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== Meets ==
== Meets ==
[[File:RMLS-- Art Wegner, running his 3.5-in. ga. 4-4-2 Atlantic Loco at Squires' Track, C. Spgs, CO, June 1961 (Photo by Ken Scheer) reduced.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Arthur Wegner]] running his 3.5 inch gauge 4-4-2 Atlantic loco at [[J. B. Squires]]' track, Colorado Springs, CO, June 1961.  Photo by [[Ken Scheer]].]]
[[File:RMLS-- Art Wegner, running his 3.5-in. ga. 4-4-2 Atlantic Loco at Squires' Track, C. Spgs, CO, June 1961 (Photo by Ken Scheer) reduced.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Arthur Wegner]] running his 3.5 inch gauge 4-4-2 Atlantic loco at [[J. B. Squires]]' track, Colorado Springs, CO, June 1961.  Photo by [[Ken Scheer]].]]
* [http://adirondacklivesteamers.org/ Adirondack Live Steamers Blowdown Meet], October 18 to 20, 2019
* [[Mid-South Live Steamers]] meet last weekend in September, 2020
* [http://hals.org/meets18.html Houston Area Live Steamers Anniversary Meet], November 7 to 10, 2019


** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]
** To add your meet email [mailto:daris@nevil.org Daris Nevil]
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== Features ==
== Features ==


'''[[Charles_S._Purinton#Minnie|Charlie Purinton's "Minnie"]]'''
'''[[Bill Michaels|Two Hudsons in Wisconsin]]'''


'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''
'''[[Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club|Good Ol' Days at the Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club]]'''


'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry dated 22 Dec 2019 has grown to over 591 entries in 15 files!]]'''
'''[[Douglas Massie#Northern Rebuild|Steve Bratina rebuilding the Douglas Massie Northern]]'''


'''[[Portable Track for a Christmas Train]]'''
'''[[New_England_Live_Steamers#1945|Color film of the 1945 meet at Danvers]]'''


'''[[Brake_shoe#Plastic_Brake_Shoes|Plastic Brake Shoes?]]'''
'''[[Paul DeVerter|Paul L. DeVerter II: A Live Steam Pioneer in Texas]]'''


'''[[Kenneth Rodig|Kenneth Rodig, former IBLS Secretary, is rebuilding his 1.5 inch scale Forney]]'''
'''[[Southwestern_Live_Steamers#Falfurrias_Meets|August 31, 2019 marked the 50th Anniversary of the first Live Steam Meet in Texas]]'''


'''[[Henry Hospers#Letter_to_Editor|Henry Hospers]] shares some stories from his time as a New York Central engine house apprentice.'''
'''[[Stan Grigg|Stan Grigg's 3/4 inch scale Niagara Breaths Life Again!]]'''


'''[[TLS Sander|Tipsico Lakeshore Railroad sanders]]'''
'''[[Van H. Beckman|Casey Jones Railroad in Breckenridge, Texas, 1929]]'''


'''[[Caboose MOW Riding Car]]'''
'''[[3/4 Inch Scale Registry|Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry dated 21 June 2020 has grown to over 609 entries in 15 files!]]'''


'''[[The Rattle and Ruin Railroad]]'''
'''[[Interference fit|Dr. Evans Speaks Out on Interference Fit]]'''


'''[[SD35|Dick Poole just completed another SD-45]]'''
'''[[Norman_Steele#711_Restored|Joe Cordelle restores Norman Steele's Atlantic No. 711]]'''


'''[[Bill_Van_Brocklin#Loco_8|Bill Van Brocklin's No 8 Under Steam Again!]]'''
'''[[Building Tank Cars|Remembering Gary Brothers: Tank Cars]]'''


'''[[Southwestern_Live_Steamers#Falfurrias_Meets|August 31, 2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of the first Live Steam Meet in Texas]]'''
'''[[Charles_S._Purinton#Minnie|Charlie Purinton's "Minnie"]]'''


'''Check out Dick Poole's [[PRR Hopper Car]]. Its for sale!'''
'''[[Steam Locomotive Drawings|New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings]]'''


'''New photos of [[The Little Texas & Pacific Sunshine Special]]'''
'''[[Portable Track for a Christmas Train]]'''


'''[[Haskins Shops Airslide Hopper]]'''
'''[[Brake_shoe#Plastic_Brake_Shoes|Plastic Brake Shoes?]]'''


'''[[Water_gauge#Calculating_Water_Gauge_Height|Jeffrey G. Hook has provided an additional spreadsheet documenting a Water Gauge height locating method by Lima]]'''
'''[[Kenneth Rodig|Kenneth Rodig, former IBLS Secretary, is rebuilding his 1.5 inch scale Forney]]'''


'''[[Water_gauge#Calculating_Water_Level_with_Grade|Jeffrey G. Hook has provided a spreadsheet for calculating the maximum grade for a steam locomotive.]]'''
'''[[Henry Hospers#Letter_to_Editor|Henry Hospers]] shares some stories from his time as a New York Central engine house apprentice.'''
 
'''[[3-1/2_Inch_Gauge_Flat_Car#2019_Version|Tinkerbell scale flatcar for hauling giants!]]'''


[[Special:AllPages|Click here]] for a comprehensive list of articles.
[[Special:AllPages|Click here]] for a comprehensive list of articles.
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* [[:Category:Right of Way]]
* [[:Category:Right of Way]]
* [[:Category:Safety]]
* [[:Category:Safety]]
* [[:Category:Materials]]




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* [[:Category:Prototypes]]
* [[:Category:Prototypes]]
* [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]]
* [[:Category:Steam Locomotive Models]]
== Articles of Interest ==
* [[Steam Locomotive Drawings]]

Revision as of 09:10, 29 September 2020

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Meets

Arthur Wegner running his 3.5 inch gauge 4-4-2 Atlantic loco at J. B. Squires' track, Colorado Springs, CO, June 1961. Photo by Ken Scheer.

Features

Two Hudsons in Wisconsin

Good Ol' Days at the Windsor Ontario Live Steam Club

Steve Bratina rebuilding the Douglas Massie Northern

Color film of the 1945 meet at Danvers

Paul L. DeVerter II: A Live Steam Pioneer in Texas

August 31, 2019 marked the 50th Anniversary of the first Live Steam Meet in Texas

Stan Grigg's 3/4 inch scale Niagara Breaths Life Again!

Casey Jones Railroad in Breckenridge, Texas, 1929

Bill Yoder's 3/4 inch scale registry dated 21 June 2020 has grown to over 609 entries in 15 files!

Dr. Evans Speaks Out on Interference Fit

Joe Cordelle restores Norman Steele's Atlantic No. 711

Remembering Gary Brothers: Tank Cars

Charlie Purinton's "Minnie"

New! A comprehensive list of steam locomotive drawings

Portable Track for a Christmas Train

Plastic Brake Shoes?

Kenneth Rodig, former IBLS Secretary, is rebuilding his 1.5 inch scale Forney

Henry Hospers shares some stories from his time as a New York Central engine house apprentice.

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Regional IBLS Secretaries

Standards and Recommended Practice

Jason Adams at the throttle, Annetta Valley & Western RR, about 1977. The lettering was all hand painted, including the mural on the headlight, by former Disney artist "Hoppy".

Wandering Locomotive Books

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Bill Van Brocklin's No 8 3/4 inch scale locomotive, fired by Pat Fahey at Waushakum Live Steamers.







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