Books

Kurt Reisweber A medium, mostly North Carolina railroad swallowed via merger with the Southern Railway System in the mid-1970s! Featuring action photos along the entire railroad with a choice selection of locomotive shots, coverage concludes with an...

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 Florida!

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 examined in full color.

Mike Zollitsch A stunning collection of B&O photography on the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh through the steam-to-diesel transition years and up to Chessie System. Rare steam images of freights and passenger trains going back to World War II and...

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 System, CSX, shortlines!

Special Feature My O Scale Trap And Bait Shop • by Brian Block — High Detail In One Square Foot. Features My Gn15 Grande Barbosa Island Railway • by Thomas A. Yorke — Creating A Realistic Locomotive...

"This is the book I wish I had when I was a kid!" Here is a great collection of railroad games, puzzles and art that will keep your child entertained for hours and hours. You'll feel good knowing that while your child is having fun, he or she is also...

The Alphabet Train Coloring Book has 32 full-size pages of coloring fun and educational activities. It's a fun way for children to learn their ABCs! They will ride along from A to Z as the Alphabet Train fills its freight cars with cargo that kids will...

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 all that information in one place! Created as a...

Stephen M. Timko A fascinating selection of photos of the Route of the Minuteman that dates from the last of steam to the Guilford era. Switchers, roadswitchers, passenger units, covered wagons, and modern road power are featured. Cabooses, passenger...

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 essential guide for model railroaders and train...

This newly revamped book features every steam locomotive built in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada since 1900. This is an essential guide that should be in the library of every railfan! It includes:•    Comprehensive rosters for every...

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 how to use the latest...

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...

What was it like to work on the railroad? Find out in this special collection of 40 first-hand stories from the late steam and early diesel periods (1920-1990). Stories include: The first night as a roundhouse foreman with no water, coal, or sand...

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...

Tourist Trains Guidebook, 9th Edition shows you over 500 popular train rides, museums, special event trains and railroad vacation destinations in the U.S. and Canada. Thoroughly updated, more than 200 popular sites are presented in in-depth...