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Meets
- Annetta Valley & Western Railroad 50th Anniversary Meet, April 7 to 9, 2022
- To add your meet email Daris Nevil
Features
Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry is back with new updates!
Lone wolf Harry Heil featured on KSL
Print your own IBLS Wheel Gauge
Karl Friedrich completed his first live steam locomotive in 1925.
Albert Campbell started producing live steam locomotive casting kits in 1896!
The Brotherhood of Live Steamers is mentioned in an article "The Iron Hobby Horse" in the Saturday Evening Post.
Bill Daney, Live Steam Pioneer
A visit to the Lakes Park Museum and Railroad in Florida
Using a Sagitta Rule to measure the radius of rail
Building and using the Charles Field Track Panel Jig
History and drawings for "Scotty" Light Mogul
Good Ol' Days at the Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club
New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings
Click here for a comprehensive list of articles.
IBLS Store
Patch
A high-quality, 6 color patch commemorating the founding of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers by Carl Purinton in 1932. The patch is 3 inches high, 2.7 inches wide.
Only $5 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase
7.x Wheel Gauge
This 7.x inch gauge Wheel Gauge will make verification of your wheel profile easy. Measures flange, wheel angle, and Minimum Tire Width (TW). Printed in durable black plastic.
Only $2.50 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
- Texas Standard Tie Spacing
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
- Category:Materials
Articles of Interest
Contributing
Have an idea for an IBLS article? Please contact daris@nevil.org