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This is the Roundhouse. Here you will find a roster
of my current engines as well as past engines that have moved onto other
lines. Each one includes pictures of the engine as well as the rolling stock I run
with that engine. Engines will appear in reverse order of acquisition.
Soon to come, Accucraft Shay, HO Tram Engine, Accucraft Mogul, Antique
Carrett 0-4-0.
| January 17th 2008 -
Still in Use Today
Roundhouse Darjeeling
Like many engines, this engine was bought from the
swap tables at Diamondhead. However, it was in new condition
and still in the box. My spies saw it when it hit the table
and then a few minutes later it reached me. It was a great
value. Had a minor dent in the roof and one buffer was bent,
which I bent back without a problem. The exchange rate has
been so high I never really considered getting one. Figured
one day I would find a used engine. It's a Roundhouse so even
a used one should run good and parts are always available. |
This was just after I got it. Before it's first run. |
| The same person I had bought the engine from had
designed scale coaches for the Darjeeling. He then had them
made in brass and painted. He had brought multiple sets with
him to sell and since I was already going to be on PB&Js for the
next few months, what was one month more! |
Running with the new Coaches and baggage car. |
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| August 5th 2007 -
Still in Use Today
Aster BR-86
I first saw this engine at Diamondhead when it was up
for sale, January 17th 2003. A good friend in our club (MSSLS)
bought the engine at that time. So I saw it running at some of
our events from time to time. I always told him that if he
ever wanted to sell it to let me know. When that day came, I
was not in the position to buy it. A little disappointing.
It remained for sale for a few months and then I made the final deal
to buy it. |
Running at the first day of our MSSLS, Huckleberry event. 3
days before I bought it. |
January 17th 2003, the day Tom purchased the engine at Diamondhead. |
January 15th 2008, almost exactly 5 years later the engine was back
at Diamondhead. |
Running with a WWII consist of military cars. |
| May 2003 -
Still in Use Today
Aster Grasshopper
This was another engine I had been looking for for
some time. Like the Stanley below, the Grasshopper is hard to
find. The coaches that go with it are almost impossible to
find. Fred had found this Grasshopper for sale through a
friend who saw it at a train show in New York. He wanted the
two coaches that came with it but not the engine since he already
had one. So Fred bought the set and I bought the engine from
him. Another great day in the hobby. |
Firing up the Grasshopper. Our annual steamup at Crossroads
Village, 2003. |
Triple heading at Diamondhead 2004. Dave Fred and Myself. |
Quadruple heading Grasshoppers at Diamondhead 2004 with Fred, Dave
and Kalib. |
Fred's Grasshopper with his original coach running on my Garden
Railway in April 2003. Who would have known that a month later
I would have my own! |
| Between March and May 2003 -
Still in Use Today
Roundhouse Stanley
I had always liked this tram engine and had been
casually watching for one to become available. Roundhouse had
only made about 100 of these in the 80's so you don't see them for
sale often. Then one day someone posted one on the Steam in
the Garden web site. Apparently I was the first of many to
send the seller an e-mail so he gave me first crack at buying it. |
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Running at Robb's annual steamup. the same place I bought
Billy the year before. Pulling three LGB 3rd class passenger
cars that I still run today. |
Another image from Robb's out loop. |
Running with my normal consist of cars at the Pennsylvania Live
Steamers Memorial Day Steamup 2004. |
| June 24th 2002 -
Moved on to another line.
Roundhouse Billy
My
next engine was a Roundhouse Billy in Green. Like all
Roundhouse engines it ran smooth and I never had a problem. I
bought it from a good friend in our train club and put many hours on
it. The front and back plates had been replaced with wood and
new buffers had been added. I didn't make any additional
changes to this engine while I had it. It was R/C controlled
and ran like a clock the whole time I ended up selling it
because I had bought another engine and Billy was not seeing much
run time. |
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These are not the cars I ran with it. Just some I borrowed for
my first runs. |
Again, running someone else's rolling stock on my garden railway. |
This time I was running a piece of my own rolling stock. This
was a nice steamup at a friends with just the right weather for
great plums. |
| March 7th 2000 -
Still in Use Today
Accucraft Ruby 0-4-0
My first live steamer and probably a first for many
others in the hobby. This was the first run of the engine. Made
space on the garage floor for a small oval, didn't know what I was
doing but I was excited. Didn't run very well but there was a
lot to learn. It was winter and the garage was heated.
However, it was about 40 degrees on the floor so I had a hard time
making steam. There were other issues but I eventually worked
through them. This was one of the first batch they made.
The ones they make now run a lot better out of the box. |
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Removed the side tanks, added running boards and made a cow catcher
from a small block of Cherry I had. |
Ruby with R/C added. Batteries and controls stored in new TNT
car. All cars kit based from Hartland plastic stake cars. |
Running Ruby at Diamondhead 2002 with my kit bashed Hartland ore
cars and a lode of Gold Ore! |
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