Live steam locomotives were prepared for service throughout the day at the Illinois Live Steamers during the club's 51st Anniversary Meet. Hobbyists could be seen clearing boiler tubes, lubricating running gear, and completing other routine maintenance tasks on their locomotives. After Rio Grande Southern #20 steamed out of the ILS Steaming bays, NYC Hudson #6620 was unloaded onto ILS trackage and rolled into the steaming bays for fire up. Climb aboard and enjoy the show here on The Steam Channe

32K views · 2.1K reactions | Several live steam locomotives were fired up for operation on the Big Creek and Southern Railroad during the railroad's fall meet in September of 2020. | The Steam Channel | Facebook

Several live steam locomotives were prepared for service during the Illinois Live Steamers 48th Anniversary Meet while other rail equipment was unloaded by visiting hobbyists. | The Steam Channel

The guys were out at the Illinois Live Steamers boiling water for the club's annual Steam Only run. Numerous locomotives were out pounding the rails on the 7.5" gauge railroad and several more locomotives were being prepared for service in the steaming bays. Climb aboard and enjoy the live steam action here on The Steam Channel. This video was lost in our video backlog. | The Steam Channel

The rails were loaded with 1.5" scale rail traffic as trains traversed the Illinois Live Steamers during the club's 49th Anniversary Meet. | The Steam Channel

The Illinois Live Steamers celebrated their 56th Anniversary Meet the weekend of August 18th, 19th, and 20th. The event brought together live steam and large-scale railroading enthusiasts from several states to the private live steam club located southwest of Chicago. Our camera was rolling during the event and we captured the action for your enjoyment here on The Steam Channel. | The Steam Channel

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