Steve King’s Mid-Summer Steam Up has become a tradition among 7/8n2 modelers and their fellow travelers. The event draws attendees from as far as Canada and New England as well as from the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions. The three-day event has been well attended and has been held every year except in 2020 due to pandemic restrictions. Enjoy the following photographs from what was a fine day out.
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Cliff Ward’s scratch-built live steam 0-4-0T was constructed using Roundhouse parts to complete a custom mechanism. This beautiful model is show marshalling a brace of kit-bashed coaches with full interiors fully complemented with passengers that really add life to the models. – Jack DiSarro photo
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Steve King continues his foray into South African two-foot narrow gauge with his scratch-built double mogul Beyer-Garret. The 7/8n2 model is battery powered and performed flawlessly at the meet. —Jack DiSarro photo
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Mark Tilden’s live steam locomotive Olive pulls a short train of Steve King’s riveted metal South African side dump ore cars. —Jack DiSarro Photo
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This mixed consist of sugar cane cars was built by George Riley. The last four ‘stick cars’ were featured in a construction article in the 2021 Garden Trains Annual – Jack DiSarro Photo
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Jack and Adam DiSarro shared their consist of scratch-built 7/8n2 rolling stock at the event. Train powered by a Hinkley 0-4-4 Forney featured not only a Turner Creamery milk car but also an exquisite two-foot gauge combine decked out in full lining. – Jack DiSarro Photo
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As all of us are aware, outdoor railroading requires ongoing maintenance. Here, led by Steve King, the track gang is hard at work repairing a broken rail on a siding. It was pressed into service due to all the visiting rolling stock. – Jack DiSarro Photo
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Dave Cummins scratch-built 7/8n2 box car demonstrates the level of detail possible in this scale. —Jack DiSarro Photo
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Hank Sullivan’s Accucraft 0-4-0 Darjealing B class tank locomotive steams over the causeway with a short consist of scratch-built cars. – George Riley Photo
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An Accucraft Ruby has been up-scaled into a 7/8n2 Sugar Cane Locomotive by George Riley. It is shown at the head of a rake of cane cars heading for the fields. – George Riley Photo
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Bachmann’s 2-6-0 Mogul Emma Nevada along with Grizzley Flat coach No. 5 made a showing at the event. The locomotive was converted to battery power using the RailPro sound decoder. – George Riley Photo
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