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...and marine. The notion that it set standards can be attributed to various clubs, magazines and national personalities. There was no system to collect votes ...bs. The clubs got wheel standards together and then sent them to the other clubs to ratify the standard. They were called the BSL Wheel Standards. Took quit

...verage about two a month through the mail, and I get the rest when I visit clubs from time to time. Besides the registrations, I've gotten some pretty inte ...by in which individuals just like to do their own thing, and after so many clubs and tracks have been put in around the country, trying to standardize all t

...e IBLS Wheel Standards for individual gauges and scales. Track owners and clubs adopting IBLS Wheel Standards may include these documents in their handbook : Many clubs have 3-1/2 inch and 4-3/4 inch dual-gauge tracks (3 rails). These are laid

...ng ages, many sizes, and those with disabilities. We are all familiar with clubs that offer rides to persons beyond the immediate friends and family of the ...sible home layouts, and models that could be taken from home to home or to clubs.

[[Category:Clubs]] ...s with friendly clubs whose focus is in that direction. Relationships with clubs of a kindred nature have been good and some visits to and from them have be

[[Category:Clubs]] ...ed the Mini-Rail Corporation. Through it, they take out one policy for all clubs and each club in the plan is given a certificate of participation.

[[Category:Clubs]] ...iendships, and shared activities with several other live steamers in other Clubs.

It would be very interesting to have a report of the experiences of other clubs in handling the public, care of the grass, and other matters. The consensu ...plain fills. It would be interesting to learn of the experience of other clubs with scale trestle structures, particularly in latitudes subject to freezin

[[Category:Clubs]] There were a few live steam clubs scattered around the country, but in middle Tennessee, there was no 7½" ga

...to creosoted cedar ties with to-scale, chisel-point railroad spikes. Some clubs elevate their track on trestles about three feet from the ground. Californ ...d. [[Eastern Live Steamers]] are at Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. Other clubs are fast growing in Chicago, Racine, Denver, Pittsburgh, and Reading, Penns

...expect to be able to run on all of the tracks belonging to all live steam clubs. In fact, only for the two smallest, passenger hauling, gauges can one find ...dered standard by the [[IBLS|Brotherhood of Live Steamers]] and all member clubs are as follows:

...mbership was associate because of the space restrictions. Initials of the clubs will be easy to identify with the Club Directory listings in this book with This section contains maps from several clubs of their tracks/facilities.

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[[Category:Clubs]] ...said at the beginning of this presentation, “one of the largest Live Steam clubs in the World” . And that’s something to be proud of ! Thank you for y

...e engines. These organizations are actually fellowships, rather than just clubs. Now the [[IBLS|Brotherhood of Live Steamers]] are located throughout the ...oyed every moment as your IBLS Secretary and have tried to call on as many clubs within my area as possible. Inflation has taken its toll and, on a fixed i

...Australian clubs where a less litigious insurance industry allows this and clubs are able to build on public lands in return for giving public rides.

..., the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers, with which most of these clubs are affiliated.

...perhaps the most expensive playground for adults this side of the Playboy Clubs. Two complete railroad systems, in 1-1/2 inch and 3-inch scales, will cris Actually, the live-steam hobby is quite extensive. There are more than 25 clubs in the United States and most are affiliated with the [[IBLS|National Broth

[[Category:Clubs]] ...Valley Live Steamers|PVLS]], [[New Jersey Live Steamers|NJLS]], and other clubs. Photo by A.W. Leggett, Sept. 7, 1969. From TrainNet.org.

...the Southwestern Live Steamers, and the Annetta Valley & Western Railroad Clubs. The Annetta Valley & Western Railroad Club named the Rail Yard in honor o

[[Category:Clubs]] ...arted it all" in terms of the beginnings of a couple of well-known railway clubs.

[[Category:Clubs]] ...ys to the public. We also host a 'Steam Meet' inviting other live steaming clubs together to enjoy what their hands and imagination have produced.

...t home layouts try for a minimum radius of 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters). Clubs often use 70 to 100 feet (21 to 30 meters). Smaller scale equipment can go ...tic bit cannot be used to hold the screws. Based on the experience of many clubs it has been found that stainless steel screws corrode about as soon as plai

...n pitting and acid grooving will be heavy in these areas. Most live steam clubs do not do a full internal inspection as they usually go with a quick hydro ...logging of hardness scale and corrosion would have been caught. The local clubs response to this dilemma was not to change their practices to include an in

: In New Zealand, most clubs have standardized on steam vacuum brakes via the use of a steam ejector. T : Clubs use them a lot - they are standard at [[Pennsylvania Live Steamers|PLS]] an

[[Category:Clubs]] ...ly to railroading enthusiasts (typically members of reciprocating railroad clubs). Attendance by qualified individuals is possible only by approval of a spe

[[Category:Clubs]] Web pages of various Clubs offering or occasionally offering Live Steam equipment for sale.

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...expect to be able to run on all of the tracks belonging to all live steam clubs. In fact only the two smallest passenger hauling gauges (2 ½”, 3 ½”)

...OT retiring by any means. You will see Marcel in the future at many of the clubs around the country. Marcel will produce trucks and couplers from patterns

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Liek other live-steamer clubs in other parts of the country, the [[Southern California Live Steamers]] co

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The Goleta Valley Railroad Club is rather unique in railroad clubs. We are small but active. We are in a small city and cannot grow too big.

Our methods showed the other live steam clubs how to do it, and the British Columbia Live Steamers built a huge new facil

...Steeplecab steeplecab] electrics that were being made in groups at various clubs. Lonnie still sells them at 1" Railroad Supply in Washington. They are eas

...8 years. He was bandmaster of HMCS Griffon Band, active in model railroad clubs and was a member of the AF and MF Lodge.

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...oyed every moment as your IBLS Secretary and have tried to call on as many clubs within my area as possible. Inflation has taken its toll and, on a fixed i

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Of all the countless railroad model-builders' clubs throughout the country none is more exclusive than a little group in Oaklan

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There are several prominent live steam clubs on the California coast, he noted.

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...y put...derailments happen! You don't want to see your model damaged...and clubs or individual track owners don't want to see their rail "shaved" (aluminum

.... I would ask that Live Steamers in Canada contact Paul with news of your clubs and that the [[Live Steam Magazine]] staff extends to him the same courtesi

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...s. He was a member of NEOLS, the Akron Railroad Club, and many other train clubs and organizations, notably the Land Conservancy, Lighter Than-Air Society,

...ow it today in the United States. It will also include histories of other Clubs besides GGLS and will include biographies of other Live Steamers that Vic w

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.... I would ask that Live Steamers in Canada contact Paul with news of your clubs and that the [[Live Steam Magazine]] staff extends to him the same courtesi

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: Coupler height...most clubs have coupler height specs. Some follow IBLS, others are not far away. Usual

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...ded the [[Southwestern Live Steamers]] and was a member of many Live Steam clubs across the country.

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...dered standard by the [[IBLS|Brotherhood of Live Steamers]] and all member clubs are as follows:

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...-day Home and Hobby Show opening March 29 at Villita Assembly Hall. Hobby clubs interested in free space for exhibits are asked to contact show producer Ir

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...dozens of my 1 inch scale diesel models still in weekly use at live steam clubs and in backyards all around the country (and in Europe).

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...wnups. Since the layout is portable, it is frequently rented out to civic clubs and churches for public celebrations.