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Standards are among the tools of simplification. How many of us would be in the hobby if we had to turn all of our wheels by hand on a lathe? Standards have produced many a practical shortcut so that all kinds of men besides machinists can enjoy model railroading. Linn H. Westcott, Model Railroader, May 1965, Page 21 To me the phrase "Live Steam" encompasses the hobby as a whole. It doesn't exclude non-steam powered equipment. John Schuch, Canton, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway President, Chaski.org

Meets

• St. Croix Railroad Spring Meet, May 22 thru 24, 2015
• Train Mountain Triennial Meet, June 13 thru 21, 2015 for the Triennial work-week, and June 22 thru 28, 2015 for the Triennial Meet
• Pacific Northwest Live Steamers Ramble Weekend Meet, June 27 and 28, 2015
• Pacific Northwest Live Steamers Founders Birthday Meet, July 18 and 19, 2015
• Los Angeles Live Steamers Small Scales Meet, July 24 and 25, 2015
• Pacific Northwest Live Steamers Fall Meet, September 5 thru 7, 2015
• St. Croix Railroad Fall Meet, September 24 thru 26, 2015
• St. Croix Railroad International Small Scales & Model Engineering Meet, July 7 thru 10, 2016
• 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.
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New and Old

Bill Van Brocklin's Mechanical Cylinder Cocks

Charles Arnold's miniature boiler wisdom

Did you know?...Alva Trook had the second largest live steam layout in the U.S. in 1956

A Tale of Two Water Towers

An early F7 Diesel in 1-1/2 inch scale

Building and Powering AAR A Trucks

Ernest Daniell's Cole four-cylinder compound in 3/4 inch scale

First 1.5 inch scale locomotive built in the United States

Arnold Pacific

The Engine That Was Born Again

A Multi-Nozzle Exhaust for Small Locos

Titus Gasoline Burner

Dwight Durkee's Hydraulic Engine Lift

Modeling LBSC's Virginia in SolidWorks Updated 25 January 2015

Rex Smith's Engine Stand

John Ledford's Radiant Burner

Water Level Gauge

Bolt Circle Layout

Machining Eccentrics

IBLS Patches

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Regional IBLS Secretaries

• North America
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• South Africa

Standards and Recommended Practice

• IBLS Wheel Standard
• IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards
• IBLS Track Standard
• Standards and Recommended Practice
• Boiler Inspections

Wandering Locomotive Books

• Winton Brown Engineering Data
• Koster's Miniature Railroad Supplies
• Lee Wright and Lee's Trains
• Jan-Eric Nystrom's Baldwin 3003

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