Deerfield
and
Roundabout Railway
The New Workshop for Rail Fans
An educational demonstration steam powered
7 and 1/2 inch
gauge railway operated under circa 1930 Standard Code
Time Table and
Train Order Rules by the
LAKE FOREST LIVE STEAMERS
RAILWAY MUSEUM INCORPORATED
Lake County, Illinois U.S.A.
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S A F E T Y F I R S T
Live Steam Rail Camp
Membership Information
Time Table and Train Order Railway Operation
Transportation Rules
Special Instructions
Time Table for the Government of DRRY Personnel
In Effect Only When Posted on Train Crew Bulletin Boards
with Associated Time Table Chart
Video Supplement to Rule 8 Hand, Flag & Lantern Signals
Transportation Rule 986 for Steam Locomotive Engineers
Advancing Time Table Authority Slide Show Explanation
Reading a Time Table Explanation
Fundamental Transportation Rules and Special Instructions
Actual Track Layout Drawing
Linear Track Diagram
Track Chart
GX Interlocking Train Crew Manual
with Roundabout-Critchley Manual Block Signal System Instructions
GX Interlocking Control Machine Operator Manual
Dispatcher's Record of Movement of Trains "The Train Sheet"
with Recent DRRY Documents and 1948
Vintage Southern Pacific Lines Documents
The Essence of Railroading,
Making Meets on Single Track
Extra 284 East Clearing Train No. 157 at Saville circa 2023
Extra 442 East and Extra MILW 309 East
at Saville during March 2025
Extra 81 West "In the Hole" at Williams and
No. 179 Eng. No. 326 Passing on June 2, 2018
Full Scale Practice Documents Upon Which
DRRY Documents Have Been Developed
C. M. St. & P. RR. Time Table No. 8 of October 25, 1970
Consolidated Code of Operating Rules Edition of 1967
Rule 206 Train Order Sent First to the Train Being Restricted
Consolidated Code of Operating Rules Edition of 1959
Rule 17 Headlight Displayed by Day and by Night
Rule 208 Train Order Sent First to the Superior Train
Consolidated Code of Operating Rules Edition of 1945
Rule 17 Headlight Displayed by Night
Whistle Signal Approaching Public Crossings - - o -
Train Operation by William Nichols Edition of 1920
Standard Code of the A.R.A. Edition of 1915
Whistle Signal Approaching Public Crossings - - o o
General Rules Lettered
Train Rules Numbered Starting with 1 Standard Time
Standard Code of the A.R.A. Edition of 1897
General Rules Numbered
Train Rules Numbered Starting with 312 Standard Time
Additional Documents
Recommended Technical and Historical Reading List
The Model Steam Locomotive
Engineering Data for DRRY Locomotives
DRRY Eng. No. C&O 308 Operational
Information for Engineers
DRRY Track, Wheel and Engineering Data and Drawings
DRRY Car Truck Wheel Manufacturing
DRRY Car Truck Axle Manufacturing
Fundamental Elements of a Locomotive Type Boiler
That Steam Locomotive Enthusiasts Must Understand
Fundamentals of Steam Locomotive
Boiler Water Level Management
Water Gauge Elevation Calculator Excel Workbook
PDF readable only version of above workbook
Water Level Device Excel Workbook
PDF readable only version of above workbook
Principles of Steam Injector Operation
Penberthy Steam Injector Explanation
Fundamentals of Steam Locomotive Tractive Force
Steam Locomotive Valve Gear Animation Videos
C. J. Dockstader Steam Engine Valve
Gear Animation Program
Evolution of Stephenson Valve Gear from
a Single Eccentric Valve Gear
Steam Locomotive Operation with
Wide Open Throttle and Short Cut-off
LPG Stoichiometric Combustion Fundamentals
Excerpts from Above Video
Fundamentals of Railway Curve Superelevation
with Explanation of Curve Radius and Degree of Curve
Finding Dead Centers
Setting the Eccentric Crank
Completion of Re-railing of a Miniature Steam
Locomotive by Means of Slide Plates
Advisory Mechanical Committee Documents
AMC SMEI No. 14-C Valves, Valve Gear, etc.
Excerpt from Documents Above
14-C-9 a Most Concise Description of Finding Dead Centers
See "Finding Dead Centers" above for additional explanation.
AMC No. 39 Inspection of Locomotive Machinery
Excerpt from Documents Above
Robinson Track Circuit Electrical Characteristics
Miniature Railway Simple Manual Block Signal System Rules
Railway Signal Mechanical Interlocking Principles
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