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 * Annetta Valley & Western Railroad 50th Anniversary Meet, April 7 to 9, 2022
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Features


Gerry Stuteville's Automatic Air Brakes

Personal MOW

Chris Schieck shares home movies starring Carl Purinton, Harry Harvey, J.B. Squires and others

Building a 48 foot Tenneco Tank Car

Harry Heil completed a beautiful Casey Jones (Galloping Goose) from wood and steel

The Work of Henry Greenly

Henry Greenly's Hudson/Northern in 1.5 inch scale

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry update for 2022

Greg Glos provided his detailed build notes for the Scotty Mogul

Moving Up A Gauge

Jim Mullner models LBSC's Doris in SOLIDWORKS

Build Cliff Blackstaffe's Beginner's Locomotive

Modeling LBSC's Tich in 3D

How An Injector Works

Lone wolf Harry Heil featured on KSL

Print your own IBLS Wheel Gauge

Karl Friedrich completed his first live steam locomotive in 1925.

New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings

Click here for a comprehensive list of articles.

Patch
A high-quality, 6 color patch commemorating the founding of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers by Carl Purinton in 1932. The patch is 3 inches high, 2.7 inches wide.

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7.x Wheel Gauge
This 7.x inch gauge Wheel Gauge will make verification of your wheel profile easy. Measures flange, wheel angle, and Minimum Tire Width (TW). Printed in durable black plastic.

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Regional IBLS Secretaries

 * North America
 * Australia
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Standards and Recommended Practice

 * IBLS Wheel Standard
 * IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards
 * IBLS Track Standard
 * Loading gauge
 * Standards and Recommended Practice
 * Boiler Inspections
 * Bolt and Pipe Threads
 * Texas Standard Tie Spacing

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
 * Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works

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Articles of Interest

 * Steam Locomotive Drawings

Contributing
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