My TRAIN Library


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There are many places to find inspiration and get ideas for turning your family onto model railroading and trains in general. Here are just a few of the many books in my library.  Anything put out by Kalmbach comes highly recommended. You can't go wrong with any of the ATLAS track plan/layout books for beginners either.  Model Railroader offers many fine examples too. And, hey, check out Classic Toy Trains.  There are also several "LIVE STEAM" magazines, mags that specialize in Narrow Gauge Railroading, and many for every railfans hope chest.  If you are thinking about going for a train ride, get a copy of the Steam Directory.  

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MODEL RAILROADING - ALL SCALES:
  • FUN WITH ELECTRIC TRAINS
  • by: Jim Kelly ISBN 0-89024-100-7
  • Model Railroading in Small Spaces
  • by: Mat Chibbaro ISBN 0-89024-295-X
  • small railroads YOU can build
  • by: Bob Hayden ISBN 0-89024-535-5
  • 48 Top Notch Track Plans
  • by: Model Railroading Magazine ISBN 0-89024-190-2
  • TRACK PLANNING for realistic operation
  • by: John Armstrong  ISBN 0-89024-504-5
  • 222 TIPS FOR BUILDING MODEL RAILROAD STRUCTURES
  • by: Dave Frary  ISBN 0-89024-145-7
  • DETAILING TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
  • by: Model Railroader Magazine ISBN 0-89024-156-2
  • How to build REALISTIC Model Railroad SCENERY
  • by: Dave Frary ISBN 0-89024-036-1

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MODEL RAILROADING - LARGE SCALES:
  • Greenberg's Model Railroading with LIONEL TRAINS
  • by: Roland E. LaVoie  ISBN 0-89778-054-X
  • Realistic Railroading with Toy Trains
  • by: Joe Lesser and Pete Youngblood ISBN 0-89778-399-9
  • The LIONEL TRAIN BOOK
  • by: Robert Schleicher
  • Operating O and O-27 Trains
  • Distributed by: MDX,Inc. ISBN 0-934580-02-2
  • MODEL RAILROADING with L � G � B
  • by: Robert Schleicher ISBN 0-897780-089-2

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MODEL RAILROADING - N SCALE:
  • Beginner's Guide to N Scale Model Railroading
  • by: Russ Larson  ISBN 0-89024-098-1
  • Introduction to N Scale Model Railroading Level 1
  • by: ATLAS Model Railroading Co, Inc. 
  • Nine N Scale Railroads Level 2
  • by: ATLAS Model Railroading Co., Inc.
  • N Scale Model Railroad That Grows
  • by: Kent Wood and Ric LaBan  ISBN 0-89024-223-2
  • Modeling the CLINCHFIELD RAILROAD in N scale
  • by: Gordon Odegard  ISBN  0-89024-544-4
  • Building The BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR in N SCALE
  • by: Ed Hammer, Lee Zies, and Marc Van Cleven ISBN  0-89024-119-8

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MODEL RAILROADING - HO SCALES:
  • HO Narrow Gauge Railroad You Can Build
  • by: Malcolm Furlow ISBN  0-89024-058-2
  • The Pennsy Middle Division in HO Scale
  • by: Dave Frary  ISBN  0-89024-276-3
  • Building an HO Model Railroad with Personality
  • by:  John Olson  ISBN  0-89024-042-6

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HISTORY Model and FULL SCALES:
  • THE RAILROAD: What It Is, What It Does
  • by: John H. Armstrong ISBN  0-911382-04-6
  • Eyewitness Books : TRAINS
  • by: Alfred A Knopf ISBN  0-679-81684-4
  • SUPERPOWER:The Making of a Steam Locomotive
  • by: David Weitzman ISBN  0-87923-671-X
  • The TRAINS WE RODE
  • by: Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg ISBN   0-88394-081-7
  • ALL ABOARD 1971 AMTRAK 1991
  • by: Mike Schafer ISBN  0-9621541-4-8
  • The History Of The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
  • by: Timothy Jacobs  ISBN  0-517-63351-5
  • RED CABOOSE LODGE - "Incredible Story. How It All Started"
  • purchase at the Red Caboose Lodge in Strasburg, Lancaster Co. PA.
  • Along the East Broad Top
  • by: Donald J. Heimburger ISBN  0-911581-08-1
  • EAST BROAD TOP
  • by: Lee Rainey and Frank Kyper  ISBN   0-87095-078-9
  • America Narrow Gauge Railroads
  • by: George W. Hilton  ISBN  0-8047-1731-1
  • Slim Gauge Cars
  • by: Hal Carstens  ISBN  911868-72-0
  • Kinsey PHOTOGRAPHER
  • by: Bohn & Petschek ISBN  0-87701-287-3

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