The Home Machinist!

Unless you had an entire train of stock cars, they were usually pulled up front to reduce injury due to slack action.

Empty cars, no problem.

Take care,
Brian

Don’t fear doors. They are easy. Go to Hobby Lobby and buy precut basswood strips ince you know what you need. Build the doors in three layers. Top and bottom layers are identical. Framed just like a real door. The bottom middle is a bottom panel, top middle is glass, Lexan, plexiglass, whatever. Yo...

That’s beautiful Jack. And yes, a visit to Jeff Smith’s website is well worth your time to drool over his products. Here is a link to RrPuctures.net website and a cab photo of Santa Fe 5011. I know I have good photos of the interior of the 940 but can’t find them at this moment. http://www.rrpicture...

Thanks Gents!

McMaster Carr carries many sizes.

I have a friend trying to communicate with the Kunkle folks. Not being an engineer or steam pressure vessel expert he is having a difficult time. We know the working pressure of the boiler and other obvious things, but apparently Kunkle needs something called Pounds per Hour. Is anyone available tha...

We switched from 1/2” to 3/4” on the C&IG and find it resists movement and stays in place better, and is cheaper.

Santa Fe had flat steel sheet for the cab floor center, and under the seats. On top of the floors in the seat area were steam coils, and wood boards on top of that, with gaps in between to allow the heat to come up through the wood flooring. A separate steam valve for each side provided the engineer...

Mike, This isn’t coal we are talking about. You can light diesel with a match if the air/fuel ratio is correct. I’ve used the little hand held lighters with the long noses. I think everyone migrated to the butane and MAP torches because they have a longer reach, saving your arm hair in a late reigni...

Jack,
I love the idea of a front cab wall that stays put. What a great idea! Can't wait to see how you do it.
Brian

As applied to Santa Fe 2-10-2 #940: Water column resize.jpg There is a a sheet metal and wire screen hinged cover over the sight glass as you can see. Its just to the left of the gauge light which is between the column and sight glass. it is a little harder to see the glass through the screen, but i...

Baldwin Locomotive Works 12-4A drawing courtesy of John Moore: