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== The Registry ==
== The Registry ==


Russia,
Russia, Kaliningrad region


15 December 2020
5 January 2024


Dear friends mostly in North America:
Dear friends:


Here we have the first roster update since June. We’re now up to 633 loco entries, 24 more than last time. Of course, a number of other pages have been updated. The 3 ½ inch Facebook pages and the Chaski forum remain the primary info sources.  Removing the glitches and errors is a constant task – I’m always happy for any and all additions and corrections.
This is the first update of the directory since 30 November 2022. I have no news
regarding Chuck Balmer’s 6-8-6 PRR turbine. It was featured and on the cover of the
May/June 2023 issue of “Live Steam”.


I’m troubled by a statement from [[Steve Bratina]] from 23 August: “The 3/4 inch scale registry has some inaccuracies that unless changed, stand as fact.” I’m not sure he’s referring to my registry, his statement though is above reproach: Like a virus, inaccuracies tend to get a life of their own, multiplying themselves and becoming nearly indestructible. (That’s certainly also true for full-size loco listings.)
We’re now up to 693 locos – nine more than last time. I’ve also updated 20-or-so
files. I always appreciate it when I’m sent new info or corrections – that always improves the
quality of the registry. I glean some info from the two 3 ½” sites on Facebook.


What to do – quit or blow up my files in hopes of killing misinformation? I remain unwilling to burn the phone lines trying to reach additional sources of info. I do enter all corrections sent my way and I appeal to you to keep on doing so. It would be a great help to attend several steam meets – I’d love to come to Montreal in the foreseeable future.
Newbies this time include a South African 4-6-2 in British Columbia. Greg Easter’s
Kozo D&RGW 2-8-2 is now nearly complete. Both are narrow-gauge. Hewitson’s CP 4-8-4
from 1946 is running well, perhaps for the first time ever.


A few new matters:
A piece of “important” trivia: Of the 46 Virginias listed, seven have outside valve gear.
An attractive addition – they’re not what the doctor (designer LBSC) ordered. Four of the 11
Challengers and Big Boys listed are in the UK.


1. Very neat that the work of the late Don Strom of Minneapolis region has surfaced: a 2-8-4, 2-6-6-6 and 4-6-6-4! I assume they’re all in the museum at Duluth.
All the best for 2024, may world peace arrive soon,


2. Who knows whether the GTW 4-8-2 in the Imlay City MI museum is live steam?
[[Bill Yoder]]
 
3. The Reading 4-6-2 (462.RDG176.unknown) at the Pioneer Valley LS in 1961 looks really neat. Where could she be today?
 
4. [[Steve Bratina]] has the [[Stan Griggs|Griggs Niagara]] (484.NYC6001.Griggs) back in one piece. She looks terrific!
 
5. Didn’t really have room to include a shot of the exquisite tender for Church Balmer’s PRR turbine. The project appears to be chugging (whirring) along nicely!
 
6. Incidentally: It’s not really true that British models took over the North American scene long ago. Brits seem to like North American stuff, too: Eight of the nine Columbia 4-8-4’s and nine of 10 Caribou 0-8-0’s listed are outside North America. Sixteen of the 31 Virginia 4-4-0’s listed are not in North America. At least two ¾ inch Challengers and a Big Boy are in the UK.
 
All the best,
 
Bill Yoder


kant50(at)gmx(dot)de
kant50(at)gmx(dot)de


* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/01Roster20201214.0-4-0_to_0-8-0.pdf Part 1: 0-4-0 to 0-8-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/01Roster20240106.0-4-0_to_0-8-0.pdf Part 1: 0-4-0 to 0-8-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/02Roster20201214.2-4-0_to_2-6-6T.pdf Part 2: 2-4-0 to 2-6-6T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/02Roster20240106.2-4-0_to_2-6-6T.pdf Part 2: 2-4-0 to 2-6-6T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/03Roster20201214.2-8-0_to_2-6-6-6.pdf Part 3: 2-8-0 to 2-6-6-6]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/03Roster20240106.2-8-0_to_2-6-6-6.pdf Part 3: 2-8-0 to 2-6-6-6]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/04Roster20201214.Geared_and_Upright.pdf Part 4: Geared & Upright]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/04Roster20240106.Geared_and_Upright.pdf Part 4: Geared & Upright]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/05Roster20201214.4-2-2_to_4-4-0.pdf Part 5: 4-2-2 to 4-4-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/05Roster20240106.4-2-2_to_4-4-0.pdf Part 5: 4-2-2 to 4-4-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/06Roster20201214.4-4-2_to_4-4-4.pdf Part 6: 4-4-2 to 4-4-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/06Roster20240106.4-4-2_to_4-4-4.pdf Part 6: 4-4-2 to 4-4-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/07Roster20201214.4-6-0.pdf Part 7: 4-6-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/07Roster20240106.4-6-0.pdf Part 7: 4-6-0]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/08Roster20201214.4-6-2.pdf Part 8: 4-6-2]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/08Roster20240106.4-6-2.pdf Part 8: 4-6-2]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/09Roster20201214.4-6-4.pdf Part 9: 4-6-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/09Roster20240106.4-6-4.pdf Part 9: 4-6-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/10Roster20201214.4-6-4T_to_4-6-6T.pdf Part 10: 4-6-4 to 4-6-6T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/10Roster20240106.4-6-4T_to_4-6-6T.pdf Part 10: 4-6-4 to 4-6-6T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/11Roster20201214.4-8-0_to_4-8-2.pdf Part 11: 4-8-0 to 4-8-2]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/11Roster20240106.4-8-0_to_4-8-2.pdf Part 11: 4-8-0 to 4-8-2]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/12Roster20201214.4-8-4.pdf Part 12: 4-8-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/12Roster20240106.4-8-4.pdf Part 12: 4-8-4]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/13Roster20201214.4-6-6-4_to_6-8-6.pdf Part 13: 4-6-6-4 to 6-8-6]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/13Roster20240106.4-6-6-4_to_6-8-6.pdf Part 13: 4-6-6-4 to 6-8-6]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/14Roster20201214.Foreign.0-4-0_to_2-6-4T.pdf Part 14: Foreign 0-4-0 to 2-6-4T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/14Roster20240106.Foreign.0-2-2_to_2-6-4T.pdf Part 14: Foreign 0-4-0 to 2-6-4T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2020/BillYoder/15Roster20201214.Foreign.2-8-2_to_4-6-4T.pdf Part 15: Foreign 2-8-2 to 4-6-4T]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2024/BillYoder/15Roster20240106.Foreign.2-8-2_to_Garratt.pdf Part 15: Foreign 2-8-2 to Garratt]


== Submitting ==
== Submitting ==

Latest revision as of 12:58, 13 March 2024


The Registry

Russia, Kaliningrad region

5 January 2024

Dear friends:

This is the first update of the directory since 30 November 2022. I have no news regarding Chuck Balmer’s 6-8-6 PRR turbine. It was featured and on the cover of the May/June 2023 issue of “Live Steam”.

We’re now up to 693 locos – nine more than last time. I’ve also updated 20-or-so files. I always appreciate it when I’m sent new info or corrections – that always improves the quality of the registry. I glean some info from the two 3 ½” sites on Facebook.

Newbies this time include a South African 4-6-2 in British Columbia. Greg Easter’s Kozo D&RGW 2-8-2 is now nearly complete. Both are narrow-gauge. Hewitson’s CP 4-8-4 from 1946 is running well, perhaps for the first time ever.

A piece of “important” trivia: Of the 46 Virginias listed, seven have outside valve gear. An attractive addition – they’re not what the doctor (designer LBSC) ordered. Four of the 11 Challengers and Big Boys listed are in the UK.

All the best for 2024, may world peace arrive soon,

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

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