Live Steam
January 1985 |
Volume 19 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Conrad Milster |
More on British steam powered plants |
The Larger Gauges |
Nick Wantiez |
The Ottaway Story |
May 1987 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
The Keystone Driller |
Dorothy Yagodich |
Yet Another application of Steam Power |
Maryland Requires "State" Boiler Certification |
William S. Bell |
Bureaucrats discover the Live Steam hobby |
What Is Right Will Prove Itself Right |
Irving E. August |
The genius of Henry R. Worthington |
Prefab Track Laying |
Adirondack Live Steamers |
Pickin’ em up and layin’ ‘em down |
Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Let’s be right up front |
Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Setting your boiler gently in place |
MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Staying the boiler |
Blackening Aluminum |
Jerome Kimberlin |
Better than dirt |
Maui’s Sugar Cane Train |
Bette Thompson |
Aloha! |
Promise Train |
Mary Dunham |
Making the grade |
Vaporama ‘ 86 |
B. Retif |
Model steamboiler heaven |
A Marriage Off on the Right Track |
Darrell Delahosaye |
Triple heading toward marital bliss |
Each One Teach One |
Arch Pickard |
A profile in Opportunity: Sir Ron East |
The Larger Gauges |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
The Ottaway saga goes on |
Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
Steamboat potpourri |
June 1987 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
The Silverton Dream |
Paul Myers |
A Colorado Jewel |
Four Wheel Drive, Product of the Steam Age |
Rod King |
Not such a new idea |
"A Triumph of Civilization" |
John Hoyt Williams &Martha N. Williams |
Party animals on board |
MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
The throttle |
A Dual Boiler Feed Check Valve |
William T. Treadway |
Satisfying you urge to upgrade |
The Fore River Engine Company |
Richard M. Mitchell |
"Mr. Watson, come here, I want you." |
Population Profile - North American Live Steamers |
Joe Rice |
Let’s take a look at ourselves |
Carillon Park Rail and Steam Society |
John Stibravy |
More than fireworks in July |
6th Annual South African Live Steam Meet |
Ken J. Barnes |
Happy times in Durban |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
The steam engine indicator |
The Smaller Gauges |
Nick Wantiez |
Looking at Roll Neff and Company |
Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
A cruise aboard the Wahkeena |
July 1987 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
On the Great Nowhere Railroad |
Russ Clough |
Hudson, Jupiter and the Silk Trains |
1" Scale Sunbean Headlight from Scrap |
Joseph T. Mastrorocco |
A simple project with lot of class |
Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
At work on the boiler |
An Historical Curiosity |
P.E. "Pop" Lorus |
What if ? |
Ambitious Preservation Plan for Midland Railway |
Peter Wilkes |
Almost without equal |
MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
The smokebox and stack |
Modifying an Aster Burner |
Wayne Noyes with Dwayne Easterling |
C’mon baby, light my fire |
Cinders |
Greg Korner |
One way … or another |
National Spike Railroad |
Dorothy Yagodich |
Number One in their hearts |
Central Ontario Association Live Steamers |
Jack R. McJannet |
Their 4th OMLET, and not full yet |
Illinois Live Steamers |
Miles Snyder |
From doodlebugs to diesels |
Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
Wahkeena still afloat |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Continuing to get good marks |
The Larger Gauges |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
Who? |
August 1987 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
Logging Railroader |
Norm Olsen |
It was his baby |
A Backyard Trolley |
Donald W. Dickens |
Favorable comments and lighthearted moments |
Control System for Electric Locomotives |
West Valley Live Steamers |
Looking for a more flexible system |
A Gas – Electric Locomotive |
David Fidelman |
The railroad fever strikes again |
Tom Thumb |
Frank Schwartz |
Gone Shopping |
The Toonerville Trolley in 1 ½" Scale |
John A. Aho |
This one’s a steamer |
A Boiler Dilemma |
R. Duren Johnson |
A bureaucratic briar pathch |
Being Railroaded – By Invitation Only |
M. Dunham |
Turning back the clock |
A Lesson in Leverage |
John A Livingston |
A lot of finesse |
Ancient History |
Charles "Carl" Purinton |
Brotherhood memories |
Southwestern Live Steamers |
Terry McGrath |
Bi-directional running livens up the proceedings |
Cincinnati Cinder Sniffers |
Ralph Payne |
Turkeys and a goose |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Finishing our look at the steam engine indicator |
Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
Paddlewheel design aesthetics |
September 1987 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
Brasso |
W. Marshall Black |
Off the top of his head |
The Delaware & Hudson Gravity Railroad |
Robert Tomaine |
What goes up must come down |
Mich – Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Universals and drive line |
Maid of the Loch |
Conrad Milster |
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomand |
A Vertical Steam Boiler |
Elmer Verburg |
A hot little number |
Marie Estelle |
Don Young |
Moving right along |
Maricopa Live Steamers |
John Draftz |
Fall meet brings big toys |
The Song of the locomotive |
Fitz-James O’Brien |
|
The Smaller Gauges |
Nick Wantiez |
A dive into the mail bag |
Each One Teach One |
John L. Cassady |
A Course on Caution |
October 1987 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
The Big Two |
David Jones |
A grand adventure |
The Steam Launch Race |
Lloyd Schmidt |
Head to head – going all out |
Grab Irons |
Harold Timm |
These fixtures make it easy and neat |
Speedometers for Locomotives |
Sumner Barber |
The formation and first year |
Aussie Steam |
Alan Lewis |
A practically unknown railroad …until now |
The Larger Gauges |
Nick Wantiez |
Some fine feedback |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Going up … again |
Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
A silent feed pump |
Each one Teach One – A Course in Caution |
John L. Cassady |
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November 1987 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
JUPITER |
Joe Rice |
Half of the story |
Upscaling the Heisler |
F. Burrows Esty |
Building a center truck for a three-truck Heisler |
Brazing Band Saw Blades |
Christopher Leggo |
And they said it couldn’t be done |
Tom Thumb |
H. J. Coventry |
A Welcome revival |
100 Year Old Steam Engine |
Keith Kirstein |
Awesome |
Alton & Pacific Narrow Gauge Railroad |
Scott R. Gourley |
Northern California’s two-foot dream |
Mich-Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Working in and around the cab |
Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
The pump gets quieter |
December 1987 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
A Junk box Steamroller |
Andy Sprague |
Don’t throw anything away |
An Oil Burner for a Small Firebox |
Joseph D. Monty |
More practical than you might think |
Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Jean’s Back |
Mich-Cal No. 2 |
W. H. Harris |
At work on the cab |
What is Mini-Rail |
Seymour Johnson |
Misconceptions clarified |
A Feathering Paddlewheel for Sternwheelers |
John Hupp |
Interesting concept |
Marie Estelle |
Don Young |
Describing the bell |
Central Illinois Live Steamers |
Ed Painter |
A hot time in the old town |
AALS 31ST Annual Convention |
Keith Watson |
Crowned |
The Smaller Gauges |
Nick Wantiez |
Some fascinating British railway history |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Anytime you’re ready, Mr. DeMille |
January 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
Live Steam in Spain |
Edward St. John |
Over the Hill and over the sea |
Two Artists |
Mark E. Stegmaier |
A brush with history |
Boiler Tube Rolling |
West Valley Live Steamers |
Save the silver solder for something else |
An Oil Burner for a Small Firebox |
Joseph D. Monty |
Design and constructions |
Seth Boyden’s Valve Gear |
Jack Wheldon |
Ask a passing muskellunge |
Mich-Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
The fuel tank rides piggyback |
The Folk Hero Who Never Dies |
Grober Brinkman |
"Jump" he cried to his fireman … |
More Ancient History |
Charles A. (Carl) Purinton |
A True Friend in Danvers |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
A colossal Cross in Whitestone, New York |
The Smaller Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
A star rises in the far East |
February 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
Ed Puryear’s Steam Moped |
Gren Seibels |
A steamin’, screamin’ two wheeler |
Road Test for the Niagaras |
Carl M. Lathrop |
High speed and high horsepower were the goals |
A Turn and Transfer Table |
Joseph-Jean Paques |
Taking care of heavy traffic |
Mich-Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Lights and hand pump |
An Oil Burner for a Small Firebox |
Joseph D. Monty |
Wrapping things up |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
Getting off on the right track |
Steamfitter’s Nightmare |
H.S."Pete" Hoyt |
Deja vu of a sort |
A Live Steam Hobbyist in Japan |
Richard Segerstrom |
A lifelong love for the D51 |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
More steam in the flicks |
The Larger Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
Straightening things out, plus more of the Ottaway Story |
March 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
Never Come, Never Go |
Susan Wolbarst |
An old-timer gets a new lease on life |
Tapered Plug Valves |
William T. Roubal |
Easier by the dozen |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
A few preliminaries before the main bout |
Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Working our way back |
MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Some tender loving care |
Coupling Up |
Dan Foltz |
Curves ahead - be steady |
Inland Empire Live Steamers |
Ivan Ergish |
Season revisited |
Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
A stunning fore and aft compound engine |
Steamboat Wharf |
Capt. Tom Rhodes |
A steam launch glossary |
April 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
Over The Hill Live Steamers |
David Wheland |
Soggy but fun |
Beltsville & Orinda Rail Road |
John Brace |
Not the B & O we know, but from little acorns …. |
Mich-Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Throttle and miscellaneous details |
The Reversible Boiler Check Valve |
Pete Livermore and Jack Fesco |
This one’s been in our files for years |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
Starting the frame |
A 3 ½ " Gauge Boxcar |
John A. Livingston |
A great project any time of year |
Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Off and running with the fore and aft compound |
Steamboat Wharf |
Capt. Tom Rhodes |
Steamboat potpourri |
The Smaller Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
Meths, eths, and cylinder cocks |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Lights .. camera ..action |
May 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
A Quarter Scale J1b Hudson 5212 |
Charles M. Knoll |
Only slightly smaller than NYC’s finest |
Experimental Gas-Electric Locomotive |
West Valley Live Steamers |
A super simple approach |
Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Water tanks |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
Completing the frame |
Typical French Steam |
Jean Villette |
Beauty comes in small packages |
MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
At work on the tender |
Big Gift – Bigger Benefit |
Gary B. Coombs |
And yet more " small" packages |
Illinois Live Steamers |
Miles A. Snyder |
A debut |
Chula Vista Live Steamers |
Robert L. Newquist |
A wise wag’s quip results in rousing report |
Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Connecting rod on your fore and aft compound |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Not Crocodile Dundee, but Aussie nonetheless |
The Larger Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
Armitage Herschell/ Herschell Spillman (a mouthful) |
June 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
The Red Dragon |
Bert Coules |
A double Fairlie from two Mamods |
A 1/8 Size Model Steam Engine |
W. C. Grosjean |
Testing his skills |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
Working on the spring rigging |
MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
Nearing the finish |
A Quarter Scale J1b Hudson 5212 |
Charles M. Knoll |
More characters in the saga |
Mich-Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
Getting in the pipeline |
Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
A cylinder for your fore and aft compound |
Steamboat Wharf |
Capt. Tom Rhodes |
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Little Toot and Big Toot |
The Smaller Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
Another dip into the mail bag |
July 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
Canadiana |
Roger Bossley |
Life after the depth |
Organization and Methods for the Scale Modeler |
D. G. Gordon |
Getting it all together |
The Red Dragon |
Bert Coules |
Gone to Pieces |
Some Odds and Ends |
Charles A. "Carl" Purinton |
Written in the 1940s |
Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Domes and the smoke box door |
MARIE ESTELLE |
Don Young |
The blowdown |
Quartering Simplified Futher |
H. R. Royce |
How simple can it get? |
A Replica is Born! |
Joseph-Jean Paques |
An old-timer lives again |
A Flashing Road Crossing Signal |
Harold Timm |
For safety and an authentic look |
Appold Steam Drainage Pumps |
David Gould |
Reclaiming the land with steam |
Water Gauge Locations |
William S. Van Brocklin, Jr. |
So it will tell you what you need to know |
Carillon Park Rail and Steam Society |
John Stibravy |
But they haven’t gone to the dogs |
West Penn Live Steamers |
Teri-jo Harvey |
Drizzles don’t dampen steamers’ spirit |
First Eaton Bray and District Steam Rally |
Yves Guillaume |
Stumbling onto a great week-end |
Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Cylinder assembly on you fore and aft compound |
Steamboat Wharf |
Capt. Tom Rhodes |
Visiting Part Spurlock and company |
The Larger Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
Looking at some lesser knowns |
August 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
LBSC’S Invicta |
Christopher Leggo |
Modification make it better |
Grandpa and the Stanley Steamer |
Lloyd Schmidt |
Accepting the challenge |
Organization and Methods for the Scale Modeler |
D. G. Gordon |
Discussing holes and drills |
Freelance "Wrens" - A pair |
Alan H. Cole |
Buddy system works to a T |
The Red Dragon |
Bert Coules |
Completing the bogies |
California Steamers |
Lloyd Van Horsen |
Behemoths of the prairie |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
At work on the valve gear |
Mich-Cal No. 2 |
W. M. Harris |
All finished and running |
A Convertible Oil Burner |
D. B. Lones |
Some like coal and some like a choice |
Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Putting a stop to it |
Adirondack Live Steamers |
Tom Rhodes |
Going for the gold |
Maricopa Live Steamers, Inc. |
John Z. Draftz |
Fall meet and Rail fair |
Steamboat Wharf |
Capt. Tom Rhodes |
Steam launch stability |
Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
The steam chest on your fore and aft compound |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Roll ‘em |
September 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
October 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
Live Steam in China and Japan |
Joe Rice |
The good, bad and ugly |
Fire King |
David Gould |
No-Horse power |
The Red Dragon |
Bert Coules |
The boiler and firebox |
Organization and Methods for the Scale Modeler |
D. G. Gordon |
Organizing your lathe |
Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Piping |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
Working on side rods |
Mini-Rail Boiler Test Recommendations |
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Maricopa Live Steamers |
John Z. Draftz |
Hot Stuff |
Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
The link motion assembly |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Reel to reel |
Steamboat Wharf |
Capt. Tom Rhodes |
More on sterwheelers |
November 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
Live Steam in China and Japan |
Joe Rice |
The woods |
Joe Keithley’s Mountain Railroad |
Jim Lenahan |
Up where the air tis thin and the road is rocky |
The Emery Rice Engine |
John A. Livington |
More notes |
The Red Dragon |
Bert Coules |
Hot stuff |
A Lifting Oil Burner |
Ed Spall |
After a lot of trial and error - Eureka! |
Mini-Train Pully |
Hans Fred Stauffer |
In the shadow of the Swiss Alps |
The Larger Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
A dip into the mail bag |
Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Wrapping things up |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
More from the silver screen |
December 1988 |
Volume 21 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
Steeple (Tandem) Compound Engine |
Ron Maynard |
Riding piggyback |
A Small Valve Design |
J. F. Enderlin |
You probably could use one |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
Axles, crankpins and quartering |
Live Steam in China and Japan |
Joe Rice |
A happy ending |
A Model Tubing Flange System |
William "Bill" Weaver |
If space is a problem |
A Century-Old Pennsy RR Class D11a Locomotive |
Frank Schwartz |
A strange marriage |
Small Scale Gas Burners |
William Shields |
If he doesn’t want to push it around the track |
Restored 1960 Alan Herschell 16" Gauge Locomotive |
Malcolm Mackey |
Just a little poetic license |
Planning |
Keith Kirstein |
There goes the neighborhood |
The Red Dragon |
Bert Coules |
Assemble and testing |
Northwest Michigan Engine and Thresher Club |
Clover McKinley |
Twenty-first show is mammoth |
Over the Hill Live Steamers |
Joe Rice |
Quite a show … as promised |
January 1989 |
Volume 23 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
The Steam Donkey Engine |
W. H. Harris |
Bill’s back |
A Michigan Breed of Donkey |
Clover McKinley |
Working the north woods |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
The lead truck |
Steeple (Tandem) Compound Engine |
Ron Maynard |
Down to some nitty gritty |
Building a 1 ½ " Scale Reading Four Wheel Caboose |
Dwight Crater |
She’s got nice proportions |
The Red Dragon |
Bert Coules |
Wrapping things up |
Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
Accessories |
Steamboat Wharf |
Capt. Tom Rhodes |
Small Steam Tugs |
The Larger Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
The Gagney Locomotive Works catalog |
Club Tracks in Focus |
D. Marwick |
The Broad Oak Railway |
February 1989 |
Volume 23 |
|
Features |
Author |
Subject |
The Big K |
Henry W. Stefani |
Kozo’s Shay grows up |
Tom Thumb |
Gordon Carlson |
Let’s try again |
The Steam Donkey Engine |
W. H. Harris |
Off and running |
Steeple (Tandem) Compound Engine |
Ron Maynard |
Working on the cylinder |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
A steel boiler |
Live Steam of Yesteryear |
Charles S. Purinton |
A little bit of nostalgia |
Track Gauge |
Dan Foltz |
A simple and bisic design |
More on Tube Rolling |
West Valley Live Steamers |
Some added wrinkles |
Gold Spike Driven at Dayton |
John Stibravy |
A fine addition to Dayton’s Carillon Park |
March 1989 |
Volume 23 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
Giants |
Christopher Leggo |
Chris pokes around some workshops in the UK |
Steeple (Tandem) Compound Engine |
Ron Maynard |
Working on the cylinder |
Transistor Step less Electric Locomotive Control |
West Valley Live Steamers |
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Modified Wood Beam Engine |
Michael F. Marsh |
Inspiration from Elmer |
LYNDAM and Her Train |
Miles Snyder |
Big enough to sit in? Look! It’s narrow gauge |
An Automatic-water level Boiler Feed water Pump |
William Weaver |
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More onTom Thumb |
Robert C. Hannum |
A veteran in the hobby fill us in |
Tom Thumb Replica |
Conrad Milster |
Conrad show us a full sized replica |
Cincinnati Cinder Sniffers |
Ralph Payne |
An impressive track expansion |
Steamboat Wharf |
Capt. Tom Rhodes |
Steamboat Safety and Regulations |
The Smaller Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
A visit with Bruce Rudnicki |
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April 1989 |
Volume 23 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
The tender trucks and frame |
The Steam Donkey Engine |
W. H. Harris |
Going to get those clutches right |
LYNDAM |
Miles Snyder |
Getting under way |
Steeple (Tandem) Compound Engine |
Ron Maynard |
The secrets of the Edwards air pump revealed |
Ancient History |
Charles "Carl" Purinton |
Picking up the story |
Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
The buffers |
Central Carolina Live Steamers |
Dan Willey |
The golden spike and inaugural run |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
An old timer, back at work |
Steamboat Wharf |
Capt. Tom Rhodes |
A steamboat design glossary |
May 1989 |
Volume 23 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
Building the Diana-Mite Boiler |
Lou Morin |
Some interesting modifications |
LYNDAM and Her Train |
Miles Snyder |
Axles, journals and axle pump |
The Steam Donkey Engine |
W. H. Harris |
Drum brakes |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
The pilot |
Liberty Harbor Whistle Blast |
Frank Vopasek |
What a blast! |
Steeple (Tandem) Compound Engine |
Ron Maynard |
This wraps it up |
Zoo Steam Train Still Puffin’ at 30 |
Wendy Reif |
The bears and elephants love it |
Open House Slated at Bergen Tech |
Frank Vopasek |
Worth a visit |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Kaboom! |
The Smaller Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
News of interest |
June 1989 |
Volume 23 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
The Steam Donkey Engine |
W. H. Harris |
The engine is described |
To Sell a Boiler |
Fred Lehmberg |
Almost everything you ever wanted to know |
Alteration of the Lyndam Design for Commercial Use |
Miles Snyder |
Lots of Power |
The Westinghouse Engines |
Kenneth L. Bohn |
A little history |
Valve Gear Demonstration Models |
Frank Schwartz |
An unusual collection |
Introduction to Gauge 1 |
Arthur C. Gee |
An Englishman’s enthusiasm |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
The cylinder drain cocks |
Ten Years After |
West Valley Live Steamers |
A lot of loco building |
Tillie the Tool Car |
Malcolm Mackey |
She’s quite a toiler |
Locomotive Operations of Central Oklahoma |
Jack Craddock |
Just a little LOCO |
Ozark Steam Engine Club |
Eugene L. Goebel |
Steam-O-Rama is a really big show |
Colorado Live Steamers |
Kent Bolerjack |
Annual open house |
The Larger Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
More on Cagney |
Steamboat Wharf |
Capt. Tom Rhodes |
Win some, lose some |
June 1989 |
Volume 23 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
999 |
Christopher Leggo |
Modeled after the fast and famous |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
The crosswords, guides and main rods |
The Steam Donkey Engine |
W. H. Harris |
To build a boiler or not … |
LYNDAM |
Miles Snyder |
Pointing concerning Part 3 |
Japanese Steam |
Scott Gourley |
Shi-go-ichi pulled the Emperor |
Making Scale Nuts and Bolts |
Gordon Carlson |
For the prototype look |
Central Illinois Live Steam |
Kenneth E. Davis |
Steamin’ was easy |
Florida Live Steamers |
Joe Rice |
Where the snowbirds flock |
The Prime Mover |
William B. Park |
After a long labor, birth |
The Larger Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
The proposed Texas Theme Park |
Belts and Cleats |
Kenneth L. Bohn |
A return to traction with the J. I. Case |
August 1989 |
Volume 23 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
Mid-Continent Railway Museum |
Joe Rice |
A Dairy land Delight |
LYNDAM |
Miles Snyder |
Rod and quartering |
The Steam Donkey Engine |
W. H. Harris |
Completion of the engine |
Writing the Effective Club Newsletter |
John A. Stribravy |
Some good do’s and don’ts |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
The Smoke box |
When You’re Without Scale Rail |
Charles W. Goodwin |
A novel idea |
Signals on the Portola Valley & Alpine |
PV&A |
Avoiding dangerous and embarrassing rear-enders |
Central Ohio Live Steam Model Railroads |
Gene Drummond |
The maiden run |
Illinois Live Steamers Meet |
Miles Snyder |
Not a single rail left unpolished |
The Smaller Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
Some new activities out in the garden |
Steamboat Wharf |
Capt. Tom Rhodes |
Flexible impeller condensate pumps |
September 1989 |
Volume 23 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
Supermarkets, Rain, and Heat Exchangers |
Fred Lehmberg |
Thought provoking |
Call Me Elda |
Jean Villette |
We don’t want to forget the mechanical oiler |
Organization and Methods for the Scale Modeler |
D. G. Gordon |
Dealing with reamers and fits |
Kaammaha |
Harold "Mike" Sriver |
First prize work in anyone’s eyes |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
Machining the wheels |
Live Steam Recruiting in the Mall |
John Stibravy |
Hey buddy, d’ya like steam |
The Red Dragon |
Bert Coules |
Work on the main foot plate unit |
Cinder Sniffers |
Ralph Payne |
Happy New Year! |
Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Working on the reversing assembly |
The Engine House |
Conrad Milster |
Still Cranking away |
The Smaller Gauges |
Nick Wantiez |
The Little Engines Story |
October 1989 |
Volume 23 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
The October Experiments |
Christopher Leggo |
Chris conducts his own efficiency trails |
The Steam Donkey Engine |
W. H. Harris |
Another great engine goes to work |
The Half Breed |
Kenneth Coulter |
What’s that black stuff |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
Setting valves and doing a test run |
Contraction Joints |
Kenneth Hemmelgarn |
No stiffening of the joints in Dayton |
Rivets, Rivets, Rivets |
R. J. Clough |
Spit ‘em out yourself |
It’s an Overman! |
Neil Knopf |
Just what the man says |
Live Steam of Yesteryear |
Charles P. Purinton |
Some rich history |
LYNDAM |
Miles Snyder |
At work on the valves |
Goelata Depot Railroad Museum |
Fred Lehmberg |
Sixth Annual Depot Day |
Maricopa Live Steamers |
John Z. Draftz |
And the heat goes on |
Adirondack Live Steamers |
Tom Rhodes |
Crisp autumn air and no mosquitoes |
The Smaller Gauge |
Nick Wantiez |
A new little steamer on the rails |
November 1989 |
Volume 23 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
The October Experiments |
Christopher Leggo |
Looking at valve diagrams |
LYNDAM |
Miles Snyder |
Crossheads, guides and hangers |
Mortar |
William B. Park |
Not Live Steam, but a blast to build |
Live Steam of Yesteryear |
Charles P. Purinton |
Unforgettable stories |
Balancing Reciprocating Single cylinder Engines |
Malcolm K. Leafe |
No more leaping engines |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
Fitting out the boiler |
Rear Guard |
Dan Foltz |
Avoiding the rear-ender |
An Outdoor Adventure in Steam |
Helen Kitchen Branson |
Where the heck is Athol? |
Stationary Steam Projects |
Rudy Kouhoupt |
Give ‘em air |
Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
The new steam launch Tryall |
December 1989 |
Volume 23 |
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Features |
Author |
Subject |
Slim Rails in Tennessee |
Daniel Horn |
Keeping the animals happy |
Copper Boiler Tubes |
Alan W. Smallwood |
Maybe better than rolling |
LYNDAM |
Miles Snyder |
Valve Gear |
A Hobbyist’s Electric Power Plant |
Carl M. Lathrop |
Just a little bit of independence |
Fitchburg Northern No. 34 |
Tom Rhodes |
All the stuff up on top |
A New Grate Design |
Ed Spall |
Really grate |
Quartering Method |
Paul B. Culp |
Worth more than a quarter |
The October Experiments |
Christopher Leggo |
The conventional or theoretical indicator diagram |
Live Steam of Yesteryear |
Charles P. Purinton |
Charlie get back on track |
A Case of Destiny |
Arthur P. "Brig" Brigham |
An old soul |
Maricopa Live Steamers |
John Z. Draftz |
Fun’s the word |
Pennsylvania Live Steamers |
James R. Sullivan |
Even Phoebe showed up |
The Smaller Gauges |
Nick Wantiez |
A garden gathering in the Northwest |
Steamboat Wharf |
Captain Tom Rhodes |
Looking inside the Tryall |