Hey all of you Midwest Steamaholics. Even you left and right coasters.
It is official, there will be a steam track at the 2008 HAGRS.
Don’t know what HAGRS is. Well its only the best large scale train show in the Midwest. http://www.HAGRS.com
Although the particulars are still being worked out, it will be an elevated track designed for live steam operation. Double mainline with several staging tracks.
For you folks that will be flying in, don’t worry about bringing water, butane or oils as the show will provide them. All you need to bring are your engines. Okay maybe some rolling stock for them to pull also.
For you coal burners, you will need to make arrangements to have a supply on hand. You can either bring it yourself or have it dropped shipped.
I keep saying that there are a lot of closet Steamaholics in the Midwest, but so far I’m being proved wrong.
So please help me save face and prove that there are more of us then those ho-hum sparkie types.
Doug,
With the problems of flying these days with a live steamer, you might want to set up an address for people to send them into ahead of time. I think that's what Jerry does at Diamondhead.
Hi Jerry,
Yea, we are thinking the same thing.
Just need to work out some details before offering the service.
I did not think about Diamondhead, but I will ask Jerry for his advise.
Posted By Dan Moore on 03/17/2008 4:17 PM
Im in i,ll bring the new mogul and jackson and sharp coaches. Are you going Jerry ? /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/w00t.gif]
Hi Dan,
We'll look forward to seeing you here in June.
With your J&S coaches and my Carter Bro's Pass. cars there ought to be some pretty neat trains.
Hi Tim.
I will assume that you were replying to me...Doug.
Right now we have three live steam tracks in the works. Two of them are from third parties, which I don't know much about. Another of the show promoters is working on them.
As a back up, incase both of the other ones fall through, I'm in the process of designing the third one.
It will consist of a double main line with an outer loop of 20' dia track and an inner loop of about 18.5' dia.
There will be several 5' long straight sections on each side. The steaming sidings will come off the outside of the straight sections. With crossovers to get to either main line. Switches will be at least a #10 on the mains and feeding the yard.
We should know in a week or two which of the three tracks to expect.
Hagrs steam track is about ready and waiting for the steamaholics to run trains. The show built their own with big sweeping curves. Doug (llinuxhost) is overseeing the live steam part of the show.
For you folks that will be flying in, don’t worry about bringing water, butane or oils as the show will provide them. All you need to bring are your engines. Okay maybe some rolling stock for them to pull also.
For you coal burners, you will need to make arrangements to have a supply on hand. You can either bring it yourself or have it dropped shipped.
Is this an open invitation? I would love to come down if I can make it and run my Accucraft Mogul. /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/wow.gif
Hi jtutwiler.
Yes it is an open invite. All you have to do is pay the admission price to the show. No reregistration needed.
Yes please do bring your Mogul. And if your Mogul runs as bad as mine, bring a pusher too.
Doug
How large is that?
would you be interested in bring it to our open house. I have a large grassy area where it should work. You can be incharge ....
Hi Doug,
Hats off to you for making this happen! I'm coming on Friday morning with a 4-4-0 Lilly Belle, maybe a car or two.
What time will things begin?
Andre', did you find a ride? I and another guy from my club in Cedar Rapids are going to be buzzing through Des Moines
Thursday afternoon late like 5 or 6. Would you want to ride from there?
Joe Hall
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