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Update January 12, 2008

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.

January 5, 2008

Added a Modern Steam Patents page.

January 4, 2008

Added Modern Steam Videos page.  On the Steam Locomotive Information Resources page, added link to MAXCOW Online, which offers a CD containing 14 of the International Correspondence School (ICS) railway courses.  These have been out of print for many years and provide valuable technical information on steam and railway operations.

January 2, 2008

Updated News page.  Planning to post further updates in the next few days.

October 30, 2007

Updated the Steam Development menu page to make it more user-friendly.

October 29, 2007

Made minor updates to David Wardale's page.

October 27, 2007

Updated the FCAF pages to include info on Garratt no. 5, the line's newest locomotive.  Other pages revised for correctness.

October 26, 2007

Updated News page.  Corrected and/or deleted several broken links on the various links pages.  Hopefully more updates will be coming to these pages over the next week or so.

October 24, 2007

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.


 

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