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...available. The press was attracted to this new thing, running live steam engines in the basement of a house. Editors were fascinated and the concept of sce We wanted to get some land to operate on and ride our engines. We catered to influential people whenever possible. We put on a show in

...iend [[LBSC|"L.B.S.C."]]. he has never said much about how he designs his engines and i trust he will forgive me for analyzing a few of his designs to determ ...tion a diagram is obtained called a "card." Cards can be drawn for actual engines by an instrument called an indicator. Idealized cards for one end of an en

...s hobby. He built model steamboats and scale models of stationary traction engines. In 1913 he built his first live steam locomotive model and had it running ...urse, just free running [[Alcohol Burner for Live Steamers|alcohol burning engines]]. Although the club later moved to outdoor facilities, the basement track

...e to the uninitiated churl who looks over their track layout to ask if the engines run by electricity! ...twelve months. Hundreds of working parts go into these chugging, hissing little brutes. Each part is not only perfect to a given scale, but milled, turned

...eed. At the same time it will give the boys a real track to try out their engines on. How many times do you suppose Doug's great engine will go around. May ...the early morning before crowds get around. The result is that we have a little better luck.

...when rail was purchased from Charles Penrose for $50. See [[Building the Little Railroad]]. The following engines were shown in operation:

...hassis of his two new Moguls on show. These will make up into fine little engines. The originals, two of them, were built by The Baldwin Locomotive Works fo ...light had winked out in the distance, leaving the Cellar once again to the engines and mice. So ended another memorable New England Cellar Meet.

''Their Model Engines Are The Real Thing'' ...the Golden Gate Live Steam Club. Accurate down to the last detail, these engines weight around 80 pounds, will haul loads ranging from 500 to 800 pounds.]]

...ers who can possibly get to this event are urged to attend and bring their engines. ...e and finished to a high degree, but beauty was not just skin deep, as the engines preformed in fine style. Genial [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]], Sec

steam engines announced their approach to the crossings in this part of south The two engines, along with two diesels, pulled four trains. They provided

...of the little oil flame not only looks good to bystanders as the miniature engines run after dark, but is a real pleasure to drive with. ...simple reason that it will reflect most efficiently the feeble flow of the little flame. There are a number of ways of figuring the parabolic form. You can

...Unlike the popular type which have electric motors in their boilers, Vic's engines are powered by steam. The locomotives snort, hiss and whistle like the big ...basement door. here is located a water column for the benefit of thirsty engines. Set out on the right of way, behind the water plug, is a dismantled car b

...built the first 7-1/4 inch gauge locomotive in the United States, named <i>Little Maryland</i>. ...hile the locomotive is negotiating a curve. In the design of large modern engines of this and similar types you are confronted with the following:

...you can find the November 1948 Model Railroader, the story about Bill, his engines and his chum [[Wallace Ribbeck|Walley Ribbeck]] is in there. Walley's Hudso ...uilt by his father. Now a retired machinist, he has been building his own engines since 1927 when he built his first, a 4-4-2.

...ecially apparent as Mark Pipe, William Cooper and William Grower had their engines there. These locomotives presented an entertaining trio as they were respe ...ocos were under steam at various times, with come 15 to 20 partially built engines on display, which exhibit was worth spending several hours reviewing.

...he larger engine is usually a greater collection of similar parts, but all engines are basically the same, you just have more pieces to make on a big locomoti ...the real expert doesn't have any great difficulty. To a new engineer the little engine with it's necessarily small grate can, and has been, an exasperating

...fic is heavy the presidents of other nearby railroads bring over their own engines. That's why the automatic block signals are wanted. An engineer feels saf ...hat take the place of a roundhouse. On the steaming tracks the individual engines are fueled and watered and fired up before moving out onto the main lines.

...eed. At the same time it will give the boys a real track to try out their engines on. How many times do you suppose Dougs great engine will go around. Mayb Mr. Bergh called attention to the fact that all but two of the engines were piston valve, and anyone doubting the workability of piston valves in

...interested though, in getting the bug no other fellows so we can have more engines around. The track is a 360 foot loop with a switch and siding to be put in ...meet. The meet is always well attended by spectators, of course, and some engines.

Here is a little story about a 1 inch scale Hudson that made the movies at the age of 13 yea The specifications of this wonderful little locomotive are:

...s not a steam buff as such, but he and I collaborated on a pair of smaller engines, which was my chief education in metal working. ...d this steam? This practice was extensively used on almost all the little engines produced by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._G._Bagnall Bagnall Compan

...nd has built 16 or so engines all of the style in this photo. Nice looking engines. ...der]] of Sarasota, FL. He built most or all of 17 locomotives and traction engines – this is #14. There won’t be any more - Enos is 88 years old. Assuming

...height, while at another section of the line there is a 50 foot trestle a little closer to the ground but designed and built to a 3% grade. This railroad i There were six engines operating most of the time throughout the day, all of which performed in an

...le Testerman and Eddie Sargent greeted "Livvie" with open arms. She had a little difficulty at first on the 26 foot radius loop, which was then in operation ...ry much surprised to find what a tremendous collection of stationary steam engines and also steam locomotives of many ages that he has in his museum. It woul

...mers, having spent some years of my life poking coal into various kinds of engines that have a drag behind them, trying to keep the hand on the pin on that ol These two engines, photographs No. 3 and 4 are my fifth and sixth locomotives. These were bu

== Little Kathy == [[File:HJ Coventry Little Kathy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Little Kathy]]

[http://books.google.com/books?id=wi0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA56&dq=%22little+engines%22&lr=&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES&ei=baNaScWNJpDCMpfw2acP#v=onepage&q=%22littl ...s hobby into a business, four people make parts for scale-model live-steam engines that are marketed in kits all over the world.

...be attracted to live steam in the first place. However, you'll find that little techniques of the trade - like correct tolerances for expansion, jointing a ...r ideas for this from your live steam reference library. Small stationary engines like these serve as excellent stepping stones to a locomotive.

[[File:Little-engines-martin-irene-lewis.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Martin and Irene Lewis]] ...engine for their 1932 Model B, quite an improvement over the four-cylinder engines common at the time. This is considered Henry Ford’s last major innovation

...ngines (and their derivatives) are still around today, together with older engines by Bassett-Lowke, Carson and their contemporaries. Most of these early engines were built to a nominal scale of 1/2" to the foot, but shortly after WW2, t

In [[The Miniature Locomotive]] for July-August 1952 I told a little about the first BLS meeting in 1933 and at which there were fifteen Live St ...he history which <i>I</i> remember!) a meet was a big one if three or more engines ran successfully. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Black_Joe Foster] put

...h, the drawings and the welcome letters, it seems as if I were making very little headway. Besides all this, the kitchen has to be painted. It looks as if It might be a good idea if the firms who market parts and drawings of engines which have Baker valve gear, would specify whether the gears were the earli

...bringing the largest number of locomotives and the most members; six fine engines and eight enthusiastic members. ...wer and a reply could easily lead into difficulty. All of the thirty-nine engines that were operated or which were in operating condition were fine examples

...team models aren't to be found on the counters of stores. These intricate little machines are built from the wheels up, with $100 to $250 worth of parts and .... On these the model builders make minor repairs and adjustments to their engines and fire up the boilers before moving out onto the main line for a run.

...with the least, as usual, but Boy, when I did get there, I see'd the most engines I ever see'd at one time. Nine all told, six of them running. ...oot down on that idea, so I pushed my "tummy" up against the table like a "little boy that'd never grown up".

...-fourth inch guides can be used but are not so neat looking. If so, these little lugs will only be one-eighth inch thick by one-fourth inch wide. ...gs in order to locate the guide bracket in the frame. So, we'll turn to a little lighter work for a change.

[[Building the Little Railroad]] ...Paoli, Lopard and Sugartown borders upon a secondary highway which carries little traffic. From this, the land slopes upward for about 200 feet to a low rid

...the Exhibition Track with his "O" Gauge C&O live steam Pacific loco. This little steam loco has actually hauled the amazing load of over 300 pounds (two hef To start a little argument (in all respect to [[Harry Coventry|Mr. Coventry]]) on page 11 of

Junior stood gazing at a little old 4-4-0 type locomotive of fifteen-inch gauge in the American Museum of P ...of people for the rest of his life, and made a barrel of money out of the little fellow.

The little trip to the spring meeting of the [[Pennsylvania Live Steamers]] was a very The meet was held at the club's two acre lot in Southwick, and the engines ran from early morning til late at night. It was estimated that approximat

...nt offers an opportunity for all members to participate by operating their engines on the organization's track or to display their achievements in shop work f ...locomotive arrived he was given a copy of the rules governing operation of engines and equipment. Those that held a certificate showing a previous boiler ins

...e for fun and came across your site. I even saw a picture of me!! (I'm the little blond girl sitting in the cattle car from the 1958 Model Railroader ad. No ...1958ModelRailroaderAd.jpg|thumb|right|300px|1958 Model Railroader Ad. The little blonde girl is Jan Miller.]]

...ridden behind several engines equipped with this burner and find that very little or no attention at all is required, after the engine is fired up. This bur ...at Mr. Daney has had considerable experience in building 1-1/2 inch scale engines, according to his article in the December [[The Model Craftsman|Model Craft

...tors on that occasion. Although the number of States represented showed a little falling off, due to the prevailing restrictions on transport and leisure ti "Ninety-four 'live steamers' registered, eighteen engines were on the track operating, nine-chassis in different stages of constructi

...piston begins its stroke. It is generally larger on high speed passenger engines than on locomotives designed for freight service. (<i>Ed: please explain wh ...o be "line & line". This arrangement is prevalent on slower speed freight engines.

[[File:Little Railways of the World cover.jpg|thumb|200px|right]] ...rs, along with fine equipment drawings. Primarily, the book shows that the little railways, though of endearing size, have the same struggle for existence as

...brass against the end of the piston rod. It will be a little tight but a little running will soon loosen it up. It should last for years if kept lubricate ...ow would you work it into a slide valve? I have used the 55% cutoff in my engines for years, and I never knew it used on prototypes. The reason for the 55%

Just a few words about steam pressures in small engines. That is, engines little fellows can get along quite nicely on 60 to 75 pounds, and even less if

...stin but had difficulty with the throttle leaking and was able to run very little. The only coal-burner was brought by Paul Torn and belonged to [[Allen Gui ...inished 4-6-0 which is being built by adding a pair of drivers to a Little Engines American.

...eam locomotives, a fairly complete machine shop used in making them, and a little track on which they could be tried out. What I did see was this and a lot ...ut in the open, including one apparently used for fueling and watering the engines. Shattock lost no time in getting a stick with hook on the end (much like

...ary 2014. I was starting to model the mechanical lubricator and in doing a little research ran across the IBLS website. I thought you might enjoy seeing what Now that I have read a little more in the article, it seems my frames will have to be updated once again

engines having piston speeds of between 1200 and 2000 feet per minute, may use taken in order, and if followed, the amateur should have little difficulty in

...those first-timers to build their own live steam engine, even if they had little or no practical machine shop experience. ...in the present form. More or less, the basic concept and every part of my engines were developed on his excellent design. The firebox dimensions, the safety

...ic. Several of my friends have also used this type of lubricator on their engines, one of which is an "O" gauge. The body of the pump on this "O" gauge engi .../16" pin or other suitable bolt size. The pump can now be assembled and a little oil placed in the sump and plunger worked by hand. If made with care, it w

[[Seepage in Small Steam Engines]] I have discussed this matter with several men who know steam engines,

...n the Red River Valley Railway with the usual good turnout when we ran our engines. As usual, our passengers were in greater numbers than "power" was on hand ...additional visitors coming and going all day. We had on hand a number of engines for working purposes while our more recent members put up a display of work

...roblems to worry about. It can be driven in either direction and requires little power. This one described is a twin cylinder job, 3/32 inch bore by 3/16 i ...pen for the heavy oil to completely fill the cylinder. To get this-file a little from the narrow edge of the cam.

So many engines that we would like to build so very often have odd size drivers that are ju ...allow for it when determining diameter of ring. Spokes and hub show very little shrinkage so no allowance need be made. Also allow additional 1/16 inch th

...width is necessary when passing the swing joint or transfer switches, as a little extra width is necessary at this one point. ...emain in gauge. Our first experience, which worked very well, was to make little cast-iron "chairs" for the rail to set in. These "chairs" kept the rail ga

...1/2 inch schedule 40 pipe with 5/8 Inch cold rolled round bar for a pin. A little oil on the joint keeps loose for movement during expansion and contraction ...nt bars have slots rather than holes so the rail can expand and contract a little, but still maintain the vertical alignment of the rails.

...Mr. Martin's life time ambition. He built several small stationary steam engines first, but his mind was set on building a train. ...elicately colored bark and green foilage form a background for this scenic little railroad.]]

: I have to take some issue with this statement "little EXPLOSIVE devices". We are not covered by the ASME codes because, if below ...on the interior surfaces of the boiler. In essence, the boiler "relaxes" a little. As the pressure picks back up and returns to full, the boiler re-expands.

A little riding car with seats was included in the purchase price of the engine. "The engines there carry marker lights, red and green, for identification and signalling

...tive effort and only the rear set of trucks are powered. Among some of the engines’ features include, back lit raised-letter number boards and a traditional ...r is reduced by operating it at 18 volts. And older wiring diagrams of the engines showed my grandfather originally ran the units with just 12 volts.

** Drawings available in book form published by Little Engines ** Drawings available in book form published by Little Engines

...Railroad and later with Conrail and Amtrak, where I was a Road Foreman of Engines. ...[[Maisie A Great Northern 4-4-2|Maisie]] into our car by herself. It is a little tough for me to help with a cane in each hand.

...neyland. Lots of connections to these early pioneers of live steam ride-on engines and the Southern California amusement parks AND their early designs for rid :I thought you would be interested in knowing the pulling power of your little magazine.

...t steamer at 90 or 100. Also, the 100+ pressures are liable to cause many little leaks to develop around glands and fittings. The only thing to be gained b

...its “start” in the first place. I was asked to provide the reader with a little background history on how all of this took place so many, many years ago. The work that was done by those early day live steamers on those engines was deserving of the respect by anyone who admires fine machine work.

...e of the building. L.L. Yates, [[John Enders]] and [[Ces Beck]] had steam engines to run and Paul DeVerter showed his 3/4 inch Juliet II. ...as held in Falfurrias, Texas over Labor Day Weekend, and five 1-1/2" scale engines were operating - four steam and 1 diesel electric. The host, L. L. Yates,

...his engine, and my crude attempts at photography were miserable. We had 4 engines going most all day from about ten o'clock until almost dark. [[Frank Kaylo ...as all trucks and drivers on Torrington needle bearings and has the cutest little steam turbine generator unit you ever saw, it will burn 3 flashlight bulbs

...tion (is fitted with Baker valve gear) otherwise is typical of our freight engines. The third is a switch engine, No. 1207. All of them operate by steam and ...tches dragging a string of cars weighing five to fifteen pounds each, with little chance of derailment either from poor track conditions or faulty equipment.

...his highly detailed 1 inch locomotives appears in Frederick Shaw's 1958 [[Little Railways of the World]] book (in fact the book is dedicated Campbell), but ...York Central. You can see a copy of the Olney and Warren ad in the book [[Little Railways of the World]] by Frederic Shaw.

...ess. They supplied excellent castings in brass and kits for many types of engines. ...ut the core box, just mount the patterns to a board, you will have a great little 2-1/2 inch scale coupler ready for production at the foundry.

...e pond, and his assistant, on the result of 3,200 hours' "hard labour." A little heftier job than the "Silver Rocket"! ...brake system is also being fitted, as described in these notes for smaller engines, and the air pump for this will be a duplex Westinghouse type, but simple i

...his is approximately 50% weight on drivers and 50% on pilot truck. In the little one this was greatly improved, the total engine weight being 40 pounds, of ...r insertion into the outer shell. <i>NOTE FIRST TIMERS: It will save you a little tussle if at this stage you will put the front tube sheet in position and s

...uck of the tender, and a steam feed-water pump mounted on the pilot. This little steam pump works very well, made from castings furnished by [[L. D. Langwor I have always used softened water, and apparently there is very little scale in the boiler--after these <i>ten years</i> of steaming!

...nch scale American type locomotives as well as a range of other live steam engines and fittings in [[The Modelmaker]] from his address at Hazel Park Station i Carl was always very customer oriented and one could buy as little or as much as one wanted. I remember that I benefited from this as I made s

...and working alone, as most of us do, it becomes a bit of a problem, and a little risky. ...at may be longer, with an eye to the future, as I intend to keep on making engines as long as I am able.

...around 1946 and remained unshakably dedicated to building and running the engines and to sharing his enthusiasm and joy of live steam locomotives until he pa ...hat he built. I remember with great affection my father building this cute little switching engine, which won constant praise from many who admired her, incl

File:FrankBirch LBSC WaterPump LSJune1980.jpg|This little duplex pump is of LBSC design and was built by Frank Birch. It has 5/16 in ...paint from chipping off every time it's removed for cleaning. Lots of neat little things.

File:Little-engines-martin-irene-lewis.jpg|Martin and Irene Lewis A few of Irene’s steam engines went on to be featured in television programs and Hollywood films, such as,

...right) watches Charlie Smith (center) pump water into the boiler of Carl's little Mogul. Gilbert Greenberg on the left watches Bob Hornsby take pictures. Tak ...says Boxford Outer Belt. If you know anything about Carl Purinton and the engines he built send me a message or comment. I don't know alot and it would be ni

...tter systems and undersea cable. Entering the 1-1/2" scale field he found little available in the late 1960’s. He decided to start building from scratch. ...ll’s preference was battery powered locomotives, instead of using gasoline engines.

...ack and forth track was a busy stretch of road as there were ten or eleven engines in steam. Between the 1933 meeting and October 1934 I had installed a thir Others who had engines running were [[Harry Fisher]], Henry Kimball, C.F. Robbins and myself.

Go back in time, if you will, to the mid 1960's. Things were a little different back then, especially in the world of large scale model railroadi ...ng a "cave of mechanical wonders", filled with tools, machines, stationary engines, and a ¾" scale Hudson, even then some twenty or so years old.

...h his beautiful 4-4-0 named "Fire Queen." It ran like a watch, as all his engines. To the left of Bill is Paul Ealsons Pacific 6870. The gent without a hat : I did ask WLS Mike Boucher about this, Mike wanted to build one of Bill's engines in 3/4 inch scale, and asked Bill Van Brocklin, if he had any plans for any

...during 1911-1914, on the C.E.-- where the crews and friends often used the little railway for steamy transport, to enjoy dove, pheasant, and rabbit hunts, on ...RR 0-6-0 44xx number series steam locomotives. The advent of diesel switch engines, was about the last straw for Arthur. He retired in 1954, at age 68, with o

...that is, with front ends of 3", 4" and 5" diameters. However, it may be a little more costly as far as material is concerned as it is usually necessary to o

...just finish this paragraph and see if the rest doesn't interest you just a little bit after all. Mr. Warden asked if there wasn't an electrical engineer amo

...to add switch levers and block signals to their system. The former caused little difficulty but the signals presented quite a problem. Besides scaling the ....png|thumb|left|300px|Ronald Shattock, left, explains the operation of the engines to W. C. Lerche of the San Francisco Distributing House.]]

: In a hiss of steam, its whistle screaming, the little model train engine with its 12 young passengers went chugging and clicking ...at it received loving care from Jack Hewitson, a builder of 40 model steam engines. One of Mr. Hewitson's model locomotives was back-up engine in the show.

...me with full-size steam in the 1900s. The west coast had oil wells -- and little to no coal. ...German DB class 44 oil burner. That was exactly the very last year those engines were use on revenue service for ore drags! Still competitive then to the (

...ine. This event was of more than ordinary importance to the owners of the engines, as the track is one which tests the capabilities of even the best locomoti ...s on level track. The sensation of power which comes from always having a little more steam than the engine uses,--the hurried firing while drifting down gr

...shown at the Spring 2013 meet of the AV&WRR. The track at AV&WRR has very little grade, with the exception of the newly added Stamey Loop, which climbs 3% c ...t, he became involved in the Live Steamer railroad clubs and built several engines and rail cars to perfect scale. He was a very talented craftsman and a “

...the park. He made a lot of improvements to the ride. He used RSC to build engines for other parks around the country. I'm now living of the East coast and I little out of touch with what's happening. As far as I know he is still alive in a

...nel iron. Larger or smaller rails can of course be used depending on your engines. ...ight mineral oil in the system this size is O.K. Larger pipe would give a little faster action on lowering the empty lift but this happens so seldom that it

...ack and forth track was a busy stretch of road as there were ten or eleven engines in steam. Between the 1933 meeting and October 1934 I had installed a thir

The little engine is powered by a hard coal specially imported from Wales. Nearly pur He explained that almost all live-steam engines are built in home workshops. Although there are some custom builders in th

...driving car had a huge amount of weight which could be added/removed. Big engines got the high drag/heavyweight version...

...geles, Californai, owned and operated by Robert A. Day. These fine little engines and cars were brought to Los Angeles from the island of MAUI, Territory of

...well as there are many gears out there with many miles on them and showing little wear when using light machine oil on the gear pins. These pin and bushing : The prototype used "fiber" thrust washers. The prototype NKP engines used Pilliod needle bearings while some other roads did indeed use bronze b

: I have built 3 oil fired engines and all had arches. The first two had cast refractory arches. My current en ...ng the job. Last time I had the boiler off (about 6 years ago)...there was little deformation. Make the arch sheet as wide as you can fit in the firebox and

...build from those parts. My son Tim in central OH is interested in a Little Engines original ALCO northern especially if it has a centipede tender or a NKP Ber

...special facility before it was put in the dome on top of the boiler. Some engines used in mountain territory had extra large domes or even two of them. ...man who once shipped his products from that site developed and patented a little funnel-shaped box to pour sand on slipping driving wheels. It was a crude d

[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=102892&start=24 Little Giant posted information about his Allen Consolidation on <i>Chaski.org</i> ...unning out. Tube size and area to match. All is so very important. So many engines do 100 feet and out of steam volume. Recharge and keep up. If you can burn

...h and attended by o0ver 800 people, was to generate interest in live steam engines. Many models, collections and layouts were on display, but the live steame ...st interest in food and practically ran to the shop. There it was in what little glory was left -- a six-inch-guage live steamer in a sad state of repair bu

...fleet consists of finely crafted and detailed scale model operating steam engines built by club members. Along with the steam powered locomotives, there is ...aven Club 1987-4.jpg|John Maddox Jr. on his father's engine, a Cannonball "Little Gasser" (had a 3hp gas engine). The engine on the right is Al Heller on his