Live Steam

January 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Mikado

Don Marshall

Beginning a series on a very popular locomotive

Modifying Little Mack

George Weinheimer

Lots left to do

Harald Berg’s Hot Air – engined Boats

Andy Ross

Some extra punch for his row boats

Oscar’s Dream Land

Terril L. Shorb

The World’s largest collection – acres and acres

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith and David Sclavi

Shop Organization

Steam in the Falklands

Peter Wilkes

A little detective work uncovers interesting Live Steam

Arthur Sherwood’s Miniature Steam Locomotive

Robert Pounds

Awesome craftsmanship under a magnifying glass

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Continuing work on the boiler

Strength in Materials

Richard E. Evans

Wrapping up the series with continuous welded rail

Valve Gears

Stephen Vitkovits, Jr.

Studying the Hackworth Valve Gear

Three Feet High ‘n’ Risin’

Norman Algiers

Getting pretty deep

The Engine House

David C. Rollinson

Taking a look at multi – tube boilers

Belts and Cleats

Leon P. Lind

More on the uniflow and Baker Engine

     

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

An improved tool makers vise

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Laying up steamboat machinery

The Pressure Gauge

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

Rob’s on the move

     
     
     
     
     

February 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

The Princess Takes Her First Bath

David Sarlin

The rest of the story

Scale Aluminum Rail

West Valley Live Steamers

Looking good at half the price

Mikado

Don Marshall

Getting together the spring rigging

Modifying Little Mack

George Weinheimer

Finishing the job

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

A look at the A-5a and her kin

Building an Elevated Turntable

Larry Dematteo

It would look good in your backyard

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

The hydro test and completion of the boiler

The Great Central Railway – A Decade of Progress

Peter Wilkes

A preservation project on an awesome scale

Valve Gears

Stephen Vitkovits, Jr.

The Marshall and Southern are described

Marietta

George J. Wirshing

TLC for a rare old – timer

Magical Moments

Mark Smith

From the heart

Steam Locomotive Society of Victoria and Diamond Valley Railroad

Gorden E. Schulz

28th Annual convention

Calgary Model Engineering Society

Dave Marshall

Back on track

     

Steam Power Club News

David Sarlin

How to build a Ofeldt Boiler

Small Scale Steam

Marc Horovitz

More of what’s new

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

More new launch engines

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

An expansion link milling fixture

     

March 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Tom Terning’s Terrific Tractors

Ted Blankenship

A master tractor builder

An Economical Car Truck

Johnny Black

Your wallet will love this

African Queen

Carl M. Lathrop

Bogie and Hep revisited

Mikado

Don Marshall

Work on the drive wheels this time

Do YOU Need Poindexters and Pitchforks

David Jones

What do Maenld, Pointdexters and Universal Softener have in common?

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Discussing the frame

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

The firebox, ash pan and grate are discussed

Valve Gears

Stephen Vitkovits, Jr.

The Joy valve gear is the topic

Small Ships and Tall Ships

Jack Telgmann

A report of the International Steamboat Flotilla

Steam Power Club News

David Sarlin

John York describes his S. L. Ben-My-Chree II

Belts and Cleats

Leon P. Lind

Finishing up Uniflow and Baker Engine

     

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Steam launch boilers – a new series

The Larger Gauges

Martin Rogers

Some more rail alternatives

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

A table for your power hacksaw

     

April 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Debugging the Victoria

Gordon W. Wiles

Smoothing out a few wrinkles

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

She’s a lovely lady

"Scrapbox"

Paul Jacobs

A beautiful new project for stationary steam units

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Describing the smokebox

Bad Day on the HN & PCRR

William B. Park

A grim tale about our old friend A. Nonymous

Mikado

Don Marshall

Don works on the cylinders

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Fabricating Wheels

Valve Gears

Stephen Vitkovits, Jr.

The conclusion of a challenging series

Illinois Live Steamers

Miles A. Snyder

An overflow crowd at the 1984 Annual Meet

Stourpaine in September

Peter Wilkes

A cult event in England

Steam Power Club News

David Sarlin

Wrapping things up on the Ben-My-Chree II

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

More on steam launch boilers

The Pressure Gauges

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

Skipping around Europe

     

May 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

A reversing Duplex

Jim Lyman

A new wrinkle for Rob van Dort’s gem

The Roberts Watertube Boiler

Captain Tom Rhodes

A Design worth considering

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Quartering – a satisfying activity

"Scrapbox"

Paul Jacobs

Working on the cylinder and trunk

Double – Chucking Pipe

K. A. Pullen, III

Two Handy techb=niques for working on cylindrical press

A Simple Rail Sander

Joseph D. Monty

Just what is says

Unravelling the Mysteries of Watt’s "Parallel Motion"

Arthur Knudeen

 

Upscaling a Heisler

J. Burrows Esty

The author designs a rolling ashpan

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Work begins on the frame

Mikado

Don Marshall

The cylinder and steam chest heads are discussed

Two Locos Tips

James B. Dietel

 

Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad

Socott Gourley

A spectacular trip among the towering redwoods

The Fireman

Bruce Mattmueller

Hot and sweat among the redwoods

Waushakum Live steamers

Pat Fahey

A Sunny 14th Annual

Pioneer Farm Days

J. G. Landwehr

A "fun raiser" for the Dacusville Lions

     
     

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Operating characteristics of steam launch boilers

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

We get a tour of Frank’s new shop

     

Belts and Cleats

Leon P. Lind

The Westinghouse agricultural steam engine under scrutiny

     

June 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Iron Horse Festival

Richard O. Bash

Time for a little nostilgia

"Scrapbox"

Paul Jacobs

Moving right alone

Anyone Can Build a Boiler

D. E. Hskins

Well, almost anyone

Mikado

Don Marshall

Pilot groups and painting tips

Who’s Minding the Future

John stribravy and Connie Pingley

A Live Steam profile

River Steamboats and a Search for Safety

John K. Ward

A skipper’s nightmare

Water Glasses

Carl Purinton

From the BLS founder himself

1 ½" Propane Fired Pacific

Leo Onderko

A successful departure

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Buffer beams, stretchers and horn guides discussed

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Smokebox parts continues

Displacement Lubricator

William T. Roubal

Improving your internal lubrication

Steaming in the Delta

Allan D. Dunlap

Afoat on the west coast

Long Island Live Steamers

Ralph Tucker

Summer meet under sunny skies

Club Tracks in Focus

James R. Sullivan

Pennsylvania Live Steamers

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Some fun with the buoys and gulls

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

Special Taps

     
     
     
     
     

July 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

"Woody"

John W. Reichart

Just for a change of pace

Boxes and Binders

C. S. Purinton

Simplicity is the key

England’s Miniature Exhibition Survives Fire

Peter Wilkes

Many changes for the 85’ Midlands Exhibition

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Work on the steam piping

     

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

A locomotive you’d love to build .. and can

"Scrapbox"

Paul Jacobs

Concluding work on this fine little engine

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Finishing work on the guides

The Steam Calorimeter

Christopher Leggo

A slick little device

Mikado

Don Marshall

The pilot and trailing truck plus some jigs

Inland Empire Live Steamers

Ivan Ergish

1984 year report

Southwestern Live Steamers

Terry McGrath

Fall meet turns out 22 locomotives

St. Louis Live Steamers

Larry Herget

A "half meet" for a whole day of fun

Belts and Cleats

Leon P. Lind

Looking at boilers fronts

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

An improved parallel clamp

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

The less glamorous harbor service craft

     

August 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

A Toy For Richard

Richard M. Mitchell

Not your ordinary toy

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

At Work on the wheels

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Springs for your loco

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

We begin work

The Hesston Steam Show

Richard O. Bash

It may never be the same

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Boilers Jackets, handrails and bell are covered

If you aren’t good friends with a professional sign painter

West Valley Live Steamers

 

Florida Live Steamers

Joe D. Rice

 

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

An Over crank Engine

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Steam exploration in the west

     

September 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

The Virginia & Truckee Railroad

Edward C. Salas

More than a fading memory

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Continuing work on the frame

A Toy For Richard

Richard M. Mitchell

On to more headaches, challenges and successes

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Working on the wheels and axles

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Taking a look at cylinders

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

The steam dome and sandbox covered

Mikado

Don Marshall

A look at the motion structure

How to Fabricate Brake shoes

Keith Kirstein

A tough job simplified

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

An Over crank Engine gets a crankshaft and flywheel

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Solving the mystery

Small Scale Steam

Marc Horovitz

A surge of awareness

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

A follow-up on internal lubrication

The Pressue Gauge

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

Some very sad news

     

October 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Don’s Back!

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

At work on the trucks

A Mystery Machine

Arnold Teague

For kids by kids – young and old

Mikado

Don Marshall

A look at the motion structure

A Toy For Richard

Richard M. Mitchell

Nearing the end … more fun than work

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Starting on the engines

International Brotherhood of Live Steamers

Gary Armitstead

 

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

U. S. Navy boats – 1940 to the present

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

Wisdom from some guests

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The over crank engine continues

Steam Power Club News

David Sarlin

Steam at the Logging Jubilee

     

November 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Railway to Paradise

Luis Marden

Fulfulling a lifelong dream

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Trucks and corrections

1351 Up Close

Bob Wilson and Mark Smith

The anatomy of a steam locomotive

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Working on the steam dome parts

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

The axle boxes and spring arrangement

Cretors Steam Engine – Model ECX

Frank C. Quinn

Twenty-two months of sweat end in exhilaration

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Fabricating the bar frames, gussets and cylinder flanges

A Toy for Richard

Richard M. Mitchell

It is finished

There is Nothing Magical About the Injector

M. J. H. Ellis

Unraveling the mystery

Drill Press Table Winch

George R. Dean

A little muscle

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The cylinder assembly for your Over crank Engine

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Steamboad replicas and "throwbacks"

The Pressure Gauge

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

What’s happening on the European scene

     

December 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Holiday Greeting

Rudy Kouhoupt

 
     

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Work begins on the smoke box saddle and front axle

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Boiler fittings get the works

1351 Up Close

Bob Wilson and Mark Smith

Checking things out down below

Steaming Across the River

Claud Hammitt

A hair – raising adventure

Mikado

Don Marshall

Side and main rods are discussed

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

The relationship between cylinder size, blast nozzle orifice and stack diameter

Power House Shay

Robert Moe

Bob and Henry build a dandy

     

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Work on the trucks continues

Road – Rail Reveals Great Central’s Future

Peter Wilkes

Heavy rain may slow, but never stop, Road – Rail

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The valve motion assembly for your Over Crank

Small Scale Steam

Marc Horovitz

A dive inot the mail bag

Steam boat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

How to cope with water in your fuel oil

     

January 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

More work on the trucks

Mikado

Don Marshall

A look at the valve gear

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Two alternatives for building the cylinders

Austrian Rail Museum

Lloyd McCune

Visions from Austria’s romantic past

1351 Up Close

Bob Wilson and Mark Smith

Zeroing in on the stroker and brakers

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

The sprung suspension may be your choice

     

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Finding romance elsewhere besides clanking rods

Showcase 85

Lee Carson

The Over the Hill club’s not quite over the hill

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Travel by steam … vertically

Club Tracks in Focus

Clyde J. Bleil

The Mentor Track - A popular place

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Putting together the guide assembly

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

A railroad ferry design

The Pressue Gauge

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

Talking about fireless and turbine engines

     

February 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Describing wheels and axles

The Pony Tracks Ranch Railroad

Janet Reinka

Jacques Littlefield proves to be an excellent host

You Can Fabricate a Pressure Gauge

Kozo Hiraoka

There is nothing you cannot do

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Dealing with cylinder covers

Steam Yacht Largo

Julia Jakobson-Oswald and Eric E. Jakobson

Stately, but not too slow

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

At work on the brake rigging

James Watt

John Timson

In celebration of his 250th birthday

Mikado

Don Marshall

Erectrion and adjustment of Walschaerts Valve Gear

Inland Empire Live Steamers

Ivan Ergish

Another big year

Pioneer Valley Live Steamers

Paul Gassner

Weather and steaming prove to be the best of the year

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

More traveling by hydraulic

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Finishing up your Over Crank Engine

Club Tracks in Focus

Clyde J. Bleil

Featuring the Tampa Bay Live Steamers

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

The Northern California Delta Meet 1985

     

April 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

The Aster Gauge One BAY. S 2/6

Richard Welling

A sleek Bavarian State Railways 4-4-4

You Can Fabricate a Pressure Gauge

Kozo Hiraoka

Finishing the gauge and fabricating the tester

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

The "heart" of the Shay offers pleasure and challenge

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Describing wheels and axles

Steel Mill Steam Power

Gordon Frederick

One last look before the scrap collector came

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Eccentrics and valve gear

Steam Pump Machining Fixture

Stephen Vitkovits, Jr.

Making the job easier and more accurate

Boiler Tube Test

West Valley Live Steamers

Tube rolling is the answer

Birth of a Railroad in Jacksonville

Robert W. Mann

Their dream comes true

North Western Model Railroad Club

Dan olah

Lot of locos work over the new track

Central Colorado Railroad

Jim Lenahan

A goo turnout for the open house

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Fabricating a Baker Fan

Club Tracks in Focus

Clyde J. Bleil

Box Hill Miniature Steam Railway Society Ltd.

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Steamboat operations

     

April 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

From Complexity to Simplicity

Geoff Murdock

Moving up to 5" gauge

You Can Fabricate a Pressure Gauge

Kozo Hiraoka

Calibration and installation

     

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Working on the crankshaft - good for the heart

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

The Compleat Cylinder

Big Red 5000

Ralph Tucker

Memories of a Chicago Surface Line streetcar

Live Steam in HO Gauge

W. C. Grosjean

Five years’ work is all worthwhile

A Low - Cost Locomotive Blower

Robert Canavan

Making a cool fire starter

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Some theoretical considerations of valve gears

Mikado

Don Marshall

The mysterious smokebox

Canada’s First Continental Train

Royal Canadian Mint

1986 Silver dollar marks 100 years

The Eleventh Commandment

Robert D. Keller

Take it slow

America’s Oldest Locomotive

John Stibravy

Happy 150th birthday

Illinois Live Steamers

Miles Snyder

Plenty of loco at "the best meet ever"

Central Ontario Association of Live Steamers

J. R. McJannett, Jr.

Third Annual O.M.L.E.T.

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Steam power for yesterday, today and tomorrow

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Putting bravely out to sea

     

The Pressure Gauges

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

New Engines, old engines

     

May 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

A 3 ½ " Gauge Electric Locomotive

John A Livingston

This New Haven EY-2 is a honey

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Running boards

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Boilers in depth

Steam Power in a Plywood Mill

Terrence McMillan

Peninsula Plywood Corporation under steam

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Rods and valve gear

Elvaston Castle Leads Into New British Meeting

Peter Wilkes

A new cloud of smoke over Derbyshire

Mystery British Locomotive

Frank Schwartz

A handsome little 2-2-2T

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Continuing the engine fabrication

Waushakum Live Steamers

Dave Hearn

The 15th Annual is best attended yet

Central Illinois Live Steamers

Ed Painter

Mostly locomotives

Lee’s Mill Steamboat Meet

Captain Tom Rhodes

A 94-year age span among these boats

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

The excursion Steamboat Segwun

     

June 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Steam town

Robert J. Tomaine

Alive and well in Scranton, PA

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Still at work on the engine

A Corliss Engine at Work

William D. Sawyer

Still busy making footwear

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Valve Gear

Leaving the Tracks

Grover Brinkman

Like the woolly mammoth or the washboard

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Working on the cylinders

A 3 ½ " Gauge Electric Locomotive

John A Livingston

Getting fancy

A Simple Steam Engine

John A. Aho

An old, olde, design

Firing With Coal the Easy Way

Tom Rankin

Just what it says

Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers Society

William S. Bell

Four years of hard work culminates in a big and fine meet

Finger Lakes Live Steamers

Jim Harvey

Their greatest success to date

Maricopa Live Steamers

John Z. Draftz

Lots happened in ‘85

Small Scale Steam

Marc Horovitz

Marc bows out

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Dutch Pumping engines

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Steam Yacht Clarion

     
     
     
     

July 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Continuing with the boiler

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

At work on the cab

Build a Utility Locomotive

James Lehahan

An 6-0 moose grinder

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Cross heads and slide bars

The Railways of China

Neelon Crawford

The Datong Steam Locomotive Works begin the series

An American Live Steamer in China

John Z. Draftz

Everybody’s doing it

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Nottingham Castle afloat

The Smalller Gauges - Past and Present

Nick Wantiez

Nick‘s debut

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Dutch Pumping engines

The Pressure Gauges

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

Featuring fine German engineering

     

August 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Live Steam 20th Anniversay

Joe Rice

A brief celebration

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

The reversing gear

Dodo

Dan Leyde

Not extinct after all

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Boiler testing and jacketting

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Some wrap up work on the engine

The Railways of China

Neelon Crawford

The narrow gauge Chinese Forest Railway

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

The valve gear

The Australian Association of Live Steamers

Keith Watson

Convention 1986

Blowdown Valve

Harold Timm

A nice design

A Caboose for New Haven Ey-2

John Livingston

 

The Smaller Gauge Past and Present

Nick Wantiez

Looking at ML - gone but not forgotten

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Underway with a reversing, upright engine

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Steam gauge safety

     

September 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Live Steam Holiday ‘86

Joe D. Rice

Steam doings down under

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Fabricating the water tank

The Railways of China

Neelon Crawford

Visiting the Tangshan Locomotive Works

The D & RGW

B. Ann Diehl

A man’s personal dream and private trial

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

At work on the axle pumps

The Baker Valve Gear

Charles A. "Carl" Purinton

This one goes way back

Steamboat Answers

Walter C. Beckmann

Just like it says

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The crankshaft and flywheel on the Reversing, Upright

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

The brave and the foolhardy

The Smaller Gauges

Nick Wantiez

Keeping the faith

Editorial View

Clover McKinley

Each One Teach One

     

October 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Live Steam holiday ‘86

Joe D. Rice

Some island hopping

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

A steam-driven duplex pump

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

For changing directions

The Railways of China

Neelon Crawford

A variety of images from the PRC

The Use and Storage of Propane

Christopher Leggo

Tanks and torches

Prairie State Railroad Club

Ralph Tucker

A fun fall Walnut Run

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

A new series on paddlewheels

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The Rudy standard assembly

     
     
     
     

November 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

The D & RGW

B. Ann Diehl

No winners came from this battle royal

Building a Dore-Westbury Light Vertical Milling Machine

John F. Alexander, Jr.

An American model engineer takes a chance

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

On the final lap with water piping

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

The boiler

They’re Still There

Bill Durham

By the sea

Ribbon Cutting at Rahns

James R. Sullivan

Two important milestones for PLS

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Moving right alone - the upright, reversing engine

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Mixing steam and oil

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

More on paddlewheels

The Larger Gauge

Nick Wantiez

The park locomotive builders - a brief history

     

December 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Wheel Quartering Fixture

William Van Brocklin, Jr.

Easily made and versatile

Live Steam Holiday ‘86

Joe D. Rice

Back to the Kiwis and Aussies

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Painting and a carrying case

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Still working on the pump

Steam Launch "Calliope"

Luther Blount

A beautiful replica

Boiler Design

Richard E. Evans

Constructively critical

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Setting the valve gear

The Use and Storage of Propane

Christopher Leggo

Bottles and burners

Goleta Valley Railroad Club

Ken Sacks

A spectacular mountainside event

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The cylinder assembly

The Smaller Gauges

Nick Wantiez

Emptying the mail bag

     

January 1987

 

Volume 21

Features

Author

Subject

     

The Delta Queen

Frank Gordon

Great lady on the "Great Muddy"

Live Steam Holiday ‘86

Joe D. Rice

Where every day’s a G’day

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Let’s test this little honey and roll!

The Importance of Youth to Organizational Longevity

J. A. Stribravy and

C. L. Pingley

They’re minding the future

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Rolling the firebox wrappers

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

The boiler constructions begins

The Use and Storage of Propane

Christopher Leggo

Automatic fire control of propane

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Finishing and testing the pump

Steam and Sail

Richard M. Mitchell

A rose by any other name

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Feathering Paddlewheels

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Completing the cylinder assembly

Club Tracks in Focus

Roy Foster

A new facility in England

     

February 1987

 

Volume 21

Features

Author

Subject

     

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Continuing with the boiler

It All Began With

Harry F. Haas

Watch out what you say

Some Odds and Ends

Charles A. "Carl " Purinton

Memories

4-8-4

Jack W. Rice

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe up close

Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad

T. J. " Ted" Stoutenberg

Maine’s largest two-foot gauge railroad in focus

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

More on the boiler

The New South Wales C38 Clas Pacific

Reg. V. Wood

A favorite among the fellows down under

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The steam chest for your Reversing, Upright engine

The Smaller Gauges

Nick Wantiez

New from here and aboard

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Construction details for paddlewheels

     

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Looking at some British steam-powered plants

     

March 1987

 

Volume 21

Features

Author

Subject

     

The Pied Piper of "Possum Flats"

Bruce K. Holloway

"Each One Teaches One" gets serious

Up scaling a Heisler

F. Burrows Esty

Working over the throttle

Banana Junction Tramway

Frank Hutchins

Almost like three pounds in a two pound bag

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Moving ahead with the boiler work

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Work on the firebox

Omaha Area Live Steamers

Bob Recic

A golden spike ceremony caps the activity

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Wrapping up the Reversing, Upright Engine

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

British steam powered plants continue

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Looking at engines that drove paddlewheelers

     

April 1987

 

Volume 21

Features

Author

Subject

     

Live Steam at Disney World

David and Linda Philips

This is not "Mickey Mouse" operation

Bergen Tech’s Engine Room Project

Frank Vopasek

High Schoolers undertake an unusual project

The Little Engine that Could with CAD

Maina Hirsch

A supplier uses some ’80 technology

Live Steam Afloat

Jerry Clement

A beautiful free-lance design

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Installing and expanding the boiler tubes

Marker Lamp Lenses

Barry K. Curhan

Colored lenses … and clean teeth

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Building and fitting the smokebox

     

CNC Milling

West Valley Live Steamers

The hobby enters the computer age

     

Golden Gate Live Steamers

Bob Cherry

Celebrating fifty years

St. Croix Railroad

Carmen Schmidt

Hobby "madness" is catching

Scheduled Meets and Regular Run Days

 

How to get there from here

The Engine House