Author: Robert H. SchleicherPublisher:
ISBN: 9780873416085
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Authoritative and comprehensive, this guide details the latest trends and techniques in model railroading. 250 photos.
Author: Kevin EuDalyN Scale Railroading
Author: Martin McGuirkPublisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
ISBN: 0890247730
Category : Models and modelmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
There have been numerous advances in N scale railroading since the first edition of this book, and the author addresses them all, from track to train control. He takes beginners through step-by-step chapters that show them how to build and operate a complete N scale 4 x 8-foot railroad based on his Androscoggin Central, an interesting and challenging New England railroad. From planning through bringing the layout to life, everything is covered. The book is also beneficial for experienced modelers looking to build a new N scale empire.
HO Scale Model Railroading
Author: Jeff WilsonPublisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
ISBN: 9780890245750
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Starting with benchwork and ending with realistic scenery, this practical, no-nonsense guide provides insight into the fundamentals of model railroading in the hobby's most popular scale. Features up-to-date techniques and references many significant new products.
Garden Railroading
Author: Kent J. JohnsonPublisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
ISBN: 9780890243695
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This comprehensive collection of informative articles from Garden Railways magazine addresses the main topics of the hobby such as site considerations, developing a plan, landscaping, trackwork, power, and gardening.
North American Railroads
Author: Brian SolomonPublisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 1627885579
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
This richly illustrated encyclopedia of classic and contemporary American railroads features consise histories of 101 U.S. and Canadian railroads past and present. Illustrated with period and modern photography in both color and black and white, evocative print ads, and system maps, each profile is also accompanied by one or more fact boxes offering details on the railroads' geographic scope, hardware, and freight and passenger operations. Spanning more than a century and a half, this giant compendium of “fallen flags,” Class I behemoths, classic regional carriers, and transportation icons is sure to become the go-to compendium for railfans of all stripes.
The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks 2
Author: Jeff WilsonPublisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
ISBN: 9780890246580
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
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 Trackside Structures
Author: Jeff WilsonPublisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780890247754
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
Author: Robert SchleicherIntermodal Railroading
Author: Brian SolomonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781616731144
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This richly illustrated history chronicles one of the most revolutionary developments in freight railroading during the twentieth century: intermodal shipping, or the use of containers to move cargo between trains, trucks, and oceangoing vessels. It was a development that transformed the movement of freight around the world, with an almost incalculable impact on American industry. Intermodal railroading in North America begins tentatively, with attempts at piggybacking in the 1930s, before moving on to more serious developments in the period from World War II through the 1960s, notably by Canadian Pacific and the New Haven and Southern Pacific railroads. After looking at early intermodal technology and traffic, particularly the formation of pioneering equipment manufacturer and provider TTX, author Brian Solomon turns to the contemporary period. His account of mighty changes in North American shipping ranges from the implications of deregulation and various railroad mergers, to the emergence of partnerships between railroads and trucking and shipping firms. In addition to railroads like Conrail, BNSF, and CSX, this comprehensive history features trucking, freight delivery, and forwarding firms such as J. B. Hunt, Sea-Land, Maersk, and K-Line. It also considers the importance of specialized modern rolling stock, motive power, loading equipment, and intermodal hubs including South Kearney, Seattle, Long Beach, Oakland, and Houston.
