Starting in Steam - Soon to be Digital Only!
- Written by Scott McDonald
Stocks of our paperback booklet "Starting in Steam" have dwindled to the last dozen. After three printings, this booklet will soon be available only in digital form. If you have put off buying a hard copy printing of this handy introduction into live steam, then don't delay! Once they are gone, that will be it.
Stoke'm & Smoke'm National Summer Steamup Pre-Show Deals
- Written by Scott McDonald
Stoke’m & Smoke’m is offering a pre-Sacramento Steam-up Special locomotive show pricing and FREE shipping for all Bowande-WuHu pre-show engine orders. All engines are available for this special promo. Orders need to be received however by mid-June to qualify for this promo and to ensure pre-show delivery in early July.
Also available are steel frame truss rod combines and smooth side steel coaches are now in development to accompany the RPO, baggage and coaches currently available.
Contact Bob Clark @ 301-467-3348 for details.
New Roundhouse Locos for 2018
- Written by Scott McDonald
Doncaster, UK - It's the New Year and our friends at Roundhouse Engineering have announced their two new locomotives for 2018. For the fans of live steam we have a return to a familiar face of times past with a steam tram that follows in the footsteps of the earlier "Stanley". Say hello to "Clarence".
This boxy 0-4-0 is sure to please as it trundles around the garden railway. Roundhouse states that it is not a particular prototype model but typical of the style of trams that could have be found all over Europe. This means the live steamer has a basic canvas upon which they can add the details to take "Clarence" from simple to as extravagant as they desire to go along with your urban or inter-urban modelling tastes.
In Memoriam: John Coughran
- Written by Jim Gabelich
John Coughran was born in El Paso, TX in 1931. His house must have been close to the Railroad tracks because I remember him saying he always knew when the freight trains were coming through because the whole house would vibrate from the 2-10-2’s and 4-10-2’s rumbling by.
During the Korean War John joined the Navy and became a Fire Control Specialist on board a ship that shot 3-inch and 5-inch rockets in salvos to support troop landings.
In Memoriam: Dr. Carol Homuth
- Written by Scott McDonald
Dr. Carol Homuth of Harriston, Ontario, Canada passed away on August 1, 2017 at the Caressant Care Nursing Home at the age of 93. Born in Harriston on March 27, 1924, Carol was the husband of the late Viola Homuth, having been married for 63 years until her passing in 2010.
Carol and Viola were, for many years, regular attendees at the International Small Scale Steamup held in Diamondhead, Mississippi. It was Carol who is credited with the creation of the "Flea Market" after suggesting to steamup founder Jerry Reshew that he needed one. Carol volunteered as coordinator of the Flea Market and served in that capacity for many years.
