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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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-'''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
+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%;" |
-[[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
-<img src="http://www.clker.com/cliparts/7/I/m/y/o/p/start-button-th.png" width="36">[[:Category:Beginners|Beginners start here]]
+: 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
-This wiki contains {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.
+:: [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105288 Van Anderson]
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-: I don't care anything about steam engines, but I think that steam engine people are the nicest in the world.
-:: Un-named wife of a live steamer attending [[Alva Trook]]'s meet, May 1956
+: 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.
-: What will you do this year to introduce someone to the live-steam hobby?
+:: Paul C. Haar, former Secretary of the Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers
-:: [http://www.steamup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:introducing-the-live-steam-hobby&catid=34:the-cupola-view Steve Baker]
+|}
+== Features ==
+[[File:TICH CAD Screenshot 7.jpg|thumb|right|300px|3D Model of LBSC's <i>Tich</i> by Jim Mullner]]
-: I suggest our motto should be "Build something today."
+'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry - first update for 2026 with 24 new iron ponies]]'''
-:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88096 Jim Leggett]
+'''[[Fred Springer|The Legacy of Fred Springer]]'''
-|}
+'''[[The Art of Tube Bending]]'''
+'''[[William_Fitt#Meauwataka_&_Wildwood_Railroad|The beginning and end of the Meauwataka & Wildwood Railroad]]'''
-== Custom PDF ==
+'''[[Women in Live Steam]]'''
-'''NEW FEATURE'''
+'''[[IBLS Coupler Standard|IBLS Updates the Coupler Standard]]'''
-Download IBLS Wiki pages as PDF, or even create and print a custom book composed of IBLS Wiki pages you select.  See the '''Create a book''' and '''Download as PDF''' links in the sidebar.
+'''[[Econogon|Build a String of Econogons]]'''
-== Meets ==
+'''[[Queensland Society of Model and Experimental Engineers|Live steaming "down under" at the QSMEE annual Track and Tent event]]'''
-* [[Mill Creek Central Railroad]] Memorial Day Meet, May 26 thru 30, 2016
+'''[[Horace Shaw|The Legacy of Horace Shaw and the Whysall Light Railway]]'''
-* [[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 Meets|Small Scales & Model Engineering Meet]], July 7 thru 10, 2016
-* [[Waushakum Live Steamers]] <b>46th Annual Meet</b>,August 26 thru 28, 2016
-* [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]] <b>80th Anniversary Meet</b>, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: August 5,6,7- 2016 at the club track in Tilden Regional Park--Berkeley, CA...
-* [[Small Scales Meets|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 ==
+'''[[SteamScript|Live Steam programming language??!!]]'''
-'''[[Engine_Stand#Long_Stand An engine stand long enough to hold a Mikado!]]'''
+'''[[Ian Racer|Ian Racer and his scratch-built loco were featured in the December 2024 Newsletter of <i>Speed Metals</i>]]'''
-'''[[Sclavi Air Brakes|Air Brakes à la Trainman4602]]'''
+'''[[Rail Expansion & Rail Joint Design|Ken Scheer discusses Rail Expansion & Rail Joint Design]]'''
-'''[[Making Your Own Patterns]]'''
+'''[[How to Build a Model Railroad]] by Harold Loose includes historic Live Steam'''
-'''Did you know...[[Frank Godwin|Frank Godwin was a renowned comic strip and advertising artist as well as a Live Steamer.]]'''
+'''[[Rolling Stock Manual|Fascinating collection of over 100 detailed mid-century freight and passenger car plans]]'''
-'''[[LBSC%27s_Virginia#April_29.2C_2016|Don solves issues with the blowdown valve and anti-lift/expansion brackets on LBSC's <i>Virginia</i>]]'''
+'''[[Speaking Signaleze]]'''
-'''[[Bill Oberpriller's Minnie|Bill Oberpriller's innovative "Minnie", a freelance 2-4-2 steam locomotive]]'''
+'''[[Switch Gap Design|Ken Scheer discusses critical measurements for building smooth turnouts]]'''
-'''[[Building a Hi-Railer]]'''
-'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder updated his 3/4 inch scale registry of locomotives in North America, now totaling 257 locomotives!]]'''
+'''[[Artzberger-Rodig Articles|Ken Rodig shared several articles and drawings from the <i>Large Scale Model Railway Engineering</i> newsletter]]'''
-'''[[Turning an Eccentric Hole in a 3-Jaw Chuck]]'''
+'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''
-'''[[Outdoor Model Railroad Runs on Real Steam]]'''
+[[Special:AllPages|Click here]] for a comprehensive list of articles.
-'''[[Martin_Lewis#Gentry-Lewis_V8|Did you know...Martin Lewis, founder of Little Engines, co-designed the first and only V8 engine for the Ford model T?]]'''
+== IBLS Store ==
-'''[[Bobber caboose|Bobber cabooses (or is that cabeeses?)]]'''
+=== Patch ===
-'''[[Nylatron|Nylatron, the wonder material]]'''
+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.
-'''[[Live diesel]]'''
+[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G9JXMRMBYWKFW Only $5.00US each, includes postage.  Click here to purchase]
-'''[[Fred Bohn|Fred Bohn's 3/4 inch scale Challenger]]'''
+<gallery widths=150px heights=150px>
+File:IBLS Patch v2013.jpg
+</gallery>
-'''[[Eugene Paul| Eugene Paul and his "Puffin Billy"]]'''
+=== 7.x Wheel Gauge ===
-'''[[Simplun|Bill Van Brocklin's "Simplun"]]'''
+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.
-'''[[Lester_Friend#Intro_to_Live_Steam|Peregrinations of "Livvie"]]'''
+[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B636JNSXPRAQW Only $2.50US each, includes postage. Click here to purchase]
-'''A 3-1/2 inch gauge riding flatcar, 2 versions to choose from:'''
+<gallery widths=150px heights=150px>
-* '''[[3-1/2 Inch Gauge Flat Car|by George Taylor]]'''
+File:IBLS 7.x Wheel Gauge 20210428.jpg
-* '''[[A 3/4 Scale Flat Car With Brakes|by R.W. Maynard]]'''
+</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]]
 * [[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]]
 * [[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]]
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 * [[:Category:Right of Way]]
 * [[:Category:Safety]]
+* [[:Category:Materials]]
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 * [[: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]

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Latest revision as of 16:10, 16 February 2026

Contents

Features