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I am writing to tell you how much I enjoy your magazine. Also I have some pictures of my 3/4-inch steam | 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 | : J. B. Squires | ||
: 1939 Trent Ave. | : 1939 Trent Ave. | ||
: Colorado Springs, Colorado | : Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||
[[File:JBSquires ColoradoSprings 1956.jpg|J. B. Squires at his Colorado Springs home track]] | |||
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Revision as of 23:59, 3 February 2015
A Colorado Live Steamer and His Road
J. B. Squires
The North American Live Steamer, Volume 1 Number 4
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