Carstens Model Trains

Covers a wide range of trackwork subjects including tablework, roadbed and sub-roadbed, track types and track laying, switches and crossings, track wiring basics, wheels and couplers, switch stands and machines, and trackwork
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A track book for beginners and others who prefer sectional track, whether in N, HO, TT, S or O. Nearly 150 designs, 186-piece track-planning kit, 36 pages, 8 x
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Discover how the B&O was driven to run rail through this treacherous stretch of mountain range. 70
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Learn historical, structural and design information on a variety of buildings, from roundhouses and water tanks, to signal towers, ash handlers and more. Full of B&W photos. 120
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