We
are a group of "small scale" live steam enthusiasts, from various areas
around
Central
NY, Western NY, and Southern Ontario, who get together several times a
year for "steamups"!
We
are not an "official" club..there are no dues, no officers, none of that.
We
just like to get together to run trains!
Anyone
is welcome at the steamups. have an engine to run?
bring
it over and boil some water!
just
want to stop by to watch trains? thats fine too!
We
operate "G gauge" live steam locomotives, operating on 45mm track.
(we
often have 32mm track available as well.)
"Live
Steam" means that these models are powered by fire and water! just like
full-size steam locomotives. Various types of fuel (butane, alcohol, even
real coal!) heats up the water in the boiler, the heated water turns to
steam, the expanding steam pushes the pistons in the cylinders, which
then turn the wheels! no electricity needed!
Here
is our current calendar of upcoming steamups:
2008
February
2 & 3 - Greenberg's
Train and Toy Show at the Dome Center, Henrietta.
(Sat&Sun)
Tom's track will be set up both days at the show, live steam will
be running!
"The dome center" is at the Monroe County fairgrounds,
south side of Rochester.
click here
for a map.
April
26 (Saturday) - Chick
Day Steamup.
Our second year at Higbies!
"Chick Day" at Higbie Farm Supplies, 3440 South Union Street,
North Chili, NY.
"Chick Day" is an annual event commemorating
the spring hatching of baby chickens and ducks!
for more info, click
here.
(please note: that link is from 2006!, "chick day"
was 4/29 in 2006, it is 4/26 this year!)
Live steamers will be running 10:00 - 2:00.
1:1 scale CSX trains also run right next to Higbie's!
Chili, NY is south-west of Rochester.
click
here for a map.
May
17
(Saturday)- Spring
Train Races at Ridge Road Station!
The twice-yearly event. Steamers running 10:00 - 4:00.
Ridge Road Station is west of Rochester on route 104.
August
22, 23, 24 - The Big Event! The annual summer
steamup at Paradise East.
(Fri,
Sat & Sun)
email Ron for details and directions.
don't miss this one!
September
(date
tbd) - Autumn train Races
at Ridge Road Station!
The twice-yearly event. Steamers running 10:00 - 4:00.
Ridge Road Station is west of Rochester on route 104.
November
1-2 (Sat-Sun) - Syracuse show. Tom will have his portable
steam track set up at
the big Syracuse train show at the NY State fairgrounds. We might
have a new location this year, and no longer be in our beloved
"Potato Booth"..more details as they become available.
December
6-7 (Sat-Sun) - RIT
show, Rochester. The big annual train show, the largest
in the Rochester region, at the RIT field house.
2009
February
21 & 22 - Greenberg's
Train and Toy Show at the Dome Center, Henrietta.
(Sat&Sun)
Tom's track will be set up both days at the show, live steam will
be running! "The
dome center" is at the Monroe County fairgrounds,
south side of Rochester.
Other
local steamups:
Finger
Lakes Live Steamers - Clyde, NY, runs the BIG "ride-on" size trains,
but
they also have a very nice 45mm Gauge1 loop!
check
their webpage for dates
and more info.
Featured
video!
Carl's
triple-plume live-steam Commodore Vanderbilt does laps around Doug's Accucraft
Shay.
At
"Don's Place to run Trains" steamup, September 14, 2008.
