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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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== Meets ==
== Meets ==


* [[New Jersey Live Steamers]] meet June 1 to 3, 2018
* [[Eagle Point Railroad]] 20th Anniversary Meet, October 19 to 21, 2018
* [[Montreal Live Steamers]] International Meet, June 29 to July 1, 2018
* [[Riverside Live Steamers]] Fall Meet, October 26 to 28, 2018
* [[Waushakum Live Steamers]], 48th Annual Meet, August 24 to 26, 2018
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=107408 Finger Lakes Live Steamers 50th Anniversary Meet], August 1 to 4, 2019
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]


== Features ==
== Features ==


'''[[Engine_Stand#Bill_Van_Brocklin|Bill Van Brocklin's Roller Engine Test Stand]]'''
'''[[Waushakum Live Steamers Fall Meet 2018|Daris Nevil reports on the Waushakum Live Steamers Fall Meet 2018]]'''


'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to 484 entries in 14 files!]]'''
'''[[Frank_Mann#5001_Rebuild|Update on the rebuild of Frank Mann's #5001]]'''


'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Loco_32|Elevation and Specifications for Bill Van Brocklin's <i>Amabelle</i>]]'''
'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry has grown to over 500 entries in 14 files!]]'''


'''[[Live Steam in 1/240th Scale]]'''
'''[[Harry Austin|Harry Austin's amazing 3/4 inch scale Hudson, with working stoker and booster!]]'''


'''[[Frank Mann|Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)]]'''
'''[[Stock_car#ATSF_68600|Photos of ATSF 68600 stock car outside Albany, Texas]]'''


'''[[Getting Stuck on Dead Center|Ever opened the throttle and nothing happens? Jeff Frost describes what to do when Stuck on Dead Center!]]'''
'''[[2-6-2 Prairie Steam Locomotive]]'''


'''[[Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain]]'''
'''[[IBLS Journal 1989|A visit to Carl Purinton's basement]] '''


'''[[FA1 Mechanical Green Monster]]'''
'''[[Tom Bee Car Frame|Tom Bee shows how to build a simple and sturdy frame for rail cars]]'''


'''[[A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model|Ed Hume just released his new book "A Climax Class A Live Steam Locomotive Model"]]'''
'''[[Tom Bee Track Warp Gauge|Drawing for Tom Bee's track warp detection gauge]]'''


'''[[Huron Valley Live Steamers|JJ Gould makes the first run on the new track of the Huron Valley Live Steamers]]'''
'''[[Simulating non-skid tread|Ralph W. Andres describes how to simulate non-skid step surfaces]]'''


'''[[Daris A Nevil|Daris Nevil assumes role of IBLS Secretary, North American Region]]'''
'''[[Engine_Stand#Bill_Van_Brocklin|Bill Van Brocklin's Roller Engine Test Stand]]'''


'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Speed_Record_on_Number_22|Man attempts to break steam locomotive speed record]]'''
'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Loco_32|Elevation and Specifications for Bill Van Brocklin's <i>Amabelle</i>]]'''


'''[[Bill Van Brocklin|Did you know...Bill Van Brocklin built 41 locomotives, and they are numbered consecutively from #1 to #41?]]'''
'''[[Live Steam in 1/240th Scale]]'''


'''[[The Martin Lewis Water Gauge]]'''
'''[[Frank Mann|Frank Mann built two 1.5 inch scale locomotives, and doubled headed with them (by himself!)]]'''


'''[[My Grandfather's Engine|A Horizontal Steam Engine built by a Blacksmith in the 1860's? Read more...]]'''
'''[[Getting Stuck on Dead Center|Ever opened the throttle and nothing happens? Jeff Frost describes what to do when Stuck on Dead Center!]]'''


'''[[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]]'''
'''[[Miniature Railway Development in Great Britain]]'''


'''[[Kenneth Shattock|Kenneth V. Shattock, North American Secretary, passed away 6 May 2017]]'''
'''[[FA1 Mechanical Green Monster]]'''


== IBLS Patches ==
== IBLS Patches ==

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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

Daris Nevil reports on the Waushakum Live Steamers Fall Meet 2018

Update on the rebuild of Frank Mann's #5001

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

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