Pennsylvania Live Steamers
Collegeville PA, 30 August 2008
http://www.palivesteamers.org/
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This is the alternate steaming area. Notice the radial layout of the stands
Mike
Moore's portable G Scale (Gauge 1) and O scale track
(L) Tom Myers's (from Michigan) Aster Duchess on the ground level Gauge 1 track. (R) is Roman's Aster Berkshire.
Photos 4558-4563 are also of the Gauge 1 track, with 4560 being Bob Moser's Aster Pennsy K4.
B&O Bob from Blue Bell PA sent this bit of information about the track above:
The 2.5"/3.5"/4.75" loop has been known from its
inception simply as the "Multi-gauge Track" for obvious reasons. When
we first moved to Rahns that line was originally planned just for the two
smaller gauges, however, the scope of the entire installation was so daunting,
and our membership so small at that time, we decided to add a rail for 1"
scale, get a track down, and start running locomotives to attract more
interested parties to build the expanded project. We accomplished that in six
months and it seems to have worked.
MPG
WMV
Video is on the Gauge 1 track with Roman's Berkshire and
my (Slipped Eccentric's) American.
Bill Shields of the Home Machinist list ( http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/ ), also called the Chaski list, tells me that the line that uses the trestle is the 1/2 - 3/4 - 1" ground loop. Thank you Bill. One of these days I will finally understand all these gages. But probably not any time soon!
Orion Kline took these photos of his wife, Sally (R) and Terri Groff and the boys and was kind enough to send them to me. Thank you Orion the photos are much appreciated!