 Jim Dietel's Live Steam Train at St. Croix Railroad. |
"The term live steam usually refers to a model steam locomotive, or any other steam-operated model that is powered by steam produced by boiling water. Ridable, large-scale live steam railroading on a backyard railroad is a popular aspect of the live steam hobby, but it is time-consuming to build a locomotive from scratch and it can be costly to purchase one already built. Garden railways, in smaller scales (that cannot pull a "live" person nor be ridden on), offer the benefits of real steam engines (and at lower cost and in less space), but do not provide |
 Jim Dietel's Live Steam Train at St. Croix Railroad. |
the same experience as operating one's own locomotive in the larger scales and riding
on (or behind) it, while doing so.
One of the most famous live steam railroads was Walt Disney's Carolwood Pacific Railroad around his California home; it later inspired Mr. Disney to surround his planned Disneyland amusement park with a working, narrow gauge railroad. The live steam hobby is especially popular in the UK, USA, and Australia. All over the world, there are hundreds of clubs and associations as well as many thousands of private backyard railroads. The world's largest live steam layout, with over 25 miles (40 km) |
of 7-1/2" trackage is Train Mountain in Chiloquin, Oregon, USA. Another notable layout is the one operated by Los Angeles Live Steamers or the Riverside Live Steamers.Scale
A live steam locomotive is often an exact, hand-crafted scale model. Live steam railroad scales are generally referred to by the number of inches of scale per foot. For example, a 1:8 scale locomotive will often be referred to as a 1-1/2 scale locomotive. Common modelling scales are 1/2"(1:24), 3/4"(1:16), 1" (1:12), 1-1/2" (1:8), 2-1/2" (~1:5) and 3" (1:4).Gauge
Railroad gauge refers to the distance between the rails. The ridable track gauges range from 2-1/2" to 15", the most popular being in the 4-3/4" to 7-1/2" range. Gauges from 10" (254 mm) and up are called "Miniature Railways" (in the USA these are known as "Grand Scale Railroads"), and are used mostly in amusement park rides and commercial settings.Often the gauge has little to do with the scale of a locomotive since larger equipment can be built in a narrow gauge railway configuration."
This information found: Wikipedia Encylopedia
 Jim Dietel's Live Steam at St. Croix Railroad. |
 Jim Dietel's Live Steam at St. Croix Railroad. |
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