- Looking to make that scene on your layout look more "railroady"? Wanting to find a trestle that will look right bridging the gorge on your layout? Searching for yard buildings that make sense? Model Railroader's now-retired managing editor and creative modeler Jim Kelly has answers and ideas for you in this book.
- Divided into five chapters, arranged by type of railroad structure or feature
- -Arrivals and departures: railroad yards.
- -Care and feeding: enginehouses and terminals.
- -Staying above it all: bridges.
- -The battle against monotony: tunnels and shelf scenes.
- -Along the line.
- In every instance, black-and-white or color photos of a railroad location are provided.
- Includes modeling suggestions, ideas on kits or materials and track plans and drawings.
- By following the advice and ideas in this book, you're guaranteed to have a more interesting, more realistic and more accurate model railroad.
