Re: Steamup June 21
Steve, After my inquiring about a piece of rail at the local railroad maintenance office, one of their men torched off a 4-foot long section and gave it to me. They acted like it was no big deal, but the crew in your locale might not be as friendly, or under other restrictions. Of course showing enthusiasm about THAT particular section of rail, showing them a picture of your layout and live steam locomotives, and offering to show it to them sometime, might not hurt either. Just food for thought. Later, Trent Steve Shyvers wrote: > The railheads were all peened over and in layers so they were well used. > Cast into the rails were abbreviations for Lackawana Iron and Steel and > Carnegie Steel, and the accompanying dates were from the 1890's or so. > I keep hoping to find > some artifact that's more portable but so far no luck.
Re: Steamup June 21
Yup. Walking the branch line has been a favorite Sunday morning activity while the family is still squabbling over who gets the Sunday funnies and the local burghers aren't yet out and about. One day there was a pile of old rail that had probably been dug out by the crews who were refurbishing Congress Springs Park in Saratoga. The railheads were all peened over and in layers so they were well used. Cast into the rails were abbreviations for Lackawana Iron and Steel and Carnegie Steel, and the accompanying dates were from the 1890's or so. My guess is that they were part of either the old trolley line to Congress Springs or the SP branch to Palo Alto. I keep hoping to find some artifact that's more portable but so far no luck. Back at the end of March I also watched a 4 unit train roll through Campbell with 30 open hopper cars, 24 of which had a visible coal load. There was also another 14 covered cement hopper cars. With all the cement making activity that these coal loads imply it won't be long before they dig a big enough hole in the hills that I'll be able to watch an ocean sunset from my place in San Jose. Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve, Sounds like you have been walking the branch line. I saw a 4 unit train with 34 cars going up to the cement plant a few weeks ago, mostly all coal cars. Look forward to seeing you. Gary
Re: Steamup June 21
Hi Gary, Did Tom pass on my message about trying Indian Motorcycles for a "real job". I heard a distant friend of mine started there 2-3 weeks ago. Also they were advertising in the San Jose Mercury news on Sunday. I am also working 2 days a week part time and still looking for a 40+hr week job. Best Regards, Tony D.At 10:20 PM 6/8/03 -0700, you wrote: Tony, Glad you will be able to attend! I have full length tracked on the steamup bay now. I have been quite busy trying to make a living selling track. Heads above water still. Also keeping an eye open for possible "real" job! Gary
Re: Steamup June 21
Steve, Sounds like you have been walking the branch line. I saw a 4 unit train with 34 cars going up to the cement plant a few weeks ago, mostly all coal cars. Look forward to seeing you. Gary - Original Message - From: "Steve Shyvers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 9:01 AM Subject: Re: Steamup June 21 > Gary, > > I'll be there, too, and am looking forward to it. I plan to bring a > 5-gallon bucket of locally-harvested coal. The coal connoisseurs can > sample it. Others can take some to make prototypical coal loads. > > Steve > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >We will be hosting a steamup as part of the annual Morgan Hill railroad day > >layout tour Saturday June 21. > > > >Gary Broeder > > > > > > > > > > >
Re: Steamup June 21
Gary, I'll be there, too, and am looking forward to it. I plan to bring a 5-gallon bucket of locally-harvested coal. The coal connoisseurs can sample it. Others can take some to make prototypical coal loads. Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We will be hosting a steamup as part of the annual Morgan Hill railroad day layout tour Saturday June 21. Gary Broeder
Re: Strange Mogul
Well, I will tell you guys this! Accucraft had the prototype of this loco at my steamup at the QM this weekend and to me it is probably as beautiful as can get! I am trying to recover this morning from the weekend, which was an awesome success, and will post some pictures soon. It ran like a clock, and at the price of $1399 it will be very popular. Bob
Re: Steamup June 21
G'day Gary. I fully intend to go to the steam up. Just that I haven't actually told them yet.. I plan on arriving back in Sacramento from LA on the Friday and also stay Sat. I hope we can catch up at the GR Convention if you can make it. Best wishes, Tony Walsham. Remote Control Systems. P.O. Box 1118 Bayswater, Vic 3153 Australia. www.rcs-rc.com Tel - North America: 1 800 490 6945 Tel - Elsewhere: ++ 613 9762 7785 On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:20:47 -0700, you wrote: >Tony, > >Glad you will be able to attend! I have full length tracked on the steamup >bay now. I have been quite busy trying to make a living selling track. >Heads above water still. Also keeping an eye open for possible "real" job! > >Gary > >
