Deerfield and Roundabout Railway
An educational demonstration steam powered 7 and 1/2 inch gauge railway operated by the
Lake Forest Live Steamers Railway Museum Incorporated.
Roster of Outdoor Model Railroad Locomotives Built by Edward "Bud" Buker
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Builders |
D. & R. Ry. |
Type or Wheel |
Gauge of |
Model |
Year |
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1 |
4-4-4 |
3.5 |
1/16 |
1955 |
Live steam locomotive; soft coal fuel. Operated circa 1955 to unknown. |
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2 |
4-6-4 |
7.5 |
1/8 |
1960 |
Live steam locomotive; soft coal fuel. Operated on Elliott Donnelley estate railroad, west Lake Forest, Illinois, 1960 to 1975; on Buker estate railway, Kennedy Road, west Lake Forest, Illinois, 1978 to present. |
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3 |
B-B |
7.5 |
1/8 |
1966 |
Faux diesel electric locomotive; lead acid battery powered. Operated on Elliott Donnelley estate railroad, west Lake Forest, Illinois, 1966 to 1975; on Buker estate railway, Kennedy Road, west Lake Forest, Illinois, 1978 to present. |
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4 |
2-8-4 |
7.5 |
1/8 |
1973 |
Live steam locomotive; soft coal fuel. Operated on Elliott Donnelley estate railroad, west Lake Forest, Illinois, 1973 to 1975; on Buker estate railway, Kennedy Road, west Lake Forest, 1978 to present. |
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5 |
2-4-4 T |
7.5 |
1/8 |
1989 |
Live steam tank locomotive; soft coal fuel. Operated on Buker estate railway, Kennedy Road, west Lake Forest, Illinois, 1989 to present. |
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6 |
4-4-2 |
7.5 |
1/8 |
1994 |
Live steam locomotive; soft coal fuel. Operated on Buker estate railway, Kennedy Road, west Lake Forest, Illinois, 1994 to present. |
The builder Edward "Bud" Buker (b. 1911 - d. 2012) with D. & R. Ry. Eng. No. 444 on display in his Lake Forest, Illinois residence.
Image recorded by Jeffrey G. Hook, December 29, 2010.