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International Steam Locomotive Construction,
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particular company or individual is intended. I encourage you to do
your
own
research prior to selecting a contractor for any
steam work.
Index of suppliers
by service/supply name |
| Company/address | Capabilities |
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AAMSCO Lighting, Inc. (see webpage for contact info) |
Company produces specialty light bulbs for steam locomotive applications such as headlights and water gauge lamps. |
Ajax Rolled Ring and Machine 500 Wallace Way York, SC 29745 Phone 803-684-3133 Toll-free: 800-727-6333 FAX: 803-684-1000 Email sales@ajaxring.com |
Ajax Rolled Ring & Machine is a custom manufacturer of seamless rolled rings that are used in a variety of critical industrial components including bearing races, gears, flanges, and valve seat rings for end-use markets such as the bearing industry, power-generation including steam and gas-turbine, wind energy, mining and construction equipment, oil & gas, petrochemical, defense, rail transportation [steam locomotive tires], and a wide variety of general industrial applications. Ajax's seamless rolled ring capabilities range from 7.5 to 100 inches O.D. (190.5 – 2540 mm), weighing from 15 to 2,500 pounds (6.8 – 1134 kg) using carbon, alloy, and stainless grades of steel including certain non-ferrous grades such as copper. Ajax offers added value services including design-engineering of ID/OD contour shapes, heat-treating, and semi or finish machining. |
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All-Pro Services Ltd.
#408-1515 Broadway Street Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 6M2 Phone (604) 468-1446 Fax (604) 468-1447 Email robert.jang@all-proservices.ca
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We do all the boiler work from fabrication, welding, re-tubes, rivet work etc. on steam locomotives. |
Anderson Tube Company (see webpage for contact info) |
Stocking distributor of quality American-made boiler tubes. |
Arizona Mechanical Engineering Dave Griner Phone 307-421-7304 |
AME is a company which provides
quality, specialized professional mechanical engineering services for
clients involved with the design, operation, inspection, maintenance
and repair of boilers, pressure vessels and other related machinery.
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Backshop Enterprises Bernie Watts 5160-B Parfet St, Unit 1 Wheat Ridge, CO, USA 80033 phone (303) 424-6882 |
Specializes in repair and replacement of steam locomotive applicances, including air compressors, governors, lubricators, and injectors. |
| Boothman & Johnson
Specialty Products Sales@BoothmanandJohnson.com phone (877) 580-2424 |
Manufacturer of steam whistles. Also specializes in the repair or complete duplication of your old whistle |
Boothbay Railway Museum 586 Wiscasset Road, Route 27 Box 123 Boothbay, Maine 04537 e-mail: shop@railwayvillage.org phone: Brian Fanslau 207-633-4727 |
Boiler surveys and calculations, boiler tube removal
and installation, wheel & tire replacement, press work up to 50
tons, piston rings, ultrasonic thickness testing, consultations, and
more. As of June 2005 Boothbay now has an ASME "S" stamp
and a NBIC "R" stamp. Boothbay has performed work on the 7470 at
Conway Scenic Railroad and is fabricating a boiler for the
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway museum.
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Centurion lubricants (see webpage for contact info) |
Makers of Centurion Block Grease (hard grease) for use in locomotive rod bearings and grease-lubricated driving box cellars. See here for additional info: http://www.centurionlubes.com/sodabg.htm |
Champion Rivet Co 4010 E 116th St Cleveland, Ohio 44105-4310 Telephone: 216-883-1600 |
U.S. rivet maker in business since the 1890's. Makes
rivets new to order. Most steam locomotive boiler repairers (as well as
shipyards on the Great Lakes) buy their rivets from them. (18 January
2011- Webpage for company is no longer active- company may be out of
business.) |
Curran Castings Larry J. Curran 214 Curran Lane Knox, PA 16232-9202 Telephone: (814) 782-3862 Fax: (814) 782-3749 |
Brass bell cleaning and polishing. Bell cradle cleaning and repair. Replacement finials. Brass bells bought and sold. Custom castings made - small quantities welcome. Number and Builders Plates Small Railroad Wheels |
Dampflokwerk Meiningen Tel.: +49 3693/ 851 398 Fax: +49 3693/ 851 393 E-Mail: dampflokwerk@bku.db.de Am Flutgraben 2 D-98617 Meiningen |
A company in Germany which offers a variety of steam
locomotive repair services. Excellent website. |
| D&M Inc. Michael Daugherty, VP 1-304-367-1765 call after 3:30 PM EST U.S. |
Sells reproduction ,custom, and new original style locomotive whistles. Has sold many whistles in the 6inch diameter range. Whistles are single, 3, 5, and 6 chime variations. |
Dillon Boiler Services (see webpage for contact info) |
Industrial boiler service company; has done steam locomotive repairs. |
Diversified Rail Services Gary P. Bensman 2831 50th Ave. Osceola, WI 54020-4005 Phone 715-294-4003 Cell 512-657-3230 |
(Address and phone updated November 29, 2005) This company is run by Gary Bensman, and has performed numerous heavy repairs on U.S. steamers. DRS also sells specialty lubricants for steam locomotives. |
Dampflokomotiv und Maschinenfabrik AG DLM (Steam Locomotive and Machine Works Ltd.) DLM Ltd Im Geren 14 CH-8352 Räterschen Switzerland Tel: 0041 52 368 21 00 |
Manufacture of new rack and/or adhesion steam
locomotives incorporating state-of-the-art engineering. Comprehensive
rebuilding and modernization of existing locomotives. DLM can be
contacted via e-mail through Andreas Schwander at schwander@bigfoot.com |
H. M. Eagle Service 407 Steel Street Youngstown, OH, USA 44509 phone 330-792-0444 FAX 330-792-0566 |
Boiler, welding, and machine work. Repairs of all types to pressure vessels. Tubes staybolts and welded repairs. Authorized ASME "R" and "S" stamp holder. |
Gagnon Inc. (see webpage for contact info) |
Refractory/ceramic company has recently made new high-tech arch bricks for former Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 no. 261. Ask to speak to Mark Gagnon. |
Glenbrook Vintage Railway Trust P. O. Box 13 684 Onehunga Auckland, 1006 New Zealand Ph 64-9-636 9361 Pukeoware Workshop Ph 64-9-235 3753 |
Steam repairs in New Zealand. |
Grand Canyon Railway (see webpage for contact info) |
Due to new management, Grand Canyon's steam operations
ceased and their steam shop closed in 2008. |
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company (see webpage for contact info) |
Provides insurance against losses from accidents to
boilers, pressure vessels and a wide variety of mechanical and
electrical machinery and equipment. Provides boiler inspection services. |
Hawaiian Steam Engineering Company Matthew Austin President and Chief Mechanical Engineer P. O. Box 2711 Honolulu, HI 96803 Phone 808-941-0880 |
Steam locomotive boiler design, analysis and inspection services. |
Historic Machinery Services Corp. Robert Yuill (see webpage for contact info) |
Boiler repairs and alterations, inspections, Form 4 calculations, machinery repairs, custom machine work, part replication, steam bronze pressure parts, injector nozzles. Restoration and repair to all types of industrial machinery. |
Holman Boiler Works, Inc. (see webpage for contact info) |
Located in Dallas, Texas, USA, with offices in Houston
and Corpus Christi. Holman does boiler work and can fabricate new
superheater units for locomotives. |
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(see webpage for contact info)
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Hunslet locomotive manufacture today embraces the
latest technological advances in materials specification and
engineering techniques:
Our experienced team can provide:
For more information, see: http://www.hunsletengine.com/hsc/index.php
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E-mail: office@interlok.info |
- Steam locomotives std gauge and narrow gauge from
POLAND - spare parts for steam locomotives - narrow gauge equipment, such as summer gondolas, hand pump cars NEW BUILT - repair workshop in POLAND, examples of steam locos recently restored - diesel locomotives std gauge and narrow gauge from POLAND - freight cars std gauge from POLAND, BULGARIA, SLOVACIA Information about historical agricultural items, such as: - LANZ BULLDOG original tractors, as well as 100 percent REPLICA of 1921 1-cylinder tractor, being built by a Polish specialist on demand - steam rollers, stationary steam machines etc. We have an actual sales list incorporated. As present, this site runs in German and French. English will be added in the near future. |
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Company operated by Bill Bondie since retiring from the
US Navy as a submarine nuclear engineer. Bill
has been working with steam railroads and marketing the TERLYN LSB
Steam Locomotive Boiler Water Treatment Program. According to Bill:
"This stuff really keeps the insides of the boilers CLEAN.
At present, over 150 steam locomotives worldwide use this
program. The number has been doubling every year just
from referrals." Bill has references from more than a dozen satisfied
locomotive operators. Bill has been actively involved in the
restoration of 4 locomotives to running condition. He
works full time at Backshop Enterprises rebuilding and building new
steam locomotive appliances. Bill says his 26 years
experience with operating, troubleshooting and repairing steam
locomotive boilers can greatly assist
operators/designers. |
Wayne James Gettysburg, PA 717-624-4910 Email: jamesgang@netrax.net |
Wayne James is a pattern maker in Gettysburg, PA, who has a selection of reproduction number and builder’s plates patterns already on hand, as well as the ability to make more to order. He pours in aluminum himself, but has worked with Zimmerman Foundry in Columbia, PA to produce bronze plates. |
Jay-Cee Sales & Rivet Inc. phone: 800-521-6777 Fax 248-478-6416 |
Jay-Cee Sales & Rivet maintains the nation's largest in-stock inventory, supplying rivets and special fasteners since 1948. Offer any type, any metal, any size. Full line of rivet tools and accessories. |
Lathrop and Associates Charlotte, NC E-mail: irondave@bellsouth.net |
"Iron Dave" Lathrop's company. Dave does inspections and repair of steam locomotives. E-mail him at: irondave@bellsouth.net |
Little River Locomotive Company Post Office Box 486 McCalla, AL 35111 |
Update February 20, 2004 Little River seems to be out of business. I understand there have been long delays in getting book orders filled and their last URL is no longer valid. I will post an update if I find out anything else. Numerous re-prints of steam locomotive technical books from sources such as Baldwin, Lima, ALCO, and others. Previously, Little River has offered numerous new, new-old-stock, and used steam parts, including injectors, grates, feedwater heaters and pumps, firedoors, staybolts and rivets, superheater units, valves, air compressors, lubricators, whistles and more. |
The Locomotive Works P O Box 21638 Umtentweni 4235 South Africa Tel & Fax: +27 39 695 2920 Cellular : +27 82 640 3320 e-mail: sean3450@webmail.co.za |
Assessments, repairs, maintenance and rebuilds of steam and diesel locomotives. Also included are consultancy/evaluation services relating to railways in general. |
Mainline Steam 23 Cheshire Street Parnell Auckland 1001 New Zealand Ph. 64-9-270 5592 |
Has imported South African locos and British coaches to New Zealand for rebuilding |
J.M.Michaels, P.E. Consulting & Erecting Engineer P.O. Box 413 Shandaken, New York 12480 USA phone/fax 845-688-2334 email: shebruin@worldnet.att.net |
Services: Mechanical Engineering as applied to the evaluation of existing boilers; performing calculations for the US FRA Form 4; designing repairs/modifications to steam locomotive boilers; designing (or "reverse engineering") of other steam locomotive parts. Has done work for Valley RR, New York,Susquehanna & Western RR, Belfast & Moosehead Lake RR, Western Maryland Scenic RR, California Western RR, Empire State Railway Museum, and PRR K4s Number 1361. |
| Modern Steam Technical
Railway Services Mr Nigel A. H. Day (see PDF for contact info) |
PDF brochure courtesy of Martyn Bane's Steam & Travel Pages: |
| Mt Rainier Scenic Railroad Rick Castellano, General Manager POB 921 Elbe, WA 98330 360-569-2351 email: gm-mrsr@rainierconnect.com |
Does all sorts of contract work from inspections and
light repairs to total rebuilds. One of the best equipped steam shops
on the West Coast, with years of experience, including the restoration
of 6 locomotives for use on their own line. |
Multipower International, Inc. (see webpage for contact info) |
Steam locomotives and spare parts, used Chinese class QJ 2-10-2's, JS and JF 2-8-2's, and SL and RM 4-6-2's. New class SY 2-8-2's (price on request). Spare parts including lubricators, injectors, superheater units, air compressors, and others. |
Narrow Gauge Supply e-mail: dbloyed@airmail.net |
Specializes in parts and appliances for narrow gauge railways, including the construction of complete locomotives up to 2' gauge. |
The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors |
The licensing board for boiler inspectors in the U.S. Site includes a database of all contractors licensed to do boiler work in the U.S. Search the database to check the status of a contractor's license, "R" stamp, etc. |
| New Jersey Museum of
Transportation Inc. (NJMT) PO Box 622 Allaire, NJ 07727-0622 email: jerseycent@aol.com phone: 732-938-2948 fax : 732-938-2956 |
The New Jersey Museum of Transportation Inc. has recently become a NBIC authorized R Stamp Code repair facility. Contact Jim LuBrant, Chief Mechanical Officer |
Northwest Staybolt Co. P. O. Box 1345 Belfair, WA, USA 98528 nwstaybolt@reachone.com phone 360-427-1727 |
Manufactures rigid and flexible staybolts, staybolt sleeves, staybolt caps, and copper gaskets. |
PG Rail e-mail:pgrail@venturenet.co.za phone/fax ++27 39 6951187 |
Phil Girdlestone has his own company in South Africa and has designed and manufactured components for several steam locomotive modernization projects, as well as a complete diesel locomotive for the FCAF. See the Girdlestone page for more info. |
| William L. Petitjean, P.E.,
Inc. Steam Engine Lubrication Specialties (see webpage for contact info) |
Bill has recently started producing Green Velvet steam cylinder oil, formulated specifically for steam engine lubrication by reciprocating steam power engineers. Bill's new website gives details on the lubricants offered andrecommendations for their use. |
Pittsburgh Air Brake Company, Inc. (PABCO) (see webpage for contact info) |
A.R. certified to rebuild and test older valves such as
those used on schedule 6ET, as well as various triple and control valves, P, L, M, U-12, etc. |
Porta Treatment (see webpage for contact info) |
Advanced internal water treatment system developed by L. D. Porta in Argentina. |
PRESTON SERVICES (see webpage for contact info) |
Suppliers of steam engines, spares, and services |
Railway Wheelset & Brake Ltd (see website for contact info) |
Supplies a variety of equipment for railway service,
including wheelset components such as wheels, axles, and tires; vacuum
brake equipment such as cylinders and parts, hoses, valves and parts,
composition brake blocks, and airbrake equipment for freight cars. |
Ram Gaskets (see webpage for contact info) |
Custom gasket manufacturer and material supplier |
Riley & Son (E) Ltd (see webpage for contact info) |
Located in Britain, Riley has done heavy work and
supplied parts for numerous British tourist railways as well as several
in the U.S. |
Southwest Steam Locomotive phone 1-817-366-8244 |
Ron Larson, formerly Chief Mechanical Officer and Road
Foreman for the steam operations of the Tarantula RR, has started a new
service for steam engine servicing and repairs. |
| Starfire Engineering and
Technologies, Inc. (see webpage for contact info) |
Structural and mechanical engineering design and
analysis services for design of new steam locomotives, repairs or
modification to existing steam locomotives, tenders, support cars, and
other equipment, systems and parts. Includes analysis, drawing
production, Form 4 calculations, and document production. Additional
areas of expertise include drawgear, brake systems, suspensions, safety
appliances, mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical systems, freight
cars, long-haul passsenger cars, maintenance of way equipment, shop
machinery and equipment. |
| Steam
Loco
Design (see webpage for contact info) |
Steam Loco Design is led by consultant design engineer
Ian Gaylor who has a lifetime of experience in both mechanical
engineering design and steam locomotive operation. One-time Head of
Mechanical Engineering at Cranfield Institute of Technology's Product
Engineering Centre he is currently, in addition to his work with Steam
Loco Design, a Senior Consultant with a leading European technology and
management consultancy. Ian has more than thirty-five years experience of working as a volunteer engineman on many lines including the Festiniog, West Somerset, Leighton Buzzard and Bure Valley Railways. Over the years he has been involved in many locomotive restoration projects, volunteering his engineering design expertise and skills as a fitter. He also has extensive experience of training footplate staff and has produced training materials which are in use at several lines. Steam Loco Design provides a complete range of services covering engineering design for steam locomotives and railway rolling-stock. |
Steam Locomotive Services, Inc. J. David Conrad 23 Blake Street Ivoryton, CT, USA 06442 phone 860-767-2429 FAX 860-767-0104 |
Steam Locomotive inspections, appraisals, and acquisitions. Imported locomotives and parts. |
Steam Operations Corporation Scott Lindsay, President (see webpage for contact info) |
Website updated 5/30/04. Operated by Scott Lindsay, formerly with the Norfolk Southern steam program. From the new website: "Steam locomotive repairs. the nation's leading firm devoted to the restoration, rebuilding, and preservation of steam locomotives, turntables, and other historic railroad equipment and the management of historic railroad collections. Steam Operations offers unparalleled experience, a commitment to quality and value, and a breadth of services unequalled throughout the industry." |
Steam Services of America (see webpage for contact info) |
Steam Services of America offers one of the most complete lists of parts and services in the industry. With more than 25 years in the "business" we can offer service in all most every aspect of tourist rail operations. We handle complete rail-up restorations on steam locomotives and passenger cars. We can organize and streamline your operation to better serve your customers and increase the bottom line. Steam Services of America also offers a complete line of steam locomotive parts and greases. |
Strasburg Railroad Mechanical Shop (see webpage for contact info) |
ASME "S" stamp, and NBIC "R" stamp holder. Boilers
designed, built and repaired. FRA Form 4's calculated. Supplier of
certified boiler parts (superheater units, flanged sheets, flexible
stay bolts, caps, sleeves, etc.). Consolidated safety valves built and
repaired. Sellers type injectors built and repaired. Steam locomotives
designed, built, restored, and overhauled. Complete locomotive wheel
shop. P & K type triple valves, and 6ET brake equipment repaired
and tested. Wooden bodied freight and passenger cars designed, built
and restored. Reproduction car stoves, seats, and window hardware made.
Movie work done. |
Sumpter Valley Machine Works Scott Hutton, Chief Mechanical Officer (see webpage for contact info) |
S.V.M.W. can provide nearly all of the services needed
to get your steam locomotive repaired or rebuilt including:
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Terlyn Industries, Inc. (see webpage for contact info) |
Steam locomotive boiler treatment; single liquid to be added to tender. |
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The wheel shop at TVRM is equipped with a Niles AQJ90
Journal Turning Lathe (serial number 23536, built 1948) for turning
driving wheel journals and hubs; a Niles QB90 Quartering and Crank Pin
Turning Machine (serial number 23549, built 1948) for turning steam
locomotive crank pins; and a Niles AW90 Heavy Driving Wheel Lathe
(serial number 23520, built 1945) for profiling of tires and truing of
driving wheel centers. The wheel lathe was obtained from the
B&O's Glenwood Shop in 1982. The other two machines were
obtained from Poland in 1995. They had been part of an order of
30 machines (10 of each type) that were sold to Poland as part of the
Polish Restoration and Recovery Program following WWII (and before
Stalin dropped the Iron Curtain). All 3 machines were rebuilt with the
wheel lathe being returned to service in January of this year.
Since then, TVRM has performed machining operations for the 2719, 1522,
6325, 1702, 203, and just recently, the CPR 2816.
Ask for General Foreman George Walker at the shop. |
Thorne International Boiler Services Limited Bilston West Midlands WV14 0RQ England. Tel: 44 (0)1902 404223 Fax: 44 (0)1902 404224 email: info@tibsltd.com |
TIBS have a
vast experience of supplying replacement parts & spares for many
different types of locomotives around the world. |
Tranex Turismo S.A. Ruta 3 km 3042 (9410) Ushuaia Phone: (54-2901) 431600 Fax: (54-2901) 537696 E-mail: engineer@arnet.com.ar |
Tranex can offer tourist railway project development
services, steam technical services (design, redesign, inspection),
maritime services for transportation of railway equipment. Shaun McMahon is the Chief Mechanical
Officer and works in coordination with steam improvement veterans Phil
Girdlestone and L. D. Porta. |
Tweetsie Railroad Locomotive Shop 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane Blowing Rock, NC 28605 Phone 1-828-264-0944 Fax 1-828-264-0900 |
Shop for the amusement park "Tweetsie Railroad" in Blowing Rock, NC. These guys perform serious steam work. Official source for Crown Locomotive Works locomotive parts. |
Vapor Locomotive Company (see website for contact info) |
VLC is a global leader in modern steam-reciprocating
prime movers and related systems including:
We also offer installation and service of single stage and multi-stage turbines. |
Wasatch Railroad Contractors (see website for contact info) |
Wasatch Railroad Contractors provides a variety of services including steam locomotive and boiler repair, cosmetic restoration, rolling stock repair, equipment move services, training manual design and many other computer graphics services. We have experience with smaller amusement park locomotives as well (Crown, Cagney, etc.) |
| Western Locomotive
Supply sales@westernlocomotivesupply.com |
Producing high quality steam whistles and locomotive fittings. |
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West-side Locomotive Corporation |
West-side specializes in the repair and replacement of steam locomotive appliances, including all types of air compressors, dynamos, governors, lubricators, and injectors. West-side has the ability to design boilers and complete FRA Form 4 calculations. Supplier of certified boiler parts (flexible and rigid staybolts, caps, sleeves, etc.). Consolidated, Ashton, Lunkenheimer, and Ashcroft safety valves repaired. Sellers Hancock, Nathan, Ohio, & Edna type injectors repaired. Steam locomotives designed, built, restored, and overhauled. Complete locomotive and car wheel shop. "K" type triple valves, 6-ET, K-14 brake equipment repaired and tested. Wooden bodied freight and passenger cars designed, built and restored. COT&S procedures also completed on other types of rolling stock. Supplier of Lunkenheimer valves. |
Willis Light Engineering Pty. Ltd. 4-8 Riversdale Road Rivervale, Perth, W A. P. O. Box 47 Como, Western Australia, 6152 Australia Phone ( 00 61 89) 361 1653 Fax (00 61 89) 470 3502 |
Ian Willis, Builds Locos from N/G 7 1/4" up, and has/ is rebuilding full size locos, 3' 6" & 4' 8 1/2". Paid for Flying Australia and Pendennis Castle to PerthScotsman to |
If you know of any other companies specializing in the
commercial repair of steam locomotives, please e-mail me at
whodom2001[at]yahoo[dot]com
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