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 Features: TYCO’s Chrome Crescent A Genuine Gleaming Rarity  • by Tony Lucio — Description.Steam Locomotives of the 1950s from Model Die Casting-Roundhouse  • by Tony Cook21st Century Return for a...

Featuring signs railroads used at their offices and shops, in operations, and at all types of stations. It also illustrates the different types of crossbucks from simple to wig-wag. Like Volume 1, it...

The final installment in this series chronicling the revenue equipment of dozens of companies 1980 - 2000. Features NS, N&W, NYC(CR), ONT, OTTX, P&LE, PC, PHD, PLCX, PROX, PTLX, RBOX, RGCX, SBD, SCL,...

By Robert J. Yanosey Famed rail photographer Em Gulash traveled extensively in the U.S. and Canada and made it part of his standard repertoire to photograph freight cars in these far flung places...

Greg Stout An in-depth dive into the great trains of the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line, and merged Seaboard Coast Line, which moved passengers between Chicago, the Northeast, and sunny...

Dr. Art Peterson and P. Kent Hannah The stations, towers, shops, and other fixed facilities of the Q on the main line and branches between Galesburg, Illinois and Ottumwa, Iowa are comprehensively...

Jerry Pinkepank The motive power and phosphate operations in the Bone Valley of Florida are explained in detail by diesel authority Jerry Pinkepank in this concluding volume to the series. SBD...

White River Productions presents the second edition comprehensive roster of Amtrak's passenger cars and motive power, fully illustrated with a mixture of lineside scenes and roster views. Roster...

thors contribute all-new articles to teach you expert techniques that will bring you to the next level! Featuring… Rob Arsenault Butch Eyler James Hilton Tom Johnson Matthieu Lachance Erik...

How much time have you wasted searching through piles of reference books and magazines to find that one piece of information that’s vital to a modeling project? The Model Railroader’s Handbook puts...

Jeff Wilson's new book, Guide to North American Diesel Locomotives, offers more than 300 pages of detailed information on diesel locomotives produced in North America from the 1930s to today. An...

Bring your layout to the next level with a complete overview of modeling railroad scenery in this “scenery maker's bible” from modeler and Model Railroader Video Plus host Kathy Millatt. You’ll learn...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...