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Posted by Brian Lawson on May 10, 2006, 5:08 pm
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Hey guys,
I was talking to a young guy at NAMES (he was with the CDCO Machinery
fellow), and he was really thrilled at the big loco that arrived late
Saturday afternoon and was near the back of the hall at the loading
dock doors. I said I would try to find out where in his local home
area he might go to see some engines in steam in action. Zip code for
him is 60056, but I think he would travel a bit to see a regularly
scheduled "Sunday rides" track site.
Anybody help out here, or give me an email address to write to??
Take care.
Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.
"cross-posted" to modeleng-list
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Posted by Glenn Ashmore on May 10, 2006, 6:03 pm
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There is a 7.5" gauge track At the Riverside & Great Northern park in the
Dells, WI. Search for the Dells Live Steamers. Also the Illinois Live
Steamers have a great mile long layout of 7.5" gauge track just south of
Chicago. Most live steam clubs keep their locations fairly quiet to
discourage vandalism and theft. It is hard to keep 7 or 8 acres of valuable
track secure 24 hours a day with volunteers.
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Glenn Ashmore
I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com
> Hey guys,
>
> I was talking to a young guy at NAMES (he was with the CDCO Machinery
> fellow), and he was really thrilled at the big loco that arrived late
> Saturday afternoon and was near the back of the hall at the loading
> dock doors. I said I would try to find out where in his local home
> area he might go to see some engines in steam in action. Zip code for
> him is 60056, but I think he would travel a bit to see a regularly
> scheduled "Sunday rides" track site.
>
> Anybody help out here, or give me an email address to write to??
>
> Take care.
>
> Brian Lawson,
> Bothwell, Ontario.
>
> "cross-posted" to modeleng-list
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Posted by Mike Henry on May 10, 2006, 7:44 pm
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> Hey guys,
>
> I was talking to a young guy at NAMES (he was with the CDCO Machinery
> fellow), and he was really thrilled at the big loco that arrived late
> Saturday afternoon and was near the back of the hall at the loading
> dock doors. I said I would try to find out where in his local home
> area he might go to see some engines in steam in action. Zip code for
> him is 60056, but I think he would travel a bit to see a regularly
> scheduled "Sunday rides" track site.
>
> Anybody help out here, or give me an email address to write to??
I think there's also a club of some sort of live steam in or near Sycamore,
IL - about 50 miles west of Chicago. Seems to me that I've seen club lists
on the net somewhere, too.
Mike
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Posted by Bob May on May 10, 2006, 9:52 pm
Please log in for more thread options You might want to check with the model train hobby shops in your area.
I'll note that when you find one person that is doing live steam, you'll
soon find them all along with the politics of each club in the area.
Unless you find a club that is live steam only, you'll find that most of
them are running lawn mowers rather than steam.
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Why do penguins walk so far to get to their nesting grounds?
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Posted by Glenn Ashmore on May 10, 2006, 10:19 pm
Please log in for more thread options Being a reformed steamer I can tell you that the local hobbyshops will be a
dead end. Steamers are an odd bunch and even more reclusive than hobby
machinists. If they ever enter a hobby shop they just grab a few pieces of
brass and grumble. When they do come out with their toys they attract a lot
of attention. I still take my 1:24 scale Thames River tug powered by a
double 10 down to the city pond every spring just to put the electric
speedboaters in their place. :-)
--
Glenn Ashmore
I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com
> You might want to check with the model train hobby shops in your area.
> I'll note that when you find one person that is doing live steam, you'll
> soon find them all along with the politics of each club in the area.
> Unless you find a club that is live steam only, you'll find that most of
> them are running lawn mowers rather than steam.
>
> --
> Why do penguins walk so far to get to their nesting grounds?
>
>
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>
> I was talking to a young guy at NAMES (he was with the CDCO Machinery
> fellow), and he was really thrilled at the big loco that arrived late
> Saturday afternoon and was near the back of the hall at the loading
> dock doors. I said I would try to find out where in his local home
> area he might go to see some engines in steam in action. Zip code for
> him is 60056, but I think he would travel a bit to see a regularly
> scheduled "Sunday rides" track site.
>
> Anybody help out here, or give me an email address to write to??
>
> Take care.
>
> Brian Lawson,
> Bothwell, Ontario.
>
> "cross-posted" to modeleng-list