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Some photos from the New Jersey Live Steamers Meet on Saturday.
1. 1.5 inch scale Wabash 2-6-2.
2. 1.5 inch scale NYC Hudson.
3. 1.5 inch scale steeple cab.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/05/11 00:27 by birdman.

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4. Gauge 1 SP Cab Forward.
5. One inch scale steeple cab.
5. Gauge one Maine 2 foot gauge and Rio Grande K 28.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/05/11 00:28 by birdman.

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Love that Hudson! 5344, the most many times modified by the Central, as the Commodore Vanderbilt and then almost a prototype for the J-3.

Got any close-ups of that Erie Berkshire, in the background of photo #5?

Bob Callahan
Monticello, IN

I'm sorry that I do not have any other photos of the Erie Berkshire. That particular locomotive was one inch to the foot scale.

What's the difference between gauge 1 and 1" scale?

Gauge 1 is scale 1:32 which is approximately 3/8 inch to the foot and runs on 45mm or 1 and 3/4 inch gauge track. It is the same track used in garden railways by people who run trains made by LGB, Aristocraft, USA trains, etc. The Southern Pacific cab-forward and the narrow gauge engines shown in the photos are gauge 1 and they are live steam burning butane for fuel. The cab forward ran for almost an hour on a single charge of butane and pulled about 25 cars. One inch scale trains are 1/12th actual size and run on a track gauge of 4.75 inches.

Another big difference: you ride and operate 1" scale trains on the ground.

Marty Harrison
Knob Noster, MO