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Meets

 * Mill Creek Central Railroad Memorial Day Meet, May 26 thru 30, 2016
 * Mill Creek Central Railroad Summer Meet, June 16-19, 2016
 * Montreal Live Steamers Annual Meet, July 1 thru 3, 2016
 * St. Croix Railroad International Small Scales & Model Engineering Meet, July 7 thru 10, 2016
 * Waushakum Live Steamers 46th Annual Meet,August 26 thru 28, 2016
 * Golden Gate Live Steamers 80th Anniversary Meet, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: August 5,6,7- 2016 at the club track in Tilden Regional Park--Berkeley, CA...
 * 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
Did you know...Frank Godwin was a renowned comic strip and advertising artist as well as a Live Steamer.

Don solves issues with the blowdown valve and anti-lift/expansion brackets on LBSC's Virginia

Bill Oberpriller's innovative "Minnie", a freelance 2-4-2 steam locomotive Building a Hi-Railer

Bill Yoder updated his 3/4 inch scale registry of locomotives in North America, now totaling 257 locomotives!

Turning an Eccentric Hole in a 3-Jaw Chuck

Outdoor Model Railroad Runs on Real Steam

Did you know...Martin Lewis, founder of Little Engines, co-designed the first and only V8 engine for the Ford model T?

Bobber cabooses (or is that cabeeses?)

Nylatron, the wonder material

Live diesel

Fred Bohn's 3/4 inch scale Challenger

 Eugene Paul and his "Puffin Billy"

Bill Van Brocklin's "Simplun"

Peregrinations of "Livvie"

A 3-1/2 inch gauge riding flatcar, 2 versions to choose from:
 * by George Taylor
 * by R.W. Maynard

Building a Kitsap Caboose

Some Thoughts on Cold Weather Operation

Ken Scheer's fascinating history of the Rocky Mountain Live Steamers

IBLS Patches
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Regional IBLS Secretaries

 * North America
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Standards and Recommended Practice

 * IBLS Wheel Standard
 * IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards
 * IBLS Track Standard
 * 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

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