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Train show

Donald Meyers — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:38:31 GMT

Great train show this week end in Blouder Nevada,with a real 4-4-0. 1875,and models of train layouts,free show......

Re: Discover the steam train The Mastrou

James Hoback — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:39:08 GMT

Use http://www.lamastre.net/2009/11/12/le-mastrou/ If you take the spaces out of the URL it takes you to a nice video of an 0-4-4-0 (simple I believe) narrow

Re: Discover the steam train The Mastrou

Doug Blodgett — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:39:07 GMT

I believe the correct link is http://www.lamastre.net/2009/11/12/le-mastrou/ Doug ... From: Francois Subject:

Discover the steam train The Mastrou

Francois — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:02:54 GMT

Hello steam train fans, Have a look to the steam train of green Ardeche: The Mastrou. http://www.lamastre .net/2009/ 11/12/le- mastrou/ You're welcome LaLogne

Re: 4-4-0 good first engine?

tburzio — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:02:51 GMT

... Aha! Welcome to the world of live steam! :-) Actually, almost nothing having to do with the purchase of live steam locomotives makes sense to me. I

4-4-0 good first engine?

catboat15@... — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:26:40 GMT

First on the 4-4-0. I have built LBSC's 4-4-0 as set forth in a serial as well as a book but it is in 3-1/2 inch gauge which for some reason is not popular

Re: 4-4-0 good first engine?

jhl1963@... — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:25:13 GMT

Thanks everybody for the 4-4-0 info both on and off the list. Appreciate it! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: "Filbert"

LE 4-4-0 AMERICAN

Jeffrey L Hartmann — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:23:03 GMT

I've seen several Little Engines Americans plus a C. P. Huntington (uses same cylinders, boiler and drivers as the American) running and they appeared to have

LE 4-4-0 AMERICAN

clarkesimm — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:02:00 GMT

For the last couple of years on new LE 4-4-0 Americans, we suggest using steel boilers with a WP of 125-130# which provides far better tractive effort than the

Re: 4-4-0 good first engine?

Michael J — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:48:54 GMT

"trying to dissuade people from buying their American"? That makes no sense. Why would they "try to dissuade them" if they know the product is not

Re: 4-4-0 good first engine?

tburzio — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:29:45 GMT

Hi! At the Train Mountain Triennial the guys from Little engines gave a presentation on firing a steam locomotive. During the talk they mentioned that they

Re: 4-4-0 good first engine?

Miserlou57@... — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:29:07 GMT

A guy I know 'grew up' on a LE 4-4-0 and thought it was too light. The LE 4-4-0 is certainly a small locomotive. The Railroad Supply 4-4-0 is slightly larger

Re: 4-4-0 good first engine?

Filbert — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:28:25 GMT

Our club, the Southern California Live Steamers has an Allen American 4-4-0 and it is a great locomotive. It can pull 2 cars full of people around the track

FIRST ENGINE

clarkesimm — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:35:01 GMT

I'd suggest a switch engine for the first machining and construction project. The Americans from Little Engines, Allen and Railroad Supply all require mostly

Re: 4-4-0 good first engine?

Doug Blodgett — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:29:25 GMT

That's a very pretty little engine. We used to have an owner of one in the Houston Area Live Steamers and it ran just fine. It's a bit on the small side,