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by rrtrax4501
Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:46 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Cleaning Flues on Propane Burners
Replies: 7
Views: 2864

Re: Cleaning Flues on Propane Burners

Matt, every couple of years I brush my 1 inch engines tubes. My pilot flame doesn't get a good clean burn so I get some soot. I brush it like my coal burners.
by rrtrax4501
Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:38 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: New power for the WC&OV
Replies: 8
Views: 2714

Re: New power for the WC&OV

No Jim was a builder and not a operator. I think he loved the challenge of the build, and he liked to make them heavy. Take a close look at the stack, its 1 piece that was machined from solid.
by rrtrax4501
Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:37 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: New power for the WC&OV
Replies: 8
Views: 2714

Re: New power for the WC&OV

I have a great story about those locomotives and the underhandedness of the people who were selling them. Cash offers were made on 2 of those loco by 2 different people on the same day and we were the first to look at them 3 and a half weeks ago June 18th. We both made offers for the total asking pr...
by rrtrax4501
Sat Jul 10, 2021 4:40 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: White Creek Card Order in July
Replies: 2
Views: 3302

Re: White Creek Card Order in July

Sorry Pat, cant this time, but I will see ya in Aug. @ Mill Creek !
by rrtrax4501
Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:49 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Anyone know where this car is?
Replies: 8
Views: 8545

Re: Anyone know where this car is?

Do you know who has Leo's stuff down at Union station ? There was a Blue 4-4-2 1 1/2 scale LE engine along with a 0-4-0 in one inch LE that I never saw before, plates said by Leo Meyers. The car might be in the building someplace...
by rrtrax4501
Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:46 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Anyone know where this car is?
Replies: 8
Views: 8545

Re: Anyone know where this car is?

Tim
It might be at the Drury inn on the west side of Union station, that was the last place I saw some of Leo's stuff that was originally in the station itself. I thought Leo had a family member that had a deal to put some of his stuff on display.
by rrtrax4501
Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:13 am
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: New 3/4" Scale Track - Part 1
Replies: 46
Views: 36960

Re: New 3/4" Scale Track - Part 1

Man that looks really nice. Hope I get an invite soon !!!
by rrtrax4501
Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:51 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Godshall H-10 locomotive
Replies: 2
Views: 3996

Re: Godshall H-10 locomotive

Why not call Wayne....
If your near eagle point I think 5 of them will be there 10/16
by rrtrax4501
Mon May 28, 2018 1:41 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: RS3 for sale on EBAY
Replies: 5
Views: 4922

Re: RS3 for sale on EBAY

Per the ebay ad
THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR IT AND IT WAS LEGALLY REPROCESSED..
So what is the warning for?
by rrtrax4501
Sat Jul 08, 2017 7:29 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Wilbur Wright articulated locomotive
Replies: 13
Views: 9500

Re: Wilbur Wright articulated locomotive

I meet him at Kenny Davis track a few times. had his own steaming bay track that he would flip out a section that would lay over the track and go out on the track to run. Like a vertical switch, he had a amazing way of looking at things, another live steamer that did it his way. A very interesting p...
by rrtrax4501
Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:04 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: 2017 Florida Winter Meets have Started
Replies: 30
Views: 15510

Re: 2017 Florida Winter Meet Dates

Yea I found it ! Are you going to make it Dave?
by rrtrax4501
Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:06 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: 2017 Florida Winter Meets have Started
Replies: 30
Views: 15510

Re: 2017 Florida Winter Meet Dates

Got it !