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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 ==


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


* kant50(at)web(dot)de or kant50(at)gmx(dot)de
3 July 2021


Dear friends:


== The Registry ==
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).


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


26 December 2015
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.


Dear friends:
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.


Assuming there are no more than several thousand 3.5”-gauge, North American-prototype steamers around - plus foreign-prototype steam located in North America - then I think I could claim that we have begun to scratch the surface with 213 entries to date. But the entries still have all kinds of holes – only a few entries have answers to all six questions. And some entries of course contain mistakes. I even had a 1 ½” PRR 4-4-2 in the last version of the files from the end of October!
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.


Of course, the entries cannot get better than the info I receive, so I will remain grateful for any and all help and info offered. Who could help out with the CV 2-10-4. for ex.? I now have the [[Charles S. Purinton|Puritons’]] [[Live Steam of Years Gone By]], but that info is not yet integrated into the text.
Godspeed to all,


Wouldn’t it be neat if this effort could lead to at least a few lost engines being found in cellars and attics and returned to active service!
Bill Yoder


With the very best wishes! I was just in the States for over five weeks, mostly in Florida. Do hope I will meet some of you someday. Remember: the [[Leyland Society of Model Engineers]] will be having their 3 ½”-gauge only rally up near Manchester in the UK on 24 April 2016.
kant50(at)gmx(dot)de


A happy New Year to all,
* [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]


Bill Yoder
== Submitting ==


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


* [http://ibls.org/files/2015/Roster20151226_0-4-0_to_4-4-4_geared.pdf Part 1: 0-4-0 to 4-4-4 and geared (PDF)]
* kant50(at)gmx(dot)de


* [http://ibls.org/files/2015/Roster20151226_4-6-0_to_4-8-8-4.pdf Part 2: 4-6-0 to 4-8-8-4 (PDF)]
Bill requests the following information:


* [http://ibls.org/files/2015/Roster20151226_Foreign.pdf Part 3: Foreign-Prototype Models Located in North America (PDF)]
* Modeled after or castings from
* Lettering
* Scale
* Owner
* Contact
* Builder
* Year completed
* Year acquired by present owner


== References ==
== References ==


* [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=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