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Meets

 * Mid-South Live Steamers meet last weekend in September, 2020


 * To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]

Features
Building and using the Charles Field Track Panel Jig

History and drawings for "Scotty" Light Mogul

Two Hudsons in Wisconsin

Good Ol' Days at the Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club

Steve Bratina rebuilding the Douglas Massie Northern

Color film of the 1945 meet at Danvers

Paul L. DeVerter II: A Live Steam Pioneer in Texas

August 31, 2019 marked the 50th Anniversary of the first Live Steam Meet in Texas

Stan Grigg's 3/4 inch scale Niagara Breaths Life Again!

Casey Jones Railroad in Breckenridge, Texas, 1929

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry dated 21 June 2020 has grown to over 609 entries in 15 files!

Dr. Evans Speaks Out on Interference Fit

Joe Cordelle restores Norman Steele's Atlantic No. 711

Remembering Gary Brothers: Tank Cars

Charlie Purinton's "Minnie"

New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings

Portable Track for a Christmas Train

Plastic Brake Shoes?

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IBLS Patches
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Regional IBLS Secretaries

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Standards and Recommended Practice

 * IBLS Wheel Standard
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 * IBLS Track Standard
 * Loading gauge
 * 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
 * Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works

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Articles of Interest

 * Steam Locomotive Drawings