Model Trains

Since the early 1950s, Union Pacific employee Lou Schmitz has been shooting color slides of freight, passenger and nonrevenue equipment. His original slides provide a unique perspective, along with plenty of helpful
...more about the Morning Sun Books Inc Book -- UP Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equiptment Volume 2

Fondly remembered for its multiple F unit lash-ups and a diverse roster that included everything from Doodlebugs to SD40s. Tour the ''X'' shaped Great Western system from Chicago westward, and see diesels in action as far back as the early
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Over 240 color photos show the N&W in transition from steam to diesel power from 1948 to
...more about the Morning Sun Books Inc Book -- Norfolk & Western in Color, Volume 1 1945 - 1964

This third volume brings you a fan's perspective of the Nickel Plate, through period color photos that were shot
...more about the Morning Sun Books Inc Book -- Volume 3 Nickel Plate Color Photography

Magnificent collection of color photos dating back to 1941. Rate views of steam, diesels and rolling stock. 128 page hardcover
...more about the Morning Sun Books Inc Book - -- The New York, Ontario & Western in Color

Over 240 color phots of steam and diesel across the system from the forties to
...more about the Morning Sun Books Inc Book - -- Boston & Maine in Color

A 128 page book containing over 240 vintage views during the years when steam and early diesels roamed the
...more about the Morning Sun Books Inc Book - -- Soo Line in Color

The pre-SD45 black and yellow era replete with lots of cab units and diesel oddities. Hardcover, all
...more about the Morning Sun Books Inc Book -- Erie Lackawanna In Color Volume 4 ''The Early Years''

Covers the state's smaller companies in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Allentown, Reading, Altoona, Hershey and
...more about the Morning Sun Books Inc Book -- Volume 1 Pennsylvania Trolleys in Color

This electrified train railroad blanketed the los angeles area. The ''Big Red Cars'', Southern Pacific influence, vintage street scences are all to be found in this
...more about the Morning Sun Books Inc Book -- Pacific Electric in Color Vol. 1

Author Roy Everett uses drawings and detailed instructions to teach novices how to bring animation to life on the layout. 92 full-color
...more about the OGR Publishing Inc Book -- Animations For Your Layout by Roy Everett

The mining in the areas covered in this volume-the East Central Cascade Mountains and the Wenatchee Mountains-played out much more successfully than their western counterparts and until fairly recently even saw commercial mining on a huge scale. An d yes, for each of those big strikes there are hundreds of smaller mines, everything from little glory holes to small working mines that actually showed their owners a profit. Plus, the mining activity in these areas predates the
...more about the Oso Publishing Company Book -- Discovering Washington's Historic Mines, Volume 2 - 440 Pages

Bill Keublers carefully researched work on the Northern Pacifics luxurious named
...more about the Oso Publishing Company Book -- NP Vista-Dome North Coast Limited

Noted authors Tom Dill and Jack Bowden give a historical look at SPs shortcut from the Overland line to Oregon; the Modoc Line. This tortuous line, with its horseshoe curves, three-percent grades and helper districts made it a favorite with the rai lfans, but its remote northeast California location made it difficult to visit. This book is a must for SP modelers and fans as it covers an often overlooked, but spectacular area of the railroad. Hardbound, 352
...more about the Oso Publishing Company Book -- The Modoc- Southern Pacific's Back Door to Oregon by Jack Bowden & Tom Dill

It's hard to imagine an area better suited for railroad logging than the park-like pine forests of south-central Oregon, a gently rolling country where railroads could be built with a minimum of cost. During the first half of the 20th century more than two dozen rail lines were pushed into the forests of Klamath, Deschutes, Lake and Jackson Counties. For over 90 years, companies like Algoma, Pelican Bay, Lamm, Ewana Box, Shaw-Bertram, Kesterson, Wheeler-Olmstead,
...more about the Oso Publishing Company Book -- Railroad Logging in the Klamath Country, 336 Pages, Hardbound

A collection of over 400 photographs taken by various photographers of a variety of different railroad
...more about the Oso Publishing Company Book -- Narrow Gauge Railway Scene by Adolph Hungry Wolf, Softbound, 224 Pages

Follow Alco-powered trains across
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Railroaders and mechanics use operating manuals for maintenance and troubleshooting. These reproductions feature interesting information and component photos of the locomotives. They make great gifts for railroaders or great reference for railroad museum
...more about the P.I.Engineering Book - Reproduction Engine Operating Manual -- For EMD SD45

A step-by-step book with color pictures featuring numerous industrial modeling projects by one of the leading scratch model builders, Dean Freytag. Each accurate model is accompanied by a detailed bill of materials and highlights the creative ways to use styrene for structural shapes. 90
...more about the Plastruct Book -- The Cyclopedia of Industrial Modeling by Dean Freytag

Treat yourself or a friend to the first book ever to tell the story of the TurboTrain through history using anecdotes and photographs, the majority never published before. It's been 40 years since the TurboTrain rocketed to record-breaking speeds a nd touched the hearts of a new generation of railfans. Part train, part jet aircraft, it was the latest ground transport innovation. But the Turbo's promise of a new era of passenger service went sadly unfulfilled. A gas turbine
...more about the Rapido Trains Inc. Book -- Turbotrain- A Journey by Jason Shron

Covers the CNJ, Lackawanna, Erie, Erie Lackawanna, LV and Rdg with complete roster information and detail data. 11 color and 119 B&W photos, 80 pages. Vol 1 first Generation
...more about the Railroad Ave Enterprises Book -- The Hard Coal Carriers Volume 1 First Generation Geeps Softcover

Covers the CNJ, Lackawanna, Erie, Erie Lackawanna, LV and Rdg with complete roster information and detail data. 11 color and 119 B&W photos, 80 pages. vol 2 camelback
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