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...d cost are only estimates at this time, but are based on over thirty years of starting many, many many projects and actually finishing a couple. If you h ...boiler while the engine is static. So, on with the design and construction of the tender.

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The founding of the New England Live Steamers is detailed in a letter written by Carl Purin ...lf the secretary which fits in very well with my job with the (Brotherhood of) Live Steamers. It will be a good location as it is handy and easy to get

...as they usually go with a quick hydro yearly and would not catch this type of damage. ...ground. If an internal inspection had been performed yearly the clogging of hardness scale and corrosion would have been caught. The local clubs respo

== History of the IBLS == ...so many, many years ago. So let’s take a look back to the very early days of our great Live Steam hobby …

[[Category:Maintenance]] ...to do some kind of repair or maintenance following almost every run. Most of what I have done has been to improve operation or change operation to my pr

...e1501 CentervilleSouthwesternRR 1953.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Engine No. 1501 of the Centerville and Southwestern R. R. on the turntable. "The Miniature Loc ...ld boundaries, was selected. This direction plus Roseland's original name of Centerville gave the railroad its title.

The following appeared in "The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Journal", December 1947. ...ment.PNG|thumb|right|300px|A portion of the M. S. P. yard, showing variety of freight cars, box cars, gondolas, hopper, flags, tank and other cars, is sh

...nnual Spring Operations Meet was held the week of March 6, 2016. In spite of heavy rain the meet was a great success. ...ary of last year. In 12 months we have re-laid and refurbished over 3,000' of C&IG mainline.

...will notice the bluish-grey color of the frame castings – that is a result of the annealing process. https://allenmodels.com/trucks/arch-bar-truck-kit- File:AllenModels 0 4 0 Marty Knox 201400323.JPG|The new Allen Models of Michigan 0-4-0 switcher using Mogul cylinders and valve gear, Consolidation

...ated a number of model railroads. His main occupation was as an equipment maintenance person for AT&T. There he worked on microwave, high power troposcatter sys ...outhern Railroad]] in North Palm Beach, FL. Bill ended up making a number of items for Ed. He realized there might be others who would want his product

[[Category:Right of Way]] ...themselves, but were discarded for one reason or another. Finally, a bit of pure inspiration plus finding suitable material evolved the hydraulic lift

...et the locomotives for a bit and check out the scenery instead.. Most all of THAT was scratch-built from raw materials. The bridges, trestle, switches, ...o forth. I was taught as a young boy how to build the telephone poles out of dowels using beads for insulators. Carpet thread was used for the wires as

[[File:Gauge EN.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Correct way to measure gauge]] ...scale of 13.5mm to the foot. The Gauge '3' Society represents this aspect of 2½ inch gauge railway modelling with both electric and live steam operatio

...ale American Flyer trains that were his when I was old enough to take care of them and in my teens ventured into G scale. ...e a few things became clear; it was very expensive and the size and weight of the equipment was going to be a big challenge even if I could afford someth

[[Category:Right of Way]] [[MOW]] is an acronym for "Maintenance of Way".

...nd hardware, flame cut parts for brakes, wheels, axle material, even a set of [http://www.clippard.com/ Clippard] air brake cylinders. It's really a sha This plan has worked. I am nearing completion of the trucks, including the electric motor drives. The motor design is simpl

: [[Cliff Pettis]] of Houston, Texas introduced a low cost line of car and locomotive parts, all in 1-1/2" scale. This line changed hands man ...about-swls/the-history-of-the-southwestern-live-steamers From "The History of the Southwestern Live Steamers"]

...ailroad|Comanche and Indian Gap]]. It would be spread over about 150 acres of rolling land, some heavily forested and other parts out in the open. ...a height of 10 ft over the Creek, and rise up some tough hills with plenty of curvature. Some parts such as the "raceway" allowed you to "come out" on th

...e member of the Golden Gate Live Steamers and is one of the good guys. One of those fellows that is always ready to help if ask but would not interfere b ...nance in the 4300 miles he put on the locomotive. Click Here for a picture of that original valve array.