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Meets

 * Mid-South Live Steamers' 50th Anniversary Meet, May 3 thru 7, 2016
 * 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, August 20 and 21, 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
Outdoor Model Railroad Runs on Real Steam

Don updates his study of LBSC's 'Virginia' with the firebox door and injector reamers

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 Yoder updated his 3/4 inch scale registry of locomotives in North America, now totaling 213 locomotives!

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

Balanced Air Brakes from Scratch

Drawings and assembly instructions for Jim Jackson's wooden flatcar.

Gary Brothers shares his secrets for Building Tank Cars

'''Little Engines is the oldest continuously operating Live Steam Supplier. Read how Martin and Irene Lewis started the company.'''

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Regional IBLS Secretaries

 * North America
 * Australia
 * Europe

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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