Live Steam

January 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Mikado

Don Marshall

Beginning a series on a very popular locomotive

Modifying Little Mack

George Weinheimer

Lots left to do

Harald Berg’s Hot Air – engined Boats

Andy Ross

Some extra punch for his row boats

Oscar’s Dream Land

Terril L. Shorb

The World’s largest collection – acres and acres

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith and David Sclavi

Shop Organization

Steam in the Falklands

Peter Wilkes

A little detective work uncovers interesting Live Steam

Arthur Sherwood’s Miniature Steam Locomotive

Robert Pounds

Awesome craftsmanship under a magnifying glass

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Continuing work on the boiler

Strength in Materials

Richard E. Evans

Wrapping up the series with continuous welded rail

Valve Gears

Stephen Vitkovits, Jr.

Studying the Hackworth Valve Gear

Three Feet High ‘n’ Risin’

Norman Algiers

Getting pretty deep

The Engine House

David C. Rollinson

Taking a look at multi – tube boilers

Belts and Cleats

Leon P. Lind

More on the uniflow and Baker Engine

     

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

An improved tool makers vise

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Laying up steamboat machinery

The Pressure Gauge

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

Rob’s on the move

     
     
     
     
     

February 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

The Princess Takes Her First Bath

David Sarlin

The rest of the story

Scale Aluminum Rail

West Valley Live Steamers

Looking good at half the price

Mikado

Don Marshall

Getting together the spring rigging

Modifying Little Mack

George Weinheimer

Finishing the job

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

A look at the A-5a and her kin

Building an Elevated Turntable

Larry Dematteo

It would look good in your backyard

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

The hydro test and completion of the boiler

The Great Central Railway – A Decade of Progress

Peter Wilkes

A preservation project on an awesome scale

Valve Gears

Stephen Vitkovits, Jr.

The Marshall and Southern are described

Marietta

George J. Wirshing

TLC for a rare old – timer

Magical Moments

Mark Smith

From the heart

Steam Locomotive Society of Victoria and Diamond Valley Railroad

Gorden E. Schulz

28th Annual convention

Calgary Model Engineering Society

Dave Marshall

Back on track

     

Steam Power Club News

David Sarlin

How to build a Ofeldt Boiler

Small Scale Steam

Marc Horovitz

More of what’s new

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

More new launch engines

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

An expansion link milling fixture

     

March 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Tom Terning’s Terrific Tractors

Ted Blankenship

A master tractor builder

An Economical Car Truck

Johnny Black

Your wallet will love this

African Queen

Carl M. Lathrop

Bogie and Hep revisited

Mikado

Don Marshall

Work on the drive wheels this time

Do YOU Need Poindexters and Pitchforks

David Jones

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

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Discussing the frame

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

The firebox, ash pan and grate are discussed

Valve Gears

Stephen Vitkovits, Jr.

The Joy valve gear is the topic

Small Ships and Tall Ships

Jack Telgmann

A report of the International Steamboat Flotilla

Steam Power Club News

David Sarlin

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

Belts and Cleats

Leon P. Lind

Finishing up Uniflow and Baker Engine

     

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Steam launch boilers – a new series

The Larger Gauges

Martin Rogers

Some more rail alternatives

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

A table for your power hacksaw

     

April 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Debugging the Victoria

Gordon W. Wiles

Smoothing out a few wrinkles

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

She’s a lovely lady

"Scrapbox"

Paul Jacobs

A beautiful new project for stationary steam units

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Describing the smokebox

Bad Day on the HN & PCRR

William B. Park

A grim tale about our old friend A. Nonymous

Mikado

Don Marshall

Don works on the cylinders

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Fabricating Wheels

Valve Gears

Stephen Vitkovits, Jr.

The conclusion of a challenging series

Illinois Live Steamers

Miles A. Snyder

An overflow crowd at the 1984 Annual Meet

Stourpaine in September

Peter Wilkes

A cult event in England

Steam Power Club News

David Sarlin

Wrapping things up on the Ben-My-Chree II

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

More on steam launch boilers

The Pressure Gauges

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

Skipping around Europe

     

May 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

A reversing Duplex

Jim Lyman

A new wrinkle for Rob van Dort’s gem

The Roberts Watertube Boiler

Captain Tom Rhodes

A Design worth considering

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Quartering – a satisfying activity

"Scrapbox"

Paul Jacobs

Working on the cylinder and trunk

Double – Chucking Pipe

K. A. Pullen, III

Two Handy techb=niques for working on cylindrical press

A Simple Rail Sander

Joseph D. Monty

Just what is says

Unravelling the Mysteries of Watt’s "Parallel Motion"

Arthur Knudeen

 

Upscaling a Heisler

J. Burrows Esty

The author designs a rolling ashpan

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Work begins on the frame

Mikado

Don Marshall

The cylinder and steam chest heads are discussed

Two Locos Tips

James B. Dietel

 

Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad

Socott Gourley

A spectacular trip among the towering redwoods

The Fireman

Bruce Mattmueller

Hot and sweat among the redwoods

Waushakum Live steamers

Pat Fahey

A Sunny 14th Annual

Pioneer Farm Days

J. G. Landwehr

A "fun raiser" for the Dacusville Lions

     
     

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Operating characteristics of steam launch boilers

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

We get a tour of Frank’s new shop

     

Belts and Cleats

Leon P. Lind

The Westinghouse agricultural steam engine under scrutiny

     

June 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Iron Horse Festival

Richard O. Bash

Time for a little nostilgia

"Scrapbox"

Paul Jacobs

Moving right alone

Anyone Can Build a Boiler

D. E. Hskins

Well, almost anyone

Mikado

Don Marshall

Pilot groups and painting tips

Who’s Minding the Future

John stribravy and Connie Pingley

A Live Steam profile

River Steamboats and a Search for Safety

John K. Ward

A skipper’s nightmare

Water Glasses

Carl Purinton

From the BLS founder himself

1 ½" Propane Fired Pacific

Leo Onderko

A successful departure

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Buffer beams, stretchers and horn guides discussed

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Smokebox parts continues

Displacement Lubricator

William T. Roubal

Improving your internal lubrication

Steaming in the Delta

Allan D. Dunlap

Afoat on the west coast

Long Island Live Steamers

Ralph Tucker

Summer meet under sunny skies

Club Tracks in Focus

James R. Sullivan

Pennsylvania Live Steamers

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Some fun with the buoys and gulls

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

Special Taps

     
     
     
     
     

July 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

"Woody"

John W. Reichart

Just for a change of pace

Boxes and Binders

C. S. Purinton

Simplicity is the key

England’s Miniature Exhibition Survives Fire

Peter Wilkes

Many changes for the 85’ Midlands Exhibition

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Work on the steam piping

     

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

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

"Scrapbox"

Paul Jacobs

Concluding work on this fine little engine

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Finishing work on the guides

The Steam Calorimeter

Christopher Leggo

A slick little device

Mikado

Don Marshall

The pilot and trailing truck plus some jigs

Inland Empire Live Steamers

Ivan Ergish

1984 year report

Southwestern Live Steamers

Terry McGrath

Fall meet turns out 22 locomotives

St. Louis Live Steamers

Larry Herget

A "half meet" for a whole day of fun

Belts and Cleats

Leon P. Lind

Looking at boilers fronts

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

An improved parallel clamp

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

The less glamorous harbor service craft

     

August 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

A Toy For Richard

Richard M. Mitchell

Not your ordinary toy

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

At Work on the wheels

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Springs for your loco

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

We begin work

The Hesston Steam Show

Richard O. Bash

It may never be the same

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Boilers Jackets, handrails and bell are covered

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

West Valley Live Steamers

 

Florida Live Steamers

Joe D. Rice

 

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

An Over crank Engine

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Steam exploration in the west

     

September 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

The Virginia & Truckee Railroad

Edward C. Salas

More than a fading memory

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Continuing work on the frame

A Toy For Richard

Richard M. Mitchell

On to more headaches, challenges and successes

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Working on the wheels and axles

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Taking a look at cylinders

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

The steam dome and sandbox covered

Mikado

Don Marshall

A look at the motion structure

How to Fabricate Brake shoes

Keith Kirstein

A tough job simplified

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

An Over crank Engine gets a crankshaft and flywheel

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Solving the mystery

Small Scale Steam

Marc Horovitz

A surge of awareness

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

A follow-up on internal lubrication

The Pressue Gauge

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

Some very sad news

     

October 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Don’s Back!

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

At work on the trucks

A Mystery Machine

Arnold Teague

For kids by kids – young and old

Mikado

Don Marshall

A look at the motion structure

A Toy For Richard

Richard M. Mitchell

Nearing the end … more fun than work

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Starting on the engines

International Brotherhood of Live Steamers

Gary Armitstead

 

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

U. S. Navy boats – 1940 to the present

Beginners Column

Frank A. McLean

Wisdom from some guests

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The over crank engine continues

Steam Power Club News

David Sarlin

Steam at the Logging Jubilee

     

November 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Railway to Paradise

Luis Marden

Fulfulling a lifelong dream

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Trucks and corrections

1351 Up Close

Bob Wilson and Mark Smith

The anatomy of a steam locomotive

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Working on the steam dome parts

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

The axle boxes and spring arrangement

Cretors Steam Engine – Model ECX

Frank C. Quinn

Twenty-two months of sweat end in exhilaration

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Fabricating the bar frames, gussets and cylinder flanges

A Toy for Richard

Richard M. Mitchell

It is finished

There is Nothing Magical About the Injector

M. J. H. Ellis

Unraveling the mystery

Drill Press Table Winch

George R. Dean

A little muscle

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The cylinder assembly for your Over crank Engine

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Steamboad replicas and "throwbacks"

The Pressure Gauge

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

What’s happening on the European scene

     

December 1985

 

Volume 19

Features

Author

Subject

     

Holiday Greeting

Rudy Kouhoupt

 
     

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Work begins on the smoke box saddle and front axle

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Boiler fittings get the works

1351 Up Close

Bob Wilson and Mark Smith

Checking things out down below

Steaming Across the River

Claud Hammitt

A hair – raising adventure

Mikado

Don Marshall

Side and main rods are discussed

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

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

Power House Shay

Robert Moe

Bob and Henry build a dandy

     

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Work on the trucks continues

Road – Rail Reveals Great Central’s Future

Peter Wilkes

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

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The valve motion assembly for your Over Crank

Small Scale Steam

Marc Horovitz

A dive inot the mail bag

Steam boat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

How to cope with water in your fuel oil

     

January 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

More work on the trucks

Mikado

Don Marshall

A look at the valve gear

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Two alternatives for building the cylinders

Austrian Rail Museum

Lloyd McCune

Visions from Austria’s romantic past

1351 Up Close

Bob Wilson and Mark Smith

Zeroing in on the stroker and brakers

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

The sprung suspension may be your choice

     

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Finding romance elsewhere besides clanking rods

Showcase 85

Lee Carson

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

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Travel by steam … vertically

Club Tracks in Focus

Clyde J. Bleil

The Mentor Track - A popular place

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Putting together the guide assembly

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

A railroad ferry design

The Pressue Gauge

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

Talking about fireless and turbine engines

     

February 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Describing wheels and axles

The Pony Tracks Ranch Railroad

Janet Reinka

Jacques Littlefield proves to be an excellent host

You Can Fabricate a Pressure Gauge

Kozo Hiraoka

There is nothing you cannot do

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Dealing with cylinder covers

Steam Yacht Largo

Julia Jakobson-Oswald and Eric E. Jakobson

Stately, but not too slow

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

At work on the brake rigging

James Watt

John Timson

In celebration of his 250th birthday

Mikado

Don Marshall

Erectrion and adjustment of Walschaerts Valve Gear

Inland Empire Live Steamers

Ivan Ergish

Another big year

Pioneer Valley Live Steamers

Paul Gassner

Weather and steaming prove to be the best of the year

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

More traveling by hydraulic

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Finishing up your Over Crank Engine

Club Tracks in Focus

Clyde J. Bleil

Featuring the Tampa Bay Live Steamers

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

The Northern California Delta Meet 1985

     

April 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

The Aster Gauge One BAY. S 2/6

Richard Welling

A sleek Bavarian State Railways 4-4-4

You Can Fabricate a Pressure Gauge

Kozo Hiraoka

Finishing the gauge and fabricating the tester

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

The "heart" of the Shay offers pleasure and challenge

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Describing wheels and axles

Steel Mill Steam Power

Gordon Frederick

One last look before the scrap collector came

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Eccentrics and valve gear

Steam Pump Machining Fixture

Stephen Vitkovits, Jr.

Making the job easier and more accurate

Boiler Tube Test

West Valley Live Steamers

Tube rolling is the answer

Birth of a Railroad in Jacksonville

Robert W. Mann

Their dream comes true

North Western Model Railroad Club

Dan olah

Lot of locos work over the new track

Central Colorado Railroad

Jim Lenahan

A goo turnout for the open house

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Fabricating a Baker Fan

Club Tracks in Focus

Clyde J. Bleil

Box Hill Miniature Steam Railway Society Ltd.

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Steamboat operations

     

April 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

From Complexity to Simplicity

Geoff Murdock

Moving up to 5" gauge

You Can Fabricate a Pressure Gauge

Kozo Hiraoka

Calibration and installation

     

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Working on the crankshaft - good for the heart

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

The Compleat Cylinder

Big Red 5000

Ralph Tucker

Memories of a Chicago Surface Line streetcar

Live Steam in HO Gauge

W. C. Grosjean

Five years’ work is all worthwhile

A Low - Cost Locomotive Blower

Robert Canavan

Making a cool fire starter

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Some theoretical considerations of valve gears

Mikado

Don Marshall

The mysterious smokebox

Canada’s First Continental Train

Royal Canadian Mint

1986 Silver dollar marks 100 years

The Eleventh Commandment

Robert D. Keller

Take it slow

America’s Oldest Locomotive

John Stibravy

Happy 150th birthday

Illinois Live Steamers

Miles Snyder

Plenty of loco at "the best meet ever"

Central Ontario Association of Live Steamers

J. R. McJannett, Jr.

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

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Steam power for yesterday, today and tomorrow

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

Putting bravely out to sea

     

The Pressure Gauges

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

New Engines, old engines

     

May 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

A 3 ½ " Gauge Electric Locomotive

John A Livingston

This New Haven EY-2 is a honey

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Running boards

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Boilers in depth

Steam Power in a Plywood Mill

Terrence McMillan

Peninsula Plywood Corporation under steam

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Rods and valve gear

Elvaston Castle Leads Into New British Meeting

Peter Wilkes

A new cloud of smoke over Derbyshire

Mystery British Locomotive

Frank Schwartz

A handsome little 2-2-2T

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Continuing the engine fabrication

Waushakum Live Steamers

Dave Hearn

The 15th Annual is best attended yet

Central Illinois Live Steamers

Ed Painter

Mostly locomotives

Lee’s Mill Steamboat Meet

Captain Tom Rhodes

A 94-year age span among these boats

Steamboat Wharf

James J. Sweeney

The excursion Steamboat Segwun

     

June 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Steam town

Robert J. Tomaine

Alive and well in Scranton, PA

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Still at work on the engine

A Corliss Engine at Work

William D. Sawyer

Still busy making footwear

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Valve Gear

Leaving the Tracks

Grover Brinkman

Like the woolly mammoth or the washboard

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Working on the cylinders

A 3 ½ " Gauge Electric Locomotive

John A Livingston

Getting fancy

A Simple Steam Engine

John A. Aho

An old, olde, design

Firing With Coal the Easy Way

Tom Rankin

Just what it says

Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers Society

William S. Bell

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

Finger Lakes Live Steamers

Jim Harvey

Their greatest success to date

Maricopa Live Steamers

John Z. Draftz

Lots happened in ‘85

Small Scale Steam

Marc Horovitz

Marc bows out

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Dutch Pumping engines

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Steam Yacht Clarion

     
     
     
     

July 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Continuing with the boiler

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

At work on the cab

Build a Utility Locomotive

James Lehahan

An 6-0 moose grinder

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Cross heads and slide bars

The Railways of China

Neelon Crawford

The Datong Steam Locomotive Works begin the series

An American Live Steamer in China

John Z. Draftz

Everybody’s doing it

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Nottingham Castle afloat

The Smalller Gauges - Past and Present

Nick Wantiez

Nick‘s debut

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Dutch Pumping engines

The Pressure Gauges

R. E. N. "Rob" Van Dort

Featuring fine German engineering

     

August 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Live Steam 20th Anniversay

Joe Rice

A brief celebration

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

The reversing gear

Dodo

Dan Leyde

Not extinct after all

Steam Locomotive Construction

Mark Smith & David Sclavi

Boiler testing and jacketting

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Some wrap up work on the engine

The Railways of China

Neelon Crawford

The narrow gauge Chinese Forest Railway

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

The valve gear

The Australian Association of Live Steamers

Keith Watson

Convention 1986

Blowdown Valve

Harold Timm

A nice design

A Caboose for New Haven Ey-2

John Livingston

 

The Smaller Gauge Past and Present

Nick Wantiez

Looking at ML - gone but not forgotten

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Underway with a reversing, upright engine

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Steam gauge safety

     

September 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Live Steam Holiday ‘86

Joe D. Rice

Steam doings down under

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Fabricating the water tank

The Railways of China

Neelon Crawford

Visiting the Tangshan Locomotive Works

The D & RGW

B. Ann Diehl

A man’s personal dream and private trial

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

At work on the axle pumps

The Baker Valve Gear

Charles A. "Carl" Purinton

This one goes way back

Steamboat Answers

Walter C. Beckmann

Just like it says

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The crankshaft and flywheel on the Reversing, Upright

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

The brave and the foolhardy

The Smaller Gauges

Nick Wantiez

Keeping the faith

Editorial View

Clover McKinley

Each One Teach One

     

October 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Live Steam holiday ‘86

Joe D. Rice

Some island hopping

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

A steam-driven duplex pump

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

For changing directions

The Railways of China

Neelon Crawford

A variety of images from the PRC

The Use and Storage of Propane

Christopher Leggo

Tanks and torches

Prairie State Railroad Club

Ralph Tucker

A fun fall Walnut Run

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

A new series on paddlewheels

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The Rudy standard assembly

     
     
     
     

November 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

The D & RGW

B. Ann Diehl

No winners came from this battle royal

Building a Dore-Westbury Light Vertical Milling Machine

John F. Alexander, Jr.

An American model engineer takes a chance

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

On the final lap with water piping

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

The boiler

They’re Still There

Bill Durham

By the sea

Ribbon Cutting at Rahns

James R. Sullivan

Two important milestones for PLS

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Moving right alone - the upright, reversing engine

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Mixing steam and oil

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

More on paddlewheels

The Larger Gauge

Nick Wantiez

The park locomotive builders - a brief history

     

December 1986

 

Volume 20

Features

Author

Subject

     

Wheel Quartering Fixture

William Van Brocklin, Jr.

Easily made and versatile

Live Steam Holiday ‘86

Joe D. Rice

Back to the Kiwis and Aussies

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Painting and a carrying case

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Still working on the pump

Steam Launch "Calliope"

Luther Blount

A beautiful replica

Boiler Design

Richard E. Evans

Constructively critical

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Setting the valve gear

The Use and Storage of Propane

Christopher Leggo

Bottles and burners

Goleta Valley Railroad Club

Ken Sacks

A spectacular mountainside event

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The cylinder assembly

The Smaller Gauges

Nick Wantiez

Emptying the mail bag

     

January 1987

 

Volume 21

Features

Author

Subject

     

The Delta Queen

Frank Gordon

Great lady on the "Great Muddy"

Live Steam Holiday ‘86

Joe D. Rice

Where every day’s a G’day

CLIMAX

Kozo Hiraoka

Let’s test this little honey and roll!

The Importance of Youth to Organizational Longevity

J. A. Stribravy and

C. L. Pingley

They’re minding the future

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Rolling the firebox wrappers

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

The boiler constructions begins

The Use and Storage of Propane

Christopher Leggo

Automatic fire control of propane

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Finishing and testing the pump

Steam and Sail

Richard M. Mitchell

A rose by any other name

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Feathering Paddlewheels

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Completing the cylinder assembly

Club Tracks in Focus

Roy Foster

A new facility in England

     

February 1987

 

Volume 21

Features

Author

Subject

     

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Continuing with the boiler

It All Began With

Harry F. Haas

Watch out what you say

Some Odds and Ends

Charles A. "Carl " Purinton

Memories

4-8-4

Jack W. Rice

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe up close

Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad

T. J. " Ted" Stoutenberg

Maine’s largest two-foot gauge railroad in focus

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

More on the boiler

The New South Wales C38 Clas Pacific

Reg. V. Wood

A favorite among the fellows down under

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

The steam chest for your Reversing, Upright engine

The Smaller Gauges

Nick Wantiez

New from here and aboard

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Construction details for paddlewheels

     

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

Looking at some British steam-powered plants

     

March 1987

 

Volume 21

Features

Author

Subject

     

The Pied Piper of "Possum Flats"

Bruce K. Holloway

"Each One Teaches One" gets serious

Up scaling a Heisler

F. Burrows Esty

Working over the throttle

Banana Junction Tramway

Frank Hutchins

Almost like three pounds in a two pound bag

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Moving ahead with the boiler work

MARIE ESTELLE

Don Young

Work on the firebox

Omaha Area Live Steamers

Bob Recic

A golden spike ceremony caps the activity

Stationary Steam Projects

Rudy Kouhoupt

Wrapping up the Reversing, Upright Engine

The Engine House

Conrad Milster

British steam powered plants continue

Steamboat Wharf

Captain Tom Rhodes

Looking at engines that drove paddlewheelers

     

April 1987

 

Volume 21

Features

Author

Subject

     

Live Steam at Disney World

David and Linda Philips

This is not "Mickey Mouse" operation

Bergen Tech’s Engine Room Project

Frank Vopasek

High Schoolers undertake an unusual project

The Little Engine that Could with CAD

Maina Hirsch

A supplier uses some ’80 technology

Live Steam Afloat

Jerry Clement

A beautiful free-lance design

Mich – Cal No. 2

W. M. Harris

Installing and expanding the boiler tubes

Marker Lamp Lenses

Barry K. Curhan

Colored lenses … and clean teeth

Call Me Elda

Jean Villette

Building and fitting the smokebox

     

CNC Milling

West Valley Live Steamers

The hobby enters the computer age

     

Golden Gate Live Steamers

Bob Cherry

Celebrating fifty years

St. Croix Railroad

Carmen Schmidt

Hobby "madness" is catching

Scheduled Meets and Regular Run Days

 

How to get there from here

The Engine House

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

 
     

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

   

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

April 1989

 

Volume 23

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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