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 Photo Contest 2009

This year's categories...

  • Motive Power: Steam

  • Motive Power: Other than steam

  • Trestles and Bridges

  • People Enjoying the Hobby

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New Photos Posted
October 31st.

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Which activity gives you the most enjoyment in the Live Steam hobby?

  • Pulling the public on run days

  • Building locomotives

  • Building rolling stock

  • Track work

  • Operations

  • Landscaping

  • Building scale buildings, signals and scenery

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Satisfaction Survey for battery and gasoline locomotives

If you purchased a locomotive (not steam) in the past 36 months, I want to hear from you.

If you're happy or even if you're not happy with your locomotive, I want to hear about it.  I'll ask you questions like:

  • Was the manufacturer easy to reach?

  • Did your locomotive arrive on time?

  • Did you have problems with it?

  • Was it worth the money?

Email me to request your "Satisfaction Survey" now (in the text of your email type the word "survey".   This survey covers completed, ready-to-run locos only.  No kits or "home built" units please.


 

 

Railroading Articles

 


Issue 140

Story and a half Farm House

by Laurence Johnson

This house was built by my wife’s father during the early 1920’s before he married her mother. It is my wife’s birth place and home; it has quite a bit of sentimental value. After I built a scale barn as trackside decoration in the side yard of our home layout she asked me if I was planning on building a farmhouse. Sure, but I didn’t have a clue what to build until she asked me to model her home. The farm is still in the family as her brother and sister-in-law still live in a house next door.

 

 

Up Coming Articles:

  • The Strange Story of the House of David Railroad (part 1)

  • "Surry-Parker" Log Loader in 1:8 scale

  • Off To Play Trains In The Arizona Sand

  • Building your Backyard Railroad (part 3)

 

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Upcoming Events

Nov 6-8

Houston Area Live Steamers

SWLS Blow Down Meet, with camping

Hockley, Harris County, Texas

Nov 12-15

Joshua Tree Southern Railroad Museum

The Rudy Runs

Joshua Tree, California

Nov 27-29

Houston Area Live Steamers

HALS 18th Anniversary Meet

Hockley, Harris County, Texas

Nov 28

Tanana Valley Railroad Museum

Santa Express

Fairbanks, Alaska

Dec 5

Wenatchee Riverfront Railway

Margurite & Vernon Neel Memorial Run

Wenatchee, Washington

Dec 5-13
(weekends)

Hesston Steam Museum

Candy Cane Express & toy drive

Hesston, Indiana

Dec31-Jan 3

Joshua Tree & Southern Railroad Museum

Winter Runs Weekend

Joshua Tree, California

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  • 1.5" scale Big Boy

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