A lifetime of loving all things steam. Of course, it started out with trains.
With Dad at Arcade and Attica Railroad. Probably 1960.
When you can’t afford the real thing, big boy toys will do.
Willie before the rebuild.
Willie on Lake Kalamazoo with Q.A. Gillmore and the SS Keewatin
Willie after the rebuild.
Charlton Park meet up.
Kalamazoo River @ Schultz Park.
And then there is my love affair with PM 1225.
Car Host, behind the girl.
Always a great show at historic Charlton Park near Hastings, MI. One of my favorite parades.
The 1884 Westinghouse @ Charlton Park.
https://www.charltonpark.org/get_involved/gas_steam_club.html
And then came the Elliott Bay
The Elliott Bay at Charlton Park.