Steam Sessions

Steam Serves Us Well

At Fred's layout, the team alternates between running steam one Saturday and running diesel the next.

  This post will showcase some of the steam locomotives you see on the IPP&W and RP&M.
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This Rio Grande Southern steamer is on the track beside the engine house at Craig Leigh.

IPP&W #11 awaiting its next duty.

This Pennsylvania locomotive is a visitor to the layout.

The Nelson Yard switch engine for the Rat Portage and Mattawa.

A nice White Pass steamer.

  

The #11 working at Ironwood.

The RP&M #1 switching Nelson Yard.

A meet at Spruce.

A pass at Spruce.

What a lovely locomotive this specimen is!

She's big too!

Rounding the curve out of Ironwood westbound to Spruce.

The ore train is arriving Spruce.

Can't beat the look of this pool train.

On the turntable at Firgrove.

A "Hat Trick"!

This engine never tires and works throughout the entire session.

Another pool train in care of Pat's lovely Canadian Pacific locomotive.

On the mainline eastbound into Ironwood. 

Ken brought this lovely locomotive up with him from his home in the states during the invasion weekend.

On the shelf...what a tremendous display!

Rick likes to lighten things up.  Man, this is a gorgeous model! 

Westbound between St. Helens and Ironwood.

The Director's Special traverses the railroad spotted at Spruce.

What a sight to behold!

Back with this little beauty rounding the bend into Spruce..

My 4-6-0 nicely weathered by my friend, Chris, awaits its next run, an eastbound out of Firgrove.

Love the green and black on this gem making a light engine move at Craig Leigh.

A passenger train departing Craig Leigh.

Another meet of brethren.

One very colourful steam locomotive.

Passing through Rat Portage.

Awaiting its next run.

Switching out Spruce with Cedar Rock in the distance.

Near the engine house at Craig Leigh.

This puppy will have to be turned before its next run westbound.

A really good looker!

Aha!  Found some shade!

Gord's beautiful RP&M tandem brighten any day!

 At Glen Hammond awaiting permission to begin its run.

Rounding the bend into the yard at Nelson.

Indeed, a steam locomotive is a living, breathing entity!

Have a great day!  Mike Hamer - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada