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Noah and I had a great time at the Museum of Transportation and the WF&P! At the MoT he loved the KidSteam hand crank cars and seeing the Big Boy! We rode the Chance train and the trolley, and I got to see the Wabash 573, the prototype of the Allen/Harpur Mogul. Mike Walsh told the WF&P we w...

Take all the fun out of it! P7094962.jpg I think this has been rebuilt to be closer to your (much better) design Jack, but it was exciting while it lasted. If the engineer pops in he can describe the experience. Geez, John, what a flattering photo! The engineer has dropped 60 lbs since this photo w...

The ASME code is a construction code. It is up to each jurisdiction, usually the state, to decide whether to adopt in all or part. The miniature designation is for what I call 'laboratory' boilers, small boilers for experimental or test work. Some states have exemptions for hobby boilers below a cer...

Thank you! Who is the CMO at Monticello?

I think it is the Railroad Warehouse light Mikado, the 90 pound?? I'm not really sure. See the attached. Is RR Warehouse no longer active? I remember years ago some problems wit RR Supply. I'm not sure which company supplied these castings. It is a 90 ton locomotive. Marty, is there any chance that...

Fred_V wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:28 pm I think it is the Railroad Warehouse light Mikado, the 90 pound?? I'm not really sure. See the attached. Is RR Warehouse no longer active? I remember years ago some problems wit RR Supply. I'm not sure which company supplied these castings.

It is a 90 ton locomotive.

I will be bringing my grandson to the WF&P next Sunday. We have tickets for the 3:45 PM train. We will go to the Museum of Transportation in the morning. I will have a boiler for a 1.5" scale ATSF Prairie with me.

My Grandson (Noah, 8 years old) and I are going to Illinois and Missouri next weekend. We have tickets to ride behind the 401 at the Monticello RR Museum on Saturday. We will be staying in Fenton MO Saturday and Sunday night. I plan on visiting the Museum of Transportation and the WF&P on Sunday...

I am buying it. I built the boiler for Doug Byam, the original builder.

I sent an email to ASME asking about code applicability to hobby boilers. If they respond, I will advise. Each jurisdiction, usually the state, decides what rules apply. In Illinois, New York, and Texas there are exemptions for Hobby Boilers based on size. Maryland, Michigan, and Washington will in...

This is the part that I need the drawings for.

Thanks, Harold! That worked.