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Bill Yoder of Germany has compiled a list of 3/4 inch scale live steam locomotives in North America, both American prototypes as well as Foreign prototypes.
== The Registry ==
 
Russia,
 
3 July 2021
 
Dear friends:


To register your 3/4 inch locomotive, or to provide information on the whereabouts of one, please email Bill:
I’ve added 14 new locos this time around, but also had to delete 17. The first major deletion made a lot of sense: [[Steve Bratina]] pointed to 10 locos that were not 3.5”-gauge!


* kant50(at)web(dot)de or kant50(at)gmx(dot)de
I also took out the listing for the late Harry Quick’s exquisite 4-8-2, Locust Valley #700. James Mardiguian listed on Facebook on 25 April 2021 a photo of this engine and a Pacific in the window of a hardware store in Mahanoy City PA, where Quick lived for a long time. A sign at the bottom of the window clearly states 1”=1’. That makes sense, for #700 looks really big on a photo that was offered on eBay.
The next six deletions are much sadder: A gent in Canada has requested that I take off his six locos – no reason given. Three of them are virtual icons in the history of ¾” live steam. I will indicate in the files if an entry is missing. I shall include the unlisted in my tally totals, which means we still have a positive growth of three this time around – the new total is 637 (my total number is a bit wobbly sometimes).


Bill requests the following information:
I must admit that this step seriously cuts into my enthusiasm for the project, for I have wanted to be as complete as possible.


* Modeled after or castings from
I feel called to announce that this registry project is now half-dead. How could I not make an update, say, if the new PRR 6-8-6 starts whirring around the track down in Cincy-land! I will also want to update if new errors are reported – I can’t stand uncorrected errors. Yet I do not intend though, at least for the time being, to add and update any other files.
* Lettering
* Scale
* Owner
* Contact
* Builder
* Year completed
* Year acquired by present owner


== The Registry ==
Yet the primary reason for this half-death is another: I reside far to the east of Massachusetts and that distance has grown significantly due to Covid and the course of international politics. Does anyone in North America want to take over the project? That would be great. I would agree to help out that person, if desired.


Eastern Europe,
Many thanks to [[Pat Fahey]], [[Steve Bratina]], [[Keith Taylor]] and others for their considerable help! A very special thanks to [[Daris A Nevil|Daris Nevil]] for being a really great help and pal.
26 December 2017


Dear friends:
Godspeed to all,


The number of files is still increasing: now 14 files up from 7 last time. I think that is better; I am committed to keeping file size down. We’re now up to 457 entries. Among those are 48 4-4-0’s and 4-6-4’s each as well as 43 4-8-4’s. We have 34 4-6-2’s. 77 of the entries are foreign-prototype, which amounts to 17%.
Bill Yoder


A few men really got up-to-bat this time and helped: Eric Lagemann, Pat Hosford and Larry Fisher, for ex. Also, as always, Pat Fahey. I appreciate very much that Montreal’s Jim Leggett posts a good bit of stuff on Facebook. Of course, all kinds of room remains for improvements in these files.
kant50(at)gmx(dot)de


I am still listing 4-6-6T’s ahead of 4-6-2’s and 4-6-4’s. I think that makes sense size-wise, for a 4-6-4T or a 4-6-6T is really only a snazzy Ten-Wheeler. But it doesn’t make sense in terms of numbers and I am planning to change this. Number-wise, 4-6-6T should come after 4-6-2 and 4-6-4.  
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/01Roster20210703.0-4-0_to_0-8-0.pdf Part 1: 0-4-0 to 0-8-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/02Roster20210703.2-4-0_to_2-6-6T.pdf Part 2: 2-4-0 to 2-6-6T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/03Roster20210703.2-8-0_to_2-6-6-6.pdf Part 3: 2-8-0 to 2-6-6-6]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/04Roster20210703.Geared_and_Upright.pdf Part 4: Geared & Upright]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/05Roster20210703.4-2-2_to_4-4-0.pdf Part 5: 4-2-2 to 4-4-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/06Roster20210703.4-4-2_to_4-4-4.pdf Part 6: 4-4-2 to 4-4-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/07Roster20210703.4-6-0.pdf Part 7: 4-6-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/08Roster20210703.4-6-2.pdf Part 8: 4-6-2]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/09Roster20210703.4-6-4.pdf Part 9: 4-6-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/10Roster20210703.4-6-4T_to_4-6-6T.pdf Part 10: 4-6-4 to 4-6-6T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/11Roster20210703.4-8-0_to_4-8-2.pdf Part 11: 4-8-0 to 4-8-2]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/12Roster20210703.4-8-4.pdf Part 12: 4-8-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/13Roster20210703.4-6-6-4_to_6-8-6.pdf Part 13: 4-6-6-4 to 6-8-6]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/14Roster20210703.Foreign.0-4-0_to_2-6-4T.pdf Part 14: Foreign 0-4-0 to 2-6-4T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2021/BillYoder/15Roster20210703.Foreign.2-8-2_to_4-6-4T.pdf Part 15: Foreign 2-8-2 to 4-6-4T]


An old request: I appreciate it if people publishing photos on the Internet, for ex. on the [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/ Chaski] forum or Facebook, would include more info, including at least owner, builder and location of photo.
== Submitting ==


Best regards and all the best for the New Year. May God grant our world peace,
To register your 3/4 inch locomotive, or to provide information on the whereabouts of one, please email Bill:


Bill Yoder
* kant50(at)gmx(dot)de


kant50(at)gmx(dot)de
Bill requests the following information:


* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/01Roster20171226.0_4_0_to_0_8_0.pdf Part 1: 0-4-0 to 0-8-0]
* Modeled after or castings from
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/02Roster20171226.2_4_0_to_2_6_6.pdf Part 2: 2-4-0 to 2-6-6]
* Lettering
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/03Roster20171226.2_8_0_to_2_6_6_6.pdf Part 3: 2-8-0 to 2-6-6-6]
* Scale
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/04Roster20171226.Geared_and_Upright.pdf Part 4: Geared & Upright]
* Owner
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/05Roster20171226.4_2_2_to_4_4_0.pdf Part 5: 4-2-2 to 4-4-0]
* Contact
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/06Roster20171226.4_4_2_to_4_4_4.pdf Part 6: 4-4-2 to 4-4-4]
* Builder
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/07Roster20171226.4_6_0_to_4_6_6.pdf Part 7: 4-6-0 to 4-6-6]
* Year completed
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/08Roster20171226.4_6_2.pdf Part 8: 4-6-2]
* Year acquired by present owner
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/09Roster20171226.4_6_4.pdf Part 9: 4-6-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/10Roster20171226.4_8_0_to_4_8_2.pdf Part 10: 4-8-0 to 4-8-2]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/11Roster20171226.4_8_4.pdf Part 11: 4-8-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/12Roster20171226.4_6_6_4_to_4_8_8_4.pdf Part 12: 4-6-6-4 to 4-8-8-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/13Roster20171226.Foreign.0_4_0_to_2_6_4.pdf Part 13: Foreign 0-4-0 to 2-6-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/14Roster20171226.Foreign.2_8_2_to_4_6_2.pdf Part 14: Foreign 2-8-2 to 4-6-2]


== References ==
== References ==
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* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=94329&hilit=+high+line+ "3/4" USRA Pacific", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=94329&hilit=+high+line+ "3/4" USRA Pacific", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=102838 "A question for the 3/4 scale guys", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=102838 "A question for the 3/4 scale guys", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=80600 "The Home Machinist's 3/4" Scale Locomotive Roster", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

Revision as of 23:13, 4 July 2021


The Registry

Russia,

3 July 2021

Dear friends:

I’ve added 14 new locos this time around, but also had to delete 17. The first major deletion made a lot of sense: Steve Bratina pointed to 10 locos that were not 3.5”-gauge!

I also took out the listing for the late Harry Quick’s exquisite 4-8-2, Locust Valley #700. James Mardiguian listed on Facebook on 25 April 2021 a photo of this engine and a Pacific in the window of a hardware store in Mahanoy City PA, where Quick lived for a long time. A sign at the bottom of the window clearly states 1”=1’. That makes sense, for #700 looks really big on a photo that was offered on eBay.

The next six deletions are much sadder: A gent in Canada has requested that I take off his six locos – no reason given. Three of them are virtual icons in the history of ¾” live steam. I will indicate in the files if an entry is missing. I shall include the unlisted in my tally totals, which means we still have a positive growth of three this time around – the new total is 637 (my total number is a bit wobbly sometimes).

I must admit that this step seriously cuts into my enthusiasm for the project, for I have wanted to be as complete as possible.

I feel called to announce that this registry project is now half-dead. How could I not make an update, say, if the new PRR 6-8-6 starts whirring around the track down in Cincy-land! I will also want to update if new errors are reported – I can’t stand uncorrected errors. Yet I do not intend though, at least for the time being, to add and update any other files.

Yet the primary reason for this half-death is another: I reside far to the east of Massachusetts and that distance has grown significantly due to Covid and the course of international politics. Does anyone in North America want to take over the project? That would be great. I would agree to help out that person, if desired.

Many thanks to Pat Fahey, Steve Bratina, Keith Taylor and others for their considerable help! A very special thanks to Daris Nevil for being a really great help and pal.

Godspeed to all,

Bill Yoder

kant50(at)gmx(dot)de

Submitting

To register your 3/4 inch locomotive, or to provide information on the whereabouts of one, please email Bill:

  • kant50(at)gmx(dot)de

Bill requests the following information:

  • Modeled after or castings from
  • Lettering
  • Scale
  • Owner
  • Contact
  • Builder
  • Year completed
  • Year acquired by present owner

References