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: [[Dwight Durkee|Dwight]] was very active in the [[West Valley Live Steamers]], a group whose meetings were mostly descriptions of who chased what full scale steam locomotive along what highway, and Bits and Pieces. The club met in a bank meeting room for many years and never had a track. Local train running was at Dwight's backyard Railroad by invitation. | : [[Dwight Durkee|Dwight]] was very active in the [[West Valley Live Steamers]], a group whose meetings were mostly descriptions of who chased what full scale steam locomotive along what highway, and Bits and Pieces. The club met in a bank meeting room for many years and never had a track. Local train running was at Dwight's backyard Railroad by invitation. | ||
== Group Builds == | |||
[[West Valley Live Steamers]] hosted at least two large group build projects. [[John Grant]] designed a "baby" 2-8-0 Consolidation. At least 17 were built. | |||
Another group build resulted in at least 27 boxcab electric switchers. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Latest revision as of 23:11, 24 January 2020
The West Valley Live Steamers was started by Dwight Durkee, Gordon French and others in Cupertino, California.
Steve Vitkovits wrote in The Call Boy, April 2013:
- Dwight was very active in the West Valley Live Steamers, a group whose meetings were mostly descriptions of who chased what full scale steam locomotive along what highway, and Bits and Pieces. The club met in a bank meeting room for many years and never had a track. Local train running was at Dwight's backyard Railroad by invitation.
Group Builds
West Valley Live Steamers hosted at least two large group build projects. John Grant designed a "baby" 2-8-0 Consolidation. At least 17 were built.
Another group build resulted in at least 27 boxcab electric switchers.