The Home Machinist!

Yes, these were castings from Seymour Johnson's spectacular 3" scale 15" gauge NYC Hudson. The thief did not try and take the main frames or the 20"+ diameter driver castings as those are very large pieces that would probably take 2 or more guys to manhandle and are not bronze. Rob Ga...

Jerome,

Thanks for the response and the link! Checked out your site. Love it! Can't wait to see you get back on it soon.

I'll see if I can print the erecting card at work on 11"x17" format. Thank you so very much.

Rob Gardner

Woof!

Those are some big, beefy Buckeyes!

Rob Gardner

All,

Can anyone point me in the direction of where I might find the Santa Fe's steam era technical drawings? In particular, looking for the erection drawings for the 4101 Class 2-8-4's.

Thanks,

Rob Gardner

I think Dan posts exclusively on various FB live steam groups only these days. Don't know why he abandoned this thread on Chaski.

Rob Gardner

Check out our latest 2100 update for June 2021 here: https://youtu.be/FCvPflu162g Tickets are still for sale but won't last long for our Legends of Steam event September 18 with Doyle McCormack in Bellevue, OH with the NKP 757 as the backdrop for this very special event! Sincerely, Rob Gardner ASR P...

Join American Steam Railroad for the second edition of our popular "Legends of Steam" speaker series on Saturday, September 18, 2021 with Doyle McCormack. The event will take place at the Mad River & NKP Museum in Bellevue, Ohio. McCormack will give a presentation about his experiences...

Glenn, I recognized the photo of the 4-4-0 on the turntable with the red roundhouse in the background. There is a very private 15" gauge railroad near Seattle, I believe. The property is known as Celadon. It's an estate/private event center. Have not been able to find out much about it, but I s...

Jim,

Backyard Trains in Denver also offers a steel gon, a low side aluminum gon, a steel flat car with wood deck and a 50' steel boxcar in 1" scale.

http://backyardtrainco.com/parts

Rob Gardner

This is a 2-1/4" scale scratchbuilt model of a NYC J-1 Hudson. I believe it is 10-1/2" or 10-1/4" gauge. There has been some chatter as of late on a couple of live steam FB pages and I do recall this engine being featured in Live Steam magazine back in the early 70's I believe. The lo...

Looks like the classic AHM HO Scale bobber caboose that my dad had when I first became aware of model trains at a very young age.

Rob Gardner

I'm getting very close to starting construction of a 1" scale, 4-3/4" gauge track at my house. I must have a lot of time on my hands as I have found myself contemplating 1. Staining the ground-contact-treated ties to a dark color to simulate creosote and 2. Priming and painting the new alu...