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Added a few more patents to the Modern Steam Patents page. Added another news item to the News page.
January 11, 2008
Added John Rhodes' massive steam/diesel research paper "The Economics of Coal as a Locomotive Fuel on US Class 1 Railroads" to the News page. URL added for the Vapor Locomotive Company as well.
January 6, 2008
Added another 2 patents to the Modern Steam Patents page.Added Ram Gaskets to the Steam Locomotive Repair Resources page.
June 4, 2007
Updated the URL for the ACE 3000 patent on the ACE page.
June 2, 2007
Added stories on Hunslet Engine Company and the Mt. Washington Cog Railway to the News page. Added Hunslet Engine Company to the Steam Locomotive Repair Resources page.
March 28, 2007
Added updated information for Boothbay Railway village and a new supplier, D&M Inc. (steam whistle supplier) to the Steam Locomotive Repair Resources page.
March 8, 2007
Corrected a bunch of incorrect URLs on the steam locomotive information links page. Deleted links to some defunct pages. Made similar adjustments to the non-steam links page.
February 19, 2007
Updated the info for Northwest Staybolt Company on the Steam Locomotive Repair Resources page; they now manufacture rigid and flexible staybolts, staybolts sleeves, caps. and copper gaskets.
January 18, 2007
First update of 2007! Still having trouble finding time to update the pages. Added a link to the Page Walking Draglines site of Michael Bezilla to the non-steam links page. Added the Yahoo Steam Whistles group and the Durango Railroad Historical Society to the steam locomotive information links page. A report on the recent modern steam conference held in York, UK was added to the News page.
December 11, 2006
Wow! Too long since any updates. Added Western Locomotive Supply to the Steam Locomotive Repair Resources page. I'll try to get back on track on updating the page regularly in the next few weeks.
August 17, 2006
Added All Pro Services to the Steam Locomotive Repair Resources page.
August 11, 2006
Added three new stories to the News page, including news about two upcoming modern steam conferences as well as a recent BBC radio program. Link to new photo of Chinese QJ's recently imported to the U.S. added.
June 14, 2006
Photos of the FCAF's new steam locomotive No. 5 added to the News page. Added FCAF No. 5 to the Improved Steam Locomotives of the Last 30 Years page. Link to photos of Chinese QJ 2-10-2's recently delivered to the U.S. added to the News page. Photos of Grand Canyon Railway No. 29 added to the News page.
May 19, 2006
Added 3 reviews of J.J.G. Koopman's book The Fire Burns Much Better to the News page.
May 7, 2006
Added Steam Services of America to the Steam Locomotive Repair Resources page.
April 23, 2006
Updated image of the proposed ACE 6000-G added to the ACE page.
April 22, 2006
Minor update to the ACE page. Two new stories added to the News page.
April 20, 2006
Updated the Steam Locomotive Information Resources page with a couple of additional books on the Norfolk & Western Railway.
February 19, 2006
Created a new page on the de Dietrich-Schwander Railcar, an advanced steam design of 1938. Info previously on News page included, as well as two new pages. Other minor revisions made to various pages.
January 6, 2006
Added a couple of updates to the Improved Steam Locomotives of the Last 30 Years page.
January 2, 2006
Added a PDF version of the Lempor theory to the Lempor Theory Page. Added a list of typographical errors in the Lempor Theory (as it appears on these pages) courtesy of Jos Koopmans.