The Line
That Buker Built

Always Keep Clear of
Railway Tracks and Trains
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Lake Forest, Illinois U.S.A.

The New Workshop for Rail Fans
 
Preserving the almost lost language of railroading.

Charter Member of ATRRM
Now Known As
Heritage Rail Alliance
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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
 
 
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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

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

Rules and Special Instructions Related to
Video Clips Above and Below

Extra 442 East and Extra MILW 309 East
at Saville during March 2025

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

Fundamental Elements of a Locomotive Type Boiler
That Steam Locomotive Enthusiasts Must Understand
 
Fundamentals of Steam Locomotive
Boiler Water Level Management

Principles of Steam Injector Operation

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

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

Robinson Track Circuit Electrical Characteristics