HALS enjoys hosting a meet for the Southwestern Live Steamers once a year. Below are photos from the 2002 get-together."
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As always, a real treat is Steve Campa's Circus Train with it's finely detailed cars containing cages, animals and caliope.
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New Sweetwater Station built by Gil Freitag and Phillip Bell's 1" cars. Mockingbird on station roof is not to scale and was just joining in on the festivities.
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Bruce and Ruth Roosa, recipients of SWLS "C.T. Sumrall Iron Horse Award" admire a quilt made by SWLS members in 1990. Won by Myra Blossom, it remains in the club today with the Enders Family, Helen Enders center.
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Gary McCoy takes his handmade truck for a walk to break it in.
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Rick Pike, Vance Nickerson and Fred Rorex inspect Fred's newly rebuilt Atlantic, originally owned and built by Jack Owens.
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Oil Can Harry, er uh Jack Lucks and his Mogul No. 573.
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Gail Phillips comes off the turntable on his Dash 8.
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Phillip Bell's 1" Mogul and HALS' 1-1/2" 2-4-0.
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The station and passenger yards shot from the Jim Jackson Tower at Fort Zube.
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Jason Lockhardt was dispatcher one afternoon.
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Bill Laird's beautiful new engine and fine 2-1/2" scale cars.
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A shot toward the station from the transfer table with Carroll Enders' DD40X in the foreground.
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David Hannah pulling through the Sumrall Station on Gail Phillips' Dash 8.
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Nick Edwards and Garrett Bean admire a Gauge One Steam Locomotive before dinner.
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The barbecue meal was catered by Ronny Brothers, a brother of member Gary Brothers.
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The line forms to the rear.
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Gary Brothers, center, sister-in-law and brother, Ronny Brothers, fill their bowls with banana pudding.
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Running in the evenings under the stars brought a special treat of a big full orange moon.
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