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<title>2009 National Summer Steamup Sacramento</title>
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<description>The 2009 National Summer Steamup was the 13th year for this event and had 135 steamers attend.  This was the largest attendance in the nine years that Steam Events LLC has been putting on the steam up.  Attendees came from Canada and 13 states. In addition to the steamers an additional 100 plus people came as guests. These are spouses, children and anyone interested in seeing what the steam up is like. 
   
This year the Steam Events team provides 3 large tracks with 7 loops. Two loops were dual gauge 45 and 32 mm and 5 were 45 mm. In addition, there was another smaller track with 2 additional 45 mm loops. Therefore, everyone had enough track time.   

Continuing National Summer Steam Up traditions were the annual shay up which is a lot of laughs.  Saturday night featured a BBQ out on the patio. The weather was perfect and everyone stayed to talk and enjoy the fellowship after dinner. We followed the BBQ with our door prize drawing.   

2009 was the National Summer Steam Up’s 8th year at the Lions Gate Hotel. The venue fits everyone’s needs with a large, well lit, air conditioned room in which to run the trains. In the same building we have the dealer room and a room for the seminars. The building is free standing and not directly connected to the hotel so we do not bother anyone and no one bothers us.   

The 14th National Summer Steam Up will be held from Wed. July 14, 2010, starting at 6 pm until Sunday July 18 at noon at the Lions Gate Hotel.  We hope you will make plans to attend.  For additional information visit our website - www.summersteamup.com

 -   Sonny Wizelman, Steam Events, LLC
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<title>Double Heading Under Steam</title>
<pubDate>8/21/2009 4:02:11 AM</pubDate>
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<title>Jim McDavid &amp; His Great Northern “S2”</title>
<pubDate>8/20/2009 8:34:47 PM</pubDate>
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<title>Great Weathering</title>
<pubDate>8/20/2009 8:32:33 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/900222C0-07B2-4A4C-8F07-9E43A48C2C5A/223809274.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_253a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Unique Cargo</title>
<pubDate>8/20/2009 8:31:38 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/FAD7D2DA-5B9D-46CB-A5E5-66D0DBFF7CDD/223809254.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_252a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Southern Pacific S-12 0-6-0</title>
<pubDate>8/20/2009 8:30:34 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/B83FA479-8C63-4D1B-B512-516E14882B67/223809222.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 23, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_136a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Bill Turkel &amp; His Royal Hudson</title>
<pubDate>8/20/2009 8:29:23 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/2AE3FA70-61C1-4D97-97BC-9A5C1F9745D3/223809165.jpg" border="0"&gt; Bill Turkel &amp; His Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson. Taken July 23, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_116a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>A Nice Collection</title>
<pubDate>8/20/2009 8:28:11 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/867B9A68-4A53-4161-8F66-47B35C3AAB69/223809134.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 23, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_023a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Accucraft SP Cab Forward Pulls 77 Cars</title>
<pubDate>8/9/2009 2:44:13 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/0FE44A61-44A2-4B24-A00D-68E6BB2F4CAA/223033440.jpg" border="0"&gt; Seth Abrahams’ Accucraft SP Cab Forward #4294 (4-8-8-2) pulling 74 freight cars and 3 cabooses. Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_195a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>2009 National Summer Steamup Logo</title>
<pubDate>8/7/2009 3:04:58 AM</pubDate>
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<title>Richard Murray’s Shay</title>
<pubDate>8/7/2009 1:53:32 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/8EBE7C41-7678-4723-B0BA-993CC47C1A11/222904983.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 23, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_045a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>John Coughran’s Clinic on Coal Firing</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 11:09:06 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/4A68DBF5-7D5A-4474-B78E-F0589DDAE848/222894993.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 26, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_268a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Pannier Tank Lashup</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 11:07:17 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/AD7B3D41-4A06-4F03-A299-B4839E4104AD/222894900.jpg" border="0"&gt; Pannier Tank Lashup with Chris Coley, Pete Comley, Rob Meadows &amp; Jim  Gabelich. Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_264a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Dwight Ennis’ #21 Looks Great</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 11:05:42 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/7DDF8037-17CD-4629-BC35-534613C6FABB/222894794.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_256a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Triple Heading Garratts</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 11:04:16 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/AC40AF6E-C962-4E61-9761-C84C0E9A93F5/222894679.jpg" border="0"&gt; David Wegmuller, Stan Partchet &amp; Chris Scott fire up their Accucraft Garratts. Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_238b)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Grover Cleveland &amp; ???</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 11:03:05 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/D820A915-A45E-4191-8915-E94018FCA458/222894560.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_215b)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Howard Freed &amp; His Loco</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 11:00:36 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/0A1935AD-D9F4-4956-BE30-0E67D8992F6D/222894401.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_209a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Accucraft SP Cab Forward 4-8-8-2 #4294</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 10:59:33 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/C74645E4-B056-4D69-AFDE-A18C3E7D5C19/222894324.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_199b)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Accucraft SP Cab Forward #4294 (4-8-8-2)</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 10:58:38 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/F6A6BD04-5331-49F4-B501-173377A03562/222894272.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_199a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Seth Abrahams Preparing For A Record Run</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 10:57:41 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/02B68D4D-159E-4622-A458-1A4E76F40FBD/222894201.jpg" border="0"&gt; Seth Abrahams prepares his Accucraft SP Cab Forward #4294 (4-8-8-2) that is going to pull 74 freight cars and 3 cabooses. Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_189a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Double Heading Rubys</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 10:56:00 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/BBDEAA3E-7D7C-4363-A327-3730215D1C5C/222894085.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_174b)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Curt Hoffman &amp; Phil Oldenhage</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 10:54:45 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/5C077447-4033-4ECF-8EB5-C4202913004B/222894001.jpg" border="0"&gt; Curt Hoffman Admires Phil Oldenhage’s Loco. Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_168b)
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<title>Phil Oldenhage’s Scratch Built Loco</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 10:53:15 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/EA03115B-AEE1-4E32-B785-A7E4E97E550B/222893915.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_166a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Sign-up Board For Large Green Track</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 10:52:10 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/7CC46031-B12A-4078-B70E-14E594E1B86F/222893838.jpg" border="0"&gt; With 135 steamers attending it is important to share track time so signup boards are used. All  tracks are available from 7:00am to 1:00am daily and the signup boards cover each track in half hour increments from 8am to 8pm. This board was used for the large Paso Robles double track layout.  Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_165a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Pat Dixon Coordinates Clothing Sales</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 10:51:02 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/F7C14FCB-BC4A-40FB-A304-AA145491FCC8/222893757.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_164a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Rick Parker &amp; His Desperados RR Ruby</title>
<pubDate>8/6/2009 10:49:44 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/3E4F98D6-B5AB-46A1-87F6-189E3DF4BEF1/222893634.jpg" border="0"&gt; Taken July 24, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at the 2009 National Summer Steamup  (Image D5-03_162a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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