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Revision as of 16:30, 24 January 2019
Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers <img src="" width="36">Beginners start here This wiki contains 973 articles. |
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Meets
- Southwestern Live Steamers Spring Meet hosted by the Annetta Valley & Western RR, April 12 to 14, 2019
- Finger Lakes Live Steamers 50th Anniversary Meet, August 1 to 4, 2019
- To add your meet email Daris Nevil
Features
Bill Dykeman's York Central Railway: Steam on Prince Edward Island
Laverne Langworthy and his Hudson
Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to over 526 entries in 14 files!
Daris Nevil reports on the Waushakum Live Steamers Fall Meet 2018
Update on the rebuild of Frank Mann's #5001
Harry Austin's amazing 3/4 inch scale Hudson, with working stoker and booster!
Photos of ATSF 68600 stock car outside Albany, Texas
2-6-2 Prairie Steam Locomotive
A visit to Carl Purinton's basement
Tom Bee shows how to build a simple and sturdy frame for rail cars
Drawing for Tom Bee's track warp detection gauge
Ralph W. Andres describes how to simulate non-skid step surfaces
Bill Van Brocklin's Roller Engine Test Stand
Elevation and Specifications for Bill Van Brocklin's Amabelle
Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)
IBLS Patches
The NEW IBLS Patches have arrived!
Only $5 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase!
Regional IBLS Secretaries
Standards and Recommended Practice
- IBLS Wheel Standard
- IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards
- IBLS Track Standard
- Loading gauge
- Standards and Recommended Practice
- Boiler Inspections
- Bolt and Pipe Threads
Wandering Locomotive Books
- Winton Brown Engineering Data
- Koster's Miniature Railroad Supplies
- Lee Wright and Lee's Trains
- Jan-Eric Nystrom's Baldwin 3003
- Bill Yoder's 3/4 Inch Scale Registry
- Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works
Articles by Category
- Category:Construction
- Category:Maintenance
- Category:Operations
- Category:Right of Way
- Category:Safety