dispatcher and a CTC machine for the Zuni (Tower 17) tracks and wye. It was the nerve center of the railroad. Radios were early radio shack 5 channel radios with only 1/4 miles range and not really good at that.

: Roy's wife has said she will keep the meets going as long as she lives. All maintenance is now done by a small group of men who come to the track about 4 weekends a year plus all those who come to meets work on track Monday-Wednesday, and then run the rest of he week. The tracks 31 year history has almost a complete turnover in those who now come to the meets. Many of the original group have passed away and others are so old now they just don't travel the long distances to get there anymore. Even I don't come but a couple of days now. Knees just can't do what they used to do. Father time can be a little cruel.

[[Terry McGrath]] wrote, 5 May 2014:

: I attended the spring meet at the C&IG, rode the trains, walked the mainline, spent some time in the West Yard. I found concrete ties and new wood ties, expanded ballast work along portions of the main line and working signals. Trains had little trouble with derailments and I noticed a lot of retainer walls to keep mud from sliding onto the mainline during rains. While the railroad needs much more work, I have concluded that the C&IG is going to be around for many years to come. Peter is very enthusiastic about the future of the railroad, and has said the Pickard family is committed to keep operations going forward. If you are thinking of going to the C&IG's fall meet in October, right after the Terrell meet, consider taking your engine and some cars, as there will be even more work done on the railroad this summer.

In 2018 Peter Bryan put together a list of key people responsible for the development of the railroad. Please note that this list is not complete.

* [[Gene Allen]]
* Joe & Gwen Baily
* Lee Balkum
* [[Harry Bean|Harry "Scorcher" Bean]]
* Rick Bierman
* [[Henry Blossom|Hank & Myra Blossom]]
* Bob Blyth
* [[Ken Casford]]
* Billy Chaffin
* Doug Chancey
* [[John Enders]]
* Tom Enloe
* Harry Haas
* [[Truman Hefner|Truman & Vera Hefner]]
* Ernest Gerloff
* [[Alex Hitzfelder|Alex, Grace and Nick Hitzfelder]]
* Jack Green
* James Goodson
* [[David Hannah III]]
* Ralph Howels
* Loren Jennings
* [[Walter Johnson]]
* Tom Keenan
* [[Ed Leatherwood|Ed & Jean Leatherwood]]
* [[Jack Lucks|Jack & Shirley Lucks]]
* Lee Lyons
* [[Ed McCamey]]
* [[Terry McGrath]]
* [[Jim Murray]]
* Art Olds
* Jack & Lyrette Owen
* [[Roy Pickard]]
* Ben Pearlman
* Ed Rains
* Lynn Ratliff
* Joe & May Robertson
* Harry & Shirley Simpson
* Dan Spiner
* Mike Spoor
* [[Fred Springer]]
* Harold Staples
* [[C.T. Sumrall]]
* Jim "Tweetie" Tolson
* Julian Van Sickle
* K. Volrath
* Curt Werner
* Richard Wilms

== Gallery ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="2">
File:C&IG SlowOrderBridge LeeBalkam.jpg|Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad, Slo Order Bridge, photo from [http://www.balkum.com/lee.html Lee Balkham website]
File:GarrettBean 3420X ComancheIndianGap 2001 DiscoverLiveSteam.jpg|Seven-year-old Garrett at the throttle of his grandfather's (Harry "Scorcher" Bean) 1.5-inch Southern Pacific consolidation #3420X pulling out of the Indian Gap yard on the Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad in 2001. From [http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/photocontest/2001/photocontest2001-1.htm DiscoverLiveSteam.com]
File:CIG ComancheYard Fall1999 FrolinMarek.jpg|A view of Comanche Yard in the Fall of 1999. Photo by Frolin Marek.
File:TrumanHeffner Warbonnet CIG.jpg|Truman Heffer's 4-unit lash-up at the Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad. Photo by C. Randall Wilson.
File:CIG Spring Meet 20180426 by Danny Click 2.jpg|Comanche & Indian Gap RR Spring Meet 25 April 2018. Photo by Danny Click.
File:CIG Spring Meet 20180426 by Danny Click.jpg
File:JimRobison CompressorPowered 484 CIG byFrankPickard.jpg|Jim Robison built this 4-8-4 in 1.5 inch scale. It is shown here on the old hydraulic turntable of the Comanche & Indian Gap RR. Vance Nickerson said the locomotive was powered by a gas engine and compressor setup. Photo by Frank Pickard. Posted on Facebook, 20180509.
File:FrankMann 5001 CIG 20180127 Click.jpg|Frank Mann's 5001 arrived at Comanche & Indian Gap RR, 27 January 2018. It will rest here until repairs begin later this year. Photo by Danny Click.
File:FrankMann 5001 CIG 20180127 Click side.jpg
</gallery>

=== Pickard Gap ===

by Tom Stamey

Roy had named a lot of spots along the railroad, some for individuals, the bridge over helper, town of Gotebo, passing track of [[Martin Lehnis|Lehnis]], etc. We dept asking what he was going to name Pickard. He said absolutely nothing because if he did it would be kind of self serving and he was not into that because too many other people had helped.

The loop around Comanche had been a thorn in his side for years. He had tried everyway under the sun to cut through and could not. Dick Parker of Chicago came up with the idea of people chipping in to pay for a BIG bull dozer to come do the work. $100 a person was asked and paid. All without Roy knowing what was going on until the money had been collected and he was told about it (becuase he would have to get someone with a dozer out there). [[Truman Hefner]] and I paid for a plack to be made naming the cut "Pickard Gap" and surprised Roy with it at a ceremony regarding the last rail being laid in the gap. [[Jack Lucks]] videoed it.

== Models ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="2">
File:CIG HO Boxcar.jpg|An Athearn HO Boxcar decorated in Comanche and Indian Gap colors.
File:CIG NScale Boxcar.jpg|An N Scale model bearing the Comanche and Indian Gap herald. From ebay.
</gallery>

[[Daris A Nevil]] built a caboose that approximates the Santa Fe Number 999187 that used to reside at the C&IG. See [[Building a Kitsap Caboose]].

== Video ==

<youtube>QAmjQNGe0Ns</youtube>

<youtube>qQZWcLmvGec</youtube>

<youtube>JPXP4WbwCik</youtube>

<youtube>ZyIL-Rg-rso</youtube>

<youtube>XNyc3XYj8B4</youtube>

<youtube>kkf3uWRjKYc</youtube>

<youtube>5H5a96H2F8w</youtube>

<youtube>70c_B4ng8gI</youtube>

<youtube>kNu5bL9PF2c</youtube>

=== Texas Live Steam ===

[http://www.grandscales.com/media/Texa.html Robinson and Associates] published a video titled "Texas Live Steam" in 2008. The following description of the C&IG is from their website:

: Robinson takes us to Roy Pickard’s Comanche & Indian Gap. Even though most of the railroad is just a few hundred yards from the rest of the railroad there is a wide variety of landscape in miniature. Portions of the railroad run through rolling hills with deep cuts and high fills. There are thick patches of bushes and small gnarled trees that make very believable scale woods. Other areas evoke a sense of broad grassy prairies with sun scorched earth.

: For the last hundred years the most common form of live steam “operations” has been heading out on the mainline loop and making sure you didn’t run into the train ahead of you. From the beginning Mr. Pickard wanted a railroad that would more closely replicate the activity of the prototype. This was a rather revolutionary idea in the live steam world thirty years ago. And the C&IG deserves credit for being a pioneer in live steam railroad operations.

<gallery widths=400px heights=400px>
File:TexasLiveSteam cover.jpg
File:TexasLiveSteam back.jpg
</gallery>

== Bibliography ==

* "The Comanche & Indian Gap RR", Peter R. Bryan, '''Model Railroader''', July 1997, Vol 64, Issue 7, page 74
* [http://www.digitalmediatree.com/tommoody/comment/23313/ Tom Moody comments and photos on C&IG]
* [http://sanjac.leoslair.com/resources/Derails/Derail-2010/derail-06-2010_derail.pdf 2010 Operations on C&IG The Drail]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=67620 Meet Report, May 2005, Chaski.org]

Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad

2026-04-09T14:13:45Z

Dnevil: /* Models */

[[Category:Tracks]]

[[File:SantaFeCaboose999187 CGI.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Santa Fe caboose 999187 at the [[Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad]]. Photo by [[Daris A Nevil]], July 2015.]]
The Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad is a private track located near Comanche, Texas. It was built by [[Roy Pickard]] and family and friends.

== Meets ==

=== 2025 Fall Meet ===

<youtube>g4JWC1lrlik</youtube>

=== 2022 SWLS Spring Meet ===

<youtube>MzJKmB6D2B8</youtube>

=== 2021 Spring Fling ===

<youtube>bql8LAzFAWI</youtube>

=== 2020 Fall Meet ===

<youtube>H6D9dVD0Ry4</youtube>

=== 2018 Spring Fling ===

See [[Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad 2018]]

=== 2017 Fall Meet ===

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px perrow=2>
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Cason F3-ABBA.001.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7 001.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7-ABBA.003.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7-ABBA.004.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 IMG 1741.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 The Chief.jpg
</gallery>

=== 2016 Spring Ops Meet ===

The annual Spring Operations Meet was held the week of March 6, 2016. In spite of heavy rain the meet was a great success.

Danny Click wrote the following:

: We started the re-building of the C&IG in late February of last year. In 12 months we have re-laid and refurbished over 3,000' of C&IG mainline.

:* 1,500' of steel rail. Mainly on the outside rail of the curves.
:* Nearly 4,000 EP plastic ties, 500 concrete ties. Plus about 500 new wood ties.
:* Over 18,000 screws.
:* About 35 tons of ballast and another 30 tons of road base.

: We have some really good track now in some critical areas around the railroad, however, this place is huge we have several more years to go. That is just fine with us because for the Friends of the C&IG the journey is the fun! Stay tuned.

== Renovation ==
=== April 2026 ===

Craig Stoops, C&IG Roadmaster, posted:

: A work session was held the 1st week of April 2026, and a lot of work was completed getting ready for the spring meet:

:* Re-leveling and re-ballasting Tlaquepaque to Anasazi
:* Owens Junction erosion and track dip
:* Pickard Gap winter storm rock slide damage. Replacement of damaged track section. Dug out the ROW to allow clearance for engine foot pegs
:* Welding repairs on Lehnis Bridge
:* Removal of dead trees hanging over the track
:* Mexican hat tipple track wash out 1st order repairs.
:* Crossing at the HE&WT smash gate was removed, cut and re-welded to fix the rabbit derailments.
:* HE&WT track repairs at known derailment areas. Began track leveling project.
:* Repainting of signage continues
:* Rolling stock repairs

: In Oct 2025 track maintenance work resumed after a 2 year hiatus with the leveling and re-ballasting of all 4 approaches to Slo Order.

=== August 2016 ===
Danny Click posted on Facebook, August 2016:

: While working on the railroad, we always marvel at what Roy was able to build and accomplish. It is truly amazing. We will complete a section of the railroad and think about how much we accomplished that week look around and realize how big the railroad is! I wanted to see exactly how much of the railroad we have touched so far so I grabbed a track plan and highlighted the areas we have re-built or re-furbished in the last year and a half. The photo is below. I know Roy would enjoy the progress we've made and laugh out loud at the looks on our faces each time we look up covered in sweat and dirt and realize how far we have to go!....and love every minute of it! Most folks don't work as hard as we play!

[[File:CIG Renovation as of August2016.jpg|thumb|center|500px]]

== History ==

From [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=90539&p=218834&hilit=mid+central#p218834 Brian], posted on Chaski.org:

: Roy and Marylin Pickard began this railroad way back in the late 70's - early 80's. It is the first point to point live steam railroad built and designed exclusively for operation, with dispatchers, radios, freight trains, and passenger trains running via timetable.

: It takes a great amount of effort nearly year-round to maintain and then prepare the railroad for the runs in the spring and fall. The irregulars provide service from cutting brush, repairing and maintaining right of way and trackage, building and maintaining signals, and servicing and rebuilding rolling stock. We have folks that come from all over, and some of the gypsies have recently rebuilt one of the major steel bridges and a turntable.

From [http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?3,2659543 Tom], posted on Trainorders.com:

: In the late 1970's Roy Pickard bought a ranch near Priddy, Tx. He went to Texas A&M to learn how to raise cows so that he could get a agricultural tax exemption on the land. His real purpose was to build a live steam railroad, the Comanche and Indian Gap. It would be spread over about 150 acres of rolling land, some heavily forested and other parts out in the open.

: Roy and his son built about 80% of the railroad moving a lot of dirt and rocks to provide a right of way. Word spread about it and some came to see what he had done before it was finished. Some said he was crazy, others just thought he was a little nuts. But, in spite of that some started helping and the railroad main line was finished. It had to cross some creeks, one in particular called Cowhouse Creek which required a 120 ft bridge that ranged to a height of 10 ft over the Creek,and rise up some tough hills with plenty of curvature. Some parts such as the "raceway allowed you to "come out" on the throttle if only for a 150 yards, then it was back to curves and grades.

: Roy wasn't just building a live steam track, he was building a railroad complete with many passing tracks and sidings for freight trains to work. It was to be operated as a real railroad, dispatched by radio controlling train movements and meets. Roy made use of concealment of the track in wooded areas. In some places you would be close to another part of he mainline of the railroad and not even know it when trees and bushes were leafed out. The track ran from 3 terminals, West Yard, Comanche Yard, and Indian Gap each with a turntable and water spouts. It had tower 17, a tall structure that seated the dispatcher and a CTC machine for the Zuni (Tower 17) tracks and wye. It was the nerve center of the railroad. Radios were early radio shack 5 channel radios with only 1/4 miles range and not really good at that.

: Roy's wife has said she will keep the meets going as long as she lives. All maintenance is now done by a small group of men who come to the track about 4 weekends a year plus all those who come to meets work on track Monday-Wednesday, and then run the rest of he week. The tracks 31 year history has almost a complete turnover in those who now come to the meets. Many of the original group have passed away and others are so old now they just don't travel the long distances to get there anymore. Even I don't come but a couple of days now. Knees just can't do what they used to do. Father time can be a little cruel.

[[Terry McGrath]] wrote, 5 May 2014:

: I attended the spring meet at the C&IG, rode the trains, walked the mainline, spent some time in the West Yard. I found concrete ties and new wood ties, expanded ballast work along portions of the main line and working signals. Trains had little trouble with derailments and I noticed a lot of retainer walls to keep mud from sliding onto the mainline during rains. While the railroad needs much more work, I have concluded that the C&IG is going to be around for many years to come. Peter is very enthusiastic about the future of the railroad, and has said the Pickard family is committed to keep operations going forward. If you are thinking of going to the C&IG's fall meet in October, right after the Terrell meet, consider taking your engine and some cars, as there will be even more work done on the railroad this summer.

In 2018 Peter Bryan put together a list of key people responsible for the development of the railroad. Please note that this list is not complete.

* [[Gene Allen]]
* Joe & Gwen Baily
* Lee Balkum
* [[Harry Bean|Harry "Scorcher" Bean]]
* Rick Bierman
* [[Henry Blossom|Hank & Myra Blossom]]
* Bob Blyth
* [[Ken Casford]]
* Billy Chaffin
* Doug Chancey
* [[John Enders]]
* Tom Enloe
* Harry Haas
* [[Truman Hefner|Truman & Vera Hefner]]
* Ernest Gerloff
* [[Alex Hitzfelder|Alex, Grace and Nick Hitzfelder]]
* Jack Green
* James Goodson
* [[David Hannah III]]
* Ralph Howels
* Loren Jennings
* [[Walter Johnson]]
* Tom Keenan
* [[Ed Leatherwood|Ed & Jean Leatherwood]]
* [[Jack Lucks|Jack & Shirley Lucks]]
* Lee Lyons
* [[Ed McCamey]]
* [[Terry McGrath]]
* [[Jim Murray]]
* Art Olds
* Jack & Lyrette Owen
* [[Roy Pickard]]
* Ben Pearlman
* Ed Rains
* Lynn Ratliff
* Joe & May Robertson
* Harry & Shirley Simpson
* Dan Spiner
* Mike Spoor
* [[Fred Springer]]
* Harold Staples
* [[C.T. Sumrall]]
* Jim "Tweetie" Tolson
* Julian Van Sickle
* K. Volrath
* Curt Werner
* Richard Wilms

== Gallery ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="2">
File:C&IG SlowOrderBridge LeeBalkam.jpg|Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad, Slo Order Bridge, photo from [http://www.balkum.com/lee.html Lee Balkham website]
File:GarrettBean 3420X ComancheIndianGap 2001 DiscoverLiveSteam.jpg|Seven-year-old Garrett at the throttle of his grandfather's (Harry "Scorcher" Bean) 1.5-inch Southern Pacific consolidation #3420X pulling out of the Indian Gap yard on the Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad in 2001. From [http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/photocontest/2001/photocontest2001-1.htm DiscoverLiveSteam.com]
File:CIG ComancheYard Fall1999 FrolinMarek.jpg|A view of Comanche Yard in the Fall of 1999. Photo by Frolin Marek.
File:TrumanHeffner Warbonnet CIG.jpg|Truman Heffer's 4-unit lash-up at the Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad. Photo by C. Randall Wilson.
File:CIG Spring Meet 20180426 by Danny Click 2.jpg|Comanche & Indian Gap RR Spring Meet 25 April 2018. Photo by Danny Click.
File:CIG Spring Meet 20180426 by Danny Click.jpg
File:JimRobison CompressorPowered 484 CIG byFrankPickard.jpg|Jim Robison built this 4-8-4 in 1.5 inch scale. It is shown here on the old hydraulic turntable of the Comanche & Indian Gap RR. Vance Nickerson said the locomotive was powered by a gas engine and compressor setup. Photo by Frank Pickard. Posted on Facebook, 20180509.
File:FrankMann 5001 CIG 20180127 Click.jpg|Frank Mann's 5001 arrived at Comanche & Indian Gap RR, 27 January 2018. It will rest here until repairs begin later this year. Photo by Danny Click.
File:FrankMann 5001 CIG 20180127 Click side.jpg
</gallery>

=== Pickard Gap ===

by Tom Stamey

Roy had named a lot of spots along the railroad, some for individuals, the bridge over helper, town of Gotebo, passing track of [[Martin Lehnis|Lehnis]], etc. We dept asking what he was going to name Pickard. He said absolutely nothing because if he did it would be kind of self serving and he was not into that because too many other people had helped.

The loop around Comanche had been a thorn in his side for years. He had tried everyway under the sun to cut through and could not. Dick Parker of Chicago came up with the idea of people chipping in to pay for a BIG bull dozer to come do the work. $100 a person was asked and paid. All without Roy knowing what was going on until the money had been collected and he was told about it (becuase he would have to get someone with a dozer out there). [[Truman Hefner]] and I paid for a plack to be made naming the cut "Pickard Gap" and surprised Roy with it at a ceremony regarding the last rail being laid in the gap. [[Jack Lucks]] videoed it.

== Meets ==

* [[Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad 2018]]

== Models ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="2">
File:CIG HO Boxcar.jpg|An Athearn HO Boxcar decorated in Comanche and Indian Gap colors.
File:CIG NScale Boxcar.jpg|An N Scale model bearing the Comanche and Indian Gap herald. From ebay.
</gallery>

[[Daris A Nevil]] built a caboose that approximates the Santa Fe Number 999187 that used to reside at the C&IG. See [[Building a Kitsap Caboose]].

== Video ==

<youtube>QAmjQNGe0Ns</youtube>

<youtube>qQZWcLmvGec</youtube>

<youtube>JPXP4WbwCik</youtube>

<youtube>ZyIL-Rg-rso</youtube>

<youtube>XNyc3XYj8B4</youtube>

<youtube>kkf3uWRjKYc</youtube>

<youtube>5H5a96H2F8w</youtube>

<youtube>70c_B4ng8gI</youtube>

<youtube>kNu5bL9PF2c</youtube>

=== Texas Live Steam ===

[http://www.grandscales.com/media/Texa.html Robinson and Associates] published a video titled "Texas Live Steam" in 2008. The following description of the C&IG is from their website:

: Robinson takes us to Roy Pickard’s Comanche & Indian Gap. Even though most of the railroad is just a few hundred yards from the rest of the railroad there is a wide variety of landscape in miniature. Portions of the railroad run through rolling hills with deep cuts and high fills. There are thick patches of bushes and small gnarled trees that make very believable scale woods. Other areas evoke a sense of broad grassy prairies with sun scorched earth.

: For the last hundred years the most common form of live steam “operations” has been heading out on the mainline loop and making sure you didn’t run into the train ahead of you. From the beginning Mr. Pickard wanted a railroad that would more closely replicate the activity of the prototype. This was a rather revolutionary idea in the live steam world thirty years ago. And the C&IG deserves credit for being a pioneer in live steam railroad operations.

<gallery widths=400px heights=400px>
File:TexasLiveSteam cover.jpg
File:TexasLiveSteam back.jpg
</gallery>

== Bibliography ==

* "The Comanche & Indian Gap RR", Peter R. Bryan, '''Model Railroader''', July 1997, Vol 64, Issue 7, page 74
* [http://www.digitalmediatree.com/tommoody/comment/23313/ Tom Moody comments and photos on C&IG]
* [http://sanjac.leoslair.com/resources/Derails/Derail-2010/derail-06-2010_derail.pdf 2010 Operations on C&IG The Drail]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=67620 Meet Report, May 2005, Chaski.org]

Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad

2026-04-09T14:11:51Z

Dnevil: /* 2020 Fall Meet */

[[Category:Tracks]]

[[File:SantaFeCaboose999187 CGI.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Santa Fe caboose 999187 at the [[Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad]]. Photo by [[Daris A Nevil]], July 2015.]]
The Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad is a private track located near Comanche, Texas. It was built by [[Roy Pickard]] and family and friends.

== Meets ==

=== 2025 Fall Meet ===

<youtube>g4JWC1lrlik</youtube>

=== 2022 SWLS Spring Meet ===

<youtube>MzJKmB6D2B8</youtube>

=== 2021 Spring Fling ===

<youtube>bql8LAzFAWI</youtube>

=== 2020 Fall Meet ===

<youtube>H6D9dVD0Ry4</youtube>

=== 2018 Spring Fling ===

See [[Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad 2018]]

=== 2017 Fall Meet ===

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px perrow=2>
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Cason F3-ABBA.001.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7 001.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7-ABBA.003.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7-ABBA.004.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 IMG 1741.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 The Chief.jpg
</gallery>

=== 2016 Spring Ops Meet ===

The annual Spring Operations Meet was held the week of March 6, 2016. In spite of heavy rain the meet was a great success.

Danny Click wrote the following:

: We started the re-building of the C&IG in late February of last year. In 12 months we have re-laid and refurbished over 3,000' of C&IG mainline.

:* 1,500' of steel rail. Mainly on the outside rail of the curves.
:* Nearly 4,000 EP plastic ties, 500 concrete ties. Plus about 500 new wood ties.
:* Over 18,000 screws.
:* About 35 tons of ballast and another 30 tons of road base.

: We have some really good track now in some critical areas around the railroad, however, this place is huge we have several more years to go. That is just fine with us because for the Friends of the C&IG the journey is the fun! Stay tuned.

== Renovation ==
=== April 2026 ===

Craig Stoops, C&IG Roadmaster, posted:

: A work session was held the 1st week of April 2026, and a lot of work was completed getting ready for the spring meet:

:* Re-leveling and re-ballasting Tlaquepaque to Anasazi
:* Owens Junction erosion and track dip
:* Pickard Gap winter storm rock slide damage. Replacement of damaged track section. Dug out the ROW to allow clearance for engine foot pegs
:* Welding repairs on Lehnis Bridge
:* Removal of dead trees hanging over the track
:* Mexican hat tipple track wash out 1st order repairs.
:* Crossing at the HE&WT smash gate was removed, cut and re-welded to fix the rabbit derailments.
:* HE&WT track repairs at known derailment areas. Began track leveling project.
:* Repainting of signage continues
:* Rolling stock repairs

: In Oct 2025 track maintenance work resumed after a 2 year hiatus with the leveling and re-ballasting of all 4 approaches to Slo Order.

=== August 2016 ===
Danny Click posted on Facebook, August 2016:

: While working on the railroad, we always marvel at what Roy was able to build and accomplish. It is truly amazing. We will complete a section of the railroad and think about how much we accomplished that week look around and realize how big the railroad is! I wanted to see exactly how much of the railroad we have touched so far so I grabbed a track plan and highlighted the areas we have re-built or re-furbished in the last year and a half. The photo is below. I know Roy would enjoy the progress we've made and laugh out loud at the looks on our faces each time we look up covered in sweat and dirt and realize how far we have to go!....and love every minute of it! Most folks don't work as hard as we play!

[[File:CIG Renovation as of August2016.jpg|thumb|center|500px]]

== History ==

From [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=90539&p=218834&hilit=mid+central#p218834 Brian], posted on Chaski.org:

: Roy and Marylin Pickard began this railroad way back in the late 70's - early 80's. It is the first point to point live steam railroad built and designed exclusively for operation, with dispatchers, radios, freight trains, and passenger trains running via timetable.

: It takes a great amount of effort nearly year-round to maintain and then prepare the railroad for the runs in the spring and fall. The irregulars provide service from cutting brush, repairing and maintaining right of way and trackage, building and maintaining signals, and servicing and rebuilding rolling stock. We have folks that come from all over, and some of the gypsies have recently rebuilt one of the major steel bridges and a turntable.

From [http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?3,2659543 Tom], posted on Trainorders.com:

: In the late 1970's Roy Pickard bought a ranch near Priddy, Tx. He went to Texas A&M to learn how to raise cows so that he could get a agricultural tax exemption on the land. His real purpose was to build a live steam railroad, the Comanche and Indian Gap. It would be spread over about 150 acres of rolling land, some heavily forested and other parts out in the open.

: Roy and his son built about 80% of the railroad moving a lot of dirt and rocks to provide a right of way. Word spread about it and some came to see what he had done before it was finished. Some said he was crazy, others just thought he was a little nuts. But, in spite of that some started helping and the railroad main line was finished. It had to cross some creeks, one in particular called Cowhouse Creek which required a 120 ft bridge that ranged to a height of 10 ft over the Creek,and rise up some tough hills with plenty of curvature. Some parts such as the "raceway allowed you to "come out" on the throttle if only for a 150 yards, then it was back to curves and grades.

: Roy wasn't just building a live steam track, he was building a railroad complete with many passing tracks and sidings for freight trains to work. It was to be operated as a real railroad, dispatched by radio controlling train movements and meets. Roy made use of concealment of the track in wooded areas. In some places you would be close to another part of he mainline of the railroad and not even know it when trees and bushes were leafed out. The track ran from 3 terminals, West Yard, Comanche Yard, and Indian Gap each with a turntable and water spouts. It had tower 17, a tall structure that seated the dispatcher and a CTC machine for the Zuni (Tower 17) tracks and wye. It was the nerve center of the railroad. Radios were early radio shack 5 channel radios with only 1/4 miles range and not really good at that.

: Roy's wife has said she will keep the meets going as long as she lives. All maintenance is now done by a small group of men who come to the track about 4 weekends a year plus all those who come to meets work on track Monday-Wednesday, and then run the rest of he week. The tracks 31 year history has almost a complete turnover in those who now come to the meets. Many of the original group have passed away and others are so old now they just don't travel the long distances to get there anymore. Even I don't come but a couple of days now. Knees just can't do what they used to do. Father time can be a little cruel.

[[Terry McGrath]] wrote, 5 May 2014:

: I attended the spring meet at the C&IG, rode the trains, walked the mainline, spent some time in the West Yard. I found concrete ties and new wood ties, expanded ballast work along portions of the main line and working signals. Trains had little trouble with derailments and I noticed a lot of retainer walls to keep mud from sliding onto the mainline during rains. While the railroad needs much more work, I have concluded that the C&IG is going to be around for many years to come. Peter is very enthusiastic about the future of the railroad, and has said the Pickard family is committed to keep operations going forward. If you are thinking of going to the C&IG's fall meet in October, right after the Terrell meet, consider taking your engine and some cars, as there will be even more work done on the railroad this summer.

In 2018 Peter Bryan put together a list of key people responsible for the development of the railroad. Please note that this list is not complete.

* [[Gene Allen]]
* Joe & Gwen Baily
* Lee Balkum
* [[Harry Bean|Harry "Scorcher" Bean]]
* Rick Bierman
* [[Henry Blossom|Hank & Myra Blossom]]
* Bob Blyth
* [[Ken Casford]]
* Billy Chaffin
* Doug Chancey
* [[John Enders]]
* Tom Enloe
* Harry Haas
* [[Truman Hefner|Truman & Vera Hefner]]
* Ernest Gerloff
* [[Alex Hitzfelder|Alex, Grace and Nick Hitzfelder]]
* Jack Green
* James Goodson
* [[David Hannah III]]
* Ralph Howels
* Loren Jennings
* [[Walter Johnson]]
* Tom Keenan
* [[Ed Leatherwood|Ed & Jean Leatherwood]]
* [[Jack Lucks|Jack & Shirley Lucks]]
* Lee Lyons
* [[Ed McCamey]]
* [[Terry McGrath]]
* [[Jim Murray]]
* Art Olds
* Jack & Lyrette Owen
* [[Roy Pickard]]
* Ben Pearlman
* Ed Rains
* Lynn Ratliff
* Joe & May Robertson
* Harry & Shirley Simpson
* Dan Spiner
* Mike Spoor
* [[Fred Springer]]
* Harold Staples
* [[C.T. Sumrall]]
* Jim "Tweetie" Tolson
* Julian Van Sickle
* K. Volrath
* Curt Werner
* Richard Wilms

== Gallery ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="2">
File:C&IG SlowOrderBridge LeeBalkam.jpg|Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad, Slo Order Bridge, photo from [http://www.balkum.com/lee.html Lee Balkham website]
File:GarrettBean 3420X ComancheIndianGap 2001 DiscoverLiveSteam.jpg|Seven-year-old Garrett at the throttle of his grandfather's (Harry "Scorcher" Bean) 1.5-inch Southern Pacific consolidation #3420X pulling out of the Indian Gap yard on the Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad in 2001. From [http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/photocontest/2001/photocontest2001-1.htm DiscoverLiveSteam.com]
File:CIG ComancheYard Fall1999 FrolinMarek.jpg|A view of Comanche Yard in the Fall of 1999. Photo by Frolin Marek.
File:TrumanHeffner Warbonnet CIG.jpg|Truman Heffer's 4-unit lash-up at the Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad. Photo by C. Randall Wilson.
File:CIG Spring Meet 20180426 by Danny Click 2.jpg|Comanche & Indian Gap RR Spring Meet 25 April 2018. Photo by Danny Click.
File:CIG Spring Meet 20180426 by Danny Click.jpg
File:JimRobison CompressorPowered 484 CIG byFrankPickard.jpg|Jim Robison built this 4-8-4 in 1.5 inch scale. It is shown here on the old hydraulic turntable of the Comanche & Indian Gap RR. Vance Nickerson said the locomotive was powered by a gas engine and compressor setup. Photo by Frank Pickard. Posted on Facebook, 20180509.
File:FrankMann 5001 CIG 20180127 Click.jpg|Frank Mann's 5001 arrived at Comanche & Indian Gap RR, 27 January 2018. It will rest here until repairs begin later this year. Photo by Danny Click.
File:FrankMann 5001 CIG 20180127 Click side.jpg
</gallery>

=== Pickard Gap ===

by Tom Stamey

Roy had named a lot of spots along the railroad, some for individuals, the bridge over helper, town of Gotebo, passing track of [[Martin Lehnis|Lehnis]], etc. We dept asking what he was going to name Pickard. He said absolutely nothing because if he did it would be kind of self serving and he was not into that because too many other people had helped.

The loop around Comanche had been a thorn in his side for years. He had tried everyway under the sun to cut through and could not. Dick Parker of Chicago came up with the idea of people chipping in to pay for a BIG bull dozer to come do the work. $100 a person was asked and paid. All without Roy knowing what was going on until the money had been collected and he was told about it (becuase he would have to get someone with a dozer out there). [[Truman Hefner]] and I paid for a plack to be made naming the cut "Pickard Gap" and surprised Roy with it at a ceremony regarding the last rail being laid in the gap. [[Jack Lucks]] videoed it.

== Meets ==

* [[Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad 2018]]

== Models ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="2">
File:CIG HO Boxcar.jpg|An Athearn HO Boxcar decorated in Comanche and Indian Gap colors.
File:CIG NScale Boxcar.jpg|An N Scale model bearing the Comanche and Indian Gap herald. From ebay.
</gallery>

== Video ==

<youtube>QAmjQNGe0Ns</youtube>

<youtube>qQZWcLmvGec</youtube>

<youtube>JPXP4WbwCik</youtube>

<youtube>ZyIL-Rg-rso</youtube>

<youtube>XNyc3XYj8B4</youtube>

<youtube>kkf3uWRjKYc</youtube>

<youtube>5H5a96H2F8w</youtube>

<youtube>70c_B4ng8gI</youtube>

<youtube>kNu5bL9PF2c</youtube>

=== Texas Live Steam ===

[http://www.grandscales.com/media/Texa.html Robinson and Associates] published a video titled "Texas Live Steam" in 2008. The following description of the C&IG is from their website:

: Robinson takes us to Roy Pickard’s Comanche & Indian Gap. Even though most of the railroad is just a few hundred yards from the rest of the railroad there is a wide variety of landscape in miniature. Portions of the railroad run through rolling hills with deep cuts and high fills. There are thick patches of bushes and small gnarled trees that make very believable scale woods. Other areas evoke a sense of broad grassy prairies with sun scorched earth.

: For the last hundred years the most common form of live steam “operations” has been heading out on the mainline loop and making sure you didn’t run into the train ahead of you. From the beginning Mr. Pickard wanted a railroad that would more closely replicate the activity of the prototype. This was a rather revolutionary idea in the live steam world thirty years ago. And the C&IG deserves credit for being a pioneer in live steam railroad operations.

<gallery widths=400px heights=400px>
File:TexasLiveSteam cover.jpg
File:TexasLiveSteam back.jpg
</gallery>

== Bibliography ==

* "The Comanche & Indian Gap RR", Peter R. Bryan, '''Model Railroader''', July 1997, Vol 64, Issue 7, page 74
* [http://www.digitalmediatree.com/tommoody/comment/23313/ Tom Moody comments and photos on C&IG]
* [http://sanjac.leoslair.com/resources/Derails/Derail-2010/derail-06-2010_derail.pdf 2010 Operations on C&IG The Drail]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=67620 Meet Report, May 2005, Chaski.org]

Thurber Mingus & Southern Railroad

2026-04-09T13:56:26Z

Dnevil:

[[Category:Tracks]]
The [[Thurber Mingus & Southern Railroad]] is a 7-1/2 inch gauge back yard railroad owned and operated by [[Daris A Nevil|Daris & Brenda Nevil]]. It is informally referred to as "The West Texas Route".

<youtube>81xjDCcwMag</youtube>

== Track ==

=== Construction ===

* West Coast rail using [[IBLS Track Standard]]
* [[Texas Standard Tie Spacing]]
* [[Sagitta Rule]] for measuring curves
* [[Charles Field Track Panel Jig]]
* Plastic ties from [[Enterprise Plastics Inc]]
* [https://accu-tierailsystem.com/product-category/rail-bender/ Accu-tie Rail Bender]

=== Parts List ===

* Rail joiner screws
** Star Pan Head MS 304 SS #10-32 x 3/4
** Part Number TXM00026
** https://AlbanyCountyFasteners.com
** Drive tool: T25 (CR-V T25)
** Notes: These were recommended by Ken Smith. They have worked very well. The Star tool provides positive grip and does not strip out like Phillips. I drive these with a DeWalt drill with the torque setting on 3 or 4.

* Switch throw spring
** Stock Code: [https://www.leespring.com/compression-springs?search=LC038E18M LC 038E 18 M (CAD drawings available here)]
** Outside Diameter (inch): 0.36
** Hole Diameter (inch): 0.375
** Rod Diameter (inch): 0.271 (Fits over 1/4 inch threaded rod)
** Free Length (inch): 2.5
** Rate (lb/inch): 5.8
** Solid Height (inch): 0.714
** Wire Diameter (inch): 0.038
** Material: Music Wire
** Load at Solid Height(lb): 10.3
** Notes: These were recommended by Ken Smith. They hold the blades firmly to the rail, but allow trains to trail through the turnout without derailing.

Thurber Mingus & Southern Railroad

2026-04-09T13:55:43Z

Dnevil:

[[Category:Tracks]]
The [[Thurber Mingus & Southern Railroad]] is a 7-1/2 inch gauge back yard railroad owned and operated by [[Daris A Nevil|Daris & Brenda Nevil]]. It is informally referred to as "The Texas Route".

<youtube>81xjDCcwMag</youtube>

== Track ==

=== Construction ===

* West Coast rail using [[IBLS Track Standard]]
* [[Texas Standard Tie Spacing]]
* [[Sagitta Rule]] for measuring curves
* [[Charles Field Track Panel Jig]]
* Plastic ties from [[Enterprise Plastics Inc]]
* [https://accu-tierailsystem.com/product-category/rail-bender/ Accu-tie Rail Bender]

=== Parts List ===

* Rail joiner screws
** Star Pan Head MS 304 SS #10-32 x 3/4
** Part Number TXM00026
** https://AlbanyCountyFasteners.com
** Drive tool: T25 (CR-V T25)
** Notes: These were recommended by Ken Smith. They have worked very well. The Star tool provides positive grip and does not strip out like Phillips. I drive these with a DeWalt drill with the torque setting on 3 or 4.

* Switch throw spring
** Stock Code: [https://www.leespring.com/compression-springs?search=LC038E18M LC 038E 18 M (CAD drawings available here)]
** Outside Diameter (inch): 0.36
** Hole Diameter (inch): 0.375
** Rod Diameter (inch): 0.271 (Fits over 1/4 inch threaded rod)
** Free Length (inch): 2.5
** Rate (lb/inch): 5.8
** Solid Height (inch): 0.714
** Wire Diameter (inch): 0.038
** Material: Music Wire
** Load at Solid Height(lb): 10.3
** Notes: These were recommended by Ken Smith. They hold the blades firmly to the rail, but allow trains to trail through the turnout without derailing.

Thurber Mingus & Southern Railroad

2026-04-09T13:55:26Z

Dnevil:

[[Category:Tracks]]
The [[Thurber Mingus & Southern Railroad]] is a 7-1/2 inch gauge back yard railroad owned and operated by Daris & Brenda Nevil. It is informally referred to as "The Texas Route".

<youtube>81xjDCcwMag</youtube>

== Track ==

=== Construction ===

* West Coast rail using [[IBLS Track Standard]]
* [[Texas Standard Tie Spacing]]
* [[Sagitta Rule]] for measuring curves
* [[Charles Field Track Panel Jig]]
* Plastic ties from [[Enterprise Plastics Inc]]
* [https://accu-tierailsystem.com/product-category/rail-bender/ Accu-tie Rail Bender]

=== Parts List ===

* Rail joiner screws
** Star Pan Head MS 304 SS #10-32 x 3/4
** Part Number TXM00026
** https://AlbanyCountyFasteners.com
** Drive tool: T25 (CR-V T25)
** Notes: These were recommended by Ken Smith. They have worked very well. The Star tool provides positive grip and does not strip out like Phillips. I drive these with a DeWalt drill with the torque setting on 3 or 4.

* Switch throw spring
** Stock Code: [https://www.leespring.com/compression-springs?search=LC038E18M LC 038E 18 M (CAD drawings available here)]
** Outside Diameter (inch): 0.36
** Hole Diameter (inch): 0.375
** Rod Diameter (inch): 0.271 (Fits over 1/4 inch threaded rod)
** Free Length (inch): 2.5
** Rate (lb/inch): 5.8
** Solid Height (inch): 0.714
** Wire Diameter (inch): 0.038
** Material: Music Wire
** Load at Solid Height(lb): 10.3
** Notes: These were recommended by Ken Smith. They hold the blades firmly to the rail, but allow trains to trail through the turnout without derailing.

Mark Bing

2026-04-08T15:29:33Z

Dnevil: /* External Links */

[[Category:People]]

[[Mark Bing]] was a live steamer in Katy, Texas. His railroad has been featured on television and newspapers.

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px perrow=2>
File:JakeCooper MarkBingTrack byBrianBanksw.jpg|Jake Cooper posted on Facebook, 21 February 2020: When I was probably 13 at Mark Bing track in Katy Texas running Walts loco. Photo courtesy of Brian Banks.
File:LeeBalkum Becky MarkBing Track 1997.jpg
</gallery>

== External Links ==

* [http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/katy/news/article/Katy-doctor-caught-train-bug-at-an-early-age-6372972.php "Katy Doctor Caught Train Bug at an Early Age", Chron.com]
* [http://texascountryreporter.com/rfd-tv/rfd-archive Texas Country Reporter Episode #431, originally aired 12-2-1995, featured Mark Bing's railroad]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=110253 "Last Run, Dr. Mark Bing, M.D.", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.schmidtfuneralhome.net/obituaries/Mark-Lyndon-Bing-MD?obId=32432265 Obituary]

Mark Bing

2026-04-08T15:15:37Z

Dnevil:

File:LeeBalkum Becky MarkBing Track 1997.jpg

2026-04-08T15:14:48Z

Dnevil: From https://www.balkum.com/lee.html

== Summary ==
From https://www.balkum.com/lee.html

Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad

2026-04-08T15:09:45Z

Dnevil: /* Renovation */

[[Category:Tracks]]

[[File:SantaFeCaboose999187 CGI.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Santa Fe caboose 999187 at the [[Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad]]. Photo by [[Daris A Nevil]], July 2015.]]
The Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad is a private track located near Comanche, Texas. It was built by [[Roy Pickard]] and family and friends.

== Meets ==

=== 2025 Fall Meet ===

<youtube>g4JWC1lrlik</youtube>

=== 2022 SWLS Spring Meet ===

<youtube>MzJKmB6D2B8</youtube>

=== 2021 Spring Fling ===

<youtube>bql8LAzFAWI</youtube>

=== 2020 Fall Meet ===

<youtube>H6D9dVD0Ry4</youtube>

=== 2017 Fall Meet ===

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px perrow=2>
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Cason F3-ABBA.001.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7 001.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7-ABBA.003.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 Click F7-ABBA.004.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 IMG 1741.jpg
File:CIG Fall Meet 2017 The Chief.jpg
</gallery>

=== 2016 Spring Ops Meet ===

The annual Spring Operations Meet was held the week of March 6, 2016. In spite of heavy rain the meet was a great success.

Danny Click wrote the following:

: We started the re-building of the C&IG in late February of last year. In 12 months we have re-laid and refurbished over 3,000' of C&IG mainline.

:* 1,500' of steel rail. Mainly on the outside rail of the curves.
:* Nearly 4,000 EP plastic ties, 500 concrete ties. Plus about 500 new wood ties.
:* Over 18,000 screws.
:* About 35 tons of ballast and another 30 tons of road base.

: We have some really good track now in some critical areas around the railroad, however, this place is huge we have several more years to go. That is just fine with us because for the Friends of the C&IG the journey is the fun! Stay tuned.

== Renovation ==
=== April 2026 ===

Craig Stoops, C&IG Roadmaster, posted:

: A work session was held the 1st week of April 2026, and a lot of work was completed getting ready for the spring meet:

:* Re-leveling and re-ballasting Tlaquepaque to Anasazi
:* Owens Junction erosion and track dip
:* Pickard Gap winter storm rock slide damage. Replacement of damaged track section. Dug out the ROW to allow clearance for engine foot pegs
:* Welding repairs on Lehnis Bridge
:* Removal of dead trees hanging over the track
:* Mexican hat tipple track wash out 1st order repairs.
:* Crossing at the HE&WT smash gate was removed, cut and re-welded to fix the rabbit derailments.
:* HE&WT track repairs at known derailment areas. Began track leveling project.
:* Repainting of signage continues
:* Rolling stock repairs

: In Oct 2025 track maintenance work resumed after a 2 year hiatus with the leveling and re-ballasting of all 4 approaches to Slo Order.

=== August 2016 ===
Danny Click posted on Facebook, August 2016:

: While working on the railroad, we always marvel at what Roy was able to build and accomplish. It is truly amazing. We will complete a section of the railroad and think about how much we accomplished that week look around and realize how big the railroad is! I wanted to see exactly how much of the railroad we have touched so far so I grabbed a track plan and highlighted the areas we have re-built or re-furbished in the last year and a half. The photo is below. I know Roy would enjoy the progress we've made and laugh out loud at the looks on our faces each time we look up covered in sweat and dirt and realize how far we have to go!....and love every minute of it! Most folks don't work as hard as we play!

[[File:CIG Renovation as of August2016.jpg|thumb|center|500px]]

== History ==

From [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=90539&p=218834&hilit=mid+central#p218834 Brian], posted on Chaski.org:

: Roy and Marylin Pickard began this railroad way back in the late 70's - early 80's. It is the first point to point live steam railroad built and designed exclusively for operation, with dispatchers, radios, freight trains, and passenger trains running via timetable.

: It takes a great amount of effort nearly year-round to maintain and then prepare the railroad for the runs in the spring and fall. The irregulars provide service from cutting brush, repairing and maintaining right of way and trackage, building and maintaining signals, and servicing and rebuilding rolling stock. We have folks that come from all over, and some of the gypsies have recently rebuilt one of the major steel bridges and a turntable.

From [http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?3,2659543 Tom], posted on Trainorders.com:

: In the late 1970's Roy Pickard bought a ranch near Priddy, Tx. He went to Texas A&M to learn how to raise cows so that he could get a agricultural tax exemption on the land. His real purpose was to build a live steam railroad, the Comanche and Indian Gap. It would be spread over about 150 acres of rolling land, some heavily forested and other parts out in the open.

: Roy and his son built about 80% of the railroad moving a lot of dirt and rocks to provide a right of way. Word spread about it and some came to see what he had done before it was finished. Some said he was crazy, others just thought he was a little nuts. But, in spite of that some started helping and the railroad main line was finished. It had to cross some creeks, one in particular called Cowhouse Creek which required a 120 ft bridge that ranged to a height of 10 ft over the Creek,and rise up some tough hills with plenty of curvature. Some parts such as the "raceway allowed you to "come out" on the throttle if only for a 150 yards, then it was back to curves and grades.

: Roy wasn't just building a live steam track, he was building a railroad complete with many passing tracks and sidings for freight trains to work. It was to be operated as a real railroad, dispatched by radio controlling train movements and meets. Roy made use of concealment of the track in wooded areas. In some places you would be close to another part of he mainline of the railroad and not even know it when trees and bushes were leafed out. The track ran from 3 terminals, West Yard, Comanche Yard, and Indian Gap each with a turntable and water spouts. It had tower 17, a tall structure that seated the dispatcher and a CTC machine for the Zuni (Tower 17) tracks and wye. It was the nerve center of the railroad. Radios were early radio shack 5 channel radios with only 1/4 miles range and not really good at that.

: Roy's wife has said she will keep the meets going as long as she lives. All maintenance is now done by a small group of men who come to the track about 4 weekends a year plus all those who come to meets work on track Monday-Wednesday, and then run the rest of he week. The tracks 31 year history has almost a complete turnover in those who now come to the meets. Many of the original group have passed away and others are so old now they just don't travel the long distances to get there anymore. Even I don't come but a couple of days now. Knees just can't do what they used to do. Father time can be a little cruel.

[[Terry McGrath]] wrote, 5 May 2014:

: I attended the spring meet at the C&IG, rode the trains, walked the mainline, spent some time in the West Yard. I found concrete ties and new wood ties, expanded ballast work along portions of the main line and working signals. Trains had little trouble with derailments and I noticed a lot of retainer walls to keep mud from sliding onto the mainline during rains. While the railroad needs much more work, I have concluded that the C&IG is going to be around for many years to come. Peter is very enthusiastic about the future of the railroad, and has said the Pickard family is committed to keep operations going forward. If you are thinking of going to the C&IG's fall meet in October, right after the Terrell meet, consider taking your engine and some cars, as there will be even more work done on the railroad this summer.

In 2018 Peter Bryan put together a list of key people responsible for the development of the railroad. Please note that this list is not complete.

* [[Gene Allen]]
* Joe & Gwen Baily
* Lee Balkum
* [[Harry Bean|Harry "Scorcher" Bean]]
* Rick Bierman
* [[Henry Blossom|Hank & Myra Blossom]]
* Bob Blyth
* [[Ken Casford]]
* Billy Chaffin
* Doug Chancey
* [[John Enders]]
* Tom Enloe
* Harry Haas
* [[Truman Hefner|Truman & Vera Hefner]]
* Ernest Gerloff
* [[Alex Hitzfelder|Alex, Grace and Nick Hitzfelder]]
* Jack Green
* James Goodson
* [[David Hannah III]]
* Ralph Howels
* Loren Jennings
* [[Walter Johnson]]
* Tom Keenan
* [[Ed Leatherwood|Ed & Jean Leatherwood]]
* [[Jack Lucks|Jack & Shirley Lucks]]
* Lee Lyons
* [[Ed McCamey]]
* [[Terry McGrath]]
* [[Jim Murray]]
* Art Olds
* Jack & Lyrette Owen
* [[Roy Pickard]]
* Ben Pearlman
* Ed Rains
* Lynn Ratliff
* Joe & May Robertson
* Harry & Shirley Simpson
* Dan Spiner
* Mike Spoor
* [[Fred Springer]]
* Harold Staples
* [[C.T. Sumrall]]
* Jim "Tweetie" Tolson
* Julian Van Sickle
* K. Volrath
* Curt Werner
* Richard Wilms

== Gallery ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="2">
File:C&IG SlowOrderBridge LeeBalkam.jpg|Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad, Slo Order Bridge, photo from [http://www.balkum.com/lee.html Lee Balkham website]
File:GarrettBean 3420X ComancheIndianGap 2001 DiscoverLiveSteam.jpg|Seven-year-old Garrett at the throttle of his grandfather's (Harry "Scorcher" Bean) 1.5-inch Southern Pacific consolidation #3420X pulling out of the Indian Gap yard on the Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad in 2001. From [http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/photocontest/2001/photocontest2001-1.htm DiscoverLiveSteam.com]
File:CIG ComancheYard Fall1999 FrolinMarek.jpg|A view of Comanche Yard in the Fall of 1999. Photo by Frolin Marek.
File:TrumanHeffner Warbonnet CIG.jpg|Truman Heffer's 4-unit lash-up at the Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad. Photo by C. Randall Wilson.
File:CIG Spring Meet 20180426 by Danny Click 2.jpg|Comanche & Indian Gap RR Spring Meet 25 April 2018. Photo by Danny Click.
File:CIG Spring Meet 20180426 by Danny Click.jpg
File:JimRobison CompressorPowered 484 CIG byFrankPickard.jpg|Jim Robison built this 4-8-4 in 1.5 inch scale. It is shown here on the old hydraulic turntable of the Comanche & Indian Gap RR. Vance Nickerson said the locomotive was powered by a gas engine and compressor setup. Photo by Frank Pickard. Posted on Facebook, 20180509.
File:FrankMann 5001 CIG 20180127 Click.jpg|Frank Mann's 5001 arrived at Comanche & Indian Gap RR, 27 January 2018. It will rest here until repairs begin later this year. Photo by Danny Click.
File:FrankMann 5001 CIG 20180127 Click side.jpg
</gallery>

=== Pickard Gap ===

by Tom Stamey

Roy had named a lot of spots along the railroad, some for individuals, the bridge over helper, town of Gotebo, passing track of [[Martin Lehnis|Lehnis]], etc. We dept asking what he was going to name Pickard. He said absolutely nothing because if he did it would be kind of self serving and he was not into that because too many other people had helped.

The loop around Comanche had been a thorn in his side for years. He had tried everyway under the sun to cut through and could not. Dick Parker of Chicago came up with the idea of people chipping in to pay for a BIG bull dozer to come do the work. $100 a person was asked and paid. All without Roy knowing what was going on until the money had been collected and he was told about it (becuase he would have to get someone with a dozer out there). [[Truman Hefner]] and I paid for a plack to be made naming the cut "Pickard Gap" and surprised Roy with it at a ceremony regarding the last rail being laid in the gap. [[Jack Lucks]] videoed it.

== Meets ==

* [[Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad 2018]]

== Models ==

<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="2">
File:CIG HO Boxcar.jpg|An Athearn HO Boxcar decorated in Comanche and Indian Gap colors.
File:CIG NScale Boxcar.jpg|An N Scale model bearing the Comanche and Indian Gap herald. From ebay.
</gallery>

== Video ==

<youtube>QAmjQNGe0Ns</youtube>

<youtube>qQZWcLmvGec</youtube>

<youtube>JPXP4WbwCik</youtube>

<youtube>ZyIL-Rg-rso</youtube>

<youtube>XNyc3XYj8B4</youtube>

<youtube>kkf3uWRjKYc</youtube>

<youtube>5H5a96H2F8w</youtube>

<youtube>70c_B4ng8gI</youtube>

<youtube>kNu5bL9PF2c</youtube>

=== Texas Live Steam ===

[http://www.grandscales.com/media/Texa.html Robinson and Associates] published a video titled "Texas Live Steam" in 2008. The following description of the C&IG is from their website:

: Robinson takes us to Roy Pickard’s Comanche & Indian Gap. Even though most of the railroad is just a few hundred yards from the rest of the railroad there is a wide variety of landscape in miniature. Portions of the railroad run through rolling hills with deep cuts and high fills. There are thick patches of bushes and small gnarled trees that make very believable scale woods. Other areas evoke a sense of broad grassy prairies with sun scorched earth.

: For the last hundred years the most common form of live steam “operations” has been heading out on the mainline loop and making sure you didn’t run into the train ahead of you. From the beginning Mr. Pickard wanted a railroad that would more closely replicate the activity of the prototype. This was a rather revolutionary idea in the live steam world thirty years ago. And the C&IG deserves credit for being a pioneer in live steam railroad operations.

<gallery widths=400px heights=400px>
File:TexasLiveSteam cover.jpg
File:TexasLiveSteam back.jpg
</gallery>

== Bibliography ==

* "The Comanche & Indian Gap RR", Peter R. Bryan, '''Model Railroader''', July 1997, Vol 64, Issue 7, page 74
* [http://www.digitalmediatree.com/tommoody/comment/23313/ Tom Moody comments and photos on C&IG]
* [http://sanjac.leoslair.com/resources/Derails/Derail-2010/derail-06-2010_derail.pdf 2010 Operations on C&IG The Drail]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=67620 Meet Report, May 2005, Chaski.org]

Richard Ulin

2026-04-08T14:43:49Z

Dnevil: /* 2-6-4 Mason Bogie */

[[Category:People]]
[[Richard Ulin]] founded [[Ulin Locomotive Works]]. He designed a D&RG K-27 2-8-2 and a 2-6-4 Mason Bogie, both in 2.5 inch scale.

== 2-6-4 Mason Bogie ==

<gallery widths=300px heights=300px perrow=2>
File:RichUlin on MasonBogie1.jpg|Richard Ulin on his 2-6-4 Mason Bogie.
File:RichUlin MasonBogie2.jpg
File:RichUlin MasonBogie cylinder drive.jpg
File:RichUlin MasonBogie drivers.jpg
File:RichUlin MasonBogie rear truck.jpg
File:RichUlin MasonBogie stack.jpg
File:RichUlin MasonBogie Bell.jpg
</gallery>

== External Links ==

* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=110114 "In Memory - Richard Ulin", Chaski.org]

Ulin Locomotive Works

2026-04-08T14:43:17Z

Dnevil:

[[Category:Suppliers]]

[[Ulin Locomotive Works]] was founded by [[Richard Ulin]] of Colorado.

As of June 2017 all [[Ulin Locomotive Works|Ulin]] line was purchase by [[Alco West Locomotives]].

Rob Gardner posted the following on Facebook, April 2026:

: [[Accucraft Ride-On Trains|Accucraft]] bought [[Richard Ulin]]'s patterns and castings including those for the 2.5 inch scale K-27 that he had designed and offered, but I don't believe they are currently being offered for sale.

== External Links ==

* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=93695 "Ulin Locomotive", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.fpvrr.org/locomotive-photos/the-richard-ulin-designed-contraption/ "Richard Ulin designed Contraption", Flintridge & Portola Valley]
* [http://oldtomstoys.com/2013/12/14/ulins-2-12-inch-mason-bogie/ "Ulin’s 2 1/2 Inch Mason Bogie"]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=105410 "Ulin Locomotive Works", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=110228 "Ulin Locomotive Works Production Data", Chaski.org]

Ulin Locomotive Works

2026-04-08T14:42:23Z

Dnevil:

[[Category:Suppliers]]

[[Ulin Locomotive Works]] was founded by [[Richard Ulin]] of Colorado.

As of June 2017 all [[Ulin Locomotive Works|Ulin]] line was purchase by [[Alco West Locomotives]].

Rob Gardner posted the following on Facebook, April 2026:

: [[Accucraft]] bought [[Richard Ulin]]'s patterns and castings including those for the 2.5 inch scale K-27 that he had designed and offered, but I don't believe they are currently being offered for sale.

== External Links ==

* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=93695 "Ulin Locomotive", Chaski.org]
* [http://www.fpvrr.org/locomotive-photos/the-richard-ulin-designed-contraption/ "Richard Ulin designed Contraption", Flintridge & Portola Valley]
* [http://oldtomstoys.com/2013/12/14/ulins-2-12-inch-mason-bogie/ "Ulin’s 2 1/2 Inch Mason Bogie"]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=105410 "Ulin Locomotive Works", Chaski.org]
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=110228 "Ulin Locomotive Works Production Data", Chaski.org]

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2026-04-04T10:22:44Z

Dnevil:

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2026-04-04T10:21:44Z

Dnevil:

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2026-04-04T10:21:05Z

Dnevil: