The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks 2


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Jeff Wilson demonstrates how to model several rail-served industries with insights, photos, and guidelines. Includes an overview on coal customers, milk, paper, breweries, merchandise traffic, and iron ore.







The Model Railroader's Guide to Logging Railroads


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This highly illustrated book explains the business of logging railroads and provides examples of prototype operations. Photos of locomotives, equipment, and structures set the stage for modeling logging scenes and designing a logging layout.




Model Railroader's Guide to Steel Mills


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Learn how to create a realistic mill area and set up its rail operations through chapters on ore processing, steel mill railroads and railcars, track planning, and modeling tips.




The Model Railroader's Guide to Bridges, Trestles & Tunnels


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Build realistic bridges and tunnel portals, from simple culverts and wood beam bridges to majestic stone arches and steel viaducts. Discover how different types of bridges and trestles are used, with historic and contemporary prototype photos, and strategies for modeling, painting, and weathering scale models.




The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks 4


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The newest book in the popular series, Industries Along the Tracks 4, features six important industries that were served by rail. In addition to a thorough description, you'll get modeling tips to help you incorporate the featured industries into your layout. Industries featured in Volume 4: * Coal gas plants * Salt mining * Brickyards * Quarries * Lumber * Waterfront operations




The Model Railroader's Guide to Coal Railroading


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This book provides you with a handy reference as you choose a prototype to model or create a freelanced railroad. Tony Koester demonstrates how to model coal trains, company towns, coal customers, and more.




The Model Railroader's Guide to Trackside Structures


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Discover numerous examples of iconic railroad structures, with accompanying modeling tips! Filled with historical photos, this book from Jeff Wilson describes the design and operation of various types and styles of depots, passenger stations, and freight houses. It also covers the smaller structures and details found along railroad rights-of-way such as interlocking towers, maintenance sheds, crossing shanties and gates, signs, and communication lines.




Basic Wiring for Model Railroaders


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Learn how to get your locomotive, train set, or complete model railroad operating -- even if you don't understand the principles of electricity! Teaches basic electrical connections for a two-rail DC powered layout of any size or complexity. Basic layout wiring techniques are presented simply, with numerous photos, illustrations, and diagrams.




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