Stan Grigg - Revision history

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			Steve Bratina shared this <i>YouTube</i> video posted by David Oram of Stan’s engine running in his basement.

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=109772 "NYC Niagara", <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=109772 "NYC Niagara", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

Dnevil at 19:16, 3 April 2023

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 File:StanGriggs Northern inBasement.jpg|Here is a picture of Stan Grigg's engine in his basement in Greensville Ontario.
 File:StanGriggs Niagara rebuild by SteveBratina Sept2020.JPG|Stan Grigg's 3/4 inch scale Niagara fresh from the Steve Bratina's rebuild shop, September 2020.
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Dnevil at 01:54, 25 September 2020

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			File:StanGrigg Northern basement.jpg\|Stan Grigg with his 1 inch scale CNR Northern. The engine had a banjo frame which limited the radius it could negotiate.
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	[[Steve Bratina]] wrote the following, August 2020:		[[Steve Bratina]] wrote the following, August 2020:

Dnevil at 19:35, 20 September 2020

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	File:Stan Grigg Niagara first burner test by Steve Bratina 2020.JPG\|Stan Grigg Niagara after reassembly by Steve Bratina, on the stand for first steam and burner test August 2020.		File:Stan Grigg Niagara first burner test by Steve Bratina 2020.JPG\|Stan Grigg Niagara after reassembly by Steve Bratina, on the stand for first steam and burner test August 2020.
	File:StanGriggs Northern inBasement.jpg\|Here is a picture of Stan Grigg's engine in his basement in Greensville Ontario.		File:StanGriggs Northern inBasement.jpg\|Here is a picture of Stan Grigg's engine in his basement in Greensville Ontario.
			File:StanGriggs Niagara rebuild by SteveBratina Sept2020.JPG\|Stan Grigg's 3/4 inch scale Niagara fresh from the Steve Bratina's rebuild shop, September 2020.
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Dnevil at 00:19, 31 August 2020

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	File:Stan Grigg Niagara with Steve Bratina tender 2018.JPG\|Stan Grigg's Niagaram with Steve Bratina's centipede tender built several years ago. Photo taken 2018 by Steve Bratina.		File:Stan Grigg Niagara with Steve Bratina tender 2018.JPG\|Stan Grigg's Niagaram with Steve Bratina's centipede tender built several years ago. Photo taken 2018 by Steve Bratina.
	File:Stan Grigg Niagara first burner test by Steve Bratina 2020.JPG\|Stan Grigg Niagara after reassembly by Steve Bratina, on the stand for first steam and burner test August 2020.		File:Stan Grigg Niagara first burner test by Steve Bratina 2020.JPG\|Stan Grigg Niagara after reassembly by Steve Bratina, on the stand for first steam and burner test August 2020.
			File:StanGriggs Northern inBasement.jpg\|Here is a picture of Stan Grigg's engine in his basement in Greensville Ontario.
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Dnevil at 17:04, 18 August 2020

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	File:Stan Grigg Niagara first burner test by Steve Bratina 2020.JPG\|Stan Grigg Niagara after reassembly by Steve Bratina, on the stand for first steam and burner test August 2020.		File:Stan Grigg Niagara first burner test by Steve Bratina 2020.JPG\|Stan Grigg Niagara after reassembly by Steve Bratina, on the stand for first steam and burner test August 2020.
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			== External Links ==

			* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=109772 "NYC Niagara", <i>Chaski.org</i>]

Dnevil at 13:41, 17 August 2020

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			File:Stan Grigg Niagara basement 1960.JPG\|A 3/4 inch scale Niagara built by Stan Grigg displayed in his basement, about 1960.
			File:Stag Grigg Niagara reassembly by Steve Bratina 2017.JPG\|The Stan Grigg built Niagara in Steve Bratina's workshop, 2017.
			File:Stan Grigg Niagara with Steve Bratina tender 2018.JPG\|Stan Grigg's Niagaram with Steve Bratina's centipede tender built several years ago. Photo taken 2018 by Steve Bratina.
			File:Stan Grigg Niagara first burner test by Steve Bratina 2020.JPG\|Stan Grigg Niagara after reassembly by Steve Bratina, on the stand for first steam and burner test August 2020.
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Dnevil at 13:33, 17 August 2020

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	Steve Bratina wrote the following, August 2020:		[[Steve Bratina]] wrote the following, August 2020:

	Stan Grigg lived in Greensville Ontario and was the projectionist for the Strand Theatre in Hamilton Ontario. In 1945, he took a train to New York City to get plans of the new Niagara Locomotive from the offices of the New York Central.		Stan Grigg lived in Greensville Ontario and was the projectionist for the Strand Theatre in Hamilton Ontario. In 1945, he took a train to New York City to get plans of the new Niagara Locomotive from the offices of the New York Central.
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	Stan had built a beautiful 1 inch scale CNR 6100 class Northern previous to this engine. It too ran in the basement. This engine eventually made the rounds through a few owners. As Stan got older, I was told his legs began to give him troubles and near the end, he rushed the tender so as he could finish it. The one side is not quite right and may be due to this. The tender has a bronze cast water bottom frame and weighs about 100lbs alone. The engine is about 160 lbs.		Stan had built a beautiful 1 inch scale CNR 6100 class Northern previous to this engine. It too ran in the basement. This engine eventually made the rounds through a few owners. As Stan got older, I was told his legs began to give him troubles and near the end, he rushed the tender so as he could finish it. The one side is not quite right and may be due to this. The tender has a bronze cast water bottom frame and weighs about 100lbs alone. The engine is about 160 lbs.

	Stan passed away in the 1960's and the Niagara was eventually purchased by Berkeley Gilbert of the GHLS Club. He ran it once or twice at Art Ellis's track in St Catherines Ontario. They had to remove the front truck to get it to go around the curves. Berkeley began some upgrades such as installing a mechanical lubricator but later sold the engine to a Mr Morrison of the TSME club. I tried to purchase the engine in 1984 but missed the opportunity to do so. The engine had been sold to an individual in South Carolina. Bob Zawarski of Bethlehem PA eventually bought the engine from the estate of this man.		Stan passed away in the 1960's and the Niagara was eventually purchased by Berkeley Gilbert of the [[Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers\|GHLS]] Club. He ran it once or twice at Art Ellis's track in St Catherines Ontario. They had to remove the front truck to get it to go around the curves. Berkeley began some upgrades such as installing a mechanical lubricator but later sold the engine to a Mr Morrison of the [[Toronto Society of Model Engineers\|TSME]] club. I tried to purchase the engine in 1984 but missed the opportunity to do so. The engine had been sold to an individual in South Carolina. [[Bob Zawarski]] of Bethlehem PA eventually bought the engine from the estate of this man.

	It was from Bob that I purchased the engine in 2014. From that first try in 1984, I never forgot about this engine and always tried to track it down again for another kick at the can. I located the engine when re-reading an old letter written to me by the late [[Harold Crouch]]. In this 1998 letter, he mentions that there is a guy in Bethlehem PA with a Canadian built Niagara looking for information on it. I was re-reading this letter in 2013. I don't know how I misses reading about the engine the first time. Through the live steam grapevine, Doug Pyatt of the NJLS Club was able to come up with the name Bob Zawarski. I contacted Bob and we agreed on a price. I picked the engine up in March of 2014. It took thirty years from the original attempt to buy the engine until finally getting the engine. The engine was completely dismantled by Bob when I purchased it but it was all there in neat little boxes and containers.		It was from Bob that I purchased the engine in 2014. From that first try in 1984, I never forgot about this engine and always tried to track it down again for another kick at the can. I located the engine when re-reading an old letter written to me by the late Harold Crouch. In this 1998 letter, he mentions that there is a guy in Bethlehem PA with a Canadian built Niagara looking for information on it. I was re-reading this letter in 2013. I don't know how I misses reading about the engine the first time. Through the live steam grapevine, Doug Pyatt of the [[New Jersey Live Steamers\|NJLS]] Club was able to come up with the name [[Bob Zawarski]]. I contacted Bob and we agreed on a price. I picked the engine up in March of 2014. It took thirty years from the original attempt to buy the engine until finally getting the engine. The engine was completely dismantled by Bob when I purchased it but it was all there in neat little boxes and containers.

	I gave it a complete rebuild and I have installed an alcohol burner. I am hoping to have the engine finished and ready to run by fall of 2020.		I gave it a complete rebuild and I have installed an alcohol burner. I am hoping to have the engine finished and ready to run by fall of 2020.

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Steve Bratina wrote the following, August 2020:

Stan Grigg lived in Greensville Ontario and was the projectionist for the Strand Theatre in Hamilton Ontario. In 1945, he took a train to New York City to get plans of the new Niagara Locomotive from the offices of the New York Central.

Stan started construction of the engine in 1946 and as he progressed, he would stamp dates in the parts. The engine has dates from 1946 to 1954 while the tender has dates from 1954 to 1959. All the bronze patterns were cast at Ferguson's Foundry in Dundas Ontario. I have heard tell of people visiting Stan and seeing what looked to be good castings in the garbage can. Stan would say he didn't like the way they came out and will get another one cast at the Foundry.

He worked on the engine at home and in the basement of Riley's Hobby Shop in Hamilton Ontario. There was a small machine shop down there. He would come to the hobby shop in the afternoon, work on the engine, then go to work at the Strand which was next door.

The finished engine was set on rollers and was piped into the chimney of the house. He would fire the engine up and run it on these rollers. My drafting teacher remembers visiting Stan a few times and said his was the only house in the neighbourhood that chuffed.

Stan had built a beautiful 1 inch scale CNR 6100 class Northern previous to this engine. It too ran in the basement. This engine eventually made the rounds through a few owners. As Stan got older, I was told his legs began to give him troubles and near the end, he rushed the tender so as he could finish it. The one side is not quite right and may be due to this. The tender has a bronze cast water bottom frame and weighs about 100lbs alone. The engine is about 160 lbs.

Stan passed away in the 1960's and the Niagara was eventually purchased by Berkeley Gilbert of the GHLS Club. He ran it once or twice at Art Ellis's track in St Catherines Ontario. They had to remove the front truck to get it to go around the curves. Berkeley began some upgrades such as installing a mechanical lubricator but later sold the engine to a Mr Morrison of the TSME club. I tried to purchase the engine in 1984 but missed the opportunity to do so. The engine had been sold to an individual in South Carolina. Bob Zawarski of Bethlehem PA eventually bought the engine from the estate of this man.

It was from Bob that I purchased the engine in 2014. From that first try in 1984, I never forgot about this engine and always tried to track it down again for another kick at the can. I located the engine when re-reading an old letter written to me by the late [[Harold Crouch]]. In this 1998 letter, he mentions that there is a guy in Bethlehem PA with a Canadian built Niagara looking for information on it. I was re-reading this letter in 2013. I don't know how I misses reading about the engine the first time. Through the live steam grapevine, Doug Pyatt of the NJLS Club was able to come up with the name Bob Zawarski. I contacted Bob and we agreed on a price. I picked the engine up in March of 2014. It took thirty years from the original attempt to buy the engine until finally getting the engine. The engine was completely dismantled by Bob when I purchased it but it was all there in neat little boxes and containers.

I gave it a complete rebuild and I have installed an alcohol burner. I am hoping to have the engine finished and ready to run by fall of 2020.

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