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 Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. 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 Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. 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 Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. 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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