Steamer sillouette

Taken by my brother Scott last weekend when we fired up my grandfathers tobacco steamer.

-Tim

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I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Burford, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO and N scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small family owned company I co-founded and currently operate with Ron, Russ and Scott Warris, my brothers in arms. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 08-30-2007 | 05:08 PM
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Lighting the steamer

Kelsey Steamer

We had a family gathering on the weekend and the time felt right to light a fire in the long cold firebox of my grandfathers steamer.

A black and white image seems appropriate here as any image I have ever seen of my grandfather with one of these boilers was in black and white…

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Burford, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO and N scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small family owned company I co-founded and currently operate with Ron, Russ and Scott Warris, my brothers in arms. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 08-27-2007 | 09:08 AM
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Tools

My brother Scott took this shot at the NMRA Train Show last month. They dropped by the show to have a look around and I gave him the camera. Lots of interesting shots came back, this one I thought was pretty cool.

-Tim

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Burford, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO and N scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small family owned company I co-founded and currently operate with Ron, Russ and Scott Warris, my brothers in arms. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 08-21-2007 | 09:08 AM
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