enough when
someone leaned on the track. I have seen no frost heave or settling in the
four years since I did the reconstruction.
Jim Stapleton
Purcellville -- in northernmost VA
All
Steve King has a SR&RL #6 that he regulary runs at my steamups. There is a commercial
version of one of the WW&F Forneys being offered by Rishon [Australian, I think] in
7/8n2. Don't know the cost. I have my track on 7" centers and running 7/8n2 has not
been a problem. Unforotunately
I have confirmed with two owners that the printed material associated with the
loco, including advertizing, says the scale is 1:19. Guess the person who
started the thread was right. Whoda ever thought that!
Jim Stapleton
At 06:30 PM 06/15/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>I seem to remem
at
CAN do it have much bigger customers and don't "need" the business.
Tom Miller's steel rail for 7 1/2 gauge comes from the UK for the same reason.
Too bad. I am pretty sure both Ted Sharp and Gary Broeder would use US
suppliers for rail if they had a source and could still deliver an affordable
product.
Jim Stapleton
Pete
Try this one --
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Worked last night for me.
JJS
At 08:49 PM 10/07/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>)Sorry for the interruption.)
>
>Royce,
>I'm getting msgs bouced on your [EMAIL PROTECTED] email. Let me
know your new address?
>
> Pete (Thornton)
>
; standard.
Unless you are going to make your trackwork conform to
"finescale" standards, I would follow the "coarse"
standard, at least for back-to-back and tread width. The flange
profile and depth are not an issue for code 250 and smaller rail.
Jim Stapleton
At 04:29
when the bridge was built. I am sure the earlier ones
were smaller, but they probably wouldn't have supported the weight of a
real K class. Unless you are trying to build your railroad using
prototypical "loading gauge", I would opt for generous
clearances.
Jim Stapleton
===
At 09:55 PM 07/31/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>I thought at first that Walt was talking about a
"single-tongue" switch,
>but on re-reading his note I think he's talking about an ordinary
stub
>switch with some sort of modification at the crotch. Is that right,
Walt?
>
If I remember Walt's sw
Art
My "non-surface" copy arrived yesterday, 19 July.
Jim
===
At 10:45 AM 07/18/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>This issue went in the post from our printers & distributers
Thursday 17th
>July.
>
>I will be surprised if transpondine 'surface' subscribers get their
copies
>as rapidly as last time
(526 ft at the
time; it was shorter then) in 42 seconds. In short, you don't need no
stinkin' superelevation, except to make the track look neat and keep your
heart rate down.
Jim Stapleton
Back to working on track in VA (Snow is GONE)
Vance
Glad to know you kept your tinplate stuff so you could appreciate it later
on. I let my older brother have ALL my Lionel stuff (including a
solid-shield Rutland box car I bought as a kid in 1956 for $5.95 now
pulling $ 1500 plus in the market). But then I also told my ex-wife's
former boy
WOULD COST, if a guy willing to pay $1,850.00 for an EMPTY PRR
Congressional set box, got into THIS Hobby. An Accucraft K-27 would be
$28,000 instead of what it is; the C&O H-8 would have been $78,000 instead
of $ 18,000 (too bad, Hans).
Jim Stapleton TCA 89-30008
===
At 10:00 AM 03
FYI - Just got this this
evening
Jim
The Roundhouse Restoration Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BALTIMORE & OHIO (B&O) RAILROAD MUSEUM CANCELS THE FAIR OF THE
IRON HORSE 175, FESTIVAL OF TRAINS
MARYLAND'S LARGEST SNOWSTORM TAKES ITS TOLL ON MUSEUM - FOCUS TURNS TO
RESTORATION EFFORTS
(Baltimore
ndmarks. 50+ Minutes Price: $19.95
Regards
Jim Stapleton
quot;To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design" by Henry
Petroski , 1992
2)"Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture" by Mario
Salvadori, 1980
3)"Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail" by Mario Salvadori and
Matthys Levy
Regards
Ji
, NY,
etc, etc, etc. The collapse occurred sometime between midnight and 12:30
AM Monday. I sent the photos to the N&W HS List moderator and he posted
the pictures on the NWHS site. The links are below.
Sorry to bring bad tidings.
Jim Stapleton
==
>This is the officia
n's patience and
expertise. I still need to put in the mirrors like PLS and Mike Moore's
portable track. As Phil Paskos notes, it sure makes lighting and checking
the fire much easier.
Jim Stapleton
IE&W Ry Purcellville VA
===
At 09:50 AM 02/09/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Jim Sta
't really do
that... and am paying the price.
Regards
Jim Stapleton
Purcellville VA
=
At 05:07 PM 02/08/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Harry,
>
>Jim Pitts track. There is a picture of it on the back cover of SitG number
>68 and here is a link to it on South
haps extreme..but highly effective.
Jim Stapleton
==
At 05:33 PM 02/06/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>After add'l check, find all but one throw damaged by teeth marks. Per
>your suggestion, am contacting Ringling Bros., Barnim and Bailey re
>cats!
>
>Geoff Spenceley wrote:
Mike
Since 45mm is within 0.02 inches of 1.75 inches (1.7716...), I think most
folks use 1:24 for 42 in gauge.
Jim Stapleton
Purcellville VA
==
At 02:48 PM 01/23/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>I am wondering if South African modelers use a scale ratio of 1:23.7 for
>representing 3&
the stale
beer.. no.. strike that last one we NEVER have it around THAT long.
See you diehards on Monday the 13th Scott, don't let Jerry near the
mouthpiece for your horn. I hear retired oceanographers can find creative
uses for almost anything!!!
Jim Stapleton
==
At 09:30 AM 1
Monday night at DH. Need to
get the running in early so I don't get a Rule G violation later in the week.
Jim Stapleton
IE & W Ry in VA (warmer for a change)
(tree limbs)
Walkover
Vertical (walkover) 28 inches above railhead
Side clearance (outside passing track ONLY) 6 1/4 inches from track center
Side clearance (outside main) 12 3/4 inches
Mainline
Track centers (minimum) 6 1/2 inches
Radius 24 feet
switches #10
Yard and steaming bay switches #8
ards
Jim Stapleton
I E & W Ry
Purcellville VA
Jim & Jo Anne Stapleton
Purcellville VA
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gee
I thought a GG1 was standard gage ELECTRIC. Steam oil for the boiler that
makes steam heat for the trailing cars? Not usually. Confusion reigns in
VA for this SPF.
BTW, Green boilered K-27 #461, ser#36 due to be delivered on 12/18/02 from
Accu. May have to run on the weekend if the ice i
t) was building one in
early 1977 and tried to convince me then that I should get into Ga 1 live
steam. My response... Are you nuts? I will never own a live steamer in a
scale that small!! Lesson? NEVER SAY NEVER, especially when it comes to
model railroading!
Jim Stapleton
==
At 12:06
rs first. So if you ordered a #461 in either
paint scheme, you went to the head of the class regardless of order date.
I didn't research the other #s in my Mudhens book, so can't say which other
ones have outside cylinders.
Diamondhead may be overrun with K's in January.
Jim Sta
lists #24s in HO
and #16s in S. Scary. My current layout has 24ft min radius, and #10s
work for everything, including Asters entering a passing track at "Warp
Lionel"; my wife's expression for Asterholics who run at full throttle.
Jim Stapleton
==
>Ouch, a # 12 ( 4.46 dg
e the newsletter editor an e-mail to ask for the price for one copy of
>the newsletter[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>~Hope you get a quick response Arthur!
>~Gary
Jim Stapleton
Purcellville VA
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
, my boiler looked like everybody else's, discoloration from crud
and heat ( it's a pot boiler and the flame is directly on the external paint).
I always have both at my steamups; definitately a matter of personal
preference. BTW, next one at the IE & W Ry is 14-15 Sept.
Jim
=
Jim Stapleton
Purcellville VA
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Matthias
The rule-of-thumb in ALL scales is to be sure to have a section of tangent
track in the middle of an S (or reverse) curve at least as long as the
longest car you are going to run on your line. This will significantly
reduce your chances of derailments operating in either direction. For
Harry
Pete Jobusch and I used to be uniformed bystanders (1LT, USMC and SGM,
USAR, respectively), but we both got over it. I will admit to still being
uniNformed about a lot of stuff, especially when it comes to live steam.
However, my rivets seldom get counted at 5 decimal places to the RIGHT.
Gang
I learned the US dollar bill trick from Doug Patman(sp?) in Canada.
Cautioned me to use only USD. BTW Kevin, you can cut up 48% of the bill,
take it to a bank, and once they see it is over 50% there... they will give
you a "FREE" replacement. So your 30 cents goes to ZERO. And Old
Spence
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