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Meets

 * North East Florida Live Steamers, February 1 to 5, 2017
 * Big Boots and Western Railroad, February 6 to 12, 2017
 * Largo Central Railroad, February 10 to 13, 2017
 * Manatee Central Railroad, February 17 to 19, 2017
 * Ridge Live Steamers, February 23 to 26, 2017
 * Central Pasco and Gulf Railroad, February 26 to March 5, 2017
 * North East Florida Live Steamers March 9 to 12, 2017
 * 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
Major Douglas T. Peck suggests how to "Get Started" in Live Steam

Dwight Durkee builds an 1870's Steam Locomotive Oil Lamp

'''"Building the Little Railroad" by Frank H Moore, Jr

Don tackles the Cowcatcher, Throttle and Sand domes of LBSC's Virginia.

B.M. Green shares his method for fabricating Flare Tube Fittings

Bill Yoder just released the latest edition of the 3/4 inch scale registry, which now totals 340 locomotives!

New Live Steam club forming in Washington, Fully Funded

Stan Galloway's 4 cylinder gas electric in 1 inch scale

C.J. Hull shares secrets on finding raw material

Bill Van Brocklin's Union Nuts & Fittings Chart

How To Write An Article For Your Favorite Magazine

"Live Steam", Popular Science, February 1941

See the amazing O gauge live steam locomotives of Roll Neff

Robert A. Day's 30 inch gauge Baldwin Locomotives

An engine stand long enough to hold a Mikado!

Air Brakes à la Trainman4602

Making Your Own Patterns

Did you know...Frank Godwin was a renowned comic strip and advertising artist as well as a Live Steamer.

IBLS Patches
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Regional IBLS Secretaries

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Standards and Recommended Practice

 * IBLS Wheel Standard
 * IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards
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 * Standards and Recommended Practice
 * Boiler Inspections
 * Bolt and Pipe Threads

Wandering Locomotive Books

 * Winton Brown Engineering Data
 * Koster's Miniature Railroad Supplies
 * Lee Wright and Lee's Trains
 * Jan-Eric Nystrom's Baldwin 3003
 * Bill Yoder's 3/4 Inch Scale Registry

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