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The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers promotes the "Live Steam" hobby in North America and abroad.

I'd like to thank IBLS and its contributing members for the articles and information which have helped tremendously in guiding me along

Gary Kasper

The IBLS wiki contains a wonderful number of standards for the home hobbyist to integrate into their designs in order to properly interchange with other equipment

Van Anderson

I feel it is my duty to pick my own brain and broadcast technical information that would be useful to others, thereby increasing the chances of prolonging The Hobby.

Paul C. Haar, former Secretary of the Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers

Features

3D Model of LBSC's Tich by Jim Mullner

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry - first update for 2026 with 24 new iron ponies

The Legacy of Fred Springer

The Art of Tube Bending

The beginning and end of the Meauwataka & Wildwood Railroad

Women in Live Steam

IBLS Updates the Coupler Standard

Build a String of Econogons

Live steaming "down under" at the QSMEE annual Track and Tent event

The Legacy of Horace Shaw and the Whysall Light Railway

Live Steam programming language??!!

Ian Racer and his scratch-built loco were featured in the December 2024 Newsletter of Speed Metals

Ken Scheer discusses Rail Expansion & Rail Joint Design

How to Build a Model Railroad by Harold Loose includes historic Live Steam

Fascinating collection of over 100 detailed mid-century freight and passenger car plans

Speaking Signaleze

Ken Scheer discusses critical measurements for building smooth turnouts

Ken Rodig shared several articles and drawings from the Large Scale Model Railway Engineering newsletter

A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings

Click here for a comprehensive list of articles.

IBLS Store

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.

Only $5.00US each, includes postage. Click here to purchase

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 PLA plastic. Color may vary.

Only $2.50US each, includes postage. Click here to purchase

7.x Coupler Gauge

The 1.5 inch scale Coupler Contour Gauge will make verification of your coupler profile easy. Measures contour and coupler swing. Printed in durable PLA plastic. Color may vary.

Only $5.00US each, includes postage. Click here to purchase.

Regional IBLS Secretaries

Standards and Recommended Practice

This heavy Pacific 4-6-2 was built in 1936 by William L. Daney, Pueblo, Colorado.

Wandering Locomotive Books

Bill Van Brocklin and #28 on Carl Purinton's Boxford Outer Belt Railroad

Articles by Category

3/4 inch scale live steam model of a Union Pacific Challenger built by D. W. Massie of Montreal, Canada.

Category:Beginners

Articles of Interest

Steam Locomotive Drawings

Contributing

Have an idea for an IBLS article? Please contact daris@nevil.org

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-'''The History and Future of Live Steam'''
+The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers promotes the "Live Steam" hobby in North America and abroad.
+[[File:Join-free-today-88005155.jpg|right|150px|link=https://form.jotform.com/252368207129054]]
+* '''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
+* [[About the IBLS]]
+* [[:Category:Beginners|Beginners start here]]
+[[Special:AllPages|This wiki contains {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.]]
+| style="width: 40%;" |
-'''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
+: I'd like to thank IBLS and its contributing members for the articles and information which have helped tremendously in guiding me along
-[[About the IBLS]]
+:: Gary Kasper
+: The IBLS wiki contains a wonderful number of standards for the home hobbyist to integrate into their designs in order to properly interchange with other equipment
+:: [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105288 Van Anderson]
-[[File:Facebook.jpg|30px]] [https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Brotherhood-of-Live-Steamers/410787972356110 Visit IBLS at Facebook]
+: I feel it is my duty to pick my own brain and broadcast technical information that would be useful to others, thereby increasing the chances of prolonging The Hobby.
-<img src="http://www.clker.com/cliparts/7/I/m/y/o/p/start-button-th.png" width="36">[[:Category:Beginners|Beginners start here]]
+:: Paul C. Haar, former Secretary of the Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers
-This wiki contains {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.
+|}
-| style="width: 40%;" |
+== Features ==
+[[File:TICH CAD Screenshot 7.jpg|thumb|right|300px|3D Model of LBSC's <i>Tich</i> by Jim Mullner]]
+'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry - first update for 2026 with 24 new iron ponies]]'''
-: Is it possible the founder of The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers would have embraced this medium had it existed in 1932?  [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]] surely would have set up a web site, don't you think?
+'''[[Fred Springer|The Legacy of Fred Springer]]'''
-:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22786&p=22786&hilit=Atkinson#p22786 John D. Atkinson]
+'''[[The Art of Tube Bending]]'''
-: The late [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]] when talking about his experiences on full sized steam locomotives once told me that "they run best when they are completely worn out.....but not quite!"
+'''[[William_Fitt#Meauwataka_&_Wildwood_Railroad|The beginning and end of the Meauwataka & Wildwood Railroad]]'''
-:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104505&start=12 Keith Taylor]
+'''[[Women in Live Steam]]'''
-: The IBLS wiki contains a wonderful number of standards for the home hobbyist to integrate into their designs in order to properly interchange with other equipment
+'''[[IBLS Coupler Standard|IBLS Updates the Coupler Standard]]'''
-:: [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105288 Van Anderson]
+'''[[Econogon|Build a String of Econogons]]'''
-|}
+'''[[Queensland Society of Model and Experimental Engineers|Live steaming "down under" at the QSMEE annual Track and Tent event]]'''
-== Meets ==
+'''[[Horace Shaw|The Legacy of Horace Shaw and the Whysall Light Railway]]'''
-* [[Mill Creek Central Railroad]] [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=1046142017 Buckeye Limited 7.5 in. Live Steam Convention, Coshocton, Ohio, August 9 to 13, 2017]
+'''[[SteamScript|Live Steam programming language??!!]]'''
-* [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]] 65th anniversary meet, August 11 to 13, 2017
-* [[Illinois Live Steamers]] 50th anniversary meet, August 17 to 20, 2017.
-* [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] 47th Annual Meet, Holliston, Mass., August 25 to 27, 2017
-** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]
-== Features ==
+'''[[Ian Racer|Ian Racer and his scratch-built loco were featured in the December 2024 Newsletter of <i>Speed Metals</i>]]'''
-'''[[Frank Mann|Frank Mann built to 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)]]'''
+'''[[Rail Expansion & Rail Joint Design|Ken Scheer discusses Rail Expansion & Rail Joint Design]]'''
-'''[[Getting Stuck on Dead Center|Ever opened the throttle and nothing happens? Jeff Frost describes what to do when Stuck on Dead Center!]]'''
+'''[[How to Build a Model Railroad]] by Harold Loose includes historic Live Steam'''
-'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to 457 entries in 14 files! Take a look, very interesting...]]'''
+'''[[Rolling Stock Manual|Fascinating collection of over 100 detailed mid-century freight and passenger car plans]]'''
-'''[[Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain]]'''
+'''[[Speaking Signaleze]]'''
-'''[[FA1 Mechanical Green Monster]]'''
+'''[[Switch Gap Design|Ken Scheer discusses critical measurements for building smooth turnouts]]'''
-'''[[A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model|Ed Hume just release his new book "A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model"]]'''
+'''[[Artzberger-Rodig Articles|Ken Rodig shared several articles and drawings from the <i>Large Scale Model Railway Engineering</i> newsletter]]'''
-'''[[Huron Valley Live Steamers|JJ Gould makes the first run on the new track of the Huron Valley Live Steamers]]'''
+'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''
-'''[[Daris A Nevil|Daris Nevil assumes role of IBLS Secretary, North American Region]]'''
+[[Special:AllPages|Click here]] for a comprehensive list of articles.
-'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Speed_Record_on_Number_22|Man attempts to break steam locomotive speed record]]'''
+== IBLS Store ==
-'''[[Bill Van Brocklin|Did you know...Bill Van Brocklin built 41 locomotives, and they are numbered consecutively from #1 to #41?]]'''
+=== Patch ===
-'''[[The Martin Lewis Water Gauge]]'''
+A high-quality, 6 color patch commemorating the founding of the [[IBLS|Brotherhood of Live Steamers]] by [[Charles A. Purinton|Carl Purinton]] in 1932.  The patch is 3 inches high, 2.7 inches wide.
-'''[[My Grandfather's Engine|A Horizontal Steam Engine built by a Blacksmith in the 1860's? Read more...]]'''
+[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G9JXMRMBYWKFW Only $5.00US each, includes postage.  Click here to purchase]
-'''[[Roll_Models_Industrial_Railworks#RMI-25_Profile|RMI Railworks has released the RMI-25 Specification, which recommends using a taller flange for 2.5 inch and 3-3/4 inch scale equipment on 7.5 inch and 7.25 inch gauge track]]'''
+<gallery widths=150px heights=150px>
+File:IBLS Patch v2013.jpg
+</gallery>
-'''[[Kenneth Shattock|Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017]]'''
+=== 7.x Wheel Gauge ===
-'''[[Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?]]'''
+This [[IBLS Wheel Gauge|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 PLA plastic.  Color may vary.
-'''[[Iron Colts in the Back Yard]]'''
+[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B636JNSXPRAQW Only $2.50US each, includes postage. Click here to purchase]
-'''[[MDM_Locomotive_Works#Archive|New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works]]'''
+<gallery widths=150px heights=150px>
+File:IBLS 7.x Wheel Gauge 20210428.jpg
+</gallery>
-== IBLS Patches ==
+=== 7.x Coupler Gauge ===
-'''The NEW IBLS Patches have arrived!'''
+The 1.5 inch scale Coupler Contour Gauge will make verification of your coupler profile easy. Measures contour and coupler swing. Printed in durable PLA plastic. Color may vary.
-[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G9JXMRMBYWKFW Only $5 each, includes postage.  Click here to purchase!]
+[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NX2W3SYB2KZBN Only $5.00US each, includes postage. Click here to purchase.]
-<gallery widths=150px heights=150px>
+<gallery widths=150 heights=150>
-File:IBLS Patch v2013.jpg
+File:IBLS 1.5 Scale Coupler Gauge 20240815.jpg
 </gallery>
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 == Standards and Recommended Practice ==
+[[File:William Daney No147.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This heavy Pacific 4-6-2 was built in 1936 by William L. Daney, Pueblo, Colorado.]]
 * [[IBLS Wheel Standard]]
-* [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards]]
+* [[IBLS Coupler Standard]]
+* [[IBLS Safety Chain Standards]]
 * [[IBLS Track Standard]]
 * [[Loading gauge]]
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 * [[Boiler Inspections]]
 * [[Threads|Bolt and Pipe Threads]]
+* [[Texas Standard Tie Spacing]]
 == Wandering Locomotive Books ==
+[[File:Van Brocklin Number 28 scan July 11 2017.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bill Van Brocklin and #28 on Carl Purinton's Boxford Outer Belt Railroad]]
 * [[Winton Brown Engineering Data]]
 * [[Koster's_Miniature_Railroad_Supplies,_Inc#Wandering_Locomotive_Book|Koster's Miniature Railroad Supplies]]
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 == Articles by Category ==
+[[File:Doug Massie UP Challenger.jpg|thumb|right|300px|3/4 inch scale live steam model of a Union Pacific Challenger built by D. W. Massie of Montreal, Canada.]]
 * [[:Category:IBLS Secretaries]]
 * [[:Category:People]]
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 * [[:Category:Right of Way]]
 * [[:Category:Safety]]
+* [[:Category:Materials]]
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 * [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]]
+* [[:Category:Prototypes]]
 * [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]]
+== Articles of Interest ==
+* [[Steam Locomotive Drawings]]
+== Contributing ==
+Have an idea for an [[IBLS]] article? Please [mailto:daris@nevil.org contact daris@nevil.org]

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Contents

Features