Bob Harpur - Revision history

Dnevil: /* Early Work */

2020-01-08T22:16:48Z

Early Work

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	File:BobHarpur LALS 19570505.jpg\|[[Bob Harpur]] at the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] Golden Spike ceremony, 5 May 1957.		File:BobHarpur LALS 19570505.jpg\|[[Bob Harpur]] at the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] Golden Spike ceremony, 5 May 1957.
	File:Bob Harpur unloading his 573 Mogul at CSPPRY by John Schuch.jpg\|Bob Harpur unloading his 573 Mogul at [[Canton, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway]]. Photo by John Schuch.		File:Bob Harpur unloading his 573 Mogul at CSPPRY by John Schuch.jpg\|Bob Harpur unloading his 573 Mogul at [[Canton, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway]]. Photo by John Schuch.
			File:BillBay MrsBay ConnieHarpur byKenShaddock.jpg\|The late GGLS member Bill Bay driving Harry Dixon's "Dixie Belle" at the GGLS old location in Redwood Regional Park, Oakland, CA. Bill's wife is directly behind him and behind her is Connie Harpur, Bob Harpur's wife.
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Dnevil: /* Catalog */

2019-10-03T21:37:20Z

Catalog

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	File:Harpur Locomotive Works Catalog 9.jpg		File:Harpur Locomotive Works Catalog 9.jpg
	File:Harpur Locomotive Works Catalog 10.jpg		File:Harpur Locomotive Works Catalog 10.jpg
			File:Harpur 2-4-0-1968-restored-discoverlivesteam-20191003.jpg\|1968 Harpur 2-4-0 restored as seen on DiscoverLiveSteam.com, 3 October 2019.
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Dnevil: /* Early Work */

2018-11-15T19:47:34Z

Early Work

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	File:GGLS BillBay MrsBay ConnieHarpur.jpg\|Left to Right: GGLS member Bill Bay, Mrs. Bay and [[Bob Harpur]]'s wife "Connie" on [[Harry Dixon]]'s "Dixie Belle". Photo provided by [[Kenneth Shattock]].		File:GGLS BillBay MrsBay ConnieHarpur.jpg\|Left to Right: GGLS member Bill Bay, Mrs. Bay and [[Bob Harpur]]'s wife "Connie" on [[Harry Dixon]]'s "Dixie Belle". Photo provided by [[Kenneth Shattock]].
	File:BobHarpur LALS 19570505.jpg\|[[Bob Harpur]] at the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] Golden Spike ceremony, 5 May 1957.		File:BobHarpur LALS 19570505.jpg\|[[Bob Harpur]] at the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] Golden Spike ceremony, 5 May 1957.
			File:Bob Harpur unloading his 573 Mogul at CSPPRY by John Schuch.jpg\|Bob Harpur unloading his 573 Mogul at [[Canton, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway]]. Photo by John Schuch.
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Dnevil: /* Harpur/Allen Mogul */

2018-11-15T17:00:59Z

Harpur/Allen Mogul

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 File:WabashMogul573 AlexVaughn.JPG|Wabash Mogul 573 at St Louis, MO, photo by Alex Vaughn, 8 July 2008.
 File:Harpur Loco Works.jpg|Harpur Locomotive Works catalog
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IBLS Wiki Admin: /* Death */

2018-07-12T14:38:30Z

Death

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	[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=94686 RichD posted on Chaski.org, 30 November 2012]:		[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=94686 RichD posted on Chaski.org, 30 November 2012]:

	: Bob Harpur passed this week. Bob was into so many things doing a short bio would be difficult. A Disney Imagineer involved in all of the Disney parks world wide and accomplished live steam builder right to the end. His miniature railroad interests, Harpur Locomotive Works, associated with ~~[[Little Engines]],~~ [[Bill Van Brocklin]] and [[Gene Allen]] are legendary. The legacy of the Harpur Mogul was passed to Gene many years ago and is now in the capable hands of [[Marty Knox]].		: Bob Harpur passed this week. Bob was into so many things doing a short bio would be difficult. A Disney Imagineer involved in all of the Disney parks world wide and accomplished live steam builder right to the end. His miniature railroad interests, Harpur Locomotive Works, associated with [[Bill Van Brocklin]] and [[Gene Allen]] are legendary. The legacy of the Harpur Mogul was passed to Gene many years ago and is now in the capable hands of [[Marty Knox]].

	: Bob was a true asset to the hobby, a friend and [[Canton, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway\|CStP&P]] member.		: Bob was a true asset to the hobby, a friend and [[Canton, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway\|CStP&P]] member.

IBLS Wiki Admin: /* Little Engines */

2018-07-12T14:37:59Z

Little Engines

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	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]

	== ~~Little Engines~~ ==		== Early Work ==

	Bob Harpur was involved with ~~[[Little Engines]]~~ shortly after World War II, and is prominent in several photos in the catalogs of that era.		Bob Harpur was involved with a live steam manufacturer shortly after World War II, and is prominent in several photos in the catalogs of that era.

	[https://books.google.com/books?id=BupsDEZOLYUC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=robert+harpur+lomita+ca&source=bl&ots=dj2JI_IbqL&sig=JSj_9FjMgrsYTA1TH-tzrjxDPYM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiI0YLOtcPLAhVNy2MKHYDFDk4Q6AEIJjAB#v=onepage&q=robert%20harpur%20lomita%20ca&f=false Bob is quoted as saying]:		[https://books.google.com/books?id=BupsDEZOLYUC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=robert+harpur+lomita+ca&source=bl&ots=dj2JI_IbqL&sig=JSj_9FjMgrsYTA1TH-tzrjxDPYM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiI0YLOtcPLAhVNy2MKHYDFDk4Q6AEIJjAB#v=onepage&q=robert%20harpur%20lomita%20ca&f=false Bob is quoted as saying]:

	: I had just gotten out of the service. There were no jobs available. I went over to ~~[[Little Engines]]~~ and talked to the owner, [[Martin Lewis]], who had worked for my father. He put me to work running a lathe.		: I had just gotten out of the service. There were no jobs available. I went over to a company and talked to the owner, [[Martin Lewis]], who had worked for my father. He put me to work running a lathe.

	: In 1949 was the first time I met [[Walt Disney\|Walt (Disney)]]. He and his daughter Sharon came down ~~to [[Little Engines]]~~ with Roger Broggie. They went through the facility and asked a lot of questions and saw what was going on. At that time I was building model railroad equipment for [[Seymour F. Johnson\|Seymour Johnson]], the founder and chairman of Johnson Controls. He had an elaborate live steam layout at his estate in Goleta, near Santa Barbara. At one time, Walt told me he wanted to talk to Seymour about becoming one of the original investors in Disneyland, but that never happened.		: In 1949 was the first time I met [[Walt Disney\|Walt (Disney)]]. He and his daughter Sharon came down with Roger Broggie. They went through the facility and asked a lot of questions and saw what was going on. At that time I was building model railroad equipment for [[Seymour F. Johnson\|Seymour Johnson]], the founder and chairman of Johnson Controls. He had an elaborate live steam layout at his estate in Goleta, near Santa Barbara. At one time, Walt told me he wanted to talk to Seymour about becoming one of the original investors in Disneyland, but that never happened.

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	~~File:Little Engines Catalog 1954 Bob Harpur.jpg\|Engineer Bob Harpur with Little Engines 1" scale switcher. From Little Engines Catalog, 1954.~~
	~~File:Little Engines Catalog 1954 Bob Harpur 2.jpg\|Bob Harpur is far left front, standing behind the Little Engines 1" gauge switcher.~~
	File:IreneLewis BobHarpur MaryMyers ConnieHarpur JerrySanders Nov1953.jpg\|Left to right: Irene Lewis, Bob Harpur, Mary Myers, Connie Harpur, Jerry Sanders. November 1953. Provided by John Schuch.		File:IreneLewis BobHarpur MaryMyers ConnieHarpur JerrySanders Nov1953.jpg\|Left to right: Irene Lewis, Bob Harpur, Mary Myers, Connie Harpur, Jerry Sanders. November 1953. Provided by John Schuch.
	File:BobHarpur-2010.jpg\|Bob Harpur with a Harpur Mogul, taken in 2010 by RichD.		File:BobHarpur-2010.jpg\|Bob Harpur with a Harpur Mogul, taken in 2010 by RichD.
	File:GGLS BillBay MrsBay ConnieHarpur.jpg\|Left to Right: GGLS member Bill Bay, Mrs. Bay and [[Bob Harpur]]'s wife "Connie" on [[Harry Dixon]]'s "Dixie Belle". Photo provided by [[Kenneth Shattock]].		File:GGLS BillBay MrsBay ConnieHarpur.jpg\|Left to Right: GGLS member Bill Bay, Mrs. Bay and [[Bob Harpur]]'s wife "Connie" on [[Harry Dixon]]'s "Dixie Belle". Photo provided by [[Kenneth Shattock]].
	File:BobHarpur LALS 19570505.jpg\|[[Bob Harpur]] ~~on the [[Little Engines]] demonstrator train~~ at the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] Golden Spike ceremony, 5 May 1957.		File:BobHarpur LALS 19570505.jpg\|[[Bob Harpur]] at the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] Golden Spike ceremony, 5 May 1957.
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Dnevil: /* Harpur/Allen Mogul */

2017-04-27T03:46:03Z

Harpur/Allen Mogul

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	== Harpur/Allen Mogul ==		== Harpur/Allen Mogul ==

			[[File:HarpurLocomotiveWorksShops.jpg\|thumb\|center\|400px\|Bob Harpur's shop is one of the most complete locomotive works in the world. Worker is lifting boiler for 3-inch scale Hudson shown behind him.]]

	[http://bbs.livesteam.net/showthread.php?1057-Got-the-old-girl-up-and-running-this-weekend/page2 Living Legend wrote]:		[http://bbs.livesteam.net/showthread.php?1057-Got-the-old-girl-up-and-running-this-weekend/page2 Living Legend wrote]:

Dnevil: /* Little Engines */

2017-01-17T03:56:15Z

Little Engines

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	File:BobHarpur-2010.jpg\|Bob Harpur with a Harpur Mogul, taken in 2010 by RichD.		File:BobHarpur-2010.jpg\|Bob Harpur with a Harpur Mogul, taken in 2010 by RichD.
	File:GGLS BillBay MrsBay ConnieHarpur.jpg\|Left to Right: GGLS member Bill Bay, Mrs. Bay and [[Bob Harpur]]'s wife "Connie" on [[Harry Dixon]]'s "Dixie Belle". Photo provided by [[Kenneth Shattock]].		File:GGLS BillBay MrsBay ConnieHarpur.jpg\|Left to Right: GGLS member Bill Bay, Mrs. Bay and [[Bob Harpur]]'s wife "Connie" on [[Harry Dixon]]'s "Dixie Belle". Photo provided by [[Kenneth Shattock]].
			File:BobHarpur LALS 19570505.jpg\|[[Bob Harpur]] on the [[Little Engines]] demonstrator train at the [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] Golden Spike ceremony, 5 May 1957.
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Dnevil: /* Little Engines */

2016-03-24T22:28:35Z

Little Engines

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	: In 1949 was the first time I met [[Walt Disney\|Walt (Disney)]]. He and his daughter Sharon came down to [[Little Engines]] with Roger Broggie. They went through the facility and asked a lot of questions and saw what was going on. At that time I was building model railroad equipment for [[Seymour F. Johnson\|Seymour Johnson]], the founder and chairman of Johnson Controls. He had an elaborate live steam layout at his estate in Goleta, near Santa Barbara. At one time, Walt told me he wanted to talk to Seymour about becoming one of the original investors in Disneyland, but that never happened.		: In 1949 was the first time I met [[Walt Disney\|Walt (Disney)]]. He and his daughter Sharon came down to [[Little Engines]] with Roger Broggie. They went through the facility and asked a lot of questions and saw what was going on. At that time I was building model railroad equipment for [[Seymour F. Johnson\|Seymour Johnson]], the founder and chairman of Johnson Controls. He had an elaborate live steam layout at his estate in Goleta, near Santa Barbara. At one time, Walt told me he wanted to talk to Seymour about becoming one of the original investors in Disneyland, but that never happened.

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	File:Little Engines Catalog 1954 Bob Harpur.jpg\|Engineer Bob Harpur with Little Engines 1" scale switcher. From Little Engines Catalog, 1954.		File:Little Engines Catalog 1954 Bob Harpur.jpg\|Engineer Bob Harpur with Little Engines 1" scale switcher. From Little Engines Catalog, 1954.
	File:Little Engines Catalog 1954 Bob Harpur 2.jpg\|Bob Harpur is far left front, standing behind the Little Engines 1" gauge switcher.		File:Little Engines Catalog 1954 Bob Harpur 2.jpg\|Bob Harpur is far left front, standing behind the Little Engines 1" gauge switcher.

Dnevil: /* Harpur/Allen Mogul */

2016-03-24T22:25:08Z

Harpur/Allen Mogul

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	[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AllenLocos/conversations/topics/4912 livsteamer97 posted on the Allen Models Engines Yahoo Group]:		[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AllenLocos/conversations/topics/4912 livsteamer97 posted on the Allen Models Engines Yahoo Group]:

	: ~~TBob~~ Harpur was making the Wabash mogul back in the 1950's and 60's. When Bob wanted to move on to other things Gene Allen bought the patterns and plans from Harpur and took over the 1-1/2 inch scale line, and [[Allen Models]] was born. There are a few differences between a Harpur and an Allen. One is that most original Harpurs have a Riveted/Silver Soldered copper boiler. Harpurs have a straight shot gun stack, while Allens have a tapered stack which personally I find more attractive. Another one that is common among Harpurs and is sometimes seen on Allens is the great big single Kunkle Safety sticking out of the steam dome.		: Bob Harpur was making the Wabash mogul back in the 1950's and 60's. When Bob wanted to move on to other things Gene Allen bought the patterns and plans from Harpur and took over the 1-1/2 inch scale line, and [[Allen Models]] was born. There are a few differences between a Harpur and an Allen. One is that most original Harpurs have a Riveted/Silver Soldered copper boiler. Harpurs have a straight shot gun stack, while Allens have a tapered stack which personally I find more attractive. Another one that is common among Harpurs and is sometimes seen on Allens is the great big single Kunkle Safety sticking out of the steam dome.

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