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Classic Live Steam of Yesteryear

 
3/4" Scale, 3-1/2" gauge Boston and Maine 4-4-2 "Atlantic"


In production 2019

 
The 3/4" scale "Yankee Shop" 4-4-2 was available from 1938 to 1979.
 
Another view of the "Yankee Shop" 3/4" scale Atlantic. This one built in 1948, with Walschaert valve gear custom-installed by the builder.
   
Yankee Shop live steam
The "Yankee Shop" 3/4" scale Boston and Maine "Atlantic" 4-4-2. The Baker valve gear is standard.
 
   
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A small, compact live steamer that's got surprising power and speed for its size. One of "Yankee Shop's" popular designs from the 1940s. Coal fired, Baker valve gear, slide valves dummied to look like piston valves. Copper boiler, 5-1/8" diameter. Axle pump, hand pump. Weighs around 90 pounds. 


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Section 1; Tender
 
Bettendorf Truck sides (4)
Truck Bolsters (2)
Truck Wheels (8)
Tender Bolster (2)
Tender End Beam (1)
Tender Hand Pump & Glands (2 each)

Section 2; Wheels

Drive Wheel Journal Box (4)
Drive Wheels (4)
Brake Ring
Pilot Truck Wheels (4)
Trailing Truck Wheels (2)


Section 3; Frame

Pilot Beam
Pilot  [cowcatcher]
Boiler Saddle
Axle Pump Block
Axle Pump Eccentric Straps (2)
Lubricator Eccentric Strap
Crosshead Guide Hangers (2)
Crosshead Shoes, pair (2 pr.)
Brake Hangers (4)
Coupler & knuckle (2)


   

Section 4; Cylinders

Cylinders (2)
Steam Chests (2)
Cylinder Front Heads (2)
Cylinder Rear Heads (2)
Steam Chest Heads, Front (2)
Steam Chest Heads, Rear (2)
“D” Valves (2)
Pistons (2)

Section 5; Valve Gear

Baker Gear Frames (2)

Gear Connecting Rod (2)
Bell Cranks (2)
Reverse Yokes (2)

     
 

Section 6; Boiler and accessories

Boiler Front (1)
Smokebox Door (1)
Headlight (1)
Headlight Bracket (1)
Bell, Bell Bracket, & Yoke (3 pcs.)
Air Pump, dummy (1)
Smoke Stack (1)
Steam Dome (1)
Sand Dome (1)
Throttle (1)
Steam dome, inner (1)
Dry Pipe Flange (1)
Firebox Door Frame (1)

 
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The start of the Friends Models 3/4" Atlantic chassis. Note the bronze axle pump block between the frames. Photo courtesy of Patrick Zantow.
 
A side view of the 3/4" Atlantic at a much further stage of construction. Photo courtesy of Patrick Zantow.
 
Another view of the Friends Models 3/4" Atlantic under construction. Note the axle pump eccentrics. Photo courtesy of Patrick Zantow.
 
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Carl Purinton
Here's what the prototype looked like. This is a Boston and Maine "Atlantic" in the 1940s, at Danvers Mass. What makes this photo particularly relevant to "live steam", is the man in the fireman's window. It's Carl Purinton. He was a fireman on the Boston and Maine, and was eventually promoted to Engineer. He was an Engineer for one day only, and then quit. He just "wanted to say that he had done it". The Engineer standing in the gangway in this view is Elmer Dean. Photo courtesy of Richard Symmes.
 
 
Yankee Shop Friends Models Atlantic 3/4 scale 3-1/2 gauge 4-4-2 live steam castings
And here's the 3-1/2" gauge version. Richard Symmes runs his Yankee Shop/Friends Models 4-4-2 Atlantic at the track of Charlie Purinton in the 1980s. This particular engine has Walschaert valve gear custom-fitted by the builder; the Baker valve gear is standard on the original Yankee Shop design.
 
 
The Yankee Shop Atlantic, at speed. Click the photo to enlarge.
The 3/4" Atlantic fast approaches the camera. Click the photo to enlarge.
The Atlantic passes the camera. Click the photo to enlarge.
     
 
 
Classic Live Steam of Yesteryear



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Friends Yankee Shop Models
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Suite 159-D
Beverly, MA 01915
 
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1-(978)-922-4400 (Phone, at my business "JFK Clock Repair")
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