Conductor Bill Laird instructs engineer Kirk Wakefield on the control of the 2 1/2" Railbus, while Connor and Hunter Wakefield ride along. It looks like there was just a little too much fun had on this day.

Houston Area Live Steamers during the SWLS/HALS meet 2003

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Connor keeps busy at one of his first meets trying to figure out what caused his train to split the switch. Connor (2-1/2) is totally engrossed in live steam. It was easy to keep track of him on this meet, he spent the most of two days running his "Blue Train" up and down the yard ladder.

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5 inch gauge Queensland Railways BB18 1/4 class loco in operation at the MELSA Bribie Island Track late last year.  The loco is now just under 3 years old and was built for me by a friend in just 13 weeks. This photo shows the loco passing in "full flight" and looks very realistic. I call it Bety in the Bush. (Bety being the telegraphic nickname used for the full size trains).

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5 inch gauge Queensland Railways BB18 1/4 class loco in operation at the MELSA Bribie Island Track late last year. Photo shows the train fully loaded exiting from the tunnel on the track, returning to the station. These carriages the loco is pulling also belong to me and are modeled on the heritage carriages the full size engine still hauls.

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Photo submitted by Ben Calcott  at Masterton Park, New Zealand, in the summer of 2002.

This is my brother Justin screaming as we were told to do through the tunnel.

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Submitted by David W. Epling taken at the 15" gauge Waterman & Western Railroad located in Waterman Illinois on March 23, 2003.

Locomotive is an "F Unit" build by Peter Robinson owner of the Waterman & Western. It handles like a charm.

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Photo take by Dominick Visconti  at the Strasburg Railroad,  Strasburg PA.,  early summer 2003

4-4-0 Cagney on an early morning.  The next generation learns to steam up. Photo Submitted by Dominick Visconti.