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The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers promotes the "Live Steam" hobby in North America and abroad.

The IBLS wiki contains a wonderful number of standards for the home hobbyist to integrate into their designs in order to properly interchange with other equipment

Van Anderson

I feel it is my duty to pick my own brain and broadcast technical information that would be useful to others, thereby increasing the chances of prolonging The Hobby.

Paul C. Haar, former Secretary of the Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers

Post-graduates in Model Railroading are the "live steamers". This ambitious group build models from the base metal to realistic replicas actually operated by steam.

Victor Shattock

Features

3D Model of LBSC's Tich by Jim Mullner

Chula Vista Live Steamers flood damage

Harry Coventry details how to build the 3/4 Pacific "George Washington"

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry update for 2024

Nick Edwards' passing leaves a big hole in the Heart of Texas

Catalog #9 is now available from Superscale Locomotive Company

Arch Bar Trucks for 1/8 scale by Chuck Wischstadt

Saving the Ossipee Central Railway

Inspecting Rail for Wear

Jim Mullner shared more photos, video and design files for Henry Greenly's Hudson/Northern in 1.5 inch scale

8mm film of Stan Grigg's 1 inch scale Northern running on test stand in his basement

Gerry Stuteville's Automatic Air Brakes

Personal MOW

Chris Schieck shares home movies starring Carl Purinton, Harry Harvey, J.B. Squires and others

Building a 48 foot Tenneco Tank Car

Harry Heil completed a beautiful Casey Jones (Galloping Goose) from wood and steel

The Work of Henry Greenly

Greg Glos provided his detailed build notes for the Scotty Mogul

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

This heavy Pacific 4-6-2 was built in 1936 by William L. Daney, Pueblo, Colorado.

Wandering Locomotive Books

Articles by Category

3/4 inch scale live steam model of a Union Pacific Challenger built by D. W. Massie of Montreal, Canada.

Category:Beginners

Articles of Interest

Steam Locomotive Drawings

Contributing

Have an idea for an IBLS article? Please contact daris@nevil.org

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-'''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
+The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers promotes the "Live Steam" hobby in North America and abroad.
+[[File:Join-free-today-88005155.jpg|right|150px|link=https://international-brotherhood-of-live-steamers.inditioncra.com/new-member-signup]]
+* '''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
+* [[About the IBLS]]
+* [[:Category:Beginners|Beginners start here]]
-[[About the IBLS]]
+[[Special:AllPages|This wiki contains {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.]]
+| style="width: 40%;" |
-[[File:Facebook.jpg|30px]] [https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Brotherhood-of-Live-Steamers/410787972356110 Visit IBLS at Facebook]
+: The IBLS wiki contains a wonderful number of standards for the home hobbyist to integrate into their designs in order to properly interchange with other equipment
-<img src="http://www.clker.com/cliparts/7/I/m/y/o/p/start-button-th.png" width="36">[[:Category:Beginners|Beginners start here]]
+:: [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105288 Van Anderson]
-This wiki contains {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.
+: I feel it is my duty to pick my own brain and broadcast technical information that would be useful to others, thereby increasing the chances of prolonging The Hobby.
-| style="width: 40%;" |
-: I have noticed that the quality of the locomotives – Steam or Diesel – has improved greatly through the years.   One can only wonder what this hobby will be like 40 years from now!
+:: Paul C. Haar, former Secretary of the Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers
-:: [[Bill Koster]]
+: Post-graduates in Model Railroading are the "live steamers".  This ambitious group build models from the base metal to realistic replicas actually operated by steam.
-: Beginners are the key to our future.
+:: [[Victor Shattock]]
-:: [[Louie Lettiere]]
+|}
+== Features ==
+[[File:TICH CAD Screenshot 7.jpg|thumb|right|300px|3D Model of LBSC's <i>Tich</i> by Jim Mullner]]
-: I don't care anything about steam engines, but I think that steam engine people are the nicest in the world.
+'''[[Chula_Vista_Live_Steamers#Jan_2024_Flood|Chula Vista Live Steamers flood damage]]'''
-:: Un-named wife of a live steamer attending [[Alva Trook]]'s meet, May 1956
+'''[[Harry_Coventry#Build_Instructions|Harry Coventry details how to build the 3/4 Pacific "George Washington"]]'''
-|}
+'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry update for 2024]]'''
-== Meets ==
+'''[[Nick Edwards|Nick Edwards' passing leaves a big hole in the Heart of Texas]]'''
-* [[St. Croix Railroad]] International [[Small Scales Meets|Small Scales & Model Engineering Meet]], July 7 thru 10,  2016
-* [[Small Scales Meets|Small Scales Meet]] Mid-June 2017 - A 1" California Ramble that will include the American River Navigation and Railway Nevada County track, [[Southern California Live Steamers]], [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]], ending at [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]] and a few surprises in other scales along the way.
-** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]
-== New and Old ==
+'''[[Superscale Locomotive Company|Catalog #9 is now available from Superscale Locomotive Company]]'''
-'''[[Balanced Air Brakes from Scratch]]'''
+'''[[Wischstadt Arch Bar Trucks|Arch Bar Trucks for 1/8 scale by Chuck Wischstadt]]'''
-'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder updated his 3/4 inch scale registry of locomotives in North America, now totaling 168 locomotives!]]'''
+'''[[Ossipee Central Railway|Saving the Ossipee Central Railway]]'''
-'''[[Railway_Hardware_Company#Flatcar_Kit|Drawings and assembly instructions for Jim Jackson's wooden flatcar.]]'''
+'''[[Rail inspection|Inspecting Rail for Wear]]'''
-'''[[LBSC%27s_Virginia#September_16.2C_2015|Don Althouse updates his analysis of the LBSC Virginia with an animated simulation.]]'''
+'''[[Greenly’s Hudson|Jim Mullner shared more photos, video and design files for Henry Greenly's Hudson/Northern in 1.5 inch scale]]'''
-'''[[Building Tank Cars|Gary Brothers shares his secrets for Building Tank Cars]]'''
+'''[[Stan_Grigg#David_Oram_Photos|8mm film of Stan Grigg's 1 inch scale Northern running on test stand in his basement]]'''
-'''[[Little Engines]] is the oldest continuously operating Live Steam Supplier.  Read how [[Martin Lewis|Martin and Irene Lewis started the company]].'''
+'''[[Auto Air Brakes|Gerry Stuteville's Automatic Air Brakes]]'''
-'''[[Dinky Creek Bridge]]'''
+'''[[Personal MOW]]'''
-'''[[Air brakes|Some collective knowledge on air brakes]]'''
+'''[[Chris Schieck|Chris Schieck shares home movies starring Carl Purinton, Harry Harvey, J.B. Squires and others]]'''
-'''[[486 Gets A New Oil Tank]]'''
+'''[[48 Foot Tenneco Tank Car|Building a 48 foot Tenneco Tank Car]]'''
-'''[[Norman Mottshaw|Norman Mottshaw's 3/4 inch scale NYC Josslin Hudson]]'''
+'''[[Harry_Heil#Casey_Jones|Harry Heil completed a beautiful Casey Jones (Galloping Goose) from wood and steel]]'''
-'''[[Cab Operated Cylinder Cocks|Bill Van Brocklin's Mechanical Cylinder Cocks]]'''
+'''[[The Work of Henry Greenly]]'''
-'''[[The Miniature Boiler|Charles Arnold's miniature boiler wisdom]]'''
+'''[[Scotty_Mogul#Construction|Greg Glos provided his detailed build notes for the Scotty Mogul]]'''
-'''[[Alva Trook|Did you know?...Alva Trook had the second largest live steam layout in the U.S. in 1956]]'''
+'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''
-'''[[A Tale of Two Water Towers]]'''
+[[Special:AllPages|Click here]] for a comprehensive list of articles.
-'''[[W. G. Glassco|An early F7 Diesel in 1-1/2 inch scale]]'''
+== IBLS Store ==
-'''[[Building and Powering AAR A Trucks]]'''
+=== Patch ===
-'''[[Ernest Daniell|Ernest Daniell's Cole four-cylinder compound in 3/4 inch scale]]'''
+A high-quality, 6 color patch commemorating the founding of the [[IBLS|Brotherhood of Live Steamers]] by [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]] in 1932.  The patch is 3 inches high, 2.7 inches wide.
-'''[[Stephen Lafayette Pagenhardt|First 1.5 inch scale locomotive built in the United States]]'''
+[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G9JXMRMBYWKFW Only $5 each, includes postage.  Click here to purchase]
-'''[[Louis Arnold|Arnold Pacific]]'''
+<gallery widths=150px heights=150px>
+File:IBLS Patch v2013.jpg
+</gallery>
-== IBLS Patches ==
+=== 7.x Wheel Gauge ===
-'''The NEW IBLS Patches have arrived!'''
+This [[IBLS Wheel Gauge|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.
-[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G9JXMRMBYWKFW Only $5 each, includes postage.  Click here to purchase!]
+[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B636JNSXPRAQW Only $2.50 each, includes postage. Click here to purchase]
 <gallery widths=150px heights=150px>
-File:IBLS Patch v2013.jpg
+File:IBLS 7.x Wheel Gauge 20210428.jpg
 </gallery>
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 * [[Australia]]
 * [[Europe]]
-* [[South Africa]]
 == Standards and Recommended Practice ==
+[[File:William Daney No147.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This heavy Pacific 4-6-2 was built in 1936 by William L. Daney, Pueblo, Colorado.]]
 * [[IBLS Wheel Standard]]
 * [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards]]
 * [[IBLS Track Standard]]
+* [[Loading gauge]]
 * [[Standards and Recommended Practice]]
 * [[Boiler Inspections]]
 * [[Threads|Bolt and Pipe Threads]]
+* [[Texas Standard Tie Spacing]]
 == Wandering Locomotive Books ==
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 * [[Lee_Wright|Lee Wright and Lee's Trains]]
 * [[Jan-Eric_Nystr%C3%B6m#Baldwin_3003|Jan-Eric Nystrom's Baldwin 3003]]
+* [[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 Inch Scale Registry]]
+* [[MDM_Locomotive_Works#Archive|Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works]]
 == Articles by Category ==
+[[File:Doug Massie UP Challenger.jpg|thumb|right|300px|3/4 inch scale live steam model of a Union Pacific Challenger built by D. W. Massie of Montreal, Canada.]]
 * [[:Category:IBLS Secretaries]]
 * [[:Category:People]]
 * [[:Category:History]]
+* [[:Category:Pop Culture]]
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 * [[:Category:Right of Way]]
 * [[:Category:Safety]]
+* [[:Category:Materials]]
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 * [[:Category:Diesel Locomotive Parts]]
 * [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]]
+* [[:Category:Prototypes]]
+* [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]]
+== Articles of Interest ==
+* [[Steam Locomotive Drawings]]
+== Contributing ==
+Have an idea for an [[IBLS]] article? Please [mailto:daris@nevil.org contact daris@nevil.org]

Main Page: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 10:13, 7 March 2024

Contents

Features

IBLS Store

Patch

7.x Wheel Gauge

Regional IBLS Secretaries

Standards and Recommended Practice

Wandering Locomotive Books

Articles by Category

Articles of Interest

Contributing

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Main Page: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 10:13, 7 March 2024

Features

IBLS Store

Patch

7.x Wheel Gauge

Regional IBLS Secretaries

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Wandering Locomotive Books

Articles by Category

Articles of Interest

Contributing

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