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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

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??!!

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry - first update for 2025 with 17 new iron ponies

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

Chula Vista Live Steamers flood damage

Harry Coventry details how to build the 3/4 Pacific "George Washington"

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

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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-'''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
+{|
+|-
+| style="width: 30%;" |
+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]]
-[[History of IBLS]]
+[[Special:AllPages|This wiki contains {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.]]
+| style="width: 40%;" |
-[[About the IBLS]]
+: I'd like to thank IBLS and its contributing members for the articles and information which have helped tremendously in guiding me along
-[[File:Facebook.jpg|30px]] [https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Brotherhood-of-Live-Steamers/410787972356110 Visit IBLS at Facebook]
+:: Gary Kasper
-== Meets ==
+: 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
-* [[Southwestern Live Steamers]] at [[Able Springs & North Texas Railroad]] October 11 to 13 2013
+:: [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105288 Van Anderson]
-* [[Southwestern Live Steamers]] at [[Houston Area Live Steamers]] Holiday Meet December 13 to 15 2013
-* [[Northeast Florida Live Steamers and Railroaders]] (West Tocoi & Bostwick R. R.) January 31 to February 3 2014
-* [[Big Boots and Western Railroad]] February 3 to 9 2014
-* [[Largo Central Railroad]] February 9 to 14 2014
-* [[Manatee Central Railroad]] February 13 to 18 2014
-* [[Ridge Live Steamers]] February 20 to 23 2014
-* [[Florida Live Steamers]] February 22 2014
-* [[Central Pasco and Gulf Railroad]] February 23 to March 3 2014
-* [[Sebring Systems]] March 13 to 16 2014
-** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]
+: 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.
-== New and Old ==
+:: Paul C. Haar, former Secretary of the Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers
-'''[[Stability Of 7 1/2 Inch Gauge Ride-On Trains]]'''
+|}
+== Features ==
+[[File:TICH CAD Screenshot 7.jpg|thumb|right|300px|3D Model of LBSC's <i>Tich</i> by Jim Mullner]]
-'''See Bill Brower's [[Bill_Brower|Track Cleaning Car 'La Cosa']] and his [[Dynamometer car]].'''
+'''[[William_Fitt#Meauwataka_&_Wildwood_Railroad|The beginning and end of the Meauwataka & Wildwood Railroad]]'''
-'''[[Otha Hege Steam Turbine Generator]]'''
+'''[[Women in Live Steam]]'''
-'''[[Automatic Blower Valve]]'''
+'''[[IBLS Coupler Standard|IBLS Updates the Coupler Standard]]'''
-'''Visit the newly restored [[Lee_Wright#Lee.27s_Trains_website|Lee's Trains website]].'''
+'''[[Econogon|Build a String of Econogons]]'''
-'''[[The Art of Tube Bending]]'''
+'''[[Queensland Society of Model and Experimental Engineers|Live steaming "down under" at the QSMEE annual Track and Tent event]]'''
-'''[[Lee_Wright|A NEW Wandering Locomotive Book: Lee Wright and Lee's Trains]]'''
+'''[[Horace Shaw|The Legacy of Horace Shaw and the Whysall Light Railway]]'''
-'''Read the report of the [[IBLS_Journal_1951#BLS_Meet_Report|1951 BLS Meet]]'''
+'''[[SteamScript|Live Steam programming language??!!]]'''
-'''Revisit the old [[Central Ontario Association of Live Steamers]]'''
+'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry - first update for 2025 with 17 new iron ponies]]'''
-'''[[Coupling Couplers]]'''
+'''[[Ian Racer|Ian Racer and his scratch-built loco were featured in the December 2024 Newsletter of <i>Speed Metals</i>]]'''
-'''Keep cool this summer with [[Lagging|Boiler Lagging]]'''
+'''[[Rail Expansion & Rail Joint Design|Ken Scheer discusses Rail Expansion & Rail Joint Design]]'''
-'''Does your railroad use [[FRS]] or [[GMRS]] radios?'''
+'''[[How to Build a Model Railroad]] by Harold Loose includes historic Live Steam'''
-'''[[Bagley_Oil_Burner#Installation_and_Operation_Instructions|Installing a Bagley Oil Burner]]'''
+'''[[Rolling Stock Manual|Fascinating collection of over 100 detailed mid-century freight and passenger car plans]]'''
-'''[[3/4" BN SW1500]]'''
+'''[[Speaking Signaleze]]'''
-'''[[Window Advertising: Southern Pacific General Offices]]'''
+'''[[Switch Gap Design|Ken Scheer discusses critical measurements for building smooth turnouts]]'''
-'''[[Slide Valves by Professor Green]]'''
+'''[[Artzberger-Rodig Articles|Ken Rodig shared several articles and drawings from the <i>Large Scale Model Railway Engineering</i> newsletter]]'''
-'''[[Cold Steam Engine|Dead Steam?]]'''
+'''[[Chula_Vista_Live_Steamers#Jan_2024_Flood|Chula Vista Live Steamers flood damage]]'''
-'''[[Koster%27s_Miniature_Railroad_Supplies,_Inc#Catalogs|Koster's Miniature Railroad Supplies Catalog 6B]]'''
+'''[[Harry_Coventry#Build_Instructions|Harry Coventry details how to build the 3/4 Pacific "George Washington"]]'''
+'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''
+[[Special:AllPages|Click here]] for a comprehensive list of articles.
-'''The NEW IBLS Patches have arrived!'''
+== IBLS Store ==
-[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G9JXMRMBYWKFW Only $5 each, includes postage.  Click here to purchase!]
+=== Patch ===
+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.
+[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G9JXMRMBYWKFW Only $5.00US each, includes postage.  Click here to purchase]
 <gallery widths=150px heights=150px>
 File:IBLS Patch v2013.jpg
+</gallery>
+=== 7.x Wheel Gauge ===
+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.
+[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B636JNSXPRAQW Only $2.50US each, includes postage. Click here to purchase]
+<gallery widths=150px heights=150px>
+File:IBLS 7.x Wheel Gauge 20210428.jpg
 </gallery>
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 * [[North America]]
 * [[Australia]]
-* [[New Zealand]]
 * [[Europe]]
-* [[South Africa]]
 == 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]] <i>Updated 16 Sep 2013</i>
+* [[IBLS Wheel Standard]]
-* [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards]] <i>Updated 20 Mar 2013</i>
+* [[IBLS Coupler Standard]]
-* [[IBLS Track Standard]] <i>Updated 27 Apr 2013</i>
+* [[IBLS Safety Chain Standards]]
+* [[IBLS Track Standard]]
+* [[Loading gauge]]
 * [[Standards and Recommended Practice]]
 * [[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]] <i>Version 2013/05/04</i>
+* [[Winton Brown Engineering Data]]
 * [[Koster's_Miniature_Railroad_Supplies,_Inc#Wandering_Locomotive_Book|Koster's Miniature Railroad Supplies]]
 * [[Lee_Wright|Lee Wright and Lee's Trains]]
+* [[Jan-Eric_Nystr%C3%B6m#Baldwin_3003|Jan-Eric Nystrom's Baldwin 3003]]
+* [[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 Inch Scale Registry]]
+* [[MDM_Locomotive_Works#Archive|Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works]]
 == 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]]
 * [[:Category:History]]
+* [[:Category:Pop Culture]]
+* [[:Category:Beginners]]
 * [[:Category:Standards]]
 * [[:Category:Definitions]]
 * [[:Category:Clubs]]
 * [[:Category:Tracks]]
 * [[:Category:Suppliers]]
 * [[:Category:Construction]]
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 * [[:Category:Right of Way]]
 * [[:Category:Safety]]
+* [[:Category:Materials]]
 * [[:Category:Books]]
 * [[:Category:Catalogs]]
 * [[:Category:Periodicals]]
 * [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Parts]]
 * [[:Category:Diesel Locomotive Parts]]
+* [[: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]

Main Page: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 11:51, 19 November 2025

Contents

Features

IBLS Store

Patch

7.x Wheel Gauge

Regional IBLS Secretaries

Standards and Recommended Practice

Wandering Locomotive Books

Articles by Category

Articles of Interest

Contributing

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Main Page: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 11:51, 19 November 2025

Features

IBLS Store

Patch

7.x Wheel Gauge

Regional IBLS Secretaries

Standards and Recommended Practice

Wandering Locomotive Books

Articles by Category

Articles of Interest

Contributing

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