Live Steam
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January 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
Beginning a series on a very popular locomotive |
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Modifying Little Mack |
George Weinheimer |
Lots left to do |
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Harald Berg’s Hot Air – engined Boats |
Andy Ross |
Some extra punch for his row boats |
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Oscar’s Dream Land |
Terril L. Shorb |
The World’s largest collection – acres and acres |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith and David Sclavi |
Shop Organization |
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Steam in the Falklands |
Peter Wilkes |
A little detective work uncovers interesting Live Steam |
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Arthur Sherwood’s Miniature Steam Locomotive |
Robert Pounds |
Awesome craftsmanship under a magnifying glass |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Continuing work on the boiler |
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Strength in Materials |
Richard E. Evans |
Wrapping up the series with continuous welded rail |
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Valve Gears |
Stephen Vitkovits, Jr. |
Studying the Hackworth Valve Gear |
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Three Feet High ‘n’ Risin’ |
Norman Algiers |
Getting pretty deep |
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The Engine House |
David C. Rollinson |
Taking a look at multi – tube boilers |
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Belts and Cleats |
Leon P. Lind |
More on the uniflow and Baker Engine |
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Beginners Column |
Frank A. McLean |
An improved tool makers vise |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
Laying up steamboat machinery |
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The Pressure Gauge |
R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort |
Rob’s on the move |
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February 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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The Princess Takes Her First Bath |
David Sarlin |
The rest of the story |
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Scale Aluminum Rail |
West Valley Live Steamers |
Looking good at half the price |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
Getting together the spring rigging |
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Modifying Little Mack |
George Weinheimer |
Finishing the job |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
A look at the A-5a and her kin |
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Building an Elevated Turntable |
Larry Dematteo |
It would look good in your backyard |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
The hydro test and completion of the boiler |
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The Great Central Railway – A Decade of Progress |
Peter Wilkes |
A preservation project on an awesome scale |
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Valve Gears |
Stephen Vitkovits, Jr. |
The Marshall and Southern are described |
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Marietta |
George J. Wirshing |
TLC for a rare old – timer |
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Magical Moments |
Mark Smith |
From the heart |
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Steam Locomotive Society of Victoria and Diamond Valley Railroad |
Gorden E. Schulz |
28th Annual convention |
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Calgary Model Engineering Society |
Dave Marshall |
Back on track |
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Steam Power Club News |
David Sarlin |
How to build a Ofeldt Boiler |
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Small Scale Steam |
Marc Horovitz |
More of what’s new |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
More new launch engines |
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Beginners Column |
Frank A. McLean |
An expansion link milling fixture |
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March 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Tom Terning’s Terrific Tractors |
Ted Blankenship |
A master tractor builder |
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An Economical Car Truck |
Johnny Black |
Your wallet will love this |
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African Queen |
Carl M. Lathrop |
Bogie and Hep revisited |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
Work on the drive wheels this time |
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Do YOU Need Poindexters and Pitchforks |
David Jones |
What do Maenld, Pointdexters and Universal Softener have in common? |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
Discussing the frame |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
The firebox, ash pan and grate are discussed |
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Valve Gears |
Stephen Vitkovits, Jr. |
The Joy valve gear is the topic |
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Small Ships and Tall Ships |
Jack Telgmann |
A report of the International Steamboat Flotilla |
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Steam Power Club News |
David Sarlin |
John York describes his S. L. Ben-My-Chree II |
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Belts and Cleats |
Leon P. Lind |
Finishing up Uniflow and Baker Engine |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
Steam launch boilers – a new series |
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The Larger Gauges |
Martin Rogers |
Some more rail alternatives |
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Beginners Column |
Frank A. McLean |
A table for your power hacksaw |
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April 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Debugging the Victoria |
Gordon W. Wiles |
Smoothing out a few wrinkles |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
She’s a lovely lady |
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"Scrapbox" |
Paul Jacobs |
A beautiful new project for stationary steam units |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Describing the smokebox |
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Bad Day on the HN & PCRR |
William B. Park |
A grim tale about our old friend A. Nonymous |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
Don works on the cylinders |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
Fabricating Wheels |
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Valve Gears |
Stephen Vitkovits, Jr. |
The conclusion of a challenging series |
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Illinois Live Steamers |
Miles A. Snyder |
An overflow crowd at the 1984 Annual Meet |
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Stourpaine in September |
Peter Wilkes |
A cult event in England |
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Steam Power Club News |
David Sarlin |
Wrapping things up on the Ben-My-Chree II |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
More on steam launch boilers |
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The Pressure Gauges |
R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort |
Skipping around Europe |
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May 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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A reversing Duplex |
Jim Lyman |
A new wrinkle for Rob van Dort’s gem |
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The Roberts Watertube Boiler |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
A Design worth considering |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
Quartering – a satisfying activity |
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"Scrapbox" |
Paul Jacobs |
Working on the cylinder and trunk |
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Double – Chucking Pipe |
K. A. Pullen, III |
Two Handy techb=niques for working on cylindrical press |
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A Simple Rail Sander |
Joseph D. Monty |
Just what is says |
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Unravelling the Mysteries of Watt’s "Parallel Motion" |
Arthur Knudeen |
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Upscaling a Heisler |
J. Burrows Esty |
The author designs a rolling ashpan |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Work begins on the frame |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
The cylinder and steam chest heads are discussed |
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Two Locos Tips |
James B. Dietel |
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Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad |
Socott Gourley |
A spectacular trip among the towering redwoods |
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The Fireman |
Bruce Mattmueller |
Hot and sweat among the redwoods |
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Waushakum Live steamers |
Pat Fahey |
A Sunny 14th Annual |
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Pioneer Farm Days |
J. G. Landwehr |
A "fun raiser" for the Dacusville Lions |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
Operating characteristics of steam launch boilers |
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Beginners Column |
Frank A. McLean |
We get a tour of Frank’s new shop |
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Belts and Cleats |
Leon P. Lind |
The Westinghouse agricultural steam engine under scrutiny |
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June 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Iron Horse Festival |
Richard O. Bash |
Time for a little nostilgia |
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"Scrapbox" |
Paul Jacobs |
Moving right alone |
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Anyone Can Build a Boiler |
D. E. Hskins |
Well, almost anyone |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
Pilot groups and painting tips |
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Who’s Minding the Future |
John stribravy and Connie Pingley |
A Live Steam profile |
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River Steamboats and a Search for Safety |
John K. Ward |
A skipper’s nightmare |
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Water Glasses |
Carl Purinton |
From the BLS founder himself |
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1 ½" Propane Fired Pacific |
Leo Onderko |
A successful departure |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Buffer beams, stretchers and horn guides discussed |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Smokebox parts continues |
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Displacement Lubricator |
William T. Roubal |
Improving your internal lubrication |
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Steaming in the Delta |
Allan D. Dunlap |
Afoat on the west coast |
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Long Island Live Steamers |
Ralph Tucker |
Summer meet under sunny skies |
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Club Tracks in Focus |
James R. Sullivan |
Pennsylvania Live Steamers |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
Some fun with the buoys and gulls |
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Beginners Column |
Frank A. McLean |
Special Taps |
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July 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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"Woody" |
John W. Reichart |
Just for a change of pace |
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Boxes and Binders |
C. S. Purinton |
Simplicity is the key |
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England’s Miniature Exhibition Survives Fire |
Peter Wilkes |
Many changes for the 85’ Midlands Exhibition |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Work on the steam piping |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
A locomotive you’d love to build .. and can |
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"Scrapbox" |
Paul Jacobs |
Concluding work on this fine little engine |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Finishing work on the guides |
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The Steam Calorimeter |
Christopher Leggo |
A slick little device |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
The pilot and trailing truck plus some jigs |
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Inland Empire Live Steamers |
Ivan Ergish |
1984 year report |
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Southwestern Live Steamers |
Terry McGrath |
Fall meet turns out 22 locomotives |
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St. Louis Live Steamers |
Larry Herget |
A "half meet" for a whole day of fun |
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Belts and Cleats |
Leon P. Lind |
Looking at boilers fronts |
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Beginners Column |
Frank A. McLean |
An improved parallel clamp |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
The less glamorous harbor service craft |
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August 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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A Toy For Richard |
Richard M. Mitchell |
Not your ordinary toy |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
At Work on the wheels |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
Springs for your loco |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
We begin work |
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The Hesston Steam Show |
Richard O. Bash |
It may never be the same |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Boilers Jackets, handrails and bell are covered |
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If you aren’t good friends with a professional sign painter |
West Valley Live Steamers |
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Florida Live Steamers |
Joe D. Rice |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
An Over crank Engine |
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The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Steam exploration in the west |
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September 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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The Virginia & Truckee Railroad |
Edward C. Salas |
More than a fading memory |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Continuing work on the frame |
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A Toy For Richard |
Richard M. Mitchell |
On to more headaches, challenges and successes |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Working on the wheels and axles |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
Taking a look at cylinders |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
The steam dome and sandbox covered |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
A look at the motion structure |
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How to Fabricate Brake shoes |
Keith Kirstein |
A tough job simplified |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
An Over crank Engine gets a crankshaft and flywheel |
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The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Solving the mystery |
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Small Scale Steam |
Marc Horovitz |
A surge of awareness |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
A follow-up on internal lubrication |
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The Pressue Gauge |
R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort |
Some very sad news |
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October 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Don’s Back! |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
At work on the trucks |
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A Mystery Machine |
Arnold Teague |
For kids by kids – young and old |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
A look at the motion structure |
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A Toy For Richard |
Richard M. Mitchell |
Nearing the end … more fun than work |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
Starting on the engines |
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International Brotherhood of Live Steamers |
Gary Armitstead |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
U. S. Navy boats – 1940 to the present |
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Beginners Column |
Frank A. McLean |
Wisdom from some guests |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
The over crank engine continues |
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Steam Power Club News |
David Sarlin |
Steam at the Logging Jubilee |
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November 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Railway to Paradise |
Luis Marden |
Fulfulling a lifelong dream |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Trucks and corrections |
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1351 Up Close |
Bob Wilson and Mark Smith |
The anatomy of a steam locomotive |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Working on the steam dome parts |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
The axle boxes and spring arrangement |
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Cretors Steam Engine – Model ECX |
Frank C. Quinn |
Twenty-two months of sweat end in exhilaration |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Fabricating the bar frames, gussets and cylinder flanges |
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A Toy for Richard |
Richard M. Mitchell |
It is finished |
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There is Nothing Magical About the Injector |
M. J. H. Ellis |
Unraveling the mystery |
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Drill Press Table Winch |
George R. Dean |
A little muscle |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
The cylinder assembly for your Over crank Engine |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
Steamboad replicas and "throwbacks" |
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The Pressure Gauge |
R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort |
What’s happening on the European scene |
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December 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Holiday Greeting |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Work begins on the smoke box saddle and front axle |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Boiler fittings get the works |
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1351 Up Close |
Bob Wilson and Mark Smith |
Checking things out down below |
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Steaming Across the River |
Claud Hammitt |
A hair – raising adventure |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
Side and main rods are discussed |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
The relationship between cylinder size, blast nozzle orifice and stack diameter |
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Power House Shay |
Robert Moe |
Bob and Henry build a dandy |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Work on the trucks continues |
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Road – Rail Reveals Great Central’s Future |
Peter Wilkes |
Heavy rain may slow, but never stop, Road – Rail |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
The valve motion assembly for your Over Crank |
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Small Scale Steam |
Marc Horovitz |
A dive inot the mail bag |
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Steam boat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
How to cope with water in your fuel oil |
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January 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
More work on the trucks |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
A look at the valve gear |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Two alternatives for building the cylinders |
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Austrian Rail Museum |
Lloyd McCune |
Visions from Austria’s romantic past |
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1351 Up Close |
Bob Wilson and Mark Smith |
Zeroing in on the stroker and brakers |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
The sprung suspension may be your choice |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
Finding romance elsewhere besides clanking rods |
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Showcase 85 |
Lee Carson |
The Over the Hill club’s not quite over the hill |
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The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Travel by steam … vertically |
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Club Tracks in Focus |
Clyde J. Bleil |
The Mentor Track - A popular place |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Putting together the guide assembly |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
A railroad ferry design |
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The Pressue Gauge |
R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort |
Talking about fireless and turbine engines |
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February 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Describing wheels and axles |
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The Pony Tracks Ranch Railroad |
Janet Reinka |
Jacques Littlefield proves to be an excellent host |
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You Can Fabricate a Pressure Gauge |
Kozo Hiraoka |
There is nothing you cannot do |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Dealing with cylinder covers |
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Steam Yacht Largo |
Julia Jakobson-Oswald and Eric E. Jakobson |
Stately, but not too slow |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
At work on the brake rigging |
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James Watt |
John Timson |
In celebration of his 250th birthday |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
Erectrion and adjustment of Walschaerts Valve Gear |
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Inland Empire Live Steamers |
Ivan Ergish |
Another big year |
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Pioneer Valley Live Steamers |
Paul Gassner |
Weather and steaming prove to be the best of the year |
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The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
More traveling by hydraulic |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Finishing up your Over Crank Engine |
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Club Tracks in Focus |
Clyde J. Bleil |
Featuring the Tampa Bay Live Steamers |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
The Northern California Delta Meet 1985 |
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April 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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The Aster Gauge One BAY. S 2/6 |
Richard Welling |
A sleek Bavarian State Railways 4-4-4 |
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You Can Fabricate a Pressure Gauge |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Finishing the gauge and fabricating the tester |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
The "heart" of the Shay offers pleasure and challenge |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Describing wheels and axles |
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Steel Mill Steam Power |
Gordon Frederick |
One last look before the scrap collector came |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
Eccentrics and valve gear |
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Steam Pump Machining Fixture |
Stephen Vitkovits, Jr. |
Making the job easier and more accurate |
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Boiler Tube Test |
West Valley Live Steamers |
Tube rolling is the answer |
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Birth of a Railroad in Jacksonville |
Robert W. Mann |
Their dream comes true |
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North Western Model Railroad Club |
Dan olah |
Lot of locos work over the new track |
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Central Colorado Railroad |
Jim Lenahan |
A goo turnout for the open house |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Fabricating a Baker Fan |
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Club Tracks in Focus |
Clyde J. Bleil |
Box Hill Miniature Steam Railway Society Ltd. |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
Steamboat operations |
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April 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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From Complexity to Simplicity |
Geoff Murdock |
Moving up to 5" gauge |
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You Can Fabricate a Pressure Gauge |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Calibration and installation |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Working on the crankshaft - good for the heart |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
The Compleat Cylinder |
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Big Red 5000 |
Ralph Tucker |
Memories of a Chicago Surface Line streetcar |
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Live Steam in HO Gauge |
W. C. Grosjean |
Five years’ work is all worthwhile |
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A Low - Cost Locomotive Blower |
Robert Canavan |
Making a cool fire starter |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Some theoretical considerations of valve gears |
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Mikado |
Don Marshall |
The mysterious smokebox |
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Canada’s First Continental Train |
Royal Canadian Mint |
1986 Silver dollar marks 100 years |
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The Eleventh Commandment |
Robert D. Keller |
Take it slow |
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America’s Oldest Locomotive |
John Stibravy |
Happy 150th birthday |
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Illinois Live Steamers |
Miles Snyder |
Plenty of loco at "the best meet ever" |
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Central Ontario Association of Live Steamers |
J. R. McJannett, Jr. |
Third Annual O.M.L.E.T. |
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The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Steam power for yesterday, today and tomorrow |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
Putting bravely out to sea |
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The Pressure Gauges |
R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort |
New Engines, old engines |
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May 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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A 3 ½ " Gauge Electric Locomotive |
John A Livingston |
This New Haven EY-2 is a honey |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Running boards |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
Boilers in depth |
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Steam Power in a Plywood Mill |
Terrence McMillan |
Peninsula Plywood Corporation under steam |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Rods and valve gear |
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Elvaston Castle Leads Into New British Meeting |
Peter Wilkes |
A new cloud of smoke over Derbyshire |
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Mystery British Locomotive |
Frank Schwartz |
A handsome little 2-2-2T |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Continuing the engine fabrication |
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Waushakum Live Steamers |
Dave Hearn |
The 15th Annual is best attended yet |
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Central Illinois Live Steamers |
Ed Painter |
Mostly locomotives |
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Lee’s Mill Steamboat Meet |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
A 94-year age span among these boats |
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Steamboat Wharf |
James J. Sweeney |
The excursion Steamboat Segwun |
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June 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Steam town |
Robert J. Tomaine |
Alive and well in Scranton, PA |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Still at work on the engine |
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A Corliss Engine at Work |
William D. Sawyer |
Still busy making footwear |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Valve Gear |
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Leaving the Tracks |
Grover Brinkman |
Like the woolly mammoth or the washboard |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Working on the cylinders |
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A 3 ½ " Gauge Electric Locomotive |
John A Livingston |
Getting fancy |
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A Simple Steam Engine |
John A. Aho |
An old, olde, design |
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Firing With Coal the Easy Way |
Tom Rankin |
Just what it says |
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Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers Society |
William S. Bell |
Four years of hard work culminates in a big and fine meet |
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Finger Lakes Live Steamers |
Jim Harvey |
Their greatest success to date |
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Maricopa Live Steamers |
John Z. Draftz |
Lots happened in ‘85 |
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Small Scale Steam |
Marc Horovitz |
Marc bows out |
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The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Dutch Pumping engines |
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Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
Steam Yacht Clarion |
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July 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
Continuing with the boiler |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
At work on the cab |
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Build a Utility Locomotive |
James Lehahan |
An 6-0 moose grinder |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Cross heads and slide bars |
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The Railways of China |
Neelon Crawford |
The Datong Steam Locomotive Works begin the series |
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An American Live Steamer in China |
John Z. Draftz |
Everybody’s doing it |
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Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
Nottingham Castle afloat |
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The Smalller Gauges - Past and Present |
Nick Wantiez |
Nick‘s debut |
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The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Dutch Pumping engines |
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The Pressure Gauges |
R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort |
Featuring fine German engineering |
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August 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Live Steam 20th Anniversay |
Joe Rice |
A brief celebration |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
The reversing gear |
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Dodo |
Dan Leyde |
Not extinct after all |
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Steam Locomotive Construction |
Mark Smith & David Sclavi |
Boiler testing and jacketting |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Some wrap up work on the engine |
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The Railways of China |
Neelon Crawford |
The narrow gauge Chinese Forest Railway |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
The valve gear |
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The Australian Association of Live Steamers |
Keith Watson |
Convention 1986 |
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Blowdown Valve |
Harold Timm |
A nice design |
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A Caboose for New Haven Ey-2 |
John Livingston |
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The Smaller Gauge Past and Present |
Nick Wantiez |
Looking at ML - gone but not forgotten |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Underway with a reversing, upright engine |
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Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
Steam gauge safety |
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September 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Live Steam Holiday ‘86 |
Joe D. Rice |
Steam doings down under |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Fabricating the water tank |
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The Railways of China |
Neelon Crawford |
Visiting the Tangshan Locomotive Works |
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The D & RGW |
B. Ann Diehl |
A man’s personal dream and private trial |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
At work on the axle pumps |
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The Baker Valve Gear |
Charles A. "Carl" Purinton |
This one goes way back |
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Steamboat Answers |
Walter C. Beckmann |
Just like it says |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
The crankshaft and flywheel on the Reversing, Upright |
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The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
The brave and the foolhardy |
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The Smaller Gauges |
Nick Wantiez |
Keeping the faith |
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Editorial View |
Clover McKinley |
Each One Teach One |
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October 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Live Steam holiday ‘86 |
Joe D. Rice |
Some island hopping |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
A steam-driven duplex pump |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
For changing directions |
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The Railways of China |
Neelon Crawford |
A variety of images from the PRC |
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The Use and Storage of Propane |
Christopher Leggo |
Tanks and torches |
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Prairie State Railroad Club |
Ralph Tucker |
A fun fall Walnut Run |
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Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
A new series on paddlewheels |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
The Rudy standard assembly |
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November 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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The D & RGW |
B. Ann Diehl |
No winners came from this battle royal |
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Building a Dore-Westbury Light Vertical Milling Machine |
John F. Alexander, Jr. |
An American model engineer takes a chance |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
On the final lap with water piping |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
The boiler |
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They’re Still There |
Bill Durham |
By the sea |
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Ribbon Cutting at Rahns |
James R. Sullivan |
Two important milestones for PLS |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Moving right alone - the upright, reversing engine |
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The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Mixing steam and oil |
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Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
More on paddlewheels |
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The Larger Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
The park locomotive builders - a brief history |
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December 1986 |
Volume 20 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Wheel Quartering Fixture |
William Van Brocklin, Jr. |
Easily made and versatile |
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Live Steam Holiday ‘86 |
Joe D. Rice |
Back to the Kiwis and Aussies |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Painting and a carrying case |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Still working on the pump |
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Steam Launch "Calliope" |
Luther Blount |
A beautiful replica |
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Boiler Design |
Richard E. Evans |
Constructively critical |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Setting the valve gear |
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The Use and Storage of Propane |
Christopher Leggo |
Bottles and burners |
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Goleta Valley Railroad Club |
Ken Sacks |
A spectacular mountainside event |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
The cylinder assembly |
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The Smaller Gauges |
Nick Wantiez |
Emptying the mail bag |
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January 1987 |
Volume 21 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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The Delta Queen |
Frank Gordon |
Great lady on the "Great Muddy" |
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Live Steam Holiday ‘86 |
Joe D. Rice |
Where every day’s a G’day |
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CLIMAX |
Kozo Hiraoka |
Let’s test this little honey and roll! |
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The Importance of Youth to Organizational Longevity |
J. A. Stribravy and C. L. Pingley |
They’re minding the future |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Rolling the firebox wrappers |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
The boiler constructions begins |
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The Use and Storage of Propane |
Christopher Leggo |
Automatic fire control of propane |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Finishing and testing the pump |
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Steam and Sail |
Richard M. Mitchell |
A rose by any other name |
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Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
Feathering Paddlewheels |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Completing the cylinder assembly |
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Club Tracks in Focus |
Roy Foster |
A new facility in England |
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February 1987 |
Volume 21 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Continuing with the boiler |
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It All Began With |
Harry F. Haas |
Watch out what you say |
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Some Odds and Ends |
Charles A. "Carl " Purinton |
Memories |
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4-8-4 |
Jack W. Rice |
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe up close |
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Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad |
T. J. " Ted" Stoutenberg |
Maine’s largest two-foot gauge railroad in focus |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
More on the boiler |
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The New South Wales C38 Clas Pacific |
Reg. V. Wood |
A favorite among the fellows down under |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
The steam chest for your Reversing, Upright engine |
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The Smaller Gauges |
Nick Wantiez |
New from here and aboard |
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Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
Construction details for paddlewheels |
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The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Looking at some British steam-powered plants |
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March 1987 |
Volume 21 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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The Pied Piper of "Possum Flats" |
Bruce K. Holloway |
"Each One Teaches One" gets serious |
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Up scaling a Heisler |
F. Burrows Esty |
Working over the throttle |
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Banana Junction Tramway |
Frank Hutchins |
Almost like three pounds in a two pound bag |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Moving ahead with the boiler work |
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MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Work on the firebox |
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Omaha Area Live Steamers |
Bob Recic |
A golden spike ceremony caps the activity |
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Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Wrapping up the Reversing, Upright Engine |
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The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
British steam powered plants continue |
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Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
Looking at engines that drove paddlewheelers |
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April 1987 |
Volume 21 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
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Live Steam at Disney World |
David and Linda Philips |
This is not "Mickey Mouse" operation |
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Bergen Tech’s Engine Room Project |
Frank Vopasek |
High Schoolers undertake an unusual project |
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The Little Engine that Could with CAD |
Maina Hirsch |
A supplier uses some ’80 technology |
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Live Steam Afloat |
Jerry Clement |
A beautiful free-lance design |
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Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Installing and expanding the boiler tubes |
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Marker Lamp Lenses |
Barry K. Curhan |
Colored lenses … and clean teeth |
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Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Building and fitting the smokebox |
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CNC Milling |
West Valley Live Steamers |
The hobby enters the computer age |
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Golden Gate Live Steamers |
Bob Cherry |
Celebrating fifty years |
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St. Croix Railroad |
Carmen Schmidt |
Hobby "madness" is catching |
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Scheduled Meets and Regular Run Days |
How to get there from here |
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The Engine House |