Books and Magazines

Building What’s in a Photo takes you from an interesting prototype photo all the way through to a finished project. We’ve gathered some of model railroading’s most talented builders to share their models and the images that...

Modeling Aircraft by Aaron Skinner and his team of experts at FineScale Modeler, gives you 144 pages of photo-driven, how-to projects. In this all-new book you will learn more about finishing, masking, using cast resin parts, working with...

FineScale Modeler's Aaron Skinner explores science fiction and fantasy with various other modeling experts in the new book, Out of This World Modeling.This project-oriented book features: Models from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Batman," Anime, and...

A prolific military modeler and historian, Sheperd Paine shares his tips and techniques for building detailed military models and dioramas in this special guide. You'll also find a variety of projects from top armor modelers — all influenced by...

Add an astounding level of detail to your dioramas by incorporating figures, vehicles, and scenery in varying scales. This how-to style book from master modeler Enrique Carrasco guides readers through the depth-of-scale technique that's unique to the...

Multideck Design for Model Railroads features all-new content covering the many methods for designing and building a multideck layout along with all the tried-and-true tips Tony Koester has gathered along the way. This go-to book includes many...

The Model Railroader’s Guide to Bridges & Trestles is your one-stop source for information on real bridges. This book will guide you through the history of the various bridge types from the first days of railroading...

Milk was once an important commodity for the railroads. Before refrigeration became mainstream, high-speed delivery was critical. Trains carried butter, milk and cheese from small town collecting stations and creameries to the production creameries in...

Regional Rail LLC has operated 16 different rail lines mostly in PA but also in NY and DE primarily under the East Penn Railroad banner. These include the Octoraro, Lancaster & Northern, and Middletown & New Jersey. Expert photography documents...

As the production and consumption of commodities like grain, coal, lumber, coil steel, cement, and more have evolved over the years, so have the railroad cars that haul them. Commodities by Freight Car shows you which cars carried which cargoes in the...

  Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews Atlas Master U28C and U28CG Atlas Master U33B ScaleTrains ES44 Walthers Mainline SD70ACe Rapido...

Special Feature Colorado Pacific • by Jerry Hoverson, MMR — A Narrow Gauge Branch Line Owned By The Rocky Mountain Central. Features An HO Scale Abandoned Mining Town • by Jim Gray — Worn Out And Derelict. Swandale Planing Mill...

Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews Rapido Trains PA/PB Diesels PIKO America Whitcomb 65-ton Diesel Spring Mills Depot DODX Transport Car Spring Creek Model...

Features: Journal spotlight • Amtrak announces Airo • Siemens trains for Ontario Northland • Canada’s High-Frequency Rail: Boon or boondoggle? • Amtrak service failures increase in 2022 Back on...

Features: Amtrak “Day One” E-Unit in HO From Rapido Trains • by Tony Cook A Gaggle of Geese: Santa Fe’s Blue Goose in HO • by Tony Cook Bachmann’s Plasticville, U.S.A. Turns 75 • by...

  Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews Broadway Limited Blue Goose 4-6-4 Tangent Scale Models Wide-Vision Caboose Atlas Master C-424 ...

Robert J. Yanosey Volume 1 shows the many billboards, underpasses, signals, yard and ROW, and many other types of signs from many different railroads over the years. Over 500 full color images from the 1940s - present!

Stephen M. Timko A new series with a focus on particular models! Just Geeps In Color Volume 1 illustrates over 300 of the popular GP7 model, including the GP7B and subsequent rebuilds to model GP8s. The book covers the American-built units, GP7s built in...

From the track itself, through the roadbed, and out into the weeds at the edge of the right of way, Jeff Wilson shares the details that keep railroads running, and how to incorporate them into your modeling for a more realistic layout. Modeler's Guide to...

Enjoy a guided tour of Illinois Central’s network of lines south of the Ohio River, from the 1960s to acquisition by Canadian National in 1999. From southern Illinois, through Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, enjoy more than 200 color...