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September / October 2021

VOLUME 55 NUMBER 5 FEATURES: The 2021 Narrow Gauge Meet at Train Mountain by WYATT THOMAS Taking the "Pain" out of Propane by BILL BOLLER The Green Twin Oscillator - Part 4 Crankshaft Parts by PAT JORGENSEN A Four-Cylinder Heisler - Part 5 Operating Accessories by BILL ALLEN Rio Grande K-27 - Part 38 Tender [...]

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July / August 2021

VOLUME 55 NUMBER 4 FEATURES: The Palmetto Live Steamers by RAY GROSSER The Green Twin Oscillator - Part 3 Cylinders by PAT JORGENSEN A Four-Cylinder Heisler - Part 4 Boiler by BILL ALLEN An Operations Meet for the 21st Century by JEFF MILLS Rio Grande K-27 - Part 37C Tender Tank by KOZO HIRAOKA Shop [...]

By |2021-06-21T23:52:44-04:00June 21st, 2021|Current Issue|0 Comments

May / June 2021

VOLUME 55 NUMBER 3 FEATURES: Streamlining an Old Steam Engine by TIM GUENTHER The Green Twin Oscillator - Part 2 by PAT JORGENSEN A Four-Cylinder Heisler - Part 3 Trucks by BILL ALLEN Introduction to Steam Traction World - Vendor Spotlight by PAUL RITCHIE Gone But Not Forgotten - Minn. Wild River Railway by JEFF [...]

By |2021-04-20T00:04:58-04:00April 20th, 2021|Current Issue|0 Comments

March / April 2021

VOLUME 55 NUMBER 2 FEATURES: The Green Twin Oscillator - Part 1 by PAT JORGENSEN Selecting Ties and Rail Fasteners by RAY GROSSER A Four-Cylinder Heisler - Part 2 by BILL ALLEN A Minimal Gauge Railroad in the Black Hills by MIKE DECKER Rio Grande K-27 - Part 37A Tender Tank by KOZO HIRAOKA Shop [...]

By |2021-04-19T23:55:36-04:00April 19th, 2021|Current Issue|0 Comments

January / February 2021

VOLUME 55 NUMBER 1 FEATURES: A Four-Cylinder Heisler - Part 1 Engine by BILL ALLEN Pepper's Run by WENDELL KOEDEL A Visit With Tom Bee - Vendor Spotlight by RYAN DEVRIES A Stanley Model 735v Engine by CHRIS RUEBY Rise of the Bluebird by Benjamin Maggi Rio Grande K-27 - Part 36 Brake System by [...]

By |2020-12-07T21:22:23-05:00December 7th, 2020|Current Issue|0 Comments

November / December 2020

VOLUME 54 NUMBER 6 FEATURES: Building the Lombard Hauler - Part 14 Conclusion by CHRIS RUEBY The Conner Beam Engine by ROBERT WINKEL Cool It, Again by JAN-ERIC NYSTROM Winter Storage or Frozen Fish? by DENIS LARRICK Build a 1937 Drop-Bottom Gondola by RAY GROSSER Rio Grande K-27 - Part 35 Tender Brakes by KOZO [...]

By |2020-10-21T21:48:31-04:00October 21st, 2020|Current Issue|0 Comments

September / October 2020

VOLUME 54 NUMBER 5 FEATURES: Ball Piston Engine by MIKE PILESKI Converting a Live Steam Mogul to Electric Tender Drive (And the Birth of the F3 Stubby) by CHET ROBERTS Machinist or Fabricator? by KIMBALL MCGINLEY One Man's Incredible Shop and Museum by DAVID BRUSH Building the Lombard Hauler - Part 13 Cab by CHRIS [...]

By |2020-08-12T21:16:10-04:00August 12th, 2020|Current Issue|0 Comments

July / August 2020

VOLUME 54 NUMBER 4 FEATURES: For the Love of a Ten-Wheeler by MARTY CARAPIET The Leather Washer Engine by ROBERT JOHNSON Balmer Simplicity by DENIS LARRICK Build a Duplex Steam Pump - Part 2 by JOAN LLUCH Building the Lombard Hauler - Part 12 Saddle Tank by CHRIS RUEBY Rio Grande K-27 - Part 34A [...]

By |2020-06-11T23:59:53-04:00June 11th, 2020|Current Issue|0 Comments

May / June 2020

VOLUME 54 NUMBER 3 FEATURES: Build a Duplex Steam Pump - Part 1 by JOAN LLUCH An Automatic Signal System for a Backyard Railroad by RAY GROSSER The Ashton Valve Co. by RICK ASHTON Building the Lombard Hauler - Part 11B Boiler by CHRIS RUEBY Etching Custom Plates by CHRIS RUEBY Rio Grande K-27 - [...]

By |2020-04-10T13:22:17-04:00April 10th, 2020|Current Issue|0 Comments

March / April 2020

VOLUME 54 NUMBER 2 FEATURES: The Diverse Live Steam Clubs of France by J. J. PAQUES Building 7.5-inch Gauge Switches - Part 2 by JOE FARROW The Hornsby Steam Crawler by JAY WOLKOWISKI How to Lay Out an Oblique Conical Boiler Jacket Course by KOZO HIRAOKA Rio Grande K-27 - Part 33B Air Piping by [...]

By |2020-02-04T20:53:40-05:00February 4th, 2020|Current Issue|0 Comments
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