New Rules Regarding Public Access to PLS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to rising safety concerns, beginning in 2010, The
Pennsylvania Live Steamers will no longer host public run days in June, July and August, and
will only offer admission to members and their guests.
Thank You
New Photos Posted from Recent Events
Check out the new photos posted of our
Fall Meet and
Picnic events.
Progress in the PLS Machine Shop
Things are going along swimmingly with the Machine Shop. We now have a functioning
large Milling Machine (One of Jet’s Bridgeport look-alikes). This heavy floor machine
has a knee, large power feed table (36” or more) and a digital readout for the X and Y
dimensions. A number of our members have contributed heavily in both time and donated
items in order to bring this all about. I would especially like to thank Bill Manley,
James Meadowcroft, Kenneth Evasew, Jim Salmons, Walter Mensch, Lee Nonnemacher, Bruce
Saylor, Barry Shapin, and Richard Speak. Others have pitched in as well.
We had another successful workshop on Feb 7th, this one on threading by Lee Nonnemacher
which was in my opinion just excellent—I learned a great deal. By the start of the running
season this will make 6 workshops. If associate and regular members want to learn more
about the skills involved in miniature railroading you definitely should take advantage
of these great opportunities. A number of us “apprentices” are doing so and I would like
to single out John Kane, a 16 year old minor, member who has been taking these workshops
and doing very well at acquiring beginning machinist skills.
In addition to the workshops, the revamped Machine Shop is being used to do work for
PLS club projects—most notably metal parts for the new roof over the Steaming Bays. It
is definitely turning-out to be an asset to the club.
— Lynn Hammond