Passing of Doug Van Veelen
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Passing of Doug Van Veelen
Saw this over on the Narrow Gauge list but I know Doug was a contributor here as well and I hadn't seen anyone mention it here. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituar ... en-7790251
Mark Petersen
12" x 36" Logan Lathe
12" x 36" Logan Lathe
Re: Passing of Doug Van Veelen
This is sad news. Doug was a member of the original North Georgia Live Steamers (1980s-1990s) in Duluth, GA, and was an authority on the Gainesville Midland railroad.
Re: Passing of Doug Van Veelen
Mark,
Thank you for posting the notice. Very sad to hear but not surprising. I had helped proof read all three of his books. I know he was not in the best of health. Still sad to hear.
Terry
Thank you for posting the notice. Very sad to hear but not surprising. I had helped proof read all three of his books. I know he was not in the best of health. Still sad to hear.
Terry
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Re: Passing of Doug Van Veelen
Well, I tried to find a photo to share, but came to realize all my pics of Doug, I and his projects are 35mm. I was at GaTech back then and can remember a few weekends we worked on DRG Narrow Gauge box cars. Aspirations to build a dozen; I only two were finished. I do remember taking one over to Wayne's place one time.
Doug was one of the first persons I met at NGLS; running Don's 2-6-2.
There was a lot of projects.
Doug took an atlas lathe CNCed it; gonna need it for all those wheels...
Doug was a civil engineer and he and Wayne and I shot and cut the main on the NGLS back stretch by the shed. But that's another story.
A few projects ended up in my shop when they got to big and heavy.
When I last saw him a year or two ago he was building Gallows turntable model or something similar. Narrow gauge to the end.
My good friend Doug, you will be missed.
JP
Doug was one of the first persons I met at NGLS; running Don's 2-6-2.
There was a lot of projects.
Doug took an atlas lathe CNCed it; gonna need it for all those wheels...
Doug was a civil engineer and he and Wayne and I shot and cut the main on the NGLS back stretch by the shed. But that's another story.
A few projects ended up in my shop when they got to big and heavy.
When I last saw him a year or two ago he was building Gallows turntable model or something similar. Narrow gauge to the end.
My good friend Doug, you will be missed.
JP
John Pennington
Logging meets that actually move logs
Project
2 Mich-Cal Shays
Allen 4-4-0 Narrow Gauge Conversion
Two Reading A5a Camelback 0-4-0
USRA 0-6-0
Clishay
4 Western Wheeled Scraper NG Dump Cars
N&W 4-8-2
ICM 2-10-2
4 Modern Stake Cars
L&N Caboose
4 Big Four Conversion Gondolas
Like I'm actually gonna build all this stuff
Logging meets that actually move logs
Project
2 Mich-Cal Shays
Allen 4-4-0 Narrow Gauge Conversion
Two Reading A5a Camelback 0-4-0
USRA 0-6-0
Clishay
4 Western Wheeled Scraper NG Dump Cars
N&W 4-8-2
ICM 2-10-2
4 Modern Stake Cars
L&N Caboose
4 Big Four Conversion Gondolas
Like I'm actually gonna build all this stuff
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Re: Passing of Doug Van Veelen
What is that locomotive in the picture? Looks interesting.
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Re: Passing of Doug Van Veelen
Just a small 4.75 gauge 0-4-0 that Doug gave me. There came a time when he had to let go of some of the heavier projects and so I inherited this and another 4.75 2-6-2 chassis and a partial Clishay. Sold the water tube boilers and Crab to make some $ for him.
I think these other projects are on the list somewhere...
The 2-6-2 I am really looking forward to. It is a 1.5 narrow gauge. That Sorta resembles EBT #11 which I suspect is why he had it. Hoping to get a boiler made and get up to St Croix someday. It has a gorgeous tender.
JP
I think these other projects are on the list somewhere...
The 2-6-2 I am really looking forward to. It is a 1.5 narrow gauge. That Sorta resembles EBT #11 which I suspect is why he had it. Hoping to get a boiler made and get up to St Croix someday. It has a gorgeous tender.
JP
John Pennington
Logging meets that actually move logs
Project
2 Mich-Cal Shays
Allen 4-4-0 Narrow Gauge Conversion
Two Reading A5a Camelback 0-4-0
USRA 0-6-0
Clishay
4 Western Wheeled Scraper NG Dump Cars
N&W 4-8-2
ICM 2-10-2
4 Modern Stake Cars
L&N Caboose
4 Big Four Conversion Gondolas
Like I'm actually gonna build all this stuff
Logging meets that actually move logs
Project
2 Mich-Cal Shays
Allen 4-4-0 Narrow Gauge Conversion
Two Reading A5a Camelback 0-4-0
USRA 0-6-0
Clishay
4 Western Wheeled Scraper NG Dump Cars
N&W 4-8-2
ICM 2-10-2
4 Modern Stake Cars
L&N Caboose
4 Big Four Conversion Gondolas
Like I'm actually gonna build all this stuff