Books

Features: A Hobby First: HO’s DCC Train Set • by Tony Cook Plasticville U.S.A. Shell Gas Station • by Tony Cook Roundhouse’s Boxcab Diesel Turns 50 • by Tony Cook Mantua’s “The King of...

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Features: Mineral & Southfork Railway • by Dan Munson — This freelanced O scale narrow gauge layout is inspired by the mining history of Alaska. Evans Side Slider • by James Kinkaid — Favored by...

Special Feature Along The Waterfront On The Sn3 Loon Lake Railway & Navigation Co. • by Peter Smith, MMR — Part I: Water Effects, Dock And Cargo Transfer System. Features Experiments In Operation • by Gary...

Brothers Jeffrey and Jeremy Plant made numerous trips from the late 1960s to the present to photograph the railroads of New England. This volume examines main, branch, and short lines in all six of the New England states, with special attention to...

Model Realistic Freight Car Loads will guide you in making your models more realistic by following prototype practice in securing loads and operating them. Included are a lot of photos of real loads, drawings showing how real railroads secure them...

Guide to Electro-Motive E and F Units showcases how streamlined locomotives revolutionized the railroading industry during the steam-to-diesel transition era from 1935 to 1960. Written by well-known author Jeff Wilson, this all-new book details the...

Features Indiana Hi-Rail ALCO’s and More • by Scott Muskopf — Alligators in Illinois and other Vintage Power. Maitland Tower • by Steve Salamon and Bill Haines — Diamond Crossing of EL and...

Features: East Bluff Terminal • by Joe Visintine — This HO scale terminal railroad is inspired by switching districts around St. Louis, and will be open during the NMRA National Convention. Delaware & Hudson PS-2CD...

Santa Fe 5704 Returns • Photos by Shane T. Mason Burlington Northern’s U30Cs of 1972 • by Diesel Era Staff — Contains photos from the Kevin EuDaly collection. Colorado & Southern’s...

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Fourth in a series, Industries Along the Tracks 4 features specific industries that were served by rail. Modeling tips and track plans are included to help modelers incorporate the featured industries into their layouts. Historical photos make this...

Have an extra spare room in your house? Downsizing your layout? Building The Right-Sized Layout is the perfect book to help with planning a room-sized layout for your home. This new book features 5 track plans covering details on how to create...

Special Feature BC&G’s Motor A Mack Railbus • by Brooks Stover, MMR — An S Scale Model 25 Years In The Making. Features Fun With Foamcore • by Greg Wright, MMR — Building My Aerial Tramway...

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Steam Dream on the Old Western Maryland • by Randy Olson — This railroad has a long history in terms of passenger trains serving metro St. Louis and welcomes “rare mileage” collectors. The Michigan Corridors and...