Category Archives: Live Steam
Dora with Coil Cars
Another run of Frank S.
LGB in the Snow
I love my live steamers, but the sparkies need some winter love, too
Live Steam in the Snow
Another Dora Run
Invisible Grades
On the layout, when I first put track down, I poured concrete to set it on. I thought this was the best way to keep the track from settling and to prevent the ballast mixing in with the soil under the ties. I built and leveled forms and poured concrete to form the roadbed. Trains have been running on it fine since then. However…
LGB Frank S. Live Steam Locomotive: Run Two
That’s my son in the background, singing a little silly song
LGB / Aster Frank S. Live Steam
Bought this a week or two ago–here’s the first run on the layout.
First run
I’ve finally managed to sort out my throttle problem with my live steam locomotive, and sent it around a couple of time.
Live Steamer arrives
Just bought this :-)
Thinking about live steam
I’m looking into live steam, having had my interest piqued by some posts on forums I’m reading. One possible choice for a first live steam loco would be the Roundhouse Billy as seen here;