International Steam Locomotive
Construction, Repair,
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| Disclaimer-
These links are provided for information
only and no endorsement of any particular
company or individual is intended. Do your own research prior to selecting a contractor for any steam work. Index
of suppliers by service/supply name at the bottom of the
page Companies are
listed in USA unless otherwise
specified |
| Company/address | Capabilities |
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AAMSCO Lighting, Inc. (see webpage for contact info) |
Company produces specialty light bulbs for steam locomotive applications such as headlights and water gauge lamps. |
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Piston Ring (see webpage for contact info) |
Makes custom piston rings for
all applications, including steam
locomotives. Cast iron and bronze
aluminum material is available. |
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All-Pro
Services Ltd.
#408-1515 Broadway Street Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 6M2 Phone (604) 468-1446 Fax (604) 468-1447 Email robert.jang@all-proservices.ca |
We do all the boiler work from fabrication, welding, re-tubes, rivet work etc. on steam locomotives. |
Anderson Tube Company (see webpage for contact info) |
Stocking distributor of quality American-made boiler tubes. |
Backshop Enterprises Bernie Watts (see webpage for contact info) |
Specializes in repair and replacement of steam locomotive applicances, including air compressors, governors, lubricators, and injectors. |
| Boothman &
Johnson Specialty Products (see webpage for contact info) |
Manufacturer of steam whistles. Also specializes in the repair or complete duplication of your old whistle |
Boothbay Railway Museum 586 Wiscasset Road, Route 27 Box 123 Boothbay, Maine 04537 e-mail: shop@railwayvillage.org phone: Brian Fanslau 207-633-4727 |
Boiler surveys and calculations, boiler
tube removal and installation, wheel &
tire replacement, press work up to 50 tons,
piston rings, ultrasonic thickness testing,
consultations, and more. As of June
2005 Boothbay now has an ASME "S"
stamp and a NBIC "R" stamp. Boothbay
has performed work on the 7470 at Conway
Scenic Railroad and is fabricating a
boiler for the Wiscasset, Waterville &
Farmington Railway museum.
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Champion Rivet Co (see webpage for contact info) |
U.S. rivet maker in business since the
1890's. Makes rivets new to order. Most
steam locomotive boiler repairers (as well
as shipyards on the Great Lakes) buy their
rivets from them. (18 January 2011- Webpage
for company is no longer active- company may
be out of business.) |
| Continental
Fabricators (see webpage for contact info) |
Continental Fabricators has a
proven record of excellence in the design
and fabrication of pressure vessels, towers,
drums, clips, weldments and nozzle
assemblies. No matter the size of your project, the experienced professionals at Continental Fabricators will plan, design, fabricate, and ship your project. Performed major boiler work on US Sugar 4-6-2 no. 148. Currently fabricating the boiler for the Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Steam Locomotive Trust project. |
Curran Castings Larry J. Curran 214 Curran Lane Knox, PA 16232-9202 Telephone: (814) 782-3862 Fax: (814) 782-3749 |
Brass bell cleaning and
polishing, bell cradle cleaning and
repair, replacement finials, brass bells
bought and sold. Custom castings made -
small quantities welcome. Number and
Builders Plates, small railroad wheels |
Dampflokwerk Meiningen (see webpage for contact info) |
A company in Germany which offers a
variety of steam locomotive repair services,
including complete new steam locomotive
construction. |
Dillon Boiler Services 380 Crawford St Fitchburg, MA 01420 (978) 400-0041 (website not working) |
Industrial boiler service company; has done steam locomotive repairs. |
Diversified Rail Services Gary P. Bensman (see Facebook page for contact info) |
This company is run by Gary Bensman, and has performed numerous heavy repairs on U.S. steamers. DRS also sells specialty lubricants for steam locomotives. |
Dampflokomotiv und Maschinenfabrik AG DLM (see webpage for contact info) |
Manufacture of new rack and/or adhesion
steam locomotives incorporating
state-of-the-art engineering. Comprehensive
rebuilding and modernization of existing
locomotives. |
| FMW
Solutions, Inc. (see webpage for contact info) |
FMW Solutions LLC (FMW) was
organized in 2016 to provide innovative
solutions to clients in need of rail
industry mechanical services. The three
principals of FMW offer more than 50 years
of experience in the field of railroad
mechanical service, engineering design, and
strategic planning. This expertise spans a
diverse body of work including Class I
railroad diesel-electric locomotive repair,
short line diesel-electric locomotive
inspection and repair, total steam
locomotive overhaul, and railroad mechanical
equipment consulting. |
| FOMAS 500 Wallace Way York, SC 29745 Phone 803-684-3133 Toll-free: 800-727-6333 FAX: 803-684-1000 Email salesusa@fomasgroup.com |
Formerly Ajax Rolled Ring. A
custom manufacturer of seamless rolled rings
that are used in a variety of critical
industrial components including bearing
races, gears, flanges, and valve seat rings
for end-use markets such as the bearing
industry, power-generation including steam
and gas-turbine, wind energy, mining and
construction equipment, oil & gas,
petrochemical, defense, rail transportation
(steam
locomotive tires), and a wide
variety of general industrial applications. |
Gagnon Inc. (see webpage for contact info) |
Refractory/ceramic company has previously made new high-tech arch bricks for former Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 no. 261. Ask to speak to Mark Gagnon. |
Glenbrook Vintage Railway (see webpage for contact info) |
Steam repairs in New Zealand. |
Grand Canyon Railway (see webpage for contact info) |
Due to new management, Grand Canyon's
steam operations were significantly cut back
in 2008. Unknown if their locomotive shop
still does contract work. |
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company (see webpage for contact info) |
Provides insurance against losses from
accidents to boilers, pressure vessels and a
wide variety of mechanical and electrical
machinery and equipment. Provides boiler
inspection services. |
Hawaiian Steam Engineering Company Matthew Austin President and Chief Mechanical Engineer P. O. Box 2711 Honolulu, HI 96803 Phone 808-941-0880 |
Steam locomotive boiler design, analysis and inspection services. |
Holman Boiler Works, Inc. (see Facebook page for contact info) |
Located in Dallas, Texas, USA, with
offices in Houston and Corpus Christi.
Holman does boiler work and can fabricate
new superheater units for locomotives. (Note- Holman was acquired by boiler manufacturer Cleaver-Brooks in 2014.) |
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- Steam locomotives std gauge and narrow
gauge from POLAND - spare parts for steam locomotives - narrow gauge equipment, such as summer gondolas, hand pump cars NEW BUILT - repair workshop in POLAND, examples of steam locos recently restored - diesel locomotives std gauge and narrow gauge from POLAND - freight cars std gauge from POLAND, BULGARIA, SLOVACIA Information about historical agricultural items, such as: - LANZ BULLDOG original tractors, as well as 100 percent REPLICA of 1921 1-cylinder tractor, being built by a Polish specialist on demand - steam rollers, stationary steam machines etc. |
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Company operated by Bill Bondie since
retiring from the US Navy as a submarine
nuclear engineer. Bill has been working with
steam railroads and marketing the TERLYN LSB
Steam Locomotive Boiler Water Treatment
Program. According to Bill: "This stuff
really keeps the insides of the boilers
CLEAN. At present, over 150
steam locomotives worldwide use this
program. The number has
been doubling every year just from
referrals." Bill has references from more
than a dozen satisfied locomotive operators.
Bill has been actively involved in the
restoration of 4 locomotives to running
condition. He works full
time at Backshop Enterprises rebuilding and
building new steam locomotive
appliances. Bill says his 26
years experience with operating,
troubleshooting and repairing steam
locomotive boilers can greatly assist
operators/designers. |
Wayne James Gettysburg, PA 717-624-4910 Email: jamesgang@netrax.net |
Wayne James is a pattern maker in
Gettysburg, PA, who has a selection of
reproduction number and builder’s plates
patterns already on hand, as well as the
ability to make more to order. He pours in
aluminum himself, but has worked with
Zimmerman Foundry in Columbia, PA to produce
bronze plates. |
Jay-Cee Sales & Rivet Inc. phone: 800-521-6777 Fax 248-478-6416 |
Jay-Cee Sales & Rivet maintains the nation's largest in-stock inventory, supplying rivets and special fasteners since 1948. Offer any type, any metal, any size. Full line of rivet tools and accessories. |
Lathrop and Associates Charlotte, NC E-mail: irondave@bellsouth.net |
"Iron Dave" Lathrop's company. Dave does inspections and repair of steam locomotives. E-mail him at: irondave@bellsouth.net |
The Locomotive Works P O Box 21638 Umtentweni 4235 South Africa Tel & Fax: +27 39 695 2920 Cellular : +27 82 640 3320 e-mail: sean3450@webmail.co.za |
Assessments, repairs, maintenance and rebuilds of steam and diesel locomotives. Also included are consultancy/evaluation services relating to railways in general. |
Mainline Steam 23 Cheshire Street Parnell Auckland 1001 New Zealand Ph. 64-9-270 5592 |
Has imported South African locos and British coaches to New Zealand for rebuilding |
J.M.Michaels, P.E. Consulting & Erecting Engineer P.O. Box 413 Shandaken, New York 12480 USA phone/fax 845-688-2334 email: shebruin@worldnet.att.net |
Services: Mechanical Engineering as
applied to the evaluation of existing
boilers; performing calculations for the US
FRA Form 4; designing repairs/modifications
to steam locomotive boilers; designing (or
"reverse engineering") of other steam
locomotive parts. Has done work for
Valley RR, New York,Susquehanna &
Western RR, Belfast & Moosehead Lake RR,
Western Maryland Scenic RR, California
Western RR, Empire State Railway Museum, and PRR K4s
Number 1361. |
| Modern Steam
Technical Railway Services Mr Nigel A. H. Day (see PDF for contact info) |
PDF brochure courtesy of Martyn Bane's Steam & Travel Pages: |
Multipower International, Inc. (see webpage for contact info) |
Steam locomotives and spare parts, used
Chinese class QJ 2-10-2's, JS and JF
2-8-2's, and SL and RM 4-6-2's. New class SY
2-8-2's (price on request). Spare parts
including lubricators, injectors,
superheater units, air compressors, and
others. |
The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors |
The licensing board for boiler inspectors
in the U.S. Site includes a database of all
contractors licensed to do boiler work in
the U.S. Search the database to check the
status of a contractor's license, "R" stamp,
etc. |
Northwest Staybolt Co. P. O. Box 1345 Belfair, WA, USA 98528 nwstaybolt@reachone.com phone 360-427-1727 |
Manufactures rigid and flexible staybolts, staybolt sleeves, staybolt caps, and copper gaskets. |
Opti-Lube (see webpage for contact info) |
Makers of block grease for
use in locomotive rod bearings and
grease-lubricated driving box cellars.
See here for additional info: http://opti-lube.com/block-grease.html |
Pittsburgh Air Brake Company, Inc. (PABCO) (see webpage for contact info) |
A.R. certified to rebuild and test older
valves such as those used on schedule 6ET,
as well as various triple and control
valves, P, L, M, U-12, etc. |
PRESTON SERVICES (see webpage for contact info) |
Suppliers of steam engines, spares, and services |
Railway Wheelset & Brake Ltd (see website for contact info) |
Located in the UK. Supplies a variety of
equipment for railway service, including
wheelset components such as wheels, axles,
and tires; vacuum brake equipment such as
cylinders and parts, hoses, valves and
parts, composition brake blocks, and
airbrake equipment for freight cars. |
Ram Gaskets (see webpage for contact info) |
Custom gasket manufacturer and material
supplier |
Riley & Son (E) Ltd (see webpage for contact info) |
Located in the UK, Riley has done heavy
work and supplied parts for numerous British
tourist railways as well as several in the
U.S. |
| Rizzoli
Locomotive Works, LLC (see webpage for contact info) |
Rizzoli Locomotive Works
manufactures steam whistles built to your
specifications since 1975. Let us help
you give your locomotive a voice! |
| Starfire Rail Lawrence, KS 785-842-1111 |
Structural and mechanical engineering
design and analysis services for design of
new steam locomotives, repairs or
modification to existing steam locomotives,
tenders, support cars, and other equipment,
systems and parts. Includes analysis,
drawing production, Form 4 calculations, and
document production. Additional areas of
expertise include drawgear, brake systems,
suspensions, safety appliances, mechanical,
pneumatic, and electrical systems, freight
cars, long-haul passenger cars, maintenance
of way equipment, shop machinery and
equipment. |
| Sistersville
Tank Works Sistersville, WV (see webpage for contact info) |
Custom ASME Pressure Vessels,
Heat Exchangers and API Tanks. Currently
fabricating new boiler for former Buffalo
Creek & Gauley no. 4. Has previously
fabricated new boilers for Cass Scenic
Railway. |
| Steam
Engine Lubrication Specialties (owner Bill Petitjean retired several years ago and the company apparently ceased operations) |
See Steam
Services of America and Diversified
Rail Services for steam locomotive
lubricants. |
| Steam Loco Design (see webpage for contact info) |
Steam Loco Design is led by consultant
design engineer Ian Gaylor who has a
lifetime of experience in both mechanical
engineering design and steam locomotive
operation. One-time Head of Mechanical
Engineering at Cranfield Institute of
Technology's Product Engineering Centre he
is currently, in addition to his work with
Steam Loco Design, a Senior Consultant with
a leading European technology and management
consultancy. Ian has more than thirty-five years experience of working as a volunteer engineman on many lines including the Festiniog, West Somerset, Leighton Buzzard and Bure Valley Railways. Over the years he has been involved in many locomotive restoration projects, volunteering his engineering design expertise and skills as a fitter. He also has extensive experience of training footplate staff and has produced training materials which are in use at several lines. Steam Loco Design provides a complete range of services covering engineering design for steam locomotives and railway rolling-stock. |
Steam Locomotive Services, Inc. J. David Conrad 23 Blake Street Ivoryton, CT, USA 06442 phone 860-767-2429 FAX 860-767-0104 |
Steam Locomotive inspections, appraisals, and acquisitions. Imported locomotives and parts. |
Steam Operations Corporation Scott Lindsay, President (see webpage for contact info) |
Website updated 5/30/04. Operated by Scott
Lindsay, formerly with the Norfolk Southern
steam program. From the new website: "Steam
locomotive repairs. the nation's leading
firm devoted to the restoration, rebuilding,
and preservation of steam locomotives,
turntables, and other historic railroad
equipment and the management of historic
railroad collections. Steam Operations
offers unparalleled experience, a commitment
to quality and value, and a breadth of
services unequaled throughout the industry." |
Steam Services of America (see webpage for contact info) |
Steam Services of America offers one of
the most complete lists of parts and
services in the industry. With more than 25
years in the "business" we can offer service
in all most every aspect of tourist rail
operations. We handle complete rail-up
restorations on steam locomotives and
passenger cars. We can organize and
streamline your operation to better serve
your customers and increase the bottom line.
Steam Services of America also offers a
complete line of steam locomotive parts and
greases. |
| Steam Technologies (see webpage for contact info) |
German company operated by
engineer Maik Drechsel who has extensive
international project management experience
with steam turbine installations. Using electronic equipment, Steam Technologies generates in-service indicator diagrams of steam locomotives to evaluate their performance, and to allow optimum setting of valve events. In the UK and US, creation of indicator diagrams was something done only by locomotive companies testing new designs rather than used for valve setting during maintenance. In Germany, nearly every loco had to pass a test run with indicator after an extensive overhaul on engine parts. Most other railways preferred to adjust the valve gear only by measuring of the valve travel and port openings in dead centers which seems to be more straightforward. Nowadays with up-to-date measurement possibilities, this relationship is reversed. Mounting the electronic indicator, doing test runs in both driving directions and evaluating the diagrams takes no more time than try to place the motion best (what is absolutely necessary) in the dead centers and measure the valve travel. Indicator diagrams are the most reliable method to rate the quality and correct setting of valve gear. This system is able to directly display the indicated horsepower of a engine which makes it a valuable tool for performance testing and improvements. |
Strasburg Railroad Mechanical Shop (see webpage for contact info) |
ASME "S" stamp, and NBIC "R" stamp holder.
Boilers designed, built and repaired. FRA
Form 4's calculated. Supplier of certified
boiler parts (superheater units, flanged
sheets, flexible stay bolts, caps, sleeves,
etc.). Consolidated safety valves built and
repaired. Sellers type injectors built and
repaired. Steam locomotives designed, built,
restored, and overhauled. Complete
locomotive wheel shop. P & K type triple
valves, and 6ET brake equipment repaired and
tested. Wooden bodied freight and passenger
cars designed, built and restored.
Reproduction car stoves, seats, and window
hardware made. Movie work done. |
| Stockton
Locomotive Works (see Facebook page for contact info) |
Provides steam locomotive
operational services, machine work, boiler
work, and supplies. Located in Antonito, CO. |
Sumpter Valley Machine Works Scott Hutton, Chief Mechanical Officer (see webpage for contact info) |
S.V.M.W. can provide nearly all of the
services needed to get your steam locomotive
repaired or rebuilt including:
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Terlyn Industries, Inc. (see webpage for contact info) |
Steam locomotive boiler treatment; single liquid to be added to tender. |
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The wheel shop at TVRM is equipped with a
Niles AQJ90 Journal Turning Lathe (serial
number 23536, built 1948) for turning
driving wheel journals and hubs; a Niles
QB90 Quartering and Crank Pin Turning
Machine (serial number 23549, built 1948)
for turning steam locomotive crank pins; and
a Niles AW90 Heavy Driving Wheel Lathe
(serial number 23520, built 1945) for
profiling of tires and truing of driving
wheel centers. The wheel lathe was
obtained from the B&O's Glenwood Shop in
1982. The other two machines were
obtained from Poland in 1995. They had
been part of an order of 30 machines (10 of
each type) that were sold to Poland as part
of the Polish Restoration and Recovery
Program following WWII (and before Stalin
dropped the Iron Curtain). All 3 machines
were rebuilt with the wheel lathe being
returned to service in January of this
year. Since then, TVRM has performed
machining operations for the 2719, 1522,
6325, 1702, 203, and just recently, the CPR
2816.
Ask for General Foreman George Walker at the shop. |
Thorne International Boiler Services Limited Bilston West Midlands WV14 0RQ England. Tel: 44 (0)1902 404223 Fax: 44 (0)1902 404224 email: info@tibsltd.com |
TIBS have
a vast experience of supplying replacement
parts & spares for many different
types of locomotives around the world. |
Tweetsie Railroad Locomotive Shop 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane Blowing Rock, NC 28605 Phone 1-828-264-0944 Fax 1-828-264-0900 |
Shop for the amusement park "Tweetsie Railroad" in Blowing Rock, NC. These guys perform serious steam work. Official source for Crown Locomotive Works locomotive parts. |
| Vapor
Locomotive Company (see website for contact info) |
VLC is a global leader in modern
steam-reciprocating prime movers and related
systems including:
We also offer installation and service of
single stage and multi-stage turbines. |
Wasatch Railroad Contractors (see website for contact info) |
Wasatch Railroad Contractors provides a
variety of services including steam
locomotive and boiler repair, cosmetic
restoration, rolling stock repair, equipment
move services, training manual design and
many other computer graphics services. We
have experience with smaller amusement park
locomotives as well (Crown, Cagney, etc.) |
| Western
Locomotive Supply sales@westernlocomotivesupply.com |
Producing high quality steam whistles and locomotive fittings. |
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Western
Maryland Scenic Railroad |
Completed rebuild of Western Maryland 2-6-6-2 #1304 as well as other engines. |
Willis Engineering (see webpage for contact info) |
Willis has built steam locomotives from
N/G 7 1/4" up and rebuilt full size locos,
3' 6" & 4' 8 1/2". |
If you know of any other companies specializing in
the commercial repair of steam locomotives, please
e-mail me at whodom2001[at]yahoo[dot]com
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