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It is in the McKinley Presidential library / Museum in Canton Ohio.

Russ (and All), Sorry for any email address confusion. The email address is locoparts@embarqmail.com. There is a new email address which is jeff@locoparts.biz which i am in the process of shifting to, but both are still valid. The website has been under construction for some time and hopefully we ar...

The least amount of junk that comes out of the cylinder can get stuck in the cylinder cocks and prevent them from sealing properly. Did you make your own Cylinder Cocks? If you made your own is there a round seat (hole)? Was the hole drill or was it drilled and reamed? Believe it or not it does make...

LocoParts has smaller propane nozzles similar to what you are looking for. We developed these for our Drop-in burners that are made to fit through a fire door. The drop-in burners are for those wishing to convert from Coal to Propane for a temporary basis. The smaller nozzles also have been used in ...

No longer available. They are headed to a good home.

You are correct i did mean the Great Western Railway (GWR). That is what happens when I don't refer to my notes. Thank you.

I have a set of GNR, 5101 Class Locomotive drawings. Theses are Reeves drawings are for a English 2-6-2 T in 1" scale. I am thinning my library and would like them to go to a good home. Private message me if you are interested or have questions.

is is still made for each particular locomotive. it is not one size fits all.

LocoParts does make a temporary install burner that will fit through the fire door. The burner goes in the firebox through the fire door and sits on existing grate supports.

John, Arches can cause problems in smaller fireboxes with the burner and this also depends on the type of burner you plan on using. If you have enough clearance between the burner and the Arch there is no problem and can be beneficial. With the arch too close you have issues with combustion and poss...

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Having built one of these years ago, The only castings where wheels, Cylinders (Stuart #2), smoke box front and Sand Dome top and bottom. I would recommend using John's castings. Unless you specifically want to build that particular engine I would recommend that you look into John's 20 Ton Shay. Joh...