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<title>2011 Int'l Small Scale Steamup Diamondhead</title>
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<description>Updated 02-08-11. The 18th International Small Scale Steamup, Diamondhead 2011, was again held at the Diamond Resort in Diamondhead, Mississippi between January 16-22, 2011. There were 168 attendees from 33 states and 4 international locations (Canada, Great Britain, Trinidad, and Peru). Some traveled by air, others by car, and I kept the faith and traveled by rail. 
	
Our host, Jerry Reshew initiated the steamups back in 1993. Other than 2006 when the aftermath of Hurricane Karina spoiled the show, Diamondhead has been a constant and welcoming respite from our everyday lives.  This winter weekend event has now grown to a full week with 24 hour a day track time. There were three separate elevated dual track layouts, with steaming bays, that accommodated both 45mm and 32mm locomotives and rolling stock. At the center of each layout and along the perimeters were areas for viewing, tables for servicing, display areas, and fellowship. 

Special events included a seminar by Yves Guillaume “An introduction To Coal Firing a Gauge 1 Locomotive”, the Steam Flea Market, a concert by the Clack Valves and Cornets Steam Band, the Drawbar Pull, Sonny Wizelman’s Shay-up, Mamod Fever, Wind-Up locos, the Exhibit Hall, Friday’s catered lunch, and Saturday Night Movies “Murder On The Orient Express” and “Our Hospitality” with Buster Keaton.
	
One cannot talk about the Gulf Coast without mentioning their world famous cuisine.  Evening meals at the Jourdan River Steamer, Trapanis, Pier House restaurant, lunch at the Shed, and breakfast at the Waffle House were memorable occasions.  
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<title>Rick Parker and Phil Carter</title>
<pubDate>2/8/2011 1:31:10 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/1778E1A5-5029-492C-838A-0BCDC816C9C7/246596805.jpg" border="0"&gt; Rick Parker looks on as Phil Carter prepares his 2-6-6-6 "Allegheny" alcohol fired live steam loco for a run. Photo taken by Carol Jobusch January 20, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (0265-CJ-0010d)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Jim Gabelich, His 2-6-2 Porter Tank Loco</title>
<pubDate>2/3/2011 3:24:09 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/A64B43EC-2ED5-489F-BC95-63774EEE4CF1/246464424.jpg" border="0"&gt; Jim Gabelich &amp; His 2-6-2 Porter Tank Loco. Jim Gabelich adding coal to his coal fired 2-6-2 Porter Tank Loco (John Shaw Built). Taken January 19, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_152b)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Drawbar Pull, Bob Pope</title>
<pubDate>2/1/2011 8:13:10 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/BF822112-23FB-4C78-90E8-014218D8492D/246429092.jpg" border="0"&gt; Drawbar Pull, Bob Pope. Taken January 21, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_491a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Caleb Roberts’ Aster Daylight</title>
<pubDate>2/1/2011 8:11:27 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/446E58AF-E57A-488A-8055-8AF86F458F85/246429045.jpg" border="0"&gt; Caleb Roberts’ Aster Daylight. Taken January 20, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image SD1300-01_046a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Jim Pitts &amp; Norm Saley with Norm’s Shay</title>
<pubDate>2/1/2011 8:09:05 PM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/9BB29817-A908-4528-A4A7-A760618CACE3/246428961.jpg" border="0"&gt; Jim Pitts watches Norm Saley prepare his coal fired one of a kind custom built Shay for a run. Taken January 20, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (SD1300-01_037a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Jerry Reshew’s Closing Remarks</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:52:53 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/338A32AE-774A-42F5-82C3-B1B78B4125EF/246301602.jpg" border="0"&gt; Jerry Reshew’s Closing Remarks. Taken January 22, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_608a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Daylight Locomotive, Live Steam</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:52:01 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/980CF1D7-A6C9-4715-81AC-55AA733D4507/246301599.jpg" border="0"&gt; Daylight Locomotive, Live Steam. Taken January 22, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_680a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Tom Reinhardt’s Aster BR01 German Loco</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:51:12 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/FF0116EE-19BA-46A4-8B6B-E2DCC3FF324F/246301597.jpg" border="0"&gt; Tom Reinhardt’s Aster BR01 German loco. Taken January 22, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_672a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Tom Reinhardt Firing His Aster BR01 Loco</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:50:18 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/3C16E889-DDBA-43D2-B956-142C12D50C4B/246301594.jpg" border="0"&gt; Tom Reinhardt firing fis Aster BR01 loco. Taken January 22, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_668a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Jim Pitts &amp; His Coal Fired SR&amp;RL 24 Loco</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:49:19 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/498C277B-DB07-4F5E-83FC-7C2A7918E054/246301591.jpg" border="0"&gt; Jim Pitts examines his coal fired SR&amp;RL 24 loco which was recently rebuilt and improved by Norn Saley who is observing. Taken January 22, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_632a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Jim Pitts’ coal fired SR&amp;RL 24 loco</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:48:27 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/914069FE-EF89-4F3C-AC10-688527A2E3AC/246301588.jpg" border="0"&gt; Jim Pitts’ coal fired SR&amp;RL 24 loco. Taken January 22, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_625a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Jim Pitts, John Shawe &amp; Norm Saley</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:47:38 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/AF1D992C-0F1A-456E-9127-D100424267F9/246301586.jpg" border="0"&gt; Jim Pitts, John Shawe and Norm Saley pose behind a coal fired SR&amp;RL 24 loco.
The loco was originally built in 1994 by John Shawe for Richard Finlayson, purchased by Jim Pitts and then it passed through many hands.  Now this “rescue puppy” after traveling from coast to coast has been rebuilt and improved by Norn Saley and is home to stay at Jim Pitts’ Southern Steam Trains. Taken January 22, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_629a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Accucraft’s 2-4-4 Live Steam Forney</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:46:44 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/2DAE8D6F-B1D2-48BE-8452-FBEAAB1087DC/246301583.jpg" border="0"&gt; Accucraft’s 2-4-4 Live Steam Forney. Taken January 22, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_582a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Mitch Mitchell With His 2-6-0 Mogul</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:45:51 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/488223E4-490B-4CC7-A2EE-48A845B51B17/246301579.jpg" border="0"&gt; Mitch Mitchell With His 2-6-0 Mogul. Taken January 22, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_593a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Accucraft’s 2-6-0 Live Steam Mogul</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:44:53 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/DC098632-58DD-40EA-A34D-DAEEA3E9F5C0/246301577.jpg" border="0"&gt; Accucraft’s 2-6-0 Live Steam Mogul. Taken January 22, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_580a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Shay Up at Diamondhead 2011</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:43:53 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/EB7FEBFF-B13C-4994-984C-04DF2AEAE5EE/246301574.jpg" border="0"&gt; Shay Up at Diamondhead 2011. Taken January 21, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_571a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>B-Class 28Ton Shay - 2011 Edition</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:42:41 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/35C1D04D-FE7A-4A80-A7E9-2440502817D1/246301571.jpg" border="0"&gt; Aster’s B-Class 28 Ton Shay, 2011 Edition, is a butane fired two truck Shay and is a redesigned and improved version of the 1977 Aster "Alishan Shay". Production release is expected in January 2011. Taken January 21, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_526a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>B-Class 28Ton Shay - 2011 Edition</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:41:41 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/E2987076-F632-43DF-A7B6-EE53953C5639/246301566.jpg" border="0"&gt; Aster’s B-Class 28 Ton Shay, 2011 Edition, is a butane fired two truck Shay and is a redesigned and improved version of the 1977 Aster "Alishan Shay". Production release is expected in January 2011. Taken January 21, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_531a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Ernie N., Caleb Roberts, Raymond Roberts</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:40:43 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/6B7B4132-469E-4018-B13E-085A9800216D/246301564.jpg" border="0"&gt; Ernie Noa &amp; Raymond Roberts look on as Caleb Roberts prepares to run his Up-4002 live steam 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” by Aster. Taken January 21, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_500a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Drawbar Pull, Joel Neshkin</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:39:44 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/17ABC843-AAC9-4671-AD84-0F39D0DF6B9E/246301561.jpg" border="0"&gt; Drawbar Pull, Joel Neshkin. Taken January 21, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_479a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Drawbar Pull, Ginny Morris</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:38:47 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/49F3BC70-3FB4-4796-B7EF-E2542513BA5A/246301557.jpg" border="0"&gt; Drawbar Pull, Ginny Morris. Taken January 21, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_497a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Don Helsel’s Scratch Built Loco</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:36:51 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/C664BB9D-7F48-4825-BE24-D372F9D1E49B/246301552.jpg" border="0"&gt; Don Helsel’s Scratch Built Loco. Taken January 21, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_428a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Jim Gabelich, Ted Powell &amp; Don Helsel</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:35:57 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/B141E030-F529-47EA-A901-7E9CC546F2A6/246301549.jpg" border="0"&gt; Jim Gabelich, Ted Powell &amp; Don Helsel discuss Don’s scratch built live steam loco. Taken January 22, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_595a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Regner Willi</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:34:58 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/FA340DEA-98B4-4021-A53F-563F45EB13E0/246301546.jpg" border="0"&gt; Regner Willi. Taken January 21, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_415a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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<title>Mason Bogie 2-6-6T DSP&amp;P #6  Loco</title>
<pubDate>1/28/2011 3:34:13 AM</pubDate>
<description>&lt;img src="https://img.dotphoto.com/i/c/77244AD0-B48F-4889-8467-7DFF68B834A5/246301544.jpg" border="0"&gt; Mason Bogie 2-6-6T DSP&amp;P #6 'Tenmile' Loco
Accucraft Mason Bogie 'Light' 2-6-6T DSP&amp;P #6 'Tenmile' Chocolate Brown Live Steam Locomotive. Taken January 21, 2011 at the Int’l Small Scale Steamup in Diamondhead, Mississippi  (Image 5D-16_404a)&lt;!--skw=kw_photo kw_color--&gt;</description>
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