NJLS 2008 Spring Steamup

[Ed Hume]

Well guys I am in New Jersey for a business trip, and it just happen to coincide with the Spring Steamup of the New Jersey Live Steamers. I ran out and bought a point&shoot camera so I could capture the sites and sounds. I have still photos and some real short video clips of several locomotives and stationary engines. The videos were shot without a tripod so they are not the best, but they show you some real running engines. Anyway, I am done posting these to flickr, so I have put them in their own Set (61 photos, 13 videos).

www.flickr.com/photos/edhume3/sets/72157605492893116/

I took a lot of photos of the De Santis Wabash mogul seen in JF Nelson's book:


There was also a Mason Bogie built by Frank Kurtz that was spectacular:

[Harlock]

Oh man, I love that Mason Bogie. Always liked that wheel configuration - allows for big, pretty cabs.

That looks like a nice place to run...trees...shade....

-M

[Ed Hume]

Kozo Hiraoka built a Raritan locomotive before designing his geared locomotives. Gentlemen, I present you with a photo of a Raritan from the NJLS steamup:



The Raritan was designed by Bill Morewood. Kozo credits Morewood with a lot of the good design ideas in his engines including the simplification of the throttle and boiler integration, and the basic backhead arrangement.

Ed Hume

[Harlock]

This raritan that sold on DLS a while back may have been one of the best deals for 7 1/2" engines I've seen...

www.discoverlivesteam.com/forsale/1_ratitan/index.htm

[Ed Hume]

Take a look at this modified "Tom Thumb" locomotive for 3.5" gauge. It has the upright cylinders of a shay, the side rods of a Heisler, and the gear drive similar to a Class A Climax. I refer to it as a Heishaymax. Also, notice the two-sided water pump - one side power driven, the other hand pumped. This is a great starter locomotive: