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Meets

 * Adirondack Live Steamers Fall Meet, September 12 to 15, 2019
 * Adirondack Live Steamers Blowdown Meet, October 18 to 20, 2019
 * Houston Area Live Steamers Anniversary Meet, November 7 to 10, 2019


 * To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]

Features
Dick Poole just completed another SD-45

Bill Van Brocklin's No 8 Under Steam Again!

August 31, 2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of the first Live Steam Meet in Texas

'''Check out Dick Poole's PRR Hopper Car. Its for sale!'''

New photos of The Little Texas & Pacific Sunshine Special

Haskins Shops Airslide Hopper

Jeffrey G. Hook has provided an additional spreadsheet documenting a Water Gauge height locating method by Lima

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to over 558 entries in 15 files!

Jeffrey G. Hook has provided a spreadsheet for calculating the maximum grade for a steam locomotive.

Tinkerbell scale flatcar for hauling giants!

Bill Dykeman's York Central Railway: Steam on Prince Edward Island

Laverne Langworthy and his Hudson

Wulf-Dieter Oil Burner

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



IBLS Patches
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Wandering Locomotive Books

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 * Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works

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