Every 5 years, the largest Live Steam meet is held at various locations. The 2000 IBLS (International Brotherhood of Live Steamers) meet was the largest yet. It began August 10th, 2000 and lasted almost a month. The meet followed the west coast of the United States and Canada. Beginning in Vancouver British Columbia at the Burnaby Central Railway, the meet continued all the way down the coast ending up in the Los Angeles Live Steamers in southern California. Truly an international meet, locomotives, rolling stock and other equipment all converged on this small area of the globe. People as far as Australia, Central Africa and Europe attended the meet.
| Location | Date |
| Burnaby Central Railway | August 10 - August 13, 2000 |
| Cowan's Point Railway | August 14, 2000 |
| Vancouver Island Model Engineers | August 15, 2000 |
| Kitsap Live Steamers | August 16, 2000 |
| Western Washington Live Steamers | August 17, 2000 |
| Tom Miller's West Coast Live Steamers | August 18 - August 21, 2000 |
The following archive features some of the 225 photos I took during the first 11 days of the meet, from August 10th to August 21st, 2000...
Burnaby
Central Railway, Burnaby, BC Page 1
Burnaby
Central Railway, Burnaby, BC Page 2
Cowan's Point Railway,
Bowen Island, BC
Vancouver Island
Model Engineers, Victoria Island, BC
Kitsap Live Steamers,
Kitsap, Washington
Western
Washington Live Steamers, Shelton, Washington
Tom
Miller's West Coast Live Steamers, Sherwood, Oregon Page 1
Tom
Miller's West Coast Live Steamers, Sherwood, Oregon Page 2
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