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'''The History and Future of Live Steam'''
'''[[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]]'''
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: 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?
: Does BLS not mean also "Bless Live Steamers"?


:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22786&p=22786&hilit=Atkinson#p22786 John D. Atkinson]
:: [[IBLS_Journal_1933#Charlie.27s_Memories|Charles S. Purinton]]


: 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!"
: 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?


:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104505&start=12 Keith Taylor]
:: [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104505&start=12 Keith Taylor]
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== Custom PDF ==
'''NEW FEATURE'''
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.


== Meets ==
== Meets ==


* [[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]
* [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]], Fall Meet, September 15 to 16, 2018
* [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]] 65th anniversary meet, August 11 to 13, 2017
* [[Eagle Point Railroad]], 20th Anniversary Meet, October 19 to 21, 2018
* [[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]
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]


== Features ==
== Features ==


'''[[Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain]]'''
'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to over 500 entries in 14 files!]]'''


'''[[FA1 Mechanical Green Monster]]'''
'''[[Harry Austin|Harry Austin's amazing 3/4 inch scale Hudson, with working stoker and booster!]]'''


'''[[A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model|Ed Hume just release his new book "A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model"]]'''
'''[[Stock_car#ATSF_68600|Photos of ATSF 68600 stock car outside Albany, Texas]]'''


'''[[Huron Valley Live Steamers|JJ Gould makes the first run on the new track of the Huron Valley Live Steamers]]'''
'''[[2-6-2 Prairie Steam Locomotive]]'''


'''[[Daris A Nevil|Daris Nevil assumes role of IBLS Secretary, North American Region]]'''
'''[[IBLS Journal 1989|A visit to Carl Purinton's basement]] '''


'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder just released the latest edition of the 3/4 inch scale registry, which now totals 415 locomotives!]]'''
'''[[Tom Bee Car Frame|Tom Bee shows how to build a simple and sturdy frame for rail cars]]'''


'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Speed_Record_on_Number_22|Man attempts to break steam locomotive speed record]]'''
'''[[Tom Bee Track Warp Gauge|Drawing for Tom Bee's track warp detection gauge]]'''


'''[[Bill Van Brocklin|Did you know...Bill Van Brocklin built 41 locomotives, and they are numbered consecutively from #1 to #41?]]'''
'''[[Simulating non-skid tread|Ralph W. Andres describes how to simulate non-skid step surfaces]]'''


'''[[The Martin Lewis Water Gauge]]'''
'''[[Engine_Stand#Bill_Van_Brocklin|Bill Van Brocklin's Roller Engine Test Stand]]'''


'''[[My Grandfather's Engine|A Horizontal Steam Engine built by a Blacksmith in the 1860's? Read more...]]'''
'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Loco_32|Elevation and Specifications for Bill Van Brocklin's <i>Amabelle</i>]]'''


'''[[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]]'''
'''[[Live Steam in 1/240th Scale]]'''


'''[[Kenneth Shattock|Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017]]'''
'''[[Frank Mann|Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)]]'''


'''[[Injectors - A Blessing or a Curse?]]'''
'''[[Getting Stuck on Dead Center|Ever opened the throttle and nothing happens? Jeff Frost describes what to do when Stuck on Dead Center!]]'''


'''[[Iron Colts in the Back Yard]]'''
'''[[Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain]]'''


'''[[MDM_Locomotive_Works#Archive|New Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works]]'''
'''[[FA1 Mechanical Green Monster]]'''


'''[[Texas Railway Supply Inc|Did you know ... The 1972 Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog featured a 7.5 inch gauge train set from Texas Railway Supply Inc?]]'''
'''[[A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model|Ed Hume just released his new book "A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model"]]'''


'''[[Small Pressure Gauges]]'''
'''[[Huron Valley Live Steamers|JJ Gould makes the first run on the new track of the Huron Valley Live Steamers]]'''


== IBLS Patches ==
== IBLS Patches ==
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* [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]]
* [[:Category:Railroad Car Parts]]


* [[:Category:Prototypes]]
* [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]]
* [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]]

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Does BLS not mean also "Bless Live Steamers"?
Charles S. Purinton
Is it possible the founder of The International Brotherhood of Live Steamers would have embraced this medium had it existed in 1932? Carl Purinton surely would have set up a web site, don't you think?
Keith Taylor
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

Meets

Features

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to over 500 entries in 14 files!

Harry Austin's amazing 3/4 inch scale Hudson, with working stoker and booster!

Photos of ATSF 68600 stock car outside Albany, Texas

2-6-2 Prairie Steam Locomotive

A visit to Carl Purinton's basement

Tom Bee shows how to build a simple and sturdy frame for rail cars

Drawing for Tom Bee's track warp detection gauge

Ralph W. Andres describes how to simulate non-skid step surfaces

Bill Van Brocklin's Roller Engine Test Stand

Elevation and Specifications for Bill Van Brocklin's Amabelle

Live Steam in 1/240th Scale

Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)

Ever opened the throttle and nothing happens? Jeff Frost describes what to do when Stuck on Dead Center!

Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain

FA1 Mechanical Green Monster

Ed Hume just released his new book "A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model"

JJ Gould makes the first run on the new track of the Huron Valley Live Steamers

IBLS Patches

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