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[[Doc Fixit]] was a live steamer that was active in the early 1950's.  He lived in Junction City, Oregon.
[[Frank Barto|Frank "Doc Fixit" Barto]] was a live steamer that was active in the early 1950's.  He lived in Junction City, Oregon.


[[File:Doc Fixit One Inch Scale Atlantic Advert Popular Mechanics August 1947.PNG|thumb|center|An advertisement for Doc Fixit's one-inch scale Atlantic. From <i>Popular Mechanics</i>, August 1947]]
== SP Atlantic Drawings ==
 
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File:Doc Fixit One Inch Scale Atlantic Advert Popular Mechanics June and July 1947.PNG|An advertisement for Doc Fixit's one-inch scale Atlantic. From <i>Popular Mechanics</i>, June and July 1947
File:Doc Fixit One Inch Scale Atlantic Advert Popular Mechanics August 1947.PNG|From <i>Popular Mechanics</i>, August 1947
File:Doc Fixit Body and Fender Repair Co.PNG|Doc Fixit's Body & Fender Repair Company, from <i>The Ohio Motorist</i>, April 1921, Volume 13.
</gallery>
 
== 1/4 Scale SP ==
 
From [https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000859.pdf National Registry of History Places]:
 
: Another experiment in attracting visitors to Petersen Rock Gargen was undertaken in 1955.  [[Frank Barto|Frank "Doc" Barto]] and William Thrall of Junction City, Oregon built a miniature railroad in 1952 and at first tried to rent it out.  Thrall, a theater owner and operator in Junction City, financed the project while [[Frank Barto|Barto]], who was a machinist and ran a repair shop, provided the know-how.  The railroad - which had five cars and held 50 children or 36 adults - was an exact quarter-scale replica of the Southern Pacific type 4-6-2 steam locomotive, specifically the Shasta Daylight luxury train that ran between San Francisco and Portland.  They built the train from plans and specifications that were furnished by the Southern Pacific and other sources to make it as authentic as possible.  In 1955 they installed the railroad on 1,700 feet of track just east of the parking lot on Petersen's land.  It operated at the rock garden for three years, until 1953, and was thereafter re-located (with Barto) to Tempe, Arizona.
 
 
 
== Meet Activity ==


Doc attended the following meets:
Doc attended the following meets:
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* [[Golden_Gate_Live_Steamers#Redwood_Park_Golden_Spike|Redwood Park Golden Spike ceremony, 2 September 1950]]
* [[Golden_Gate_Live_Steamers#Redwood_Park_Golden_Spike|Redwood Park Golden Spike ceremony, 2 September 1950]]
* [[IBLS_Journal_1951#BLS_Meet_Report|19th Annual Brotherhood of Live Steamers Meet, 1 September 1951]]
* [[IBLS_Journal_1951#BLS_Meet_Report|19th Annual Brotherhood of Live Steamers Meet, 1 September 1951]]
== Gallery ==
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File:Barto Arizona Republic Thu Jun 11 1959 .jpg|"Shot Peppers Thirsty Employee", Frank Barto, Arizona Republic, 11 June 1959.
File:Barto Locomotive, Billboard 5-8-1954.jpg|Frank Barto advertisement in Billboard Magazine, 8 May 1954.
File:Barto obit Arizona Republic Tue Apr 14 1987 .jpg|Frank Barto obituary, Arizona Republic, 14 April 1987.
File:Doc Fixit 10 foot locomotive takes shape.jpg|"10-Foot Locomotive Takes Shape", Frank Barto.
File:Frank Barto Arizona Republic Mon Apr 1 1957 .jpg|Frank Barto, Arizona Republic, 1 April 1957.
File:Frank Barto Arizona Republic Sun Apr 28 1957 .jpg|Frank Barto, Arizona Republic, 28 April 1957.
File:Frank Barto Arizona Republic Sun Apr 28 1957 2.jpg|Frank Barto_Arizona Republic, 28 April 1957, page 2.
File:The Bend Bulletin Thu May 19 1955 - 1.jpg|Frank Barto, The Bend Bulletin, 19 May 1955.
File:The Bend Bulletin Thu May 19 1955 - 2.jpg|Frank Barto, The Bend Bulletin, 19 May 1955, page 2.
</gallery>


== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Latest revision as of 16:27, 1 November 2018


Frank "Doc Fixit" Barto was a live steamer that was active in the early 1950's. He lived in Junction City, Oregon.

SP Atlantic Drawings

1/4 Scale SP

From National Registry of History Places:

Another experiment in attracting visitors to Petersen Rock Gargen was undertaken in 1955. Frank "Doc" Barto and William Thrall of Junction City, Oregon built a miniature railroad in 1952 and at first tried to rent it out. Thrall, a theater owner and operator in Junction City, financed the project while Barto, who was a machinist and ran a repair shop, provided the know-how. The railroad - which had five cars and held 50 children or 36 adults - was an exact quarter-scale replica of the Southern Pacific type 4-6-2 steam locomotive, specifically the Shasta Daylight luxury train that ran between San Francisco and Portland. They built the train from plans and specifications that were furnished by the Southern Pacific and other sources to make it as authentic as possible. In 1955 they installed the railroad on 1,700 feet of track just east of the parking lot on Petersen's land. It operated at the rock garden for three years, until 1953, and was thereafter re-located (with Barto) to Tempe, Arizona.


Meet Activity

Doc attended the following meets:

Gallery

External Links