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wyatt and the steammer By: Tom  Downing	Comment Entered: 5/1/2010 7:44:01 PM By: charlie  giordano - torrance u cant blame him tom. hes only your son! haha were u guys ther recently?   Comment Entered: 5/1/2010 8:33:01 PM  By: Tom  Downing - Lakewood, CA we are in lasvegas now and went out for a cab ride today 1-5-10 was gate wether.things where looking good for a some new loco parts but the house got me at the end   Comment Entered: 5/1/2010 9:17:48 PM  By: charlie  giordano - torrance the engineers knew me?
Charlie on #2 By: Phillip  Cohen	Comment Entered: 5/1/2010 9:33:01 AM By: tom  d - las aegas no new steamer is conplete with out a test run for charlie   Comment Entered: 5/1/2010 9:48:02 AM  By: Steve  C - RPV Yeah he had a good time on it, it's alot more challenging than the American to run. It only had a few minor bugs to work out. It was a very successful first steam.   Comment Entered: 5/1/2010 10:13:21 AM  By: charlie  giordano - torrance i like that engine. Jim didnt want me to tweak wit hthe fire though but i think if i could of turned it up a little going up the grade into the station i wouldnt of lost the fire so many times haha. cool loco though and sure seems to make alot of steam!
Jim's New Baby By: Phillip  Cohen	Comment Entered: 4/29/2010 6:08:00 PM By: charlie  giordano - torrance u guys run it today?   Comment Entered: 4/29/2010 7:29:33 PM  By: Phil  C - Torrance, CA Not yet, perhaps Friday or Saturday to make sure it works and on Sunday for run day.   Comment Entered: 4/29/2010 8:48:44 PM  By: charlie  giordano - torrance if you guys do tomorrow and ur out after 3 i will try to come by and see after school
Mobile welding By: Steve  Claude	Comment Entered: 4/28/2010 5:11:19 PM By: Phil  C - Torrance, CA Is that a new welder I see in the background?   Comment Entered: 4/28/2010 5:28:46 PM  By: Steve  C - RPV No, It's about 2 years old. It's a TIG/Stick machine. I used it so I could get a good weld with lots of penatration so the catch wont break again.   Comment Entered: 4/28/2010 8:58:54 PM  By: howie   - elsegundo have welder, will travel.
Mobile welding By: Steve  Claude	Comment Entered: 4/28/2010 5:10:37 PM By: Phil  C - Torrance, CA How did you lift it and transport it?   Comment Entered: 4/28/2010 5:11:36 PM  By: charlie  giordano - torrance i wonder who broke it?   Comment Entered: 4/28/2010 5:30:47 PM  By: Steve  C - RPV I used the tractor to lift it and hauled it in my truck. Just strapped it up good and hung some red flags off it. It's back in the ground now and works great.   Comment Entered: 4/29/2010 7:50:59 AM  By: tom  d -  hum when I saw the posters name I thought for a moment I was looking at a frame for a big shay ?
Safely on the rails! By: Steve  Claude	Comment Entered: 4/26/2010 9:58:35 PM By: charlie  giordano - torrance ca wow is that engine single? hha   Comment Entered: 4/27/2010 7:37:20 AM  By: Steve  C - RPV She likes older men, your out of luck Charlie!   Comment Entered: 4/27/2010 2:43:00 PM  By: charlie  giordano - torrance ca haha of course. has he ran it yet?
Mark at O.C. By: Charlie  Giordano	Comment Entered: 4/25/2010 11:06:08 AM By: howie   - elsegundo hey i was there, and i do not remember this crazy angle?   Comment Entered: 4/25/2010 12:53:49 PM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance, hha ya oopps sorry i didnt get any pictures of u and ur train. i think i only saw u once haha. wen did u leave?   Comment Entered: 4/25/2010 3:11:02 PM  By: howie   - elsegundo i think they call this a banked turn? i got there at 8:30, and left at 6:00pm, at had alot of fun, WOW! were they ever friendly!!, and great lunch, thank you all at OCME.   Comment Entered: 4/27/2010 10:24:15 PM  By: Phillip  Cohen - Torrance, CA will fix this when i get back   Comment Entered: 4/28/2010 11:12:08 PM  By: Phil  C - Torrance, CA All fixed.   Comment Entered: 4/29/2010 6:48:37 AM  By: charlie  giordano - torrance thanx phil
Giant Sand River Prarie at OC. (This thing was huge!!!) By: Charlie  Giordano	Comment Entered: 4/25/2010 9:32:33 AM By: Phil  Cohen - Phoenix, AZ So when you going to buy it?   Comment Entered: 4/25/2010 12:53:06 PM  By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance I told him I'd make a payment of 5 dollars a week for the rest of my life   Comment Entered: 4/26/2010 10:17:06 AM  By: tom  d - lakewood boy what a nice loco, vary good craftsmanship, I didn't get a chance to see it run but was told it ran grate.if I win the lotto you will see this loco at so cal.it looked as if two not too big people can sit side by side on the tender.
Caboose By: Charlie  Giordano	Comment Entered: 4/21/2010 8:09:36 PM By: Steve  C - RPV Found out a little history on our ol' caboose. It was built in 1928 by American Car and Foundry as ATSF #1729. In 1969 it was rebuilt to a Ce-2 and renumbered 999516. On 1/10/86 it was sold to "Flight Traing Devices" of Barstow CA. This info kindly was provided by Kimball McGinley on chatski.
The real #9 By: Steve  Claude	Comment Entered: 4/20/2010 4:46:28 PM By: Charlie  Giordano - Torrance ive nagged him pretty hard to bring it down! would be a great loco!   Comment Entered: 4/21/2010 6:12:21 AM  By: tom  d - lakewood that would be a good loco for Jim to take on road trips-meets at other clubs when we go as a group as its nice looking and not so big and heavy as his other locos. would be grate to see it running around a little bit at so cal too   Comment Entered: 4/21/2010 6:48:06 AM  By: tom  d - lakewood if we could get all the members and club steammers up and running I think maybe we would have at lest 15-17 livesteam locos running at the club, now that would be a show   Comment Entered: 4/24/2010 9:22:05 PM  By: Charlie & Todd  Giordano - Torrance, CA ya steam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Comment Entered: 4/26/2010 8:47:29 PM  By: Steve  Claude - , CA If you look closely at that engine it would be a great candidate for an eletric conversion. The chassis has enough room to hide the motors, and the tender is big enough for the batteries and speed controller. We could even hook up a smoke machine to it.   Comment Entered: 4/27/2010 5:30:22 PM  By: charlie  giordano - torrance ...........................words could not describe my feelings toward that comment