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Engineer Brian N. Kurth driving Engine No. 284 with Train No. 180 "The Fast Mail"
on the 1.5% upgrade tangent approaching Kendahl siding.
Image recorded by Brennan M. Caughron 2007.
LIVE STEAM RAIL CAMP is an educational opportunity for persons interested in railway engineering and operation to put into practice or experience, on a reduced scale, engineering and operating principles applicable to full scale railways of the United States during the first half of the Twentieth Century.
THE DEERFIELD AND ROUNDABOUT RAILWAY Kennedy Road main line established in 1977 in unincorporated Lake County, Illinois, is a one-eighth scale 7 and 1/2 inch gauge steam powered railway.
INSTRUCTIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND HANDS-ON
CLASSES IN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
ARE SUBJECTS GIVEN EACH LIVE STEAM RAIL CAMP MONTH
TOPICS OF INSTRUCTION MAY INCLUDE
Fundamentals of plane surveying including
Route surveying
Setup and use of the transit
Differential leveling
Horizontal curve layout by deflection angle
Gradients and vertical curves
Fundamentals of train dynamics including
Train rolling resistance
Grade resistance
Curve resistance
Curve resistance compensation
Fundamentals of wheel sets and track including
Relationship between wheel gauge and track gauge dimensions
Plain unguarded track gauges on tangent and curved track
Guarded track gauges at turnouts and crossings
Fundamentals of roadbed and track construction including
Roadbed drainage
Roadbed profile in cuts
Roadbed profile on embankments
Ballast selection and profile
Plain unguarded track construction
Tie selection and placement
Rail fastening to ties
Joining rails to rails
Turnout and crossing construction
Track alignment, the horizontal element of track geometry
Track surface, the vertical element of track geometry
Super elevation applied to curved track
Fundamentals of the steam locomotive including
Design elements effecting tractive effort
Construction principles
Operating principles
Maintenance and lubrication considerations
Fundamentals of train cars
Construction principles
Draft gear and couplers
Passenger car trucks
Freight cars trucks
Maintenance and lubrication considerations
Fundamentals of train operation
Time table and train order operating rules
WHEN IS IT: The second Saturday of the months of May, June, July, August, September, October and November of each year. Additional sessions may be scheduled upon application to Lake Forest Live Steamers Railway Museum.
Live Steam Rail Camp shall promptly start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 pm. It is important that all participants be on time. Any late comers will not be allowed to join in the session.
LIMITED OPENINGS: Due to the nature of Edward "Bud" Buker's Original Deerfield and Roundabout Railway, not more than ten (10) Live Steam Rail Camp participants may attend on a given day.
Reservations for an opening must be sent to the following via email address:
A return confirmation with additional information will be e-mailed back to you.
LIVE STEAM RAIL CAMP PARTICIPANTS shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older, shall provide documentation of proof of age if requested and shall all execute a waiver releasing Lake Forest Live Steamers Railway Museum Incorporated from liability.
DRRY Index July 2, 2009 Revised December 12, 2011