USA

STEAM AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA
For more information about the SACA group - membership, club activities, meets, or newsletter - write to Tom Elliott, President / Treasurer, 1680 Dartmouth Lane, Deerfield, IL 60015 • Bob Edwards, Secretary, 132 Victoria Road, Kingston, TN 37763

Alaska

ALASKA LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
Located next to the Museum of Transport and Industry in Wasilla, AK, 50 miles north of Anchorage just off the Parks Highway. 5,000 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track, 48-foot minimum radius. Situated in a heavily wooded area. Run days are the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month, May through September. All visitors welcome • Alaska Live Steamers, Inc., P.O. Box 872002, Wasilla, AK 99687-2002 • Dave Borough, phone/fax (907) 373-6412 • or Jack Klingbeil, phone (907) 345-2885 • www.alaskalivesteamers.org

Arizona

MARICOPA LIVE STEAMERS
Winterfest operation meets, 3rd weekend in January; spring meets, 3rd weekend in March; fall meets, 3rd weekend in October. • Public run days Sunday afternoons from 12-4:30 between Labor Day & Mother’s Day. • Regular meetings, 2nd Saturday each month except July & August at 1 pm in clubhouse in Adobe Dam Rec Area in NW Phoenix by SW corner of 43rd Av & Pinnacle Peak Rd. • Over 7 mi of 7-1/2" gauge mainline track with five operational branches. Valid, current boiler certificates required for steam engines and spark arrestors if solid fuel. • Mike Lewandowski, Secretary, 3048 N 152nd Dr, Goodyear, AZ 85338 • Phone (623) 536-1954 fun2rr@msn.com • www.maricopalivesteamers.com

SCOTTSDALE LIVE STEAMERS
7-1/2" gauge track, located at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, a 30-acre park devoted to railroad enthusiasts of different scales. Public run day every Sunday, noon to 5 pm except from mid-July to the end of August. Meetings held 1st Saturday at 9 am. Spring meet is the 4th weekend in March. Railfair is the 2nd weekend in October. Out-of-town visitors and equipment welcome • Jean Manney, Secretary, Scottsdale Live Steamers, 7339 East Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85259 • e-mail slscabchatter@aol.com

Arkansas

SOUTHERN RAILWAY, ARKANSAS SUBDIVISION
New 2,500-foot, 7-1/2" gauge track under construction; minimum radius 75 feet, maximum grade 1-1/2%. Visitors and helpers are welcome. Please call in advance • Steven and Carol Thomas, 623 Mulberry-Salem Road, Benton, AR 72015 • Phone (501) 316-1979 • E-mail sct4501@arkansas.net

WALDEN TOO RAILROAD
1,000 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track; 11/4 mile of 15" gauge track. Sharp curves, steep grade switching, working railroad. Visitors welcome. Please call to make appointment to ride and share knowledge • Ron Esserman, Esserman Lane, Dover, AR 72837 • Phone (501) 331-2030

California

AMERICAN FLAT RAILROAD AND MINING CO.
A private 4,300-foot, 7-1/2" gauge railroad, 4% grades, with 6-1/2% Shay loop. 55-foot minimum radius on 23 acres in the Gold Country - located at 19580 American Flat Side Road, Fiddletown, CA. Eight elevated steaming bays, self-contained RV space, lifting device. April through October, workdays 9 am 2nd Saturday. Spring Meet 2nd weekend in May; Fall Meet 2nd weekend in October. Visiting locomotives welcome - please call first • Reno and Leah Farinelli, P.O. Box 1, Fiddletown, CA 95629 • Phone (209) 245-5719

BITTER CREEK WESTERN RAILROAD
10,000 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track, 18 steaming bays, 2 hoists. Limited space for camping. See updated schedule and information at www.bittercreekwesternrr.org. Visitors please call first • Karl Hovanitz, 2110 South Halcyon Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 • Phone (805) 481-7353

CALIFORNIA CITY LIVE STEAMERS
Roy Brown, Secretary, P.O. Box 2259, California City, CA 93505

CHULA VISTA LIVE STEAMERS
Located at Rohr Park, 4548 Sweetwater Road, Chula Vista, CA (just south of San Diego). Run days are the 2nd full weekend of every month. Work days are the 1st Saturday of the month. Fall meets are always Labor Day weekend. Electrical hookups for RVs - call for reservations: Scott Lewis, President, phone (619) 420-2390; or Mary LeBrecque, phone/fax (619) 420-2733. Running on 8,000 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track. Business meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month. Visitors and helpers all welcome • Scott Lewis, President, P.O. Box 369, Chula Vista, CA 91912 • Phone (619) 420-2390 • website www.trainweb.org/cvls

GOLDEN GATE LIVE STEAMERS
Every Sunday, weather permitting. 2-1/2", 3-1/2", 4-3/4", 7-1/2" gauges. IBLS Wheel Standards. Track in Tildon Regional Park, Grizzly Peak Blvd, Oakland, CA. Small G-gauge track available. • Clubhouse phone (510) 486-0623 • Jerome Kimberlin, Secretary, Scheduled Meets, PO Box 70333, Richmond, CA 94807

GOLETA VALLEY RAILROAD CLUB, INC.
Contact for information • GVRR, P.O. Box 80256, Goleta, CA 93118-0256

JT&S RAILROAD CLUB, MOSELEY MUSEUM
2nd and 3rd full weekend of each month. 7-1/2" - 15" gauges. Operations dedicated to narrow gauge practice; however, all compatible equipment welcome. Private campground in beautiful high desert setting. Call in advance or write • Tom Arnold, President, P.O. Box 475, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 • Phone (619) 366-8030

LOS ANGELES LIVE STEAMERS
Operating every Sunday on one of the premier 7-1/2" gauge railroads of the world; 3-1/2"-4-3/4"-7-1/2" gauges. LALS/IBLS Standards. Scheduled Work Day and General Meeting 3rd Saturday of each month • Secretary, P.O. Box 2156, Toluca Lake, CA 91610-0156 • Phone (323) 661-8958

MENDOCINO COUNTY RAILWAY SOCIETY
A Live Steam, California Western Railroad booster club • Claudia Worrell, Director,
P.O. Box 1141, Fort Bragg, California 95437
• Phone (707) 964-3153

NORTH COAST LIVE STEAMERS
340-foot portable loop 7-1/2" - 4-3/4". Meetings second Sunday of month at various locations • Bill Shepherd, Secretary, P.O. Box 2055, Fort Bragg, CA 95437-2055 • Phone (707) 961-0329 evenings

NORTH VALLEY LIVE STEAMERS
President, John Johnson, Chico, CA • Phone (916) 898-5992 days • Linda Dewey, Secretary, 3435 Myers Street, Oroville, CA 95966-6578
• Phone (916) 534-3676

ORANGE COUNTY MODEL ENGINEERS, INC.
Run days are the Saturday and Sunday of the third weekend of every month. 15,000 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track • Brian K. Wright, Secretary, P.O. Box 3216, Costa Mesa, CA 92628 • Clubhouse phone (949) 54-TRAIN

PORTOLA VALLEY & ALPINE RAILROAD
3,700 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track 35 miles south of San Francisco, CA. Runs on the 4th Sunday of each month. IBLS Wheel Standards. Please call in advance • Phone (650) 364-8822 or (408) 292-5302

REDWOOD EMPIRE LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
Meeting the 1st Friday of every month in northern California - contact Secretary for directions to the meeting site as it may change as we grow. Overall theme of the organization is Sonoma County History as depicted through railroading - have begun track layout design • Don Bruner-Welch, Secretary, P.O. Box 4594, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 • Phone (707) 578-4414

RIVERSIDE LIVE STEAMERS
Steam only, Hunter Park, 1496 Columbia Ave, Riverside, CA • Brook Adams, Secretary, P.O.Box 5512, Riverside, CA 92517 • Engine House phone (951) 779-9024

ROOTS OF MOTIVE POWER, INC.
Historical steam, gas and diesel equipment on display - locomotives, railroad cars, Caterpillars, logging donkeys, steam cranes, shovels and rollers - over 100 pieces of old machinery mostly restored to working condition. Technical Research Library documents every phase in the industrializing of yesteryear. Monthly, open the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month and by appointment. Annually, Live Steam shows July 4th and the weekend after Labor Day • Roots of Motive Power, Inc., 430 East Commercial Street, Willits, CA 95490 • Phone (707) 459-9036 • www.rootsofmotivepower.com

SACRAMENTO VALLEY LIVE STEAMERS RAILROAD MUSEUM
March through October. First Saturday and third Sunday public run days. 7-1/2" and 4-3/4" gauge track, guests welcome. Track located in scenic Hagan Community Park at end of Chase Drive in Rancho Cordova, California. Boiler certificate or inspection required • SVLSRM, P.O. Box 273, Rancho Cordova, CA 95741 • Phone (916) 361-7140 • email info@svlsrm.org • www.svlsrm.org

SANDY RIVER & RANGELEY LAKES
WEST COAST DIVISION
A private point-to-point railroad under construction. 3,300 feet of 71⁄2" gauge track, 2-3⁄4% grade. Visitors are welcome, but please call first • David Rohrer, 38155 Blackranch Road, Oakhurst, CA 93644 • Phone (559) 683-0847

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIVE STEAMERS
Club Run Days 1st Sunday of each month (except in July when Run Day is held on July 4th) at Wilson Park in Torrance, CA, from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. Business meetings held on the 3rd Sunday of each month beginning at 11:00 am • Southern California Live Steamers, Inc., P.O. Box 11322, Torrance, CA 90510-1322 • Lynn Fielding, Newsletter Editor, phone (310) 533-8627 • lynn@wb6hqk.ampr.org

SWANTON PACIFIC RAILROAD SOCIETY
2nd Saturday of the month, 9 am, work days at 299 Swanton Road, Davenport, CA. Scheduled runs listed in newsletter • R.G.B. “Fitz” FitzPatrick, Secretary, SPRS-BRAE Dept., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 • e-mail RGBFitz@aol.com

VENTURA COUNTY LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
7-1/2" gauge. Meetings on first Monday of each month. New site negotiations underway. New members welcome • VCLS, P.O. Box 4057, Saticoy, CA 93007 • Ken Shaner, President, phone (805) 987-2580

WEST VALLEY LIVE STEAMERS
Model engineering, all aspects. Meet 4th Friday, 7:30 pm, at Hewlett Packard Auditorium, 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA • Steve Wesolowski, 10338 Bonny Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014

Colorado

THE BACKYARD FOUNDRYMAN’S SOCIETY
For details, send name and address to • C. W. “Bill” Ammen, BYFS, Box 288, Manitou Springs, CO 80829 • Fax (719) 686-5143

COLORADO LIVE STEAMERS
Our track site is located east of Denver near Byers, CO. We operate steam, diesel and electric locomotives on 4-3/4" and 7-1/2" gauge track. Our 7-1/2" track is now over 2-1/2 miles in length. Please call ahead for operating dates and directions, Linda Adcock, Sec. (303) 469-0299 mlmakingtracks@gmail.com

NORTHERN COLORADO LIVE STEAMERS
Meeting topics and location change from month to month. All interests associated with Live Steam are welcome. Three members are actively building on their own layouts. Call for meeting location and newsletter • Jerry Wilson, 2118 Judson Street, Longmont, CO 80501 • Phone (303) 772-5399

ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILS, INC.
Track located south of Denver on 10 secluded acres with 1,200' dual gauge track (4-3/4" and 7-1/2") and 5,500' (7-1/2") track. IBLS standards, boiler Inspection required, other club boiler inspection accepted. Visitors welcome, please call for directions, Brian Botton (719) 660-4160 or Art Lowell (303) 730-6975. P.O. Box 2443, Englewood, CO 80150 webmaster@rockymountainrails.com

Delaware

DELAWARE CREEK LIVE STEAMERS
In Newark, Delaware, off Route 40. Run day 4th weekend of every month, weather permitting • Fred Cox, 888 Salem Church Road, Newark, DE 19702 • Phone (302) 383-0325

Florida

CENTRAL PASCO & GULF RAILROAD
7-1/2" gauge track located in Crews Lake Wilderness Park near Shady Hills, Florida. Public run days are the second Saturday of each month. Work days every Saturday. See website: www.cpgrr.org/. For more information call (727) 569-2289 or e-mail at: bobm@cpgrr.org.

FLORIDA FELLOWSHIP OF MODEL ENGINEERS
3rd Saturday every month from 2:00 p.m. until dark, meeting and run day • Bill Lumley, Rt. 1, Box 322K, Delray Beach, Florida 33446

FLORIDA LIVE STEAMERS
Meets at various tracks throughout the state. For equal representation and area track construction, the state is divided into three divisions, with a director elected from each. Club promotes live steam in all aspects including railroading, stationary and traction engines, cars and boats • H. A. Laird, Secretary, 688 Faceville Attapulgus Road, Attapulgus, GA 39815-2310 • Phone (229) 465-3402

LARGO CENTRAL RAILROAD
7-1/2" gauge track located in Largo Central Park, Seminole Blvd. and East Bay Drive, Largo, Florida. Public run days are the first full weekend of each month. Other activities each weekend open to all Live Steamers. Check via club phone, (727) 585-9835, or at www.lcrailroad.com for more information. Mail address: P.O. Box 823, Largo, FL 33779.

RIDGE LIVE STEAMERS
Scheduled work day, 2nd Saturday. Scheduled run day, 4th Saturday. Layout address: 7760 North Scenic Highway (Alt US Route 27, State Route 17), Lake Wales, FL (3 miles from US Route 27) • Allen Newcomb, Secretary, 433 Seawane Circle, Auburndale, FL 33823-5803 • E-mail AllenPN@AOL.com • For layout, map and directions, check Web site ridgeclub.org

TRADEWINDS AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD
Sample Road at Florida’s Turnpike, Coconut Creek (Ft. Lauderdale), Florida. Workday 2nd Saturday, Public Run 3rd Saturday and Sunday. Approximately 4,800 feet of track. Visitors welcome, call ahead • Jon Hollahan, phone (954) 321-0319 • www.livesteamers.org • Email: jon@livesteamers.org

WEST TOCOI & BOSTWICK RAILROAD NORTHEAST FLORIDA LIVE STEAMERS AND RAILROADERS, INC.
35 miles south of Jacksonville. Work every Saturday, run once a month as scheduled by the Board • Regg Weller, phone (386) 326-4518 • http://www.neflsri.com • E-mail reggw@earthlink.net

Georgia

CANTON, ST. PAUL & PACIFIC RAILWAY
7.5" gauge, member owned. The recently completed mile-long main line includes three tunnels, two large timber trestles and several smaller bridges, and offers spectacular views of the Etowah River Valley. The line climbs 35 feet in elevation through heavily wooded mountainous territory. The ruling grade, eastbound between Sargent and St. Paul, is 2% on a 60-foot radius curve. All operations are bi-directional. Passing tracks, radio dispatching and industrial sidings insure that every trip is interesting, different, and sometimes challenging. The roundhouse with elevated bays, machine shop, and ample water tanks along the line make the CStP&P a very “Steam Friendly” railroad. Growth is continuing with additional yard trackage and new industries being planned and built. Visitors are asked to make arrangements well in advance • Bill Bryan, 110 Roundhouse Road, Canton, GA 30114 • hobobill@juno.com

NORTH GEORGIA LIVE STEAMERS
The North Georgia Live Steamers now have a new home after a lengthy search. We have entered into a long-term lease on 40+ acres located at the Georgia International Horse Park in the city of Conyers approximately 20 miles east of Atlanta. This was the site for the 1996 Olympic Equestrian and Mountain Biking events. Construction of the 7-1/2" gauge Conyers & Hightower Trail Railroad has begun. Please visit www.northgeorgialivesteamers.org for future updates and schedule.

Illinois

CHICAGO MODEL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION
In existence since before WWI. Meetings 8 pm on second Tuesday of month. Write for more information about the club, meeting places and activities. All inquiries welcome • Edward W. Smerz, Secretary, 34 W. Monroe Street, Villa Park, IL 60181

ILLINOIS LIVE STEAMERS
5,000 feet of 7-1/2", 4,000 feet of 4-3/4", 1,300 feet of 3-1/2" gauge track. Chicago region served by club-owned 7-acre facility operating all year • Chuck Olejniczak, ILS Corresponding Secretary, 2429 Red Oak Drive, Dyer, IN 46311 • Phone (219) 865-3129 • chooch0238@sbcglobal.net • www.illinoislivesteamers.com

NORTHWEST MODEL ENGINEERS
Meetings 1st Monday of each month, 7:30 pm at Maine Township Hall, 1700 Ballard Road, Park Ridge, IL. All modelmakers are welcome • Gene Kuntz, President, 43296 Trevor Road, Antioch, IL 60002 • Phone (847) 838-6530

PRAIRIE STATE RAILROAD CLUB, INC.
Work/run days 3rd Sunday of the month, May through October. 3,300-foot 7-1/2" gauge track point-to-loop operation with 190-foot trestle. IBLS Wheel Standards. For information, write attention: • Secretary, P.O. Box 700, Hinckley, IL 60520-0700 • tunnel@rcn.com

Indiana

INDIANA LIVE STEAMERS
Located in Johnson County Park, two miles west of Edinburgh, Indiana. 9,000 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track. Meeting the third Saturday of the month, operating to the public noon to 4:00 pm, April to October • Charles Robbins, 230 South Paine Street, Hanover, IN 47243 • Phone (812) 866-3494 • www.indianalivesteamers.org

See Tri-State Locomotive Club, MI

WALNUT CREEK RAILROAD
1,500 feet of 1-1/2" scale, 4-3/4" narrow gauge, including right-of-way privileges on the Walnut Creek and Southern Railroad. Portions are elevated. Visitors and equipment welcome. Please call in advance. • Stanley R. Hepler, CEO/Janitor, etc., 1759 North Hartzler Street, Warsaw, Indiana 46580 • Phone (574) 269-1825

WALNUT CREEK & SOUTHERN RAILROAD
The southern branch of the Walnut Creek Railroad now combined to include a total of 1,500 feet of 4-3/4" gauge track. Visitors are always welcome. Please call or write for more information • George W. Fish, CEO/gandy dancer, etc., 1735 North Hartzler Street, Warsaw, IN 46580 • Phone (574) 267-3923.

Iowa

IOWA MODEL STEAM ENGINEERS
900 feet of 7-1/2" gauge ground track and 650 feet of 3/4" and 1" highline track located on acreage in rural Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. For more information, contact • Wayne Davis, 704 North Walnut Street, Creston, IA 50801-1548 • train@mchsi.com • www.home.mchsi.com/~train • Tom Morgan, cell phone (319) 931-3034

Kansas

KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Promoting all aspects of Home Machining: Live Steam, Stirling, Internal Combustion, etc. All engines and hobbyists welcome. Club meets 1st Monday of every month • Marty Sigwing, Secretary, 812 Walnut, Halstead, KS 67056 • Phone (316) 830-2750 • e-mail sigwing@southwind.net • www.smokstak.com/links/showlink.php?l=162&catid=8

MIDWAY USA LIVE STEAMERS
Once a month - write for date. 7-1/2" gauge, IBLS Wheel Standards • Jack Harris, Manager, 7408 North Halstead, Hutchinson, Kansas 67502 • Phone (316) 663-1614

Maine

WASHINGTON COUNTY STEAM PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Track located at the top of Campbell Hill in the town of Cherryfield, ME. Track gauge 7-1/4" - 7-1/2", 35-foot minimum radius, 1-1/2 % grades, hydraulic lift. Information about run and work days can be obtained from • John Brace, Secretary, P.O. Box 177, Cherryfield, ME 04622 • Phone (207) 546-2101 • www.wcrr.org

Maryland

CHESAPEAKE & ALLEGHENY STEAM PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Public run days on 2nd Sundays and member run days on 4th Sundays of month in Leakin Park, Baltimore, MD. 3800 feet 7-1/2" gauge mainline with station area and HQ/car storage building. 1600 feet 4-3/4"- 3-1/2" gauge elevated track. All utilities with lift and steaming bays for above gauges. Valid state boiler certification required or free Maryland certification, given 7 days notice. Workdays Wednesdays and Saturdays. Call track site phone (301) 448-0730 for details or • Steve Zuiderveen, Secretary phone (443) 536-1181 or email rrsteve@aol.com

Massachusetts

CAPE COD LIVE STEAMERS
Operating on 700 feet of dual gauge 7-1/4" - 4-3/4" ground track in Sandwich, MA. Run day is 3rd Saturday each month, May - October • Art Downer, Corresponding Secretary, 123 King Street, Hanson, MA 02341 • Phone (781) 447-0403 • artd260@aol.com

CHARLTON RAILROAD
At the Masonic Lodge in Charlton, MA. 1-1/2" scale, 7-1/4" gauge, 220 feet of main line, 60-foot minimum radius. Run days are from June to October on the second Sunday of the month. Visitors are welcome. • Ric McWaters (508) 829-6190 • E-mail locomac@Worldnet.ATT.net

PIONEER VALLEY LIVE STEAMERS
Every Sunday, from Steam-up to Blow-down, weather permitting. Retired group meets on Thursdays. Track located at 108 Hillside Road in Southwick, MA. Highline for 3/4" and 1" scales; 7-1/4" gauge ground line for 1-1/2" and larger scales • Pioneer Valley Live Steamers, P.O. Box 105, Southwick, MA 01077-0105

WAUSHAKUM LIVE STEAMERS
Regular run days are on Sundays from the 4th Sunday in May until the 3rd Sunday in October. 2100 feet of 3.5"-4.75" high line track and 3000+ feet of 7.25" ground line track on a wooded 16-acre site in Holliston, MA. Triple gauge hydraulic turntable and lift; electric transfer table, and elevated steaming bays with air, electricity and water. Write or visit website for more information. • Ian Fisher, 62 Lake Shore Dr, South Westford, MA 01886 • fish03usmc@aol.com

Michigan

GREAT LAKES LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
Starr Jaycee Park, Royal Oak, MI, on 13 Mile Road 3 miles west of I-75. The club’s 1 kilometer track (7.5" gauge) is open on the first weekend of the month, 10 am to 5 pm. Sorry, no camping. Southgate location: Kiwanis Park in Southgate, Michigan, southwest corner of Trenton Road and LeRoy Street. Open 3rd weekend of the month • Rudolph Tuten, President, phone (586) 260-3637 (cell) • Harold Maxwell, Secretary, phone (810) 629-5592

HURON VALLEY LIVE STEAMERS
7-1/2" gauge club track under construction • For meeting information, contact Tom Stockton, Secretary, 4014 Earhart Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD
Track is private - invited guests only • Bill and Gisela Hayes, 3700 Cramton, Metamora, MI 48455 • Phone (810) 797-4961 • hays@centurytel.net • http://michigancentralrailroad.com/

MICHIGAN SMALL SCALE LIVE STEAMERS
At least one steam-up a month, plus Shay Days and the Huckleberry Rail Fans weekend. Founded in 2002 - 29 members so far! • Bob Weltyk, 2534 Mercury Drive, Lake Orion, MI 48360 • Phone (248) 391-1002 • rweltyk@ameritech.net • www.mssls.info

MID MICHIGAN RAILROAD CLUB
Located at Cornwell’s Turkeyville, 18935 15-1/2 Mile Road, Marshall, Michigan 49068. 3,500 feet 7-1/2" gauge track with expansion nearly completed. Self-contained campers may stay overnight. New members welcome • Pat Patton, Secretary, 2426 Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 • Phone (269) 381-8065 • pattonpat@aol.com

THE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN
Meetings first Tuesday of every month, 7 pm. • RHSONM, P.O. Box 1845, Traverse City, MI 49685

TRI-STATE LOCOMOTIVE CLUB
Monthly meetings held February through October at various locations in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. IBLS Wheel Standards. • Paul Boggs, Secretary, 177 Fir Road, Niles, MI 49120 • Phone (269) 684-8793

WHITE CREEK RAILROAD
A private track, but visitors and equipment are welcome most days, except Sundays. Call in advance. Over 5 miles main line 7.5" gauge track, 1,130 feet of trestles, 200 switches, bi-directional running with 29 passing sidings, 30 signal blocks, 30 industry spurs, 2 yards, multiple routes with 9 junctions. Operating sessions 2nd Saturday of month (May-November) • Russ and Mara Eldred, 3628 Egner Road, Cedar Springs, MI 49319 • Phone/fax (616) 696-1534 (home) or (616) 696-0910 (work)

Minnesota

See St. Croix Railroad, WI

Missouri

BIG CREEK & SOUTHERN RAILROAD
7-1/2" gauge private track. Out-of-town visitors and equipment welcome. Run day 4th Saturday of the month. Call in advance • Pat McCarthy, 18605 East 171st, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080 • Phone (816) 682-1189

DENVER KELLERADO & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD
Run days most Saturdays weather permitting. Please call in advance. Over 1.5 miles of main line 7.5" gauge track on 40 acres of beautiful landscape. Something for everybody - hills, valleys and prairies with some deep woods along line. Current boiler certificate or inspection required. Diesels welcome. Visiting engineers and equipment welcome • Karl Keller, 1035 North State Highway 125, Springfield, MO 65802 • Phone (417) 831-3115

OZARKS LIVE STEAMERS
Run days every weekend, April through October. 7-1/2" track for 1-1/2" scale; 6,500-foot track, restrooms, hydraulic lift, steaming bays; electricity and water furnished • Mike Weldon, 693 Depot Road, Fordland, MO 65652 • Phone (417) 767-4252 • http://www.ozarklivesteamers.webs.com/

RIO GRANDE SCENIC RAILROAD
Run day 3rd Saturday of the month, April through November, weather permitting. 4-3/4" - 7-1/2" dual gauge ground level track, IBLS Wheel Standards. For track location, contact • Gail O. Gish, 17900 Gibbons Road, Pleasant Hill, Missouri 64080 • Phone (816) 540-3243

SHOAL CREEK, LATHROP AND
NORTHERN RAILROAD
In association with Lathrop Antique Car, Tractor and Engine Association. 500-foot 7-1/2" gauge for 1-1/2" and 2-1/2" gauges, with plans for 6,000-foot track, storage and train construction buildings. Located on Hwy. 33, 35 miles north of Kansas City, MO • Jim Plowman, President • Contact Sam, phone (816) 740-3766

ST. LOUIS LIVE STEAMERS
7.50" - 4.75" dual gauge track located in Kircher Park, just off I-44 at the Williams Road exit on the east side of Eureka, Missouri. Monthly membership meeting is held at 10 am on the second Saturday in Kircher Park. For information • SLLS, 1432 Ruth Drive, Kirkwood, MO 63122

WABASH FRISCO AND PACIFIC RAILWAY
Running Sundays only, May through October, 11:15 until 4:15 pm. Two trainsets running consecutively every 20 minutes with passing meets operating with three different locomotives, usually a 4-4-2, a 4-6-2, or a 4-6-4. 12" gauge steam railway at Glencoe, MO, 25 miles west of St. Louis. For photo brochure, send SASE to • WF&P RY, David J. Neubauer, 1569 Ville Angela Lane, Hazelwood, MO 63042-1630 • Phone (636) 587-3538 • home.stlnet.com/~shahriary/wfp • http://wfprr.com/

Nebraska

BURLINGTON LITTLE LINE
1,300 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track, 60-foot radius, located 5 miles southeast of McCook, Nebraska. IBLS Wheel Standards. Private, happy to have company • Harvey and Erma Hinz, Route 3, Box 94, McCook, Nebraska 69001 • Phone (308) 345-5469

CAMP CREEK RAILROADERS
5,000 feet 7-1/2" gauge, 60-foot radius, 10 steaming bays. Run day 3rd Saturday May thru October. Track located at Camp Creek Threshers Association grounds at Waverly, NE • Gary Quillen, Secretary/Treasurer, 5265 Clay, Omaha, NE 68152 • Phone (402) 571-1345 • www.campcreekrailroad.com

Nevada

LAS VEGAS RAILROAD SOCIETY
7-1/2" and 15" gauge track planned on 40 acres, for Live Steam, diesel and electric. Scales to range from 1-1/2" to 5" • Bruno Platzer, President • Phone (702) 656-9705 • Fax (702) 367-1633

NEVADA NORTHERN RAILROAD MUSEUM
A time capsule of what a shortline railroad was like in the last century. New to exhibits are NN Ry 40 Baldwin 4-6-0 of 1910 and a 1907 Industrial steam-powered wrecking crane. Museum is situated on 56 acres with 49 buildings and structures, three original steam locomotives (two operate), a steam-powered rotary (non-operation but on the list), six diesel locomotives, and 62 pieces of rolling stock, with a complete machine shop on the property • Mark Bassett, Executive Director, Nevada Northern Railway, 1100 Avenue A, P.O. Box 150040, Ely, NV 89315 • Phone (775) 289-2085 • Fax (775) 289-6284 • www.nnry.com

NORTHERN NEVADA LIVE STEAMERS
Second Saturday May through September on the 7-1/2" gauge private track of the Centerville & Western Nevada Railroad, 1016 Irma Lane, Gardnerville, NV, courtesy of Ken Schroeder • Phone (775) 265-3632 in advance, please

New Jersey

IRON ACRES RAILROAD
1,500-foot main dual-gauged for 7-1/4" - 7-1/2". Meetings on Thursdays, 9 am to 2 pm, and Monday & Friday eves, 6:30 pm to 10 pm. Track located in Jackson, NJ. Newsletter “Iron Acre News” • Mike Venezia, phone (732) 364-0994

JERSEY SHORE LIVE STEAM
7-1/2" gauge. 10,000-foot track under construction. 501(c)3 education group, located 13 miles north of Atlantic City at Parkway exit 52. Write for work schedule • JSLS, P.O. Box 331, New Gretna, NJ 08224

NEW JERSEY LIVE STEAMERS
Gauges: No. 1 - 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" - 7-1/4"; track located at 266 Mountain Road, Liberty Corner, NJ. Business meetings 2pm 3rd Sunday of every month except December. Work day 1st Saturday of every month. Retirees’ Day every Wednesday. Friday night Crew. News bulletin “The Whistle Blast.” • Membership inquiries SASE to George Parsons, 2 Farrow Lane, Asbury, NJ 08802 • Clubhouse phone (908) 604-2770

PHILLIPSBURG RAILROAD HISTORIANS
Ride the 2" scale, 97/16" gauge Centerville and Southwestern miniature railroad that ran in Roseland, New Jersey, at the Becker Dairy Farm. Operating with No. 1503 (gas engine) as the steam engine, No. 1501, is in private hands. Much Becker memorabilia to see in the museum and a video/DVD will be available for purchase. Events are free; donations are welcome • www.prrh.org

SOUTH JERSEY LIVE STEAMERS
Meetings 4th Saturday each month. Workdays 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month at tracksite, Grant and Brunetta Avenue, South Vineland, New Jersey • Thomas Diedrich, Secretary, 919 North Broad Street, Woodbury, New Jersey 08096 • Phone (856) 845-9531

New York

ADIRONDACK LIVE STEAMERS
Over one mile of 7-1/4" gauge track, 4 miles east of Saratoga Springs, NY. Business meeting 2nd Saturday each month, running 4th Saturday each month, work every day • Don Buesing, RD #4, 31 Legend Lane, Ballston Spa, New York 12020 • Phone (518) 587-3172

CHAUTAUQUA LIVE STEAMERS
Contact Chester W. Lewis, Jr., 15 Jamestown Rd, Sinclairville, NY 14782 • Phone (716) 962-3256

FINGER LAKES LIVE STEAMERS
7-1/4" - 4-3/4" - No. 1 gauges, IBLS Wheel Standards. Track located at 302 Clyde Marengo Road, Marengo, NY. See website for map. Visitors always welcome • Public Relations, Guy J. Wicksall, 21 Maple Street, Geneva, NY 14456 • Phone (315) 789-1910 • E-mail wicksall@LinkNY.com • Club mail P.O. Box 114, Penfield, NY 14526 • Club phone (315) 923-7493 • website www.fingerlakeslivesteamers.org

INTERNATIONAL STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE SOCIETY
An international forum for those interested in stationary steam history. $20 annual membership • Conrad H. Milster, 178 Emerson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11205

LONG ISLAND LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
Second and last Sundays of each month, June through October inclusive. Tracksite, South Haven County Park. 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" - 7-1/4" gauges • John C. Mehrling, Secretary, 3 Smith Court, Stony Brook, New York 11790 • Phone (631) 751-1814 • www.trainweb.org/lils

NIAGARA FRONTIER LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
Located 15 miles south of Buffalo in Eden, NY. 650-foot loop of 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" gauge high line now operating • Tony Altenoeder, phone (716) 992-3859 • Joe Tanski, 8927 Notre Dame Drive, Eden, NY 14057 • Phone (716) 992-9099

PECONIC COUNTY MINIATURE RAIL ROAD
16" gauge (±1/8"), internal combustion. Located on eastern end of Long Island’s North Fork just north of Greenport, New York • Frank A. Field, General Manager, Box 631, Greenport, Long Island, NY 11944 • Phone (516) 477-2433

TONAWANDA CREEK MODEL ENGINEERS
10 miles north of Buffalo, NY. 2300 feet of dual gauge 7-1/2"- 4-3/4", also 500 feet of 3-1/2" high line. Meet and run on the 2nd Saturday with work nights each Tuesday • Hans Spielberger, 1000 N. French Rd, Amherst, NY 14228 email tcme3179@gmail.com.

North Carolina

TRIAD LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
At the historic Post Office Park in Harrisburg, NC. 2,000 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track, transfer table, steaming bays. Workdays Saturdays, monthly public run days, available for birthday parties. Contact info@triadlivesteamers.org website www.triadlivesteamers.org.

Ohio

BUCKEYE RAIL MODEL ENGINEERS
Nazor Road, Galion. Established club. 14-acre wooded grounds nearly a mile long next to Conrail tracks. Over 4,500 feet of track laid and still going • BRME, P.O. Box 147, Bucyrus, OH 44820-0147 • Phone (419) 562-2345

CARILLON PARK RAIL AND STEAM SOCIETY
Carillon Historical Park, 1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton, OH. 1,200 feet of 7-1/2" - 7-1/4" - 4-3/4" - 3-1/2" multi-gauge ground level track, 52-foot minimum radius, elevated steaming bays, hydraulic turntable, 3-track yard plus additional 3,600 feet of 7-1/2" gauge, 60-foot minimum radius, maximum grade 1-1/2%, 48-foot tunnel. Additional 900 feet of 7-1/2" gauge under construction. Current boiler certificate or inspection required. Operations start at 10:00 am, with passenger-carrying operations from 1:00 to 4:00 pm • Robert Schwenke, 7652 Downing Street, Dayton, OH 45414 • Phone (937) 890-1923 • E-mail cprsspres@aol.com

CCBW RAILROAD & MUSEUM
7-1/2" gauge Crawford County & Bucyrus Western Railroad, located at 925 W. Mansfield Street, P.O. Box 147, Bucyrus, OH 44820-0147. HO, G-gauge and full size displays, also. Operated by the “Train Buffs of Crawford County” the 3rd weekend of August each year • Ken Mead, answering service (419) 562-2345 • e-mail krmead@cybrtown.com

CINDER SNIFFERS, INC.
2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" - 7-1/4" - 7-1/2" gauges on the same ground level track. IBLS Wheel Standards. Boiler certificate or inspection required. Any and all Live Steamers are welcome at our meetings or at our Dover, Indiana, track site on run days. Run days are the 4th Saturday of months April through November, plus our New Year’s Day Run (times are noon to 4 pm Eastern Time). We run in snow, but rain will cancel • Charlotte Hughes, Corresponding Secretary, CorrSec@cindersniffers.org • Vincent Bradley, President, phone (812) 537-9709 • www.cindersniffers.org

LAKE SHORE LIVE STEAMERS
Penitentiary Glen Reservation, Lake Metroparks, Kirtland, Ohio. Over 1 mile of 7-1/2" gauge track including challenging main line hills. Two hydraulic unloading hoists. Electric, water, air at steaming bays. Current boiler certificate required. IBLS Standards. For current run events and more info, visit www.lakeshorelivesteamers.com • Maggie Delmore, Secretary, 763 Woodstock Road, Eastlake, OH 44095 • Phone (440) 942-2816

NORTHEASTERN OHIO LIVE STEAMERS
4,260+ feet of 7-1/2" gauge ground track located in Lester Rail Park in Medina County, Ohio with two load/unload transfer tracks. Dual gauge high line of a 1,000 foot oval. Club meetings the second Sunday of most months. For a map to the site, see our website http://livesteamohio.homestead.com/LiveSteamOhio.html Contact: John F. Riba, NEOLS Secretary, 1940 Marshfield Blvd, Westlake, OH 44145, phone (440) 871-7415 email neolssecretary@wowway.com.

NORTHWEST OHIO RAILROAD PRESERVATION, INC.
Approx. 1/2 mile of 15" gauge track for restored Live Steam Engine 901, which formerly ran at House of David, Benton Harbor, MI, from 1950s - 1970s. 1-4 pm Saturdays and Sundays except July/August, 6-9 pm Saturday, 1-4 pm Sunday, weather permitting. Special runs for Halloween and Christmas and other events. Located at northeast corner of I-75 Exit 161 • NWORRP, 11600 County Road 99, Findlay, OH 45840 • Phone (419) 423-2995 • www.nworrp.org

NORTHWESTERN OHIO LIVE STEAMERS
Second Sunday of the month June through Septem¬ber. Other months depend on the weather. Start at 1:30 p.m. Club meetings are second Sunday of each month. Track is located at 8375 Maumee-Western Road (US 20A), Monclova, Ohio. 4-3/4" - 7-1/2" gauges. IBLS Wheel Standards • Walter Holz, 325 Park Street, Oak Harbor, OH 43449 • Phone (419) 898-0701 • e-mail neolssec@adelphia.net

See Tri-State Locomotive Club, MI

Oklahoma

LOCOMOTIVE OPERATORS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (LOCO)
Run day second Sunday of every month, weather permitting. 7-1/2" gauge • Harvey Cannon, 100238 South 3480 Road, Sparks, OK 74869 • Phone (918) 866-2247

MUSKOGEE & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD
2,800 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track located just off highway 69 in Muskogee, OK. Private track, visitors welcome • Tom Harrington, 2961 North 23rd Street, West, Muskogee, OK 74401 • Phone (918) 683-8751

TULSA LIVE STEAMERS
7-1/2" gauge. For information on run days and meets, contact • Bill Fondren, 8159 South 39th W Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74132 • Phone (918) 446-4864

Oregon

CENTRAL OREGON AREA LIVE STEAMERS
Forming a 7-1/2" gauge track at the site of the Eastern Cascades Model Railroad Club. 20 acres, turntable, two wooden trestles, short plate bridge, existing right-of-way • Mike Lavrich, 61825 Teal Road, Bend, OR 97702 • Phone (541) 388-7511 • Tom Allinger, 1334 NW Union Street, Bend, OR 97701 • Phone (541) 383-3366 • E-mail TomA@Hwy97.Net

OVER-THE-HILL LIVE STEAM CLUB
9,000 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track. Run every Sunday, June - Labor Day • 36951 South Chiloquin Road, Chiloquin, OR 97624 • Arthur Crisp, President, phone (541) 783-2082 • Bill Shepherd, Vice President, phone (707) 961-0329 • Track shop phone (541) 783-2670 • www.ohwy.com/or/o/overhill.htm

PACIFIC NORTHWEST LIVE STEAMERS
(formerly Molalla Train Park, Inc.) Run Day every Sunday and holidays, from first of May until end of October. 3,600 feet of mainline track. Monthly meeting at track site, 31803 South Shady Dell Drive, Molalla, OR • Carl Jacobs, Secretary • phone (971) 506-4343 • clubhouse phone (503) 829-6866 • website www.pnls.org

PHOENIX AND HOLLY RAILROAD
Running days Saturday, Sunday and holidays, May into October. 15" gauge • Leo Garre, Owner, 2512 North Holly, Canby, Oregon 97013 • Phone (503) 266-3581

SOUTHERN OREGON LIVE STEAMERS
Operating second and fourth Sunday, April through October. Railroad Park, Medford, Oregon. For further information or directions • Paul, phone (541) 471-3016

TRAIN MOUNTAIN RAILROAD MUSEUM
Located in Chiloquin, OR, halfway between Klamath Falls and Crater Lake National Park. Over thirteen miles of main line 7-1/2" gauge track, 75-foot minimum radius, 2-1/2% maximum grade. IBLS Wheel Standards. All locomotives and rolling stock must be equipped with either safety chains and couplers or drawbars. All steam locomotives must have passed a hydrostatic pressure test at 150% of boiler operating pressure; certificates from other clubs so stating will be accepted. Four work weeks/train meet sessions each summer. See www.trainmountain.org for dates and details. Visiting engineers and equipment welcome. Please call in advance. • Carol Lanctot, Secretary, 36941 South Chiloquin Road, Chiloquin, OR 97624 • Phone (541) 783-3030 • Fax (541) 783-2013 • e-mail info@trainmountain.org

Pennsylvania

CUMBERLAND VALLEY LIVE STEAM RAIL ROAD
New club in the Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, area. Proposed 1-1/2" scale track in a park setting - railroad to serve as a “living history” museum • Anthony Cooper, 762 Pinola Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257 • Phone (717) 477-8387

PENNSYLVANIA LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
Run Days 4th Sunday of the month, April to October. Public Run Days are 4th Sunday of June, July and August. Gauge 1 - 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" - 7-1/4" gauge tracks at ground level at Rahns on Route 29, 1/2 mile north of intersection of Route 113. PLS track and wheel standards. Current PLS boiler certificate or equivalent of another Live Steam club required • PLS, P.O. Box 26202, Collegeville, PA 19426-0202 • http://www.PALivesteamers.org

READING SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
15" gauge railroad located on 25 acres. Public run day first Sunday of the month, June through September as well as two Open Houses, in May and November. “Lite Rail” division has 7-1/4, 4-3/4 gauges under construction. Track located on Iron Horse Drive off Mt. Laurel Road, Reading, PA • RSME, P.O. Box 13011, Reading, PA 19612 • Wayne Gillmor, phone (610) 927-4646

Tennessee

CEDAR SPRINGS RAILROAD
New private 2-1/2" scale railroad running on dual-gauged 7-1/4" - 7-1/2" gauge track is under construction near Riceville, Tennessee. Starting in 2005 visitors and equipment are welcome as are self-contained campers; please contact in advance. Starting with 1,000+-foot loop, the railroad will expand to cover 10+ heavily wooded acres and eventually include 10,000 feet of track, bridges, turntable, steaming bays, yards, sidings, industries and more. The railroad will be operations-oriented with bi-directional running and switching operations planned. The emphasis will be on 2-1/2" scale narrow gauge with a minimum radius of 60 feet and grades of 3%. Safety chains are required and brakes are preferred • Pat Turner, 287 County Road 754, Riceville, TN 37370 • Phone (423) 462-2228 • www.cedarspringsrr.com

CHATTANOOGA SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS, INC.
Located at the private and very scenic Eagle Point Railroad in Dunlap, Tennessee. Currently 11,000 feet of the planned 16,000-foot main line, 7-1/2" gauge, 65-foot minimum radius track with signals. Also, 1,500 feet of the planned 3,000 feet of sidings and yard tracks, including over 1,100 feet of bridges and trestles. Steaming bays, hydraulic loading-lift, restroom, RV hookups, located on 35 acres of wooded mountain terrain. Frequent work and run days, see website schedule. Regular and Associate membership available. Not open to general public; however, visiting engineers and equipment welcome on scheduled days with advanced notice. Current boiler inspection certificate, safety chains and FSR radio required. Website updated often as work progresses: http://csme.livesteamtrains.com/. Phone contacts on website. Directions sent when visit scheduled • CSME Info, P.O. Box 642, Dunlap, TN 37327-0642 • e-mail traindaddy_1954@yahoo.com subject: SSME info

MID-SOUTH LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
Run days January through April, first Saturday of month; May through November, last Saturday of the month. 14,000 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track, IBLS Wheel Standards. All locomotives and rolling stock must be equipped with either safety chains and couplers or drawbars. All steam locomotives must pass a hydrostatic pressure test at 150% of boiler operating pressure; certificates from other clubs so stating will be accepted. Visiting engineers and equipment welcome, including diesels, at Maury County Park, Columbia, Tennessee • Bob Brand, Secretary/Treasurer, 73 Commanche Trail, Jackson, TN 38305 • Phone (731) 668-4653 • www.mid-southlivesteamers.org

Texas

ANNETTA VALLEY & WESTERN RAILROAD
7-1/2" gauge private track with 8,240-foot round trip point-to-point. Operating yard at each end, four along route towns with sidings, signal system, passenger depot, enginehouse/shop, hydraulic lift, transfer table, steaming bays, camper parking, picnic area, shower facilities. Dispatcher-controlled operations with timetables. Radio headsets required. Located west of Fort Worth, TX. Visitors and equipment welcome. For days of operation • Terry McGrath, e-mail terrymcgrath@usa.net

HOUSTON AREA LIVE STEAMERS
Zube Park, near Hockley, about 20 miles west of Houston in Harris County. 1 mile north of US 290 on Roberts Road. 6,800 feet of 7.5" gauge track, going twice around before repeating the figure 8. 1,800 feet of 4.75" gauge track. 18 steaming bays, of which 8 are now covered; hydraulic transfer table for unloading equipment. Work days on 1st Saturday of each month. Public run days start at 9 a.m. on the 3rd Saturday from March until November. • See www.hals.org for map and directions • Rick White, Secretary, P.O. Box 215, Hockley, TX 77477-0215 • e-mail rick.white.jr@gmail.com

SAN JACINTO MODEL RAILROAD CLUB, INC.
Houston, TX, area, founded in 1953. Club cooperates with the National Model Railroad Association and NMRA Lone Star Region Division 8. 130 members model in scales ranging from Z to 1-1⁄2" Live Steam. Meetings are open to the public, 7 pm on the 1st Tuesday of each month, usually at the Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnett, Houston. For information • Cecil G. Stewart, e-mail Cecil_G_Stewart@houind.com • Steve Sandifer, Publicity Chairman, 12027 Mulholland Drive, Meadows Place, TX 77477 • Phone (281) 568-9918

SOUTHWESTERN LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
7-1/2" gauge. Operates on 7 privately-owned tracks in Texas and Oklahoma. 150 members • James Hitzfelder, 7732 Dorado Drive, Austin, TX 78737 • jhitz@austin.rr.com • Phone (512) 417-1802 • www.swlsonline.org

Utah

MIDWAY SHORTLINE RAILROAD
Over 2,000 feet of 12" gauge track in Heber Valley, UT, 40 miles east of Salt Lake City. One propane-fired Live Steam 4-4-0, a gas-powered diesel, and 12 cars. Private track, but visitors are welcome. Please call in advance. Train operates Saturday afternoons 12 noon to 4:30, May through September and on holidays. No charge is made, but donations are welcomed • Richard V. Thiriot, 1210 North Homestead Drive, Midway, UT 84049 • Phone (435) 654-1923

S & S SHORTLINE RAILROAD
Located in Farmington, UT, 10 miles north of Salt Lake City. 11,00-foot 7-1/2" gauge track, 5,000-foot 24" gauge track; 66-foot tunnel going under G&RGW main line. 50-foot minimum radius, steaming bays, hydraulic hoists for unloading. Visiting engineers and equipment always welcome. Park open to the public. Full size replica of 1920s Union Pacific Freight Station with snack bar, gift shop and museum located inside • S & S Shortline Railroad, 575 North 1525 West, Farmington, UT 84025 • Phone (801) 451-0222

Virginia

ANTIQUE EQUIPMENT CLUB, INC.
Meetings and work parties held once a month at the club property near Bealeton, VA. 7-1/2" - 15" gauges • James R. Baird, Secretary, P.O. Box 69, Bealeton, VA 22712 • Phone (540) 439-3357

BLUE RIDGE LIVE STEAMERS, INC.
Meetings 2nd Wednesday of month, locations may vary. Contact club secretary for location, run days. 2,400 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track plus several hundred feet of station sidings and storage yards, transfer table, turntable, steaming bays • James T. Humphrey, Secretary, P.O. Box 12774, Roanoke, VA 24028

VALLEY LIVE STEAMERS
7-1/2" gauge I.B.L.S. standards (Roanoke, VA). 1,200-foot + track. Call for membership information and meeting locations • Harold E. Hunley, Jr., Secretary, 212 Stewart Street, Goodview, VA 24095-2228 • Phone (540) 890-3615

Washington

GREAT NOWHERE RAILROAD
600 feet of 3-1/2" gauge track and 1,200 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track, both 30-foot radius, in Moses Lake, WA • Russ and Gee Clough, 3621 Ottmar Road, Moses Lake, WA 99837

INLAND EMPIRE LIVE STEAMERS
Jerry Braun, Acting Secretary, 815 West Greta, Spokane, WA 99208 • Phone (509) 466-5059 • e-mail jerrybraun1@comcast.net

KITSAP LIVE STEAMERS
7-1/2" gauge railroad located in the South Kitsap Community Park, Jackson and Lund Streets, Port Orchard, WA. Public run days 2nd and 4th Saturdays, April through October • Kitsap Live Steamers, Inc., P.O. Box 73, Retsil, WA 98378-0078 • Phone (360) 871-6414 • E-mail kls@kitsaplivesteamers.org • www.kitsaplivesteamers.org

PACIFIC COAST LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
Meeting monthly in homes of members • Mail Clerk, Don Dickens, 11904 Northeast Fourth Street, Vancouver, Washington 98684 • Phone (206) 256-7792

PUGET SOUND GARDEN RAILWAY SOCIETY LIVE STEAMERS
An omnigauge Live Steam division that holds meets on privately-owned layouts. HO - S - O - 1-3/4" - 3-1/2" - 7-1/2" - 15" - 18" - 24" gauges are currently represented, with Gauge 1 and G scale equipment being the most popular. Visitors and new members are welcome • Allan R. Starry, Dispatcher, 1615-9th Avenue, N., Edmonds, WA 98020 • Phone (425) 672-3056

WESTERN WASHINGTON LIVE STEAMERS
Over a mile of 7-1/2" gauge track. Organization operates April through October. IBLS Standards. Workdays 1st Saturday of the month, 3rd Saturday members and guests run days. Members may run anytime during the season but must call Dave Skagen first • Dave Skagen, E1160 Agate Road, Shelton, WA 98584 • Phone (360) 426-6280

 

Wisconsin

DELLS LIVE STEAMERS AND MODEL ENGINEERS CLUB, INC.
At the Riverside and Great Northern Railway on Stand Rock Road, Wisconsin Dells, WI. 7-1/2" gauge operational, curves minimum 30-foot radius. Work and meeting day 1st Saturday every month (except holiday weekends) • Jim Hagen, President, phone (608) 666-3881 • R&GN, N 115 County Road N, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965

GREEN BAY LIVE STEAMERS
Project D-47 and FA-1: A joint project with the Green Bay and Western Railroad Fan Club - to build a 2-8-2 Mikado and an FA-1 diesel for Dual-7 track standards (7-1/4" - 7-1/2"). New memberships are $12 per year, per person. Plus: 2-1/2" gauge G3 rideable garden railroad is planned • Founder, Steven Solway • Green Bay Live Steamers, 1331 Bellevue Street, No. 229, Green Bay, WI 54302-2146 • Phone (920) 469-0011

MILWAUKEE LIGHT ENGINEERING SOCIETY
4,500 feet of 7-1/2" gauge track. Meetings 7 pm on the 2nd Friday of each month; call for location. Run days are the 2nd and 4th Sundays and work days Wednesday evenings 6 pm, May through September, weather permitting • Kenneth L. Rodig, Secretary, W255 N9274 Tomahawk Dr., Sussex, WI 53089 • Phone (414) 246-8215 • or Thomas Artzberger, Superintendent, 5852 Park Lane, Hartford, WI 53027 • Phone (414) 673-2270

RIVERSIDE & GREAT NORTHERN PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Located just north of the Wisconsin Dells. At present the Society operates a Gift Shop, The Iron Horse Restaurant, a 15" gauge steam and diesel railroad and historical operating museum. Daily scheduled operations commence on Memorial Day weekend and end on Labor Day. Limited weekend operations begin in April and run through November weather permitting • Sandy Bradbury, Secretary • For more information, phone (608) 254-6367 • www.randgn.com

SAINT CROIX RAILROAD
Track located at 315 Croix Ridge Drive, Hudson, WI 54016 (off S. Cove Rd, 4 miles south of I-94 WI Exit 2 - approx 30 miles east of Minneapolis/St. Paul) 1,200 feet elevated track (2-1/2", 3-1/2", 4-3/4" gauges) 5,000 feet ground-level 4-3/4" gauge and 4.500 feet ground-level 7-1/2" gauge track with bridges, tunnels, grades, roundhouse, steaming bays with services, hoists. Require current boiler certificate or inspection. Secretary, P.O.Box 11527, St. Paul, MN 55111-0527. phone (715) 386-1871, email info@stcroixrr.org or visit www.stcroixrr.org All welcome, please contact us if you’re coming to visit.

AUSTRALIA

New South Wales

HORNSBY MODEL ENGINEERS
CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
Running day 2nd Sunday of each month 10 am to 4 pm (subject to conditions) at 29 Mid-Dural Road, Galston, New South Wales, on the Galston Valley Railway. Approximately 1 kilometre of 5" gauge main line, numerous loops and sidings. Public admission is $5 for each adult; children are admitted free if accompanied by an adult. Rides are $2.00 per person. Babes in arms are not permitted on the trains, as every person must be seated whilst riding on the train. All persons riding on trains must have fully enclosed footwear • Galston Valley Railway phone (02) 9653-1630 (answered Wednesdays and Public Running Days) • Don Whitehouse, Secretary, P.O. Box 172, Galston 2159, New South Wales, Australia • Phone (02) 4977-1897 • hmecl@sdr.com.au • http://www.hme.org.au/

ILLAWARRA LIVE STEAMERS CO-OP LTD.
Run day 4th Sunday of each month. 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 5" gauges. Track at Virginia Street, North Wollongong • Registered Office, 63 Pioneer Road, Bellambi, New South Wales 2518, Australia

SYDNEY LIVE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY
Club run day 1st Saturday each month. Public run day 3rd Saturday, 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 5" gauges. Track at Anthony Road, West Ryde • SLSLS Secretary, P.O. Box 124, West Ryde, NSW 2114 Australia

SYDNEY SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS LTD.
Track at R53 Luddenham Road, St. Marys, New South Wales 2750. Run days: Last Sunday of each month (except December). HO - 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 5" - 7-1/4" - 8" - 12" gauges • Mail to: Hon. Secretary SSME Ltd., R53 Luddenham Road, St. Marys, NSW 2750, Australia

WESTERN DISTRICTS LIVE STEAMERS CO-OP, LTD.
Public running days are each Saturday and the third Sunday of the month (no running in January). 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 5" - 7-1/4" gauges. Track at Fairfield showground, Smithfield Road • David Kirkland, Hon. Secretary, P.O. Box 8403, Mount Prichard 2170, NSW Australia

Queensland

QUEENSLAND SOCIETY OF MODEL & EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERS, INC.
Meetings fourth Monday of the month at 8 p.m. Run day second Sunday of the month. Ground level 5" and 7-1/4", elevated 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 5" gauges. Tracks at club grounds at Strathpine • Lloyd Dannenberg, P.O. Box 322, Everton Park, Australia 4053 • Phone (07) 54979405

SUNSHINE COAST RAILWAY MODELERS SOCIETY
Run day 4th Sunday of each month. Track at Florence Street in Nambour, 3-1/2" - 5" - 7-1/4" gauges • George C. Hadley, Secretary, P.O. Box 234, Nambour 4560 Queensland, Australia

South Australia

ADELAIDE MINIATURE STEAM RAILWAY SOCIETY
Public Run Day fourth Sunday each month. 5" gauge, ground level track only at 370 Regency Road, Prospect • E. J. Wakefield, Secretary, 12 Beasley St., Marden, 5070 South Australia • Phone 42.3269

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN 7-1/4" GAUGE RAILWAY CLUB, INC.
Public running days 2nd Sunday of each month. Track available by appointment for interstate and overseas members. Approximately one kilometer of 7-1/4" gauge track • Ian Thomas, Hon. Secretary, 15 Hinkley Road, Morphett Vale 5162, South Australia • Phone (08) 382-6283

Victoria

ALTONA MINIATURE RAILWAY
Tracksite on Blenheim Road, Altona, Victoria, Australia. 1,000 metres, 5" - 7-1/4" dual gauge. Public running day on the 3rd Sunday every month from 12 noon to 4 pm. Club meetings are held 7:30 pm on 1st Wednesday of each month (January excluded). Visitors always welcome • Secretary, P.O. Box 387, Altona 3018, Victoria, Australia • e-mail altona_mini_rail@yahoo.com.au • www.altonaminiaturerailway.com.au

BOX HILL MINIATURE STEAM RAILWAY SOCIETY
Public run days, 2nd Sunday in each month. 5" and 7-1/4" gauges ground level tracks at the corner of Elgar and Belmore Roads, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia • Secretary, P.O. Box 61, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia 3128

DIAMOND VALLEY RAILWAY LTD.
7-1/4" gauge track, meets every Sunday and public holiday, 1-5 p.m., at Lower Eltham Park, Melbourne, Australia • M. W. Coleman, Public Relations, C/-P.O. Box 245, Eltham 3195, Victoria, Australia

CORIO BAY SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Meets third Wednesday every month except January in the Engineering Building, Gordon Institute of Technology, LaTrobe Terrace, Geelong, Victoria, Australia • Contact the Secretary, Corio Bay Society of Model Engineers, P.O. Box 15, North Shore 3214, Victoria, Australia

MELBOURNE SOCIETY OF MODEL AND EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERS
Meetings held 2nd Friday each month, 8 p.m. in the AMRA Hall, 92 Wills Street, Glen Iris • Giovanni Lizza, Secretary, 166 Dorset Road, Boronia, Victoria 3155 AUSTRALIA • Phone (03) 762-7480

STEAM LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY OF VICTORIA
Track at Rowans Road, Morrabbin, Victoria. Meeting 3rd Friday each month. Run day Saturday following 3rd Friday. Public Run 1st Sunday each month except January • Nevin Owen, Secretary, Box 115, Morrabbin 3189 Victoria, Australia

TULLAMARINE LIVE STEAM SOCIETY
Run days 1st and 3rd Sunday afternoons each month. Meetings 1st Friday of each month at 6 p.m. 3-1/2" - 5" and G gauge elevated track; 3-1/2" - 5" - 7-1/4" gauge ground level track. Tracks and club rooms are at 15 Green Street, Bulla • Secretary, P.O. Box 107, Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia 3043 • Google Earth Coordinates 37 38' 30.50"S 144 48' 16.02"E

WOODVALE 7-1/4 ELECTRIC TRAMWAY
Situated 12 km north of Bendigo in Central Victoria. Australia’s only known passenger-carrying tramway with working overhead wire. Also steam and diesel-electric on 1 km track. New members and visitors welcome. Run every weekend with week days by appointment • John Beckett, Box 110, Bendigo 3550, Australia • Phone/fax (054) 46-1742

Western Australia

CASTLEDARE MINIATURE RAILWAYS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INC.
The “No. 1” 7-1/4" gauge railway in West Australia. Running 1st Sunday and 3rd Saturday each month. General meeting Saturday, 10 a.m., prior to Sunday run day • Ken Belcher, Secretary, P.O. Box 337, Bentley, WA 6110, Australia • Phone (08) 9375 1223

NORTHERN DISTRICTS MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY (PERTH), INC.
Tracksite at Vasto Place, Balcatta. Elevated track 1-1/4" - 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 5". A ground-level track is being developed. Barbecue facilities. Club room with meeting area and workshop including a large lathe and a large shaper. Run days for members only occur on the Sunday after the 2nd Friday of the month, 11:00 - 3:00; run days for the public occur on the last Sunday of the month, 11:00 - 3:00. Fully covered shoes must be worn at the tracksite. AMBSC boiler certificates must be current • Richard (Dick) Langford, President, phone (08) 9408 0081 • Milton Smith, Secretary, phone (08) 9444 9183 • NDMES, P.O. Box 681, Balcatta, WA 6021, Australia

CANADA

Alberta

ALBERTA CENTRAL LIVE STEAMERS SOCIETY
7-1/2" gauge. Write to A.C.L.S., William G. Wilson, RR2, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada T9A 1W9 • Phone (403) 352-3202

ALBERTA MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
Run days every Sunday, May through October, weather permitting. Visitors welcome, current boiler certificate required. 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" - 5" - 7-1/4" elevated track and steaming bays as well as a 7-1/2" ground level loop of about 1.0 mile are currently available. Open to the public every Sunday. For track location, events, meeting, contact information, etc., please consult our website, www.ironhorsepark.net, or contact • Tom Gibbons, President, phone (403) 257-5112 • Dave Judd, Secretary, phone (403) 281-8072 • Mike Gibbons, Site Manager, phone (403) 948-2380

British Columbia

BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
This is the track site that hosted the IBLS 2000 Meet of the Millennium. The track operates every Saturday and Sunday and public holidays from Easter to Canadian Thanksgiving (11th October) on the 7-1/2" gauge 14,000-foot track. Minimum 60-foot radius curves. Visitors are most welcome to run any time. Steam locos require current boiler certificate. Club Workshop day every Tuesday all year. Club meetings are held 1st Wednesday of every month at 7:30 PM in Rainbow Creek Station on the track site, 120 N. Willingdon Ave. at Penzance Drive, Burnaby, BC. Track phone (604) 291-0922. • Lindsay McDonnell, 3651 Lynndale Cres, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 3S5 • phone (604) 420-1778 • email: lindsaymcd@telus.net

OKANAGAN MODEL ENGINEERS
Meetings first Thursday each month, 7:30 p.m. Visitors and prospective members welcome. 7-1/2" gauge track under construction • R. A. (Bob) Johnson, 2702 Glenmore Road North, Kelowna, BC V1V 2B6 Canada • Phone (250) 762-8251

VANCOUVER ISLAND MODEL ENGINEERS
Regular meetings held on first Thursday of each month except July and August. Regular run days second Sunday of each month. 1-1/4" - 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" - 5" raised and 5" - 7-1/2" ground level tracks located at the grounds of the Saanich Historical Artifacts Society, Victoria, BC • Claude Jolivet, Secretary, 7321 Lockside Drive, Victoria, BC Canada V8M 1W4 • Phone (604) 652-7919 • E-mail trainz@home.com • http://www.vime.ca/

Manitoba

MANITOBA LIVE STEAMERS, INC. RED RIVER VALLEY RAILWAY
with 1,000 feet of elevated track in 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" - 5" gauges and a new 1,100-foot ground level track in 4-3/4" - 7-1/2" gauges. Regular run days are the third Sunday of the month from May to September • John Wood, Secretary, phone (204) 895-1634 • e-mail joywood@escape.ca

Ontario

ALGOMA MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
Meetings September through June at members’ homes on the 1st Wednesday of the month. New members welcome. 1,000-foot 1-1/2" scale track on the ground and growing. Visitors welcome - please phone first. Club interests include hit & miss engines, restored and models. Portable track system set up three times a year for a public show, free rides to the public • Ken Cadotte, Secretary / Corespondent, 325 Old Goulash Bay Road, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5K8 Canada • Phone (05) 9-8992 • e-mail kbceoogb@sympatico.ca

BLUEWATER MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
Second Monday each month, 8 p.m. currently at Northern Collegiate machine shop. Monthly newsletter. Model Engineering in general • Mike Green, Secretary, P.O. Box 815, Corunna, Ontario, Canada N0N 1G0 • Phone (519) 862-1820

CENTRAL ONTARIO ASSOCIATION LIVE STEAMERS (COALS)
Sunday mornings May through October, weather permitting, 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" on the ground • Ralph Harrisen, RR 3, Burford, ON N0E 1A0, Canada • Phone (519) 449-5951

FRONTENAC SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month at the Ongwanada Centre, Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, Ontario. Model engineering in general, primarily Live Steam. Members have or are currently working on 3-1/2" - 7-1/4" locomotives, 1" - 3" scale traction engines, steam wagons, roller and stationary steam plant • Dave D’Albertanson, Secretary/Librarian, 2845 Washburn Road, RR 2, Inverary, ON K0H 1X0 Canada • Phone (613) 353-6792 • dave_dalbertanson@hotmail.ca • http://www.trainweb.org/fsme/index.html

GOLDEN HORSESHOE LIVE STEAMERS
3-1/2" - 4-3/4" elevated 1,200-foot loop of track with 50-foot radius, transfer table and steaming bays. 7-1/4" ground level 1,400-foot loop of track with 60-foot radius, loading hoist, turntable and steaming bays. Located at the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology, Hamilton, Ontario. Run days most Sundays, May to October • Bob McDowall, President, Michael DesParois, Treasurer, Ferd Mels, Secretary, phone (416) 726-8261 • e-mail ferd@ghls.ca • Russ Milland, OMLET and event organizer, e-mail info@ghls.org • Club new website at www.ghls.ca

OTTAWA VALLEY LIVE STEAMERS AND MODEL ENGINEERS
Run days are generally the 2nd and last Sunday of each month, May - October, Cumberland Heritage Museum, Cumberland, ON, Canada (located just east of Ottawa). 2,200 feet of 5" - 7.25" gauge ground level track, turntable, 12 steaming bays. 700 feet of 3.5" - 4.75" - 5" elevated track • John Bryant, phone (613) 761-1109 • e-mail ovlsme@mars.dgrc.crc.ca • Full steaming schedule at www.trainweb.org/ovlsme

RICHMOND HILL LIVE STEAMERS
Track site: 15922 McCowan Road. 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" elevated; 5" - 7-1/4" ground line, 40 minutes north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 3-acre property. Run days every Sunday May to September • Jean Woods, Secretary, phone (416) 438-1054 • e-mail jeanwoods@rogers.com

SOUTHERN ONTARIO LIVE STEAMERS
650 feet of dual gauge 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" elevated track on private land, 4 miles west of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada. No regular run dates scheduled, but track is available for impromptu running. For more in-depth information, call • Murray Bennell at (519) 674-3795 after 6 pm

TORONTO LIVE STEAMERS
Steaming days 2nd Sunday of each month, 10 am -2 pm, May through October, weather permitting. Winter meetings held on 1st Sunday of each month, October through May, 1:30 pm in the community room, Brampton Shoppers World (Hwy 10 and Steeles). 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" gauges, elevated track approximately 600 feet in length, located at Humes Auction Farm, 9313 4th Line, about 5km northeast of Milton, ON • Jim Lee, Secretary, 80, Corby Crescent, Brampton, Ontario L6Y 1H1 • Phone (905) 451-1450 • E-mail jhlee@sympatico.ca

Quebec

LES AMATEURS DE VAPEUR VIVE DE LA MAURICIE
4-3/4" gauge track under construction, near Trois-Rivieres, Quebec • Secretary, 4045 des Bouleaux, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, G8Y 1K4, Canada

MONTREAL LIVE STEAMERS CORP.
Run days are every Sunday from May to October, weather permitting. Open to the public on the 1st and 3rd Sundays. Workdays each Wednesday and Saturday. Tracks include two elevated loops with 3-1/2" - 4-3/4" - 5" gauges, 4,000-plus-foot 7-1/4" gauge main line with 60-foot minimum radius. Track located 15 minutes west of Montreal in Les Cedres, Quebec, at 1396 Chemin du Fleuve. Full schedule and directions at www.montreallivesteamers.com/ • Roy Motton, Secretary, B.P. 332, Succ. Snowdon, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3X 3T6

Saskatchewan

SASKATOON MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
Meetings 4th Monday each month at the Saskatchewan Railway Historical Association, RR 3, commonly known as Hawker Siding, Pike Lake Hwy. 3-1/2" - 5" gauge track available • Contact President Bob Byrnes, phone (306) 384-3833

ENGLAND

Dorset

BOURNEMOUTH & DISTRICT SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Meetings once a month. Raised 5" and 3-1/2" gauge track 1760 ft. long in Kings Park, Bournemouth, Dorset. Open for public passenger hauling every Sunday afternoon from Easter to end of September. Visitors with locos always welcome • Mike Baker, Hon. Secretary, 13A Hamble Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, England • Phone (0202) 721166

Hampshire

BOARHUNT & DISTRICT ENGINEERING PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Meetings 1st Wednesday evening each month at 8:00 p.m. at Boars Head Hotel, North Boarhunt, on A333 between Wickham and Portsmouth. New members with interest in any aspect of steam are welcome • John Peck, Hon. Secretary, Berkeley House, 50A Nightingale Road, Southsea, PO5 3JN, England • Phone 752502 (Portsmouth)

Leicestershire

NORTH WEST LEICS MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
Meetings held 2nd Thursday each month, 7:30 pm, at Labour Club, Bridge Road, Coalville. Informal working parties/meetings held every Sunday and Thursday mornings at the track site, located at Hermitage Recreation Ground, Hermitage Road, Whitwick, Leics. 1,200-foot 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 5" gauge raised track, clubhouse. Comprehensive path/road system for miniature road vehicles. Large lake for model boaters. Steam-ups 3rd Sunday each month, 2 pm onwards. Public steam-ups with special events; social events for members, families • Clive Handley, Hon. Secretary, phone 01509 413473

Middlesex

HARLINGTON LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY
Meetings every Thursday, 8:00 pm. Public open days on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, from Easter Sunday until October, at High Street, Harlington, Middlesex (less than a mile from Heathrow Airport - take the 140 bus) • Peter Tarrant, P.R.O., 35, Warwick Road, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 9BZ, England

HARROW & WEMBLEY MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
Open on Sundays, Easter to the end of October, at Roxbourne Park, Field End Road, Eastcote, Middx. 3-1/2" - 5" - 7-1/4" ground level • www.HWSME.org.uk

HIGH WYCOMBE MODEL ENGINEERING CLUB
Meetings 1st Thursday each month at 8:00 p.m. Battersbury Manor, High Wycombe. Loco running Sundays, track at Holmer Green Sports Centre, 3-1/2" - 5" - 7-1/4" gauges, Raised track • Mr. D. C. Parris, C. Eng., Harlford, 31, Cranford Lane, Harlington, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 5HA England

Suffolk

COLCHESTER SOCIETY OF MODEL & EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERS
Run days 1st Sunday each month. Open Days 1st Sunday in May and September. O gauge - No. 1 gauge - 2-1/2" - 3-1/2" - 5" elevated track, 5" - 7-1/4" gauge ground level • Hope, President, 28 Warrington Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, U.K.

Surrey

GUILDFORD MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
3-1/2" - 5" gauge elevated track, 7-1/4" gauge ground level track at Stoke Park, London Road, Guildford • Janet Nicholls, P.R.O., 9 Priory Close, Fleet, Aldershot, Hampshire GU138 ED • Phone (0252) 629283

West Midlands

BIRMINGHAM SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS LTD.
1,500 feet of track - 3-1/2" - 5" gauge raised, 7-1/4" gauge ground level; clubhouse, steaming bays, and engine shed; on Illshaw Heath, west side of Birmingham between the city and Stratford-on-Avon • Registered Office, Illshaw Heath Road, Hockley Heath, Solihull, West Midlands B94 6DN England

Yorkshire

SHEFFIELD & DISTRICT SOCIETY OF MODEL & EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERS
Abbeydale Miniature Railway run days on alternate Sundays March 19 through October 22, 1 pm to 5 pm. 3-1/2" to 7-1/4" multi-gauge raised track, fully signaled 5" and 7-1/4" dual gauge ground level track and G1/G0 garden railway. Work day on Wednes-days. Winter meetings every other Friday, 7:30 pm. Close to historic Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. See our website at www.sheffieldsmee.co.uk for map, etc. • Mick Savage, 3 Chatsworth Road, Sheffield S17 3QG England • Phone (+114) 2369002

FRANCE

ASSOCIATION DES AMIS DE LA VAPEUR VIVE
5" - 7-1/4" gauges, 1,650 feet of track, 40 members. Home club open Monday to Saturday. Hotel round about. Track location: Rue Jean-Moulin 95110 Sannois (northwest suburb of Paris) • Jean-Louis Seratinsky • E-mail jlserat@club-internet.fr

LE PETIT TRAIN DES TEMPLIERS
In the south suburb of Paris • Contact Maurice Verriere, E-mail mverrier@club-internet.fr

ITALY

ASSOCIAZIONE MODELLISTI FOLIGNO CITTA FERROVIARIA
in Central Italy - 1/32 and 1/11 scales, English and French languages also spoken • Dr. Guido Mattoli, via Roncalli 11, I-06034 Foligno, Italy • Phone 0039/342/212485 (h) 8pm • Fax 0039/742/358449 24 hours/day

VAPORE VIVO VALTOPINA
Gauge 1 - 5" gauge, 400 meters long. Run day every weekend in September and October • Dr. Guido Mattoli, Via Roncalli 11, I-06034 Foligno, Italy • Phone 0039/342/212485 (h) 8pm • Fax 0039/742/358449 24 hours/day

JAPAN

ICHIKAWA LIVE STEAMERS
2nd and 4th Sundays, weather permitting. No schedules in August. Track at Gyohtoku Park, 5" gauge • Takehiko Oikawa, Secretary, 1-13-20 Kita Asagaya, Suginami, Tokyo • Phone 03-339-1336

NAMIBIA

NAMIBIA MODEL ENGINEERING CLUB (NAMEC)
Contact Fritz Kolle, P.O. Box 382, Windhoek, Namibia

NEW ZEALAND

AUCKLAND SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Meetings first Tuesday each month, 7:30 PM. Club running every Sunday afternoon. Peterson Road Reserve, Panmure, 3-1/2" - 5" gauges • Secretary, P.O. Box 14570 Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand Club house phone (9) 570 5286 Website www.asme.org.nz

HAVELOCK NORTH LIVE STEAMERS
Operating the Keirunga Park Railway, Pufflett Road, Havelock North, New Zealand • Overseas contact John Romanes, romanes@paradise.net.nz • General Manager Geoff Wright, phone +64 (06) 844 3540 • geoffwright@clear.net.nz

NELSON SOCIETY OF MODELLERS, INC.
Meetings 2nd Tuesday of each month at the clubroom, Tahunanui Beach, Nelson. Run every Sunday afternoon, work sessions every Wednesday. 2-1/2"– 3-1/2" - 5" - 7-1/4" multigauge raised track, 1,720-foot main line; 2-acre saltwater model boat pond • Carl Gousmett, Secretary, P.O. Box 810, Nelson, New Zealand • Phone 03 5472337

SOUTH AFRICA

BLOEMFONTEIN SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Meeting 2nd Friday night each month at 7:30 p.m. Run day 2nd Saturday starting 10 a.m. at Modenso Park, Rhyn Lane, Bayswater area. Ground level track dual gauge 3-1/2" and 5", 1/4 mile circuit • Lionel Squires, Chairman, phone 223625 • Fred Bishop, Secretary, Box 1049, Bloemfontein 9300, Republic of South Africa, Phone 476556

CITY OF SAINTS LIGHT RAIL
Contact Earl Boardman, Box 499, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa • Phone 0461-23956

DURBAN SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Open 2nd Sunday each month, 1100-1600 hours. 3-1/2" - 5" raised level track. Refreshments and children’s playground. Barbeque and picnic facilities • Gary Lambert, Hon. Secretary, Hinton Grove, Virginia, Durban North, Durban 4051, South Africa • Phone/fax 27-31-7055745

EAST LONDON MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
Contact Terry Archer, phone 0431-461868, or • Ernie Beyer, Box 645, East London 5200, South Africa

JOHANNESBURG LIVE STEAMERS
Open days each Sunday afternoon • Bobby Ahlstrohm, phone 011-6809953, or • Alex Jones, Secretary, 13 Mimosa Street, Wilro Park, Roodepoort 1724, South Africa • Phone 011-7641648

KNYSNA MODEL ENGINEERS SOCIETY
Open days 1st Sunday monthly, during the mornings • Ron Etter, Box 902, Knysna 6570, South Africa • Phone 0445-22463

PIETERMARITZBURG MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
Open days 1st Sunday monthly • Charles Polkey, phone 0331-442586, or • Don Baker, Box 100430, Scottsville 3209, South Africa • Phone 0332-303553

PLETTENBERG BAY MODEL ENGINEERS
Contact Guy Luck, phone 04457-488422, or • Dennis Fletcher, Box 1061, Plettenberg Bay 6600, South Africa • Phone 04457-33189

PORT ELIZABETH MODEL LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY
Open days 1st Sunday monthly • Jean Rohrer, Box 7378, Newton Park 6055, South Africa • Phone 041-311726

PRETORIA-DERDEPOORT NATURE RESERVE
Open every weekend • Sarel Viljoen, 1022 Michael Brink Street, Villiera 0186, South Africa • Phone 012-735719

RAND SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Open days for steam 1st Sunday of each month, diesels every Saturday/Sunday afternoons. New 7-1/4", 5" and 3-1/2" track under construction. Active section restores and runs historic oil and other engines. Clubhouse, engine exhibition and track at Len Rutter Park, Roodepoort • Colin Retif, Box 11348, Unifield 1713, South Africa • Phone 011-7636813.

VERWOERDBURG SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Contact Leon De Lange, phone 012-5440864, or • Alan Pletscke, Box 16023, Verwoerdburg 0140, South Africa • Phone 012-8002209

WESTERN PROVINCE LIVE STEAM SOCIETY
Open days on the 1st Saturday of each month • Bernard Ridley, phone +27 21 712 7034 • or Wouter Bergakker, P.O. Box 15810, Panorama (Cape Town) 7506, South Africa

WITBANK SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Open days every Sunday • Hannes Paling, phone 0135-70342, or • Dave Steyenberg, Box 12321, Leraatsfontein 1038, Witbank, South Africa • Phone 0135-6565626

SPAIN

Barcelona

CLUB D’AMICS DEL FERROCARRI CORNELLA
Home of the Can Mercader Railway in Can Mercader Park, located in Cornella de Llobregat on L’Hospitalet Road just opposite the Almeda District, 5 km from Barcelona. 1.5 meters of 5" (127 mm) gauge track, 10 and 15 meter radii. Turntable, tunnel, two bridges, treated water station, vehicle maintenance and repair shop. Currently constructing freight station and engine shed. La Festa del Trenet (The Little Train Festival) - international 5" gauge trains encounter, 3rd Sunday in October of each year • Club d’Amics del Ferrocarril-Cornella, Amadeu Vives s/n - P.O. Box 86, E-08940 Cornella (Barcelona), Spain • www.gencat.es/entitats/aferroca.htm • e-mail trenscornella@eresmas.net

SWITZERLAND

MANNENBERG MINI-BAHN
7-1/2" - 7-1/4" gauges, steam, electric, and diesel. 800 feet of track located at Ittigen near Bern. IBLS Wheel Standards. Private; visitors and their equipment welcome. Run days on weekends, April through October, weather permitting • H. Fred Stauffer, Ittigenstrasse 8, CH-3063 Ittigen, Switzerland • Phone (031) 581695

MINI TRAIN PULLY
7-1/4" gauge, steam and electric, Track at Port of Pully near Lausanne. Run days every weekend and public holidays, April through October, weather permitting. IBLS Wheel Standards, Guests welcome • http://www.mntpully.ch/index1.html • info@mntpully.ch

ZIMBABWE

MASHONALAND SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Contact Ian Andrews, 1 St. Brelades Close, Borrowdale, Harare, Zimbabwe • Phone 4-882893