Summer 2010 Train Ride Tickets on Sale
Tickets for our Summer 2010 train trips are selling well, so reserve your seat today! We've lined up two excellent opportunities to get out on the high iron this summer, and we want you to join us.
Fathers Day Weekend is: June 18, 19, 20th
Bring the whole family out for a train trip on Fathers Day Weekend. Its a great way to spend time with Dad and tickets are reasonably priced and we have multiple trips setup for this weekend on the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. So when you take your dad out this weekend you also help restore ASR's Steam locomotive #1352!!
Click the Link Below to Purchase your Tickets Today!
Fathers Day Weekend on the Hocking Valley
CVSR Fitzwater Shop Trip: July 24th & 25th, 2010
Looking for a bit more railfan-oriented experience? Want to Ride in Executive Class without Paying the Executive price? Check out our exclusive charter on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, complete with a rare shop tour of the line's Fitzwater Shop Complex. We'll even throw in a photo runby and lunch!
Click the Link Below to Purchase your Tickets for this Event!
CVSR Fitzwater Shop Tour
Order by Mail
To order by mail, indicating the event you're purchasing tickets for and number of / type of seats needed. Make check or money orders payable to American Steam Railroad.
American Steam Railroad
Attn: Hocking Valley Trip / CVSR Trip (select which)
PO Box 558
Groveport, OH 43125
Have a question? Need directions?
Get in touch with us! Email us at contact@americansteamrailroad.org, or send us a letter at the address above. Join us for one or more of these fantastic events, for with your help, we can all continue "Preserving America's Railway Heritage!
ASR Hits the Airwaves in Columbus, Ohio
Keep the dial tuned to Newstalk 610 WTVN in Columbus, Ohio over the next few weeks, as we'll be advertising for our trips on Father's Day weekend on the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. Be sure to tune in during the afternoon drive on Wednesday, June 2nd at 3:15 PM as ASR's Chairman & CEO, Steven Harvey, joins WTVN's John Corby to talk trains and steam locomotive preservation!
What does that Part do on #1352?
Trailing Truck Booster
Trailing Truck Booster similar to #1352's |
We'll try to share a few technical tidbits about steam locomotive 1352 from time to time in our newsletters, so this time let's talk about steam locomotive boosters. A booster on a steam locomotive is a small steam engine used to add pulling power to the locomotive at low speed. This was generally used to help start a heavy train. In the case of 1352, the booster is integrated into the locomotive's trailing truck, which is the axle located under the cab. Steam is fed to the booster engine while starting a train, adding another 10,000 lbs of tractive effort to get the train moving. The booster cuts out at around 10 - 15 miles per hour, and after that it is simply along for the ride. Many other steam locomotives were equipped with booster engines on their trailing trucks, and a few even had the booster integrated into one of the tender trucks.
