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File:Bill Dykeman No 93 cab and tender.JPG|Plenty of room here for the Engineer and one passenger. | File:Bill Dykeman No 93 cab and tender.JPG|Plenty of room here for the Engineer and one passenger. | ||
File:Bill Dykeman and his York Central Railway.JPG|See you next time | File:Bill Dykeman and his York Central Railway.JPG|See you next time | ||
File:Bill Dykeman Jubilee under construction.JPG|A one and a half inch scale 7 1/4 inch gauge C.P.R. Jubilee under construction. | |||
File:Bill Dykeman and his 2.5 inch caboose under construction.JPG|2 1/2 inch scale C.N.R wood-sheathed caboose in the making. | |||
File:Bill Dykeman archbar trucks for caboose.JPG|This arch bar truck is one of many made in the York Central Railway shops. | |||
File:Bill Dykeman York Central Railway shop.JPG|One of the two well-equipped 1000 sq. ft. shops at York Central Railway. | |||
File:Bill Dykeman turbo generator for No 93.JPG|A 35-watt turbo steam generator on the No. 93 locomotive. | |||
File:Bill Dykeman at home on the York Central Railway.JPG|Bill Dykeman at home on the York Central Railway. | |||
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Revision as of 10:54, 16 January 2019
William H. Dykeman was a machinist and live steamer. He was the president of Precision Products and Services, Ltd. of Prince Edward Island. He build the York Central Railway, and 7.5 inch gauge railroad.
York Central Railway
The York Central Railway was established in 1993 by [Bill Dykeman]] on his property on Prince Edward Island. The following text and photos are from his website as it appears on Archive.org.
- Precision Products and Services Ltd.'s founder and president Bill Dykeman has been a longtime enthusiast of live steam train models and operates a 7 1/2 - inch narrow gauge miniature railway at his country home in York, Prince Edward Island. Presented below are some images taken at the grounds of the York Central Railway near the company's location on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Bill Dykeman fitting a new aluminum door to his 2.5 inch scale caboose.
Bill Dykemand on his York Central Railway, located in the rich rural stillness on Prince Edward Island.
A busy day on The York Central
A typical rural scene in late August on Prince Edward Island.
Bill Dykeman (seated) and Ian Taylor, past president of the Atlantic Model Engineering Society, enjoy the day on the York Central Railway. Ian's 0-4-0 Bagnall was visiting from the Trecothic Creek & Windsor Railway on the mainland.
Bill Dykeman on the return trip to home.
There's still lots of room for one more in the cab!
The day's work is done - it's blowdown time.
Our five-horsepower Honda-powered motor car is in good hands!
Plenty of room here for the Engineer and one passenger.
See you next time
A one and a half inch scale 7 1/4 inch gauge C.P.R. Jubilee under construction.
2 1/2 inch scale C.N.R wood-sheathed caboose in the making.
This arch bar truck is one of many made in the York Central Railway shops.
One of the two well-equipped 1000 sq. ft. shops at York Central Railway.
A 35-watt turbo steam generator on the No. 93 locomotive.
Bill Dykeman at home on the York Central Railway.
