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History of IBLS

About the IBLS

Meets

 * Montreal Live Steamers, June 28 thru July 1, 2013
 * National Small Scales Meet at LALS, July 13 and 14, 2013
 * BCSME 20th Anniversary Meet, Aug 9-12, 2013
 * Indiana Live Steamers Dog Daze Meet from August 15 thru August 18, 2013

New and Old
Dead Steam?

Koster's Miniature Railroad Supplies Catalog 6B

Bagley Oil Burner

Ever try ground flying?

The Train Horn Rule and Quiet Zones

Build a Conductor's Car, by Rick White, SWLS/HALS

See Gordon Corwin's beautiful 

Linn H. Westcott visits the Goleta Valley and Western RR

What did people do with their time before television?

Design, Care and Feeding of Check Valves

Steam Regulator

Calvert Holt


 * A P.R.R. K4s Locomotive


 * Calvert Holt Sees It Through

Marty Burners

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Regional IBLS Secretaries

 * North America
 * Australia
 * New Zealand
 * Europe
 * South Africa

Standards and Recommended Practice

 * IBLS Wheel Standard Updated 18 Mar 2013
 * IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards Updated 20 Mar 2013
 * IBLS Track Standard Updated 27 Apr 2013
 * Standards and Recommended Practice
 * Boiler Inspections

Wandering Locomotive Books

 * Winton Brown Engineering Data Version 2013/05/04
 * Koster's Miniature Railroad Supplies

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