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: The Shay really looks great, I remember it from when [[Francis Mosley]] owned it, was pleased to see you even have the cable wrapped around the sand dome. | : The Shay really looks great, I remember it from when [[Francis Mosley]] owned it, was pleased to see you even have the cable wrapped around the sand dome. | ||
== Gordon Corwin Meets == | |||
From <i>[[The Miniature Locomotive]]</i>, July/August 1953 | |||
By C. S. Chovil, Secretary, [[Southern California Live Steamers]] | |||
The [[Gordon Corwin]] annual picnic and engine meet proved very popular with [[Southern California Live Steamers|S.C.L.S.]]. the attendance was more than in the past years, the day was perfect and the tracks of the SUNKIST LINES in good condition. Many members brought their lunches as invited, came early and stayed until the last boiler was blown down. The roster of locomotives was as follows: Jim Keith's 1 inch scale Hudson; Barny Shrive's 3/4 inch scale N.Y.C. Niagara; [[Irene Lewis]]'s 1 inch scale six-wheel switcher operated by [[Bob Harpur]]; Milton Uhler's 3/4 inch Tom Thumb; John Matthew's 3/4 inch English Shunting engine "Pug"; Burt Petersen's 3/4 inch Northern; Bill wightman's 3/4 inch 2-4-4 tank engine; Andy Wightman's 3/4 inch Mogul and J.D. Hillyard's 3/4 inch Atlantic. | |||
Revision as of 23:02, 7 September 2013
Gordon Corwin's famed Fruit Growers Supply Co. # 7 SHAY... It was the CHASSIS only, operating on compressed air at the old track of GGLS in Oakland's Redwood Regional Park. The guy at left in coveralls is Gordon Corwin. To the right, is the late GGLS member Louis Lawrence. Photo circa 1951. Photo by Harry Dixon, submitted by Ken Shattock.
Gordon Corwin and his Fruit Grower's Supply Co. Shay #7. From the Harry Dixon collection.
Gordon Corwin at GGLS, Redwood Regional Park, Oakland,CA.--June, 1964.
Gordon Corwin-- GGLS- Redwood Park.
Gordon Corwin--GGLS--Redwood Park.
Gordon Corwin--GGLS--Redwood Park.
Gordon Corwin--GGLS--Redwood Park--1953.
The late Harry Dixon with Gordon Corwin on Gordon's famous Shay still under construction.
Here's another one of Gordon Corwin at GGLS--Redwood Park.
Carl Herrera Restoration
From Chaski.org
Postwarbob posted:
- Carl Herrera now owns this engine . He has totally restored it to its original beauty. He spent many hours repiping and repairing worn out parts . The purple paint is still the original paint but most of the black paint is new.
Gordon Corwin's Shay as restored by new owner Carl Herrera, from Chaski.org
David Rohrer posted:
- The Shay really looks great, I remember it from when Francis Mosley owned it, was pleased to see you even have the cable wrapped around the sand dome.
Gordon Corwin Meets
From The Miniature Locomotive, July/August 1953
By C. S. Chovil, Secretary, Southern California Live Steamers
The Gordon Corwin annual picnic and engine meet proved very popular with S.C.L.S.. the attendance was more than in the past years, the day was perfect and the tracks of the SUNKIST LINES in good condition. Many members brought their lunches as invited, came early and stayed until the last boiler was blown down. The roster of locomotives was as follows: Jim Keith's 1 inch scale Hudson; Barny Shrive's 3/4 inch scale N.Y.C. Niagara; Irene Lewis's 1 inch scale six-wheel switcher operated by Bob Harpur; Milton Uhler's 3/4 inch Tom Thumb; John Matthew's 3/4 inch English Shunting engine "Pug"; Burt Petersen's 3/4 inch Northern; Bill wightman's 3/4 inch 2-4-4 tank engine; Andy Wightman's 3/4 inch Mogul and J.D. Hillyard's 3/4 inch Atlantic.