FTSW Operations Resume
Grandson Christopher gives his sister, Emily, a ride as operations resumed on the FTSW after a two year break. Their Dad looks on as they pass on diesel #1699.
For more pictures of construction progress and recent FTSW visitors,please visit our FTSW website by clicking the link below.
The 2003 FLS Winter Meet Pictures Are Here!
Click here to check them out.
Click here to see pictures of the Memorial Day 2002 Run at the Fairfield Railroad.
The first weekend of May brought live steamers--and rain--to Columbia, TN.
Click on the picture above to see more from the Mid-South track.
February 21-24 was Winter Meet weekend for the Florida Live Steamers.
Click on the picture above to see more from the Largo Central track.
Click here to watch our grandchildren grow.
Chip and Blanche wanted to see their picture right away. Click on their picture to see more from Walt Disney's Place.
Grab your helmit and pads, then click above to head for camp. Click here to see more pictures.
Toy Trunk Railroad by Erik Sansom Blanche and Tom enjoyed a holiday visit aboard the Oscar Mayer "Weinermobile" at the Regency Mall in Jacksonville, FL. As a youngster, Blanche's mother had taken her several times for "Weinermobile" visits in Chicagoland.
Click on the locomotive for railroad picture pages. Click here to visit the FT&SW web page.
Our big assignment right now is the building of a
railroad on which to run our live steam equipment. Right-of-way is cleared
and construction has begun on the first several hundred feet of track.
Known as the "Ft. Taylor & Southwestern," it will wander
through the pine tree and palmetto forrest of northern Florida. Some day,
the FT&SW will be a 3600 foot railroad, boasting more than 700 feet
of trestles and bridges. Two engines pull our trains: a coal fired replica
of a 1912 Pacific (4-6-2) type steam engine and a modern GP-40 diesel powered
by five golf cart batteries. Riding cars for this 7 and 1/2-inch gauge
railroad include several gondolas, a flat car, ore car and caboose.
Fort Taylor & Southwestern Motive Power
See FT&SW #28 (Photo courtesy of Sanford Herald)
OUR 38TH ANNIVERSARY WEEK AT WDW
CONGRATULATIONS! BARB & WAYNE
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Locomotive Engineer
Tom came to Florida from Ottawa, Illinois to work for Seaboard Coastline Railroad. He is now an employee of the National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) working out of Jacksonville, Florida, currently operating trains between Jacksonville and Southern Pines, North Carolina. Click here to see Tom's favorite engine P-42 #50 in the winter sun at Jacksonville.
Quiet Homebody
Blanche's household responsibilities are many, but she still spends time enjoying walking, reading and trying to keep up with her family. She now has a home page all her own at Heartland/Lane/9522.
Oral Security Technician
Sandy, our pet, actively pursues any and all available food activities and loves slobberball, in addition to her rigorous duties on the front line at Callahan.
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