Just started watching some of these tonite as well as other places(Bitter something?)/It's very easy to overlook the time and energy spent on building engines/cars,when you look at the layouts/tracks on these places.The manpower/hours involved just to have a place to run these is simply phenominal!!!! I SO wish I lived near there!!
I had a back yard 400’ LGB track set up in old west theme running the bumblebee and matching cars complete set . Mountains and track Went under a waterfall precipice , trestles around the veggie garden , bridge over the pond , 3 towns with a coaling area . Parked them in the shed . With 3 sidings inside , Open a sliding up door and let it out to another siding parallel to the main line which was an L shaped loop on the remote control . Was in a club here on Long Island . Other members had some beautiful layouts also . Mine made the clubs first video . 22 tons of rock and block . Yours looks outstanding ! Another club the Long Island steamers had a nice outdoor layout with a couple miles of track to ride on . I’m drooling looking at your video !
I love this engine! I'm actually designing my own version of it, off of the movie Denver And Rio Grande. But I have a question: do you need/have to sand the flues on live steam locomotives?
This looks like fun and games and I am sure it is. But this steam engine ( as small as it is) can be deadly. I would imagine these guys have some kind of engineering background.
You can't just buy them, he made these locomotives completely from scratch. And no, you don't need a license. These engines are based off of real locomotives but are scaled down to this.
How often does coal need adding? It looks like it is particularly difficult on this one to add with the tender connected and even more so from the operator's high position.
When I ran the engines I would put coal in a couple of times each circuit, two scoops each time. If you put a big load in you could go all the way around (the railroad is not that big) but then the fire is more un-even - full of cold coal to start then a big roaring fire at the end when you don't need it. With those engines it is pretty hard to scoop coal because they are built so prototypically with a narrow coal chute for a full sized person and no room between the cab and tender - you have to scoop backwards, bring the scoop up, turn it around 180 degrees, then back down into the firebox. It's sort of like what Jim Henson says about puppetry - if you're comfortable you're doing it wrong! :D Ron's engine (#278) has since been converted to propane and is much easier to run. It also has a throttle extension so you can run it through the roof instead of the window. Makes a huge different in comfort, no more bending over for anything. The engine in this video can also be switched to propane and back, so that it can run freely at Train Mountain (they have coal restrictions due to fire danger.)
CaptainHarlock999 Thanks for mentioning that bit about the coal restrictions at Train Mountain. I've been thinking about getting into this hobby lately since its quite interesting. I've heard it said propane is much easier to use in a live steamer but there really is no substitute for a coal-fired live steam engine. How does one go about getting coal for engines like this though? that would seem like the most troublesome part of owning a live steamer like this. In terms of cost, how much would this type of engine take to build?
HighlandWinterWolf Coal can still be had in small quantities (50lb bags) from specialty suppliers. It's easier to get on the East coast but there are a few suppliers out here in California, places that sell blacksmith coal and specialty fuels for cooking. There is a gentleman that has a large supply of australian char up at train mountain that I have been buying from. that is what the locomotive in this video is running. Burns clean with no clinkers and little ash. There are also a few local cement plants willing to part with their stash. They burn so much in comparison to how much I take that it just doesn't matter. I think the local plant burns about 5 tons per hour. That would be more than a lifetime supply. To be sure it will become harder and harder to get and one day not at all, and the cost is always going up. Several friends have bought lifetime supplies of their favorite fuel so they don't have to worry about it. there are also a lot of oil burning locomotives, which in live steam means diesel #2. Like propane, get it from any gas station. propane is easy and if you do it right will generate a lot of heat. It makes clean up and start up a breeze. I do like that sweet coal smell though...
CaptainHarlock999 Thanks for the info. I'm out in the midwest, a bit north of Denver. The other question i had was where to find the plans for this type of engine. I've been told that the Allen Models engines are good starter kits, but I'm thinking I'd buy one already running, although this would be quite the interesting engine to build.
HighlandWinterWolf The C-16s were put together from a variety of sources, Conway castings were used for the cylinders and I don't think they are available now. These engines were largely scratch built not following a particular set of drawings because there isn't a complete set of drawings available. They were largely made by measuring the real thing and then back dating them using photos. I would not reccomend the C16 as a first project due to the lack of a comprehensive set of plans and castings. If you have some machining experience, Allen Models of Michigan is a good way to go. If you want to learn how to machine and want step by step instructions, I suggest getting Kozo Hiraoka's book "Building the Pennsylvania Switcher" as it will teach you everything you need to know, along with getting someone local to add nuance to it. (there are some things that can be done a lot faster using "modern" innovations like collets and quick change tool posts, and a digital readout). The A3 switcher is a 3.5" gauge engine but it can be scaled up to 7.5" gauge and there is a chapter for that.
Cheating starting the fire as you did.Start small fire and add fuel which it ignites. Grow it. Your compressor was wasting fuel. Nice sound under load. Needs heavier train. Wonderful place.
explain how this was cheating, this is the way they start these types of steam engines, so why is this cheating? how is this cheating? there is no competition here
Coal has a high ignition temperature, the kerosene helps it get started. Once it is lit the old coal will readily ignite the new coal put in. Until then it needs an ignition source to get going.
Typically with a coal fire, you need to start the boiler with a wood fire first once you get a decent bed of coals you start slowly, adding coal to the firebox
Just started watching some of these tonite as well as other places(Bitter something?)/It's very easy to overlook the time and energy spent on building engines/cars,when you look at the layouts/tracks on these places.The manpower/hours involved just to have a place to run these is simply phenominal!!!! I SO wish I lived near there!!
Bow Tie Yea the track construction is a whole different area of the hobby that takes just as much effort.
09/28/19 Hi Bow. Bitter Creek Western RR in the Pismo Beach arwa has 1 1/2 Miles of track..Beautyful place to be.
My favorite steam train of all, cause it's orange...!😁👌👍❤
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Absolutely amazing.
The property looks quite huge too, lots of track.
I had a back yard 400’ LGB track set up in old west theme running the bumblebee and matching cars complete set . Mountains and track Went under a waterfall precipice , trestles around the veggie garden , bridge over the pond , 3 towns with a coaling area . Parked them in the shed . With 3 sidings inside , Open a sliding up door and let it out to another siding parallel to the main line which was an L shaped loop on the remote control . Was in a club here on Long Island . Other members had some beautiful layouts also . Mine made the clubs first video . 22 tons of rock and block .
Yours looks outstanding ! Another club the Long Island steamers had a nice outdoor layout with a couple miles of track to ride on .
I’m drooling looking at your video !
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I'm all smiles from my face to my core. Wow.
Beautiful locomotive. Well done.
Great job Captain Harlock999 Thanks for taking the time to film and show the world what you created! Fantastic!!!
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Amazing set up, truly impressive work!
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A very fine looking engine, that goes as well as its looks. Nice one.
I wish i could ride with that train , its awesome beautiful made!!
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Love it!
Very impressive.
Looks reasonably new
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BELLISSIMA!!! I'd change out the whistle for one that's a deeper tone!!
Reminiscent of Seymour Johnson's Estate (Second one). Beautiful place, immaculate equipment.
It's so cute i want it
If I ever build on of these, I'd make it so I could use 2-8-2s because they use 2-8-0s since their track is very tight radius
TeamThreeStar's Big b0ss what are you talking about? Your making no sense.
Well I would make it any type of wheel arrangement. Like a 0-8-0 or a 4-8-0.
It's a nice little locomotive I'm getting one of those soon
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Very nice locomotive. Can you get plans for this? Thanks
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Beautiful
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at the start was that a train that was an rc train
+Esperance Pub Co Yes the X-1 diesel is radio controlled and uses a motor from a Kubota tractor. It was built by Roll Models Inc.
+Esperance Pub Co Yes the RMI switcher is radio controlled. Cheers.
Is #1 supposed to be a GE 70-tonner? Beautiful equipment.
I love this engine! I'm actually designing my own version of it, off of the movie Denver And Rio Grande. But I have a question: do you need/have to sand the flues on live steam locomotives?
How big was that fire box!?!
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This looks like fun and games and I am sure it is. But this steam engine ( as small as it is) can be deadly. I would imagine these guys have some kind of engineering background.
love it. so where did you hide the autobots emblem at?
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is this part of Sonoma Train Town? portola valley name seems familiar
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The train is almost like the gunnison steam 9train
Anyone please tell me this place name or location I really need to visit this place in my life
It's private
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Why wasn’t the tender attached to the locomotive 🚂 in the beginning?
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A respirator would be prudent, don't you think?
Where do I find live steam cars
I guess a mice would fit to drive the locomotive. (Not taken seriously.)
What's the vertical cylinder above the pilot for? Independent?
It raises and lowers an ice flanger behind the pilot
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what gauge is that railway
+james spencer 7.5" gauge.
thanks
Did you buy the desiel train and how much it was or you didn't buy it? Because I want a 7.5 gauge
The Diesel can be bought from RMI Railworks www.rmirailworks.com/
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What is that tank on the rear top on the tender?
On the real thing it's an air reservoir.
I wonder where can you buy such steam trains and how much do they cost. Also, do you need a licence to operate them?
You can't just buy them, he made these locomotives completely from scratch. And no, you don't need a license. These engines are based off of real locomotives but are scaled down to this.
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Do you have to be boiler certified?
Depends on different country or state laws
Where i can buy this train?
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I’ve been on a train in real life
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this is one of the most beautiful engines I have ever seen. Who made it?
+texasfossilguy It was built by Bill Boller. There were three built at the same time, see the main program for more details. Cheers.
How often does coal need adding? It looks like it is particularly difficult on this one to add with the tender connected and even more so from the operator's high position.
When I ran the engines I would put coal in a couple of times each circuit, two scoops each time. If you put a big load in you could go all the way around (the railroad is not that big) but then the fire is more un-even - full of cold coal to start then a big roaring fire at the end when you don't need it. With those engines it is pretty hard to scoop coal because they are built so prototypically with a narrow coal chute for a full sized person and no room between the cab and tender - you have to scoop backwards, bring the scoop up, turn it around 180 degrees, then back down into the firebox. It's sort of like what Jim Henson says about puppetry - if you're comfortable you're doing it wrong! :D Ron's engine (#278) has since been converted to propane and is much easier to run. It also has a throttle extension so you can run it through the roof instead of the window. Makes a huge different in comfort, no more bending over for anything. The engine in this video can also be switched to propane and back, so that it can run freely at Train Mountain (they have coal restrictions due to fire danger.)
CaptainHarlock999 Thanks for mentioning that bit about the coal restrictions at Train Mountain. I've been thinking about getting into this hobby lately since its quite interesting. I've heard it said propane is much easier to use in a live steamer but there really is no substitute for a coal-fired live steam engine. How does one go about getting coal for engines like this though? that would seem like the most troublesome part of owning a live steamer like this. In terms of cost, how much would this type of engine take to build?
HighlandWinterWolf
Coal can still be had in small quantities (50lb bags) from specialty suppliers. It's easier to get on the East coast but there are a few suppliers out here in California, places that sell blacksmith coal and specialty fuels for cooking. There is a gentleman that has a large supply of australian char up at train mountain that I have been buying from. that is what the locomotive in this video is running. Burns clean with no clinkers and little ash. There are also a few local cement plants willing to part with their stash. They burn so much in comparison to how much I take that it just doesn't matter. I think the local plant burns about 5 tons per hour. That would be more than a lifetime supply. To be sure it will become harder and harder to get and one day not at all, and the cost is always going up. Several friends have bought lifetime supplies of their favorite fuel so they don't have to worry about it. there are also a lot of oil burning locomotives, which in live steam means diesel #2. Like propane, get it from any gas station. propane is easy and if you do it right will generate a lot of heat. It makes clean up and start up a breeze. I do like that sweet coal smell though...
CaptainHarlock999
Thanks for the info. I'm out in the midwest, a bit north of Denver. The other question i had was where to find the plans for this type of engine. I've been told that the Allen Models engines are good starter kits, but I'm thinking I'd buy one already running, although this would be quite the interesting engine to build.
HighlandWinterWolf
The C-16s were put together from a variety of sources, Conway castings were used for the cylinders and I don't think they are available now. These engines were largely scratch built not following a particular set of drawings because there isn't a complete set of drawings available. They were largely made by measuring the real thing and then back dating them using photos. I would not reccomend the C16 as a first project due to the lack of a comprehensive set of plans and castings. If you have some machining experience, Allen Models of Michigan is a good way to go. If you want to learn how to machine and want step by step instructions, I suggest getting Kozo Hiraoka's book "Building the Pennsylvania Switcher" as it will teach you everything you need to know, along with getting someone local to add nuance to it. (there are some things that can be done a lot faster using "modern" innovations like collets and quick change tool posts, and a digital readout). The A3 switcher is a 3.5" gauge engine but it can be scaled up to 7.5" gauge and there is a chapter for that.
Anyone know what scale these trains are?
2.5 scale.
Thx
Where is this located?
+Stephanie Annas in Portola Valley, which is above Palo Alto, CA on the San Francisco Peninsula.
Too bad--we live on the east coast! My grandson would love to visit!
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what scale is this and how would i buy one of those C16s
+Brenton Carter You can not "buy" these, you must build them yourself.
+Jackson Railfan I don't have the skills to do so that's y I asked
You could buy one form a professional builder, but it will probably cost over 100,000
+Jackson Railfan who cares its a train to that I would have in Alaska
+Brenton Carter if you cant spell you probably wouldn't be able to operate one of these amazing machines ahaha
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Is one of these guys Ken Schroeder?
Ken was not involved with this project. He lives in Nevada and has his own home railroad.
where do you live?
+Cheryl Mallonee The railroad is located in Portola Valley, which is above Palo Alto, CA on the San Francisco Peninsula.
+CaptainHarlock999 i will have to pay a visit, been to tilden park and sonoma train town
+CaptainHarlock999 damn, just saw not open to public bummer
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Why are you using mixed nuts 🥜 as fuel ⛽️?
EDIT: oh, their stove pellets soaked in kerosene. My bad 🤗.
Cheating starting the fire as you did.Start small fire and add fuel which it ignites. Grow it. Your compressor was wasting fuel. Nice sound under load. Needs heavier train. Wonderful place.
explain how this was cheating, this is the way they start these types of steam engines, so why is this cheating? how is this cheating? there is no competition here
wehre this park?
It's not a park, it's someone's property.
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Why was the coal soaked in kerosene? Coal can burn even without it.
Coal has a high ignition temperature, the kerosene helps it get started. Once it is lit the old coal will readily ignite the new coal put in. Until then it needs an ignition source to get going.
Well you just throw a match on the coal and it will burn.
Or you could put some paper 📝 on the coal to set it ablaze.
Typically with a coal fire, you need to start the boiler with a wood fire first once you get a decent bed of coals you start slowly, adding coal to the firebox
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did you strage driving that train