Re: Northeast Steam-up, Parking

[Phil. Paskos]

Hi Salty;

Yes. We have a large parking area and an area set aside for campers/
trailers.  A lot of the large scale  do just that. We don't have any pads or
hookup facilities, but essential bathroom facilities are available.

Hope you can make it. Rosey is a beauty and we'd be proud to have
you at PLS.

Phil. Reading,PA.



> In a message dated 01-01-21 10:07:26 EST, you write:
>
> <<  There are no hotels/motels within walking distance of PLS.   >>
> Phil -
>I am going to be wandering around the country aboout that time,  Is
there
> a place to park a 27' fifth wheel trailer?  I would be interested in
seeing
> this place and maybe running Rosey.
>
> Salty
>
 

Re: Northeast Steam-up, Parking

[SaltyChief]

In a message dated 01-01-21 10:07:26 EST, you write:

<<  There are no hotels/motels within walking distance of PLS.   >>
Phil - 
   I am going to be wandering around the country aboout that time,  Is there 
a place to park a 27' fifth wheel trailer?  I would be interested in seeing 
this place and maybe running Rosey.

Salty 

Re: Northeast Steam-up

[Phil. Paskos]

Chuck and others:

In turn; No running the different gauges is not a problem. The Gauge 1
setup is completely separate from the larger gauges.
No. PLS on meet days is like a giant circus. There is so
much going on that even if you have to wait a while to run, you can watch
and the kids, if you have any, can ride behind the large scale stuff. So can
you. We have electricity at trackside and have rigged extra portable lights
for night running. The meet gets going unoffically Friday and goes through
Saturday and Sunday. We have a large sit down meal that you order tickets
for Saturday evening across the street at the Fire Company. PLS is not only
a wonderful place to run trains, it's also a park where people come to
picnic and relax in the well maintained grassy areas.


There are no hotels/motels within walking distance of PLS.  Since I
live about 40 miles from there, I don't know the best most convenient places
to stay.  I'll have to check on that and get some feedback on about how many
want to come. Then we can set a block of rooms aside.

All are welcome to come on either of meet days.


Phil.P. Reading,Pa.


> Phil,
>
> I thought of Labor Day, but was thinking that it might be too much with
the
> Fall meet going on.  75 to 100 possible attendees to that meet is a lot.
> Would the simultaneous running of the different gauges be a problem?
Would
> one detract from the other?  On the flip side, Labor Day would give people
> Monday for travel.  I am up for it and will even help coordinate.
>
> Chuck Walters

 

Re: Northeast Steam-up

[WaltSwartz]

another point: an outdoor steamup is always very risky due to inclement 
weather. I do not remember PA having a dry season in the years I lived there 
in my youth.
A little better ventilation at DH wouldn't hurt, but we didn't get 
rained/snowed/or frosted on!
Keep your steam up!
Walt & Lunk 

RE: Northeast Steam-up

[Charles W. Walters]

Phil,

I thought of Labor Day, but was thinking that it might be too much with the
Fall meet going on.  75 to 100 possible attendees to that meet is a lot.
Would the simultaneous running of the different gauges be a problem?  Would
one detract from the other?  On the flip side, Labor Day would give people
Monday for travel.  I am up for it and will even help coordinate.

Chuck Walters
http://home.twcny.rr.com/cnylsrs

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Phil. Paskos
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 5:21 PM
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam
Subject: Re: Northeast Steam-up


O.K. This may get to be a little long winded. Hopefully, it will clear the
air a bit.

First off , the PA. Live Steamers is a multi-gauge club that sits on
a wonderful 5 acre site near Philadelphia,PA. The club has been in existence
since 1946. Policy at PLS has always been that the club is always available
to any member on non-work days to run on. They do not (to my knowledge) set
a exclusive time where only one group can run. The people at PLS who are the
heart and soul of Gauge1 are the Quirk brothers. Neither Paul or Harry (at
this time) are into computers. Setting a date that would conflict with
existing steam-ups would NOT be something that would happen.  Spring Time in
PA. can be a royal pain anyway for 2 reasons. The weather is always iffy
then and during the Spring meet, hotels are very-very difficult to get
because of all the colleges in the area holding graduation exercises. The
fall meet is already in place and non-members are welcome then. It's always
Labor day weekend. Mike Moore has a brand new portable layout that he built
last year and he has brought it to PLS on the Meet days.  If this would suit
people, let me know and I'll pass the word along to the Quirks and the board
of directors.

If you want to see what PLS is all about check this site.
http://dept.physics.upenn.edu/shop/pls2.html.
I don't think the 2001 schedule is up yet.

Respectfully; Phil.P. Reading,PA.



>
> One of the first things we did when we were planning the Midwest Steamup
was
> to make a list of all the other steamups that we knew of, all the
religious
> holidays, and some non train events that dealers may attend.  We picked
the
> first weekend in May because it didn't conflict with any of the events or
> holidays we had listed.  I would hope that anyone else planning a large
> steamup would show the same consideration.
>
>
> Keep steaming,
>
> Tom Eaton
>
>

 

Re: Northeast Steam-up

[Phil. Paskos]

O.K. This may get to be a little long winded. Hopefully, it will clear the
air a bit.

First off , the PA. Live Steamers is a multi-gauge club that sits on
a wonderful 5 acre site near Philadelphia,PA. The club has been in existence
since 1946. Policy at PLS has always been that the club is always available
to any member on non-work days to run on. They do not (to my knowledge) set
a exclusive time where only one group can run. The people at PLS who are the
heart and soul of Gauge1 are the Quirk brothers. Neither Paul or Harry (at
this time) are into computers. Setting a date that would conflict with
existing steam-ups would NOT be something that would happen.  Spring Time in
PA. can be a royal pain anyway for 2 reasons. The weather is always iffy
then and during the Spring meet, hotels are very-very difficult to get
because of all the colleges in the area holding graduation exercises. The
fall meet is already in place and non-members are welcome then. It's always
Labor day weekend. Mike Moore has a brand new portable layout that he built
last year and he has brought it to PLS on the Meet days.  If this would suit
people, let me know and I'll pass the word along to the Quirks and the board
of directors.

If you want to see what PLS is all about check this site.
http://dept.physics.upenn.edu/shop/pls2.html.
I don't think the 2001 schedule is up yet.

Respectfully; Phil.P. Reading,PA.



>
> One of the first things we did when we were planning the Midwest Steamup
was
> to make a list of all the other steamups that we knew of, all the
religious
> holidays, and some non train events that dealers may attend.  We picked
the
> first weekend in May because it didn't conflict with any of the events or
> holidays we had listed.  I would hope that anyone else planning a large
> steamup would show the same consideration.
>
>
> Keep steaming,
>
> Tom Eaton
>
>
 

RE: Northeast Steam-up

[Charles W. Walters]

Spring was picked out of thin air folks!  No rhyme or reason.  Of course
schedules would be checked for potential conflicts.  Besides, it was just a
suggestion to Phil that might be of interest to the PLS people.  They might
not even want to give it a first or second thought!

Chuck Walters
http://home.twcny.rr.com/cnylsrs

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Tom Eaton
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 12:50 PM
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam
Subject: Re: Northeast Steam-up


Hi Guys

At 06:08 AM 01/20/01, Chuck Walters wrote:


> While I agree, Steamtown will be fun (I will be there), it hardly compares
> to DH or the National in the summer.  A scheduled (sometime, same
location),
> large attended event is what I had in mind when I started this thread.
> Someone on the list suggested PLS. :) With an extra portable track or two,
> that would be very ideal.  A three day event in PA would be very
successful
> I believe.  Perhaps early to mid May (away from the club open house).

One of the first things we did when we were planning the Midwest Steamup was
to make a list of all the other steamups that we knew of, all the religious
holidays, and some non train events that dealers may attend.  We picked the
first weekend in May because it didn't conflict with any of the events or
holidays we had listed.  I would hope that anyone else planning a large
steamup would show the same consideration.


Keep steaming,

Tom Eaton

 

Re: Northeast Steam-up

[M. Paterson]

While I personally do not expect to be able to attend
either the proposed PA or St Louis steam-ups because
of work commitments, I strongly support Dave's
suggestion. Live stearmers are still a small group in
the US, as compared to the HO or even garden
railroaders. Let's not fragment our efforts to enjoy
time together burning fingers.  Tom's group did their
homework and while the fall does have holidays their
is an opportunity available and the east coast in the
fall is typically very comfortable temperature wise
and also attractive with fall leaves.  Both could be a
draw.
MP
--- Tom Eaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Guys
> 
> At 06:08 AM 01/20/01, Chuck Walters wrote:
> 
> 
> > While I agree, Steamtown will be fun (I will be
> there), it hardly compares
> > to DH or the National in the summer.  A scheduled
> (sometime, same
> location),
> > large attended event is what I had in mind when I
> started this thread.
> > Someone on the list suggested PLS. :) With an
> extra portable track or two,
> > that would be very ideal.  A three day event in PA
> would be very
> successful
> > I believe.  Perhaps early to mid May (away from
> the club open house).
> 
> One of the first things we did when we were planning
> the Midwest Steamup was
> to make a list of all the other steamups that we
> knew of, all the religious
> holidays, and some non train events that dealers may
> attend.  We picked the
> first weekend in May because it didn't conflict with
> any of the events or
> holidays we had listed.  I would hope that anyone
> else planning a large
> steamup would show the same consideration.
> 
> 
> Keep steaming,
> 
> Tom Eaton
>  


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Re: Northeast Steam-up

[Tom Eaton]

Hi Guys

At 06:08 AM 01/20/01, Chuck Walters wrote:


> While I agree, Steamtown will be fun (I will be there), it hardly compares
> to DH or the National in the summer.  A scheduled (sometime, same
location),
> large attended event is what I had in mind when I started this thread.
> Someone on the list suggested PLS. :) With an extra portable track or two,
> that would be very ideal.  A three day event in PA would be very
successful
> I believe.  Perhaps early to mid May (away from the club open house).

One of the first things we did when we were planning the Midwest Steamup was
to make a list of all the other steamups that we knew of, all the religious
holidays, and some non train events that dealers may attend.  We picked the
first weekend in May because it didn't conflict with any of the events or
holidays we had listed.  I would hope that anyone else planning a large
steamup would show the same consideration.


Keep steaming,

Tom Eaton
 

RE: Northeast Steam-up

[David M. Cole]

At 7:00 AM -0800 1/20/01, Peter Foley wrote:
>At 06:08 AM 20/01/01 -0500, Chuck Walters wrote:
>
>>Perhaps early to mid May (away from the club open house).
>
>Let's not mess up the guys who already have something scheduled for early
>May in St. Louis!

Chuck:

Peter is right ... think fall ... dh in the winter, st louie in the spring,
calif in the summer and pa in the fall ... a full-scale steamup once every
three months ... that would do the trick ...

\dmc


^^^
Dave Cole
Gen'l Sup't:  Grand Teton & Everglades Steam Excursion Co.
  Pacifica, Calif. USA  
List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers
  
Editor:   TRELLIS & TRESTLE, the newsletter of the
  Bay Area Garden Railway Society 
  
Webconductor: Pacific Coast Live Steamers 
  
^^^

 

RE: Northeast Steam-up

[Peter Foley]

Hi guys,

At 06:08 AM 20/01/01 -0500, Chuck Walters wrote:

>While I agree, Steamtown will be fun (I will be there), it hardly compares
>to DH or the National in the summer.  A scheduled (sometime, same location),
>large attended event is what I had in mind when I started this thread.
>Someone on the list suggested PLS. :) With an extra portable track or two,
>that would be very ideal.  A three day event in PA would be very successful
>I believe.  Perhaps early to mid May (away from the club open house).

Let's not mess up the guys who already have something scheduled for early 
May in St. Louis!

>Just a convention for small scalers.  A hotel near by with a "convention goer"
>rate.  Hats, apron, etc.  The PLS club sponsoring hot dogs and such (great
>profit making ability).  Why not bring it up to the PLS officers?  The club
>could make some serious profits from the attendance also.  Over time, it
>could be very big!  Just my thoughts!

I agree heartily that something closer than DH and/or Sacramento would be 
desirable, but let's not think too big, too fast.  Starting out with 
something smaller so you can learn as you go would seem to me to be a 
better way of ensuring long term success.

rta,

pf
 

RE: Northeast Steam-up

[Charles W. Walters]

Phil,

While I agree, Steamtown will be fun (I will be there), it hardly compares
to DH or the National in the summer.  A scheduled (sometime, same location),
large attended event is what I had in mind when I started this thread.
Someone on the list suggested PLS. :) With an extra portable track or two,
that would be very ideal.  A three day event in PA would be very successful
I believe.  Perhaps early to mid May (away from the club open house).  Just
a convention for small scalers.  A hotel near by with a "convention goer"
rate.  Hats, apron, etc.  The PLS club sponsoring hot dogs and such (great
profit making ability).  Why not bring it up to the PLS officers?  The club
could make some serious profits from the attendance also.  Over time, it
could be very big!  Just my thoughts!

Chuck Walters
http://home.twcny.rr.com/cnylsrs

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Phil. Paskos
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 6:13 PM
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam
Subject: Re: Northeast Steam-up


All right you North Easters;

There is one in place. The weather might be iffy., but it's at one of the
greatest places you can go to. Check your S I G
Sept./Oct issue. Yes it's the weekend steamup on President's day weekend in
Steamtown U.S.A.  They gave us a section of the roundhouse.  "G" scale
sparkies as well as a new Mike Moore Nice multi loop 45mm and 32 mm setup.
We had a glorious time last year. They even gave us a special shop tour of
what is going on in the shops. D.H.? No. But if you're looking for a mid
winter break in a nice indoor setup..


Phil.P. Reading,PA.

Subject: Northeast Steam-up


> We've thought about doing something up this end for a while.
> Unfortunately, we don't exactly have a plethora of portable tracks up
> this end. Tom Bowdler is working on a small one with one loop of track,
> but that's hardly enough for a steam-up. Peter Davis hosts a G1MRA
> get-together at his track once a summer, and it's well attended. (He
> even invites us heathen 1:20ers, although the clearances on the curves
> get tight...) I would think that if we were to have one in the
> northeast, the logical place to have it would be somewhere in western
> NY, as that would tend to attract a good number of steamers from the
> Toronto area.
>
> How many of us are there in the northeast? If we were to have a weekend
> steam-up, would you join us? (Not a full-blown "in a hotel" deal, just a
> few loops of track, perhaps at a private railroad.) I'm always looking
> for an excuse to boil water. Our summers are fairly short up here, but
> we boast really nice plumes the other 363 days of the year.
>
> Something to think about as the "warm" weather approaches.
>
> Later,
>
> K
>

 

Re: Northeast Steam-up

[Phil. Paskos]

All right you North Easters;

There is one in place. The weather might be iffy., but it's at one of the
greatest places you can go to. Check your S I G
Sept./Oct issue. Yes it's the weekend steamup on President's day weekend in
Steamtown U.S.A.  They gave us a section of the roundhouse.  "G" scale
sparkies as well as a new Mike Moore Nice multi loop 45mm and 32 mm setup.
We had a glorious time last year. They even gave us a special shop tour of
what is going on in the shops. D.H.? No. But if you're looking for a mid
winter break in a nice indoor setup..


Phil.P. Reading,PA.

Subject: Northeast Steam-up


> We've thought about doing something up this end for a while.
> Unfortunately, we don't exactly have a plethora of portable tracks up
> this end. Tom Bowdler is working on a small one with one loop of track,
> but that's hardly enough for a steam-up. Peter Davis hosts a G1MRA
> get-together at his track once a summer, and it's well attended. (He
> even invites us heathen 1:20ers, although the clearances on the curves
> get tight...) I would think that if we were to have one in the
> northeast, the logical place to have it would be somewhere in western
> NY, as that would tend to attract a good number of steamers from the
> Toronto area.
>
> How many of us are there in the northeast? If we were to have a weekend
> steam-up, would you join us? (Not a full-blown "in a hotel" deal, just a
> few loops of track, perhaps at a private railroad.) I'm always looking
> for an excuse to boil water. Our summers are fairly short up here, but
> we boast really nice plumes the other 363 days of the year.
>
> Something to think about as the "warm" weather approaches.
>
> Later,
>
> K
>
 

Northeast Steam-up

[Dr. Robert M. Blackson]

   The Pennsylvania Live Steamers sponsors two steam-ups each year, one over
the Memorial Day weekend and the other over the Labor Day weekend starting
on Friday around noon and continuing into Sunday. There are two permanent
tracks, featured in photos in back issues of SitG, and there is usually also
at least one portable track.  Mike Moore had his portable track there last
Labor Day, and at one of the previous meets there was also a portable Gauge
O  track.  The PLS railroad is located at Rahns, Pa., which is on Route 29
near Norristown and Collegeville.  These two meets are open to owners of
live steam locos from Gauge O to the ride-on size locos and are advertised
in both SitG and Live Steam.  Food is served on or near the property, and
there are numerous motels in the area as well as limited space for campers
and tents on the property as well as "job Johnnies" or "porta pots" for the
meet, but, alas, no Budweiser Girls.
Bob Blackson
PLS
 

Re: Northeast Steam-up

[Pthornto]

In a message dated 1/19/01 3:01:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>  Hi,
>  I think Mike Moore is going to have his PETS track at Scranton (SteamTown) 
>  sometime in the next few months. Some of the Pa guys should have the dates

It's not far from MD - here's the info

Pete
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Subj:Re:Info about President's Day Activities
Date:   1/13/01 9:53:30 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:   [EMAIL PROTECTED] (STEA Visitor Information)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Subject:Re:Info about President's Day Activities
Author: STEA Visitor Information
Date:   1/12/2001 4:43 PM

The PA Garden Railway Society & PA Live Steamers will host the 4th Annual 
Winter
Meet on President's Day weekend (2/17-19/01) during the Park's regular hours. 
For more information, contact Clem O'Jevich Jr at (570) 735-5570 or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Thank you for your interest in America's National Parks.
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Re: Northeast Steam-up

[VR Bass]

Hey, you guys, those back-yard and club steamups can turn into "real 
events", but start small.  The Sidestreet Bannerworks Steamup (the 20th was 
last fall) had about six people the first year, and soon grew into what we now 
know as the National Garden Railway convention.  Likewise, BAGRS running 
days have spawned a steamup in Calif., the Powderpuff Steamup and other 
backyard events have spawned the Midwest Steamup.  Just put a notice in 
Steam in the Garden and Small Scale Steam and see who appears.  
Probably not anyone from a thousand miles away -- the first couple of years.  
But if the location and timing are right, you could end up with a hotel 
convention and a hell of a good time.

-vance-
"Another day goes by in the time machine.  
I've been breaking my brain over what it might mean
just to take the time to turn away
and make today today."  --James Taylor 

Re: Northeast Steam-up

[WaltSwartz]

Hi,
I think Mike Moore is going to have his PETS track at Scranton (SteamTown) 
sometime in the next few months. Some of the Pa guys should have the dates, 
etc.
Can't be as far from Scranton to Rotenchester as it is from Naples to DH!
Keep it up, your steam that is!
Walt 

Re: Northeast Steam-up

[Robb and Cheryl]

I will be having a steamup June 23 in west Michigan.
I also have a portable Ga1 track with a single loop of 6'8" rad track.
Email me for details about the third Pine Ridge Lumber Co steamup.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.geocities.com/steamlogger
Robb DeVries

Kevin Strong wrote:
> 
> We've thought about doing something up this end for a while.
> Unfortunately, we don't exactly have a plethora of portable tracks up
> this end. Tom Bowdler is working on a small one with one loop of track,
> but that's hardly enough for a steam-up. Peter Davis hosts a G1MRA
> get-together at his track once a summer, and it's well attended. (He
> even invites us heathen 1:20ers, although the clearances on the curves
> get tight...) I would think that if we were to have one in the
> northeast, the logical place to have it would be somewhere in western
> NY, as that would tend to attract a good number of steamers from the
> Toronto area.
> 
> How many of us are there in the northeast? If we were to have a weekend
> steam-up, would you join us? (Not a full-blown "in a hotel" deal, just a
> few loops of track, perhaps at a private railroad.) I'm always looking
> for an excuse to boil water. Our summers are fairly short up here, but
> we boast really nice plumes the other 363 days of the year.
> 
> Something to think about as the "warm" weather approaches.
> 
> Later,
> 
> K 

Northeast Steam-up

[Kevin Strong]

We've thought about doing something up this end for a while.
Unfortunately, we don't exactly have a plethora of portable tracks up
this end. Tom Bowdler is working on a small one with one loop of track,
but that's hardly enough for a steam-up. Peter Davis hosts a G1MRA
get-together at his track once a summer, and it's well attended. (He
even invites us heathen 1:20ers, although the clearances on the curves
get tight...) I would think that if we were to have one in the
northeast, the logical place to have it would be somewhere in western
NY, as that would tend to attract a good number of steamers from the
Toronto area. 

How many of us are there in the northeast? If we were to have a weekend
steam-up, would you join us? (Not a full-blown "in a hotel" deal, just a
few loops of track, perhaps at a private railroad.) I'm always looking
for an excuse to boil water. Our summers are fairly short up here, but
we boast really nice plumes the other 363 days of the year. 

Something to think about as the "warm" weather approaches. 

Later,

K