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Railroad Model Craftsman

Railroad Model Craftsman

£3.40

(July 06) Modeling eastern narrow gauge steam.* Styrene as weathered wood (new techniques to colour & weather). * Kitbashing a Rock Island mixed train caboose. Oxenhope: A Traveling Protofour layout OO scale based on a small mill town on the London, Midland & Scottish Railway 1930 * The Southall Division of the Boston & Maine (A hobby shop layout featuring steam & diesel) * Newark Wye: a prototype planning seminar * Home Improvements - simple visual remedies for better models * Vulcan's 60 -ton centre cab * Essential freight cars 32: Soo Line single-sheathed box cars.

(We will automatically send the latest issue but sould you wish a specific month please state under special instructions when ordering)

(£ 2.40 each + £1.00 UK p&p)
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Comprehensive Railroad Atlas - Pacific North West

Comprehensive Railroad Atlas - Pacific North West

£15.95

78 maps

Covers Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Hawaii.

PUBLICATION DATE 1998
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Comprehensive Railroad Atlas - California and Nevada

Comprehensive Railroad Atlas - California and Nevada

£16.50

It is nearly twelve years since the last edition CALIFORNIA & NEVADA was published during which time much has once again changed following the mergers of Burlington Northern and the Santa Fe and the merger of Southern Pacific into Union Pacific. In addition to general updating, this new edition has been expanded with additional enlargements to show complex areas in greater detail and includes for the first time the interurban electric lines, light rail and principal logging railroads. Also shown are proposed extensions to the Bay Area and Los Angeles commuter networks, the proposed California High Speed network and the Yucca Mountain Railroad in Nevada.

The Atlas shows all currently operated common carriers, tourist and major industrial railroads along with abandoned routes.

PUBLICATION DATE 2009
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Comprehensive Railroad Atlas - Dakotas & Minnesota

Comprehensive Railroad Atlas - Dakotas & Minnesota

£15.95

OUT NOW!

PUBLICATION DATE 2005
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Tracks of the Black Bear+ Algoma Central Tour Trains

Tracks of the Black Bear+ Algoma Central Tour Trains

£15.00

Double Feature

The Tracks of the BLACK BEAR

The Algoma Central, rich in history and renowned for its rugged scenery. Affectionately known as the "Tracks of the Black Bear", the ACR provides a vital link in the movement of freight and is one of North America's most popular passenger roads. After operating as an independent railway since 1899, the Algoma Central became part of Wisconsin Central's family of regional railways in 1995. Along with this change came revised operating practices, different motive power and new business. Rail Innovations captures the 'new' Algoma Central during both the beauty of fall and the harshness of winter. You'll be onboard and trackside as WC SD-45s and AC F-units move freight and passenger trains across Algoma Country. Wisconsin Central's Algoma Central is mainline railroading through some of North America's most spectacular scenery.

Wisconsin central's Algoma Central TOUR TRAINS

ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR TRAIN RIDES IN NORTH AMERICA

Journeying north from Sault Ste. Marie, the Algoma Central challenges awesome rock formations, glides through mixed forests of maple, birch and pine and skirts the pristine waters of northern lakes and rivers. 114 miles north, the famous Agawa Canyon, with its rugged beauty, waterfalls, picnic areas and hiking trails makes for the perfect summer and fall destination. Winter in Algoma Country is breathtaking and what better way to see it than aboard 'The Snow Train'! Clad in a mantle of snow and adorned with frozen waterfalls and rivers provides a dramatic contrast to those seen during summer and fall. From trackside and aboard the locomotives, enjoy the color of fall, the splendour of Agawa Canyon and the harshness of a winter blizzard.

by Rail Innovations 90 mins*colour*narrated

Was £20 Special Offer £ 15
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SWEET STEAM - The Sugar Cane Railways of Java

SWEET STEAM - The Sugar Cane Railways of Java

£20.00

The declining sugar cane railways of Java, Indonesia, still host a wide variety of elderly, exotic colorful steam engines in both the cane fields and the mills, and also have a variety of diesel "critturs". Steam from O&K, including unique inside frame geared Luttermoller's, Jung, Ducroo & Brauns, BMAG, the last fireless loco's in Java and others. The little engines are worked hard, often brutally so, and some of the exhast noise is awsome!. Water Buffalo are used in the cane fields to haul cane wagons to the "main line". Plus you'll ride on the engines, be chased by a train, and see some local life, including lots of curious kids!

TWO DVD SET. Running time 90 minutes each WIDESCREEN ONLY

by Highball, 3 Hours
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A RHINELAND JOURNEY - A German Rail Adventure

A RHINELAND JOURNEY - A German Rail Adventure

£18.00

Join us for a cruise down the Rhine, through the heart of Germany. Along the way, you'll see the splendid scenery, with fairy tale castles. You'll see the river traffic, including the historic paddle steamer 'Goethe', and of course you'll see the trains on both sides of the Rhine, from locals to ICE trains and freight.

By Highball, 85 minutes plus previews
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Buy All 4 CN North America Volumes

Buy All 4 CN North America  Volumes

Union Pacific's Elegant E-9s Combo

Union Pacific's Elegant E-9s Combo

£18.00

Featuring 2 Shows on 1 Disc!

Union Pacific's Elegant E-9s and Feather River Canyon E-9s

Sleek and stylish EMD E-8s and E-9s were the backbone of the Union Pacific Railroad's fleet throughout the 1950s and '60s. Their classic looks and efficient performance delighted riders up until 1971 when passenger service was discontinued. Twenty-two years later, with the restoration of E-9 locomotives 951, 949, and 963B, Union Pacific revived the image of its famous streamlined passenger trains. Pentrex takes you aboard this retro trainset for two of its most notable excursions. Included on this combo DVD are:

Union Pacific's Elegant E-9's.

When UP's elegantly restored A-B-A set of E-9s pulled its first excursion train from Denver to Laramie, Pentrex was there to cover the event in full. The locomotives look and sound great as they roar past our cameras, rolling over UP's Greeley Subdivision after their departure from Denver's Union Station. The throaty growl of the locomotives can be heard echoing through the hills as the E-9s pull the train up the grades of Sherman Hill. UP's Steve Lee explains the history of the engines and their recent reconstruction. You'll also go inside locomotive 951 to see the new cab control stand and V-16 prime mover. The era of luxurious train travel comes back to life with UP's elegant E-9s!

Feather River Canyon E-9's.

California's Feather River Canyon saw passenger train service once again when the Union Pacific ran excursions there in 1994. The Feather River Special, with 6 dome liners among its 15 passenger cars, was powered by UP's sleek A-B-A set of E-9s. Pentrex followed the train from Oroville to Portola on Saturday and Portola to Keddie Wye on Sunday. You'll witness the special at Williams Loop, Chandler Creek Bridge, Spanish Creek Trestle, and Keddie Wye. Also featured are the tunnels, the Highline, and the Portola Railroad Museum's restored Western Pacific F-unit. As a special treat, the camera takes you inside E-unit #951 for a cab ride from Portola to Keddie!

by Pentrex 120 mins * colour * narration
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PREVIEWS 2

PREVIEWS 2

£14.00

Previews from the following widescreen programs. Florida East Coast, Winter on the Arizona Divide, KCS over Rich Mountain, A Rocky Mountain Winter, Hot Spots 23, Hot Spots 25, NS over Christiansburg Mountain, High Plains Hot Shots, Montana Rail Link 2007, Highball over Triple Track Cajon, NS Middle Division, Along the New River, Calcutta's Colorful Trains, Queensland Coal, Vienna's Colorful Trains, Mojave Magic 2, CSX across Ohio, Mississippi River main Line, East to Green River, Hot Spots 24, Hot Spots 19, Hot Spots 16, Hot Spots 18, Hot Spots 17, Hot Spots 20, Hot Spots 21, Hot Spots 22, Rails around the Metroplex.

by Highball Productions 2 Hours 23 Mins * colour * no narration * Widescreen
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TrackPlans & Layout

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Shelf Layouts for Model Railroads

Shelf Layouts for Model Railroads

Ref: 0890246900


Price: £14.50

By Iain Rice

Learn how to build a shelf layout by exploring the possibilities, practicalities, and challenges of linear layout design in a variety of layouts with construction details.

Softcover; 8.25 x 10.75; 80 pages;

Building a Ready-To-Run Model Railroad

Building a Ready-To-Run Model Railroad

Ref: 0890247402


Price: £14.50

By Jeff Wilson

Using only off-the-shelf trackwork, buildings, bridges and scenery and ready-to-run trains, you can construct a layout from the ground up with effort-saving ideas like office-furniture pedestals doubling as benchwork support and storage. This book brings it all together - trackwork, scenery, wiring, command control, structures, detailing and trains on a model railroad readers will actually build.

Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 96 pages;

0890247402 £ 13.95 (FREE

Mid-Size Track Plans for Realistic Layouts

Mid-Size Track Plans for Realistic Layouts

Ref: 0890247044


Price: £12.95

Features 26 innovative model railroad track plans in Z, N, HO, O, and G Scales and fit spaces from 8'x10' to a 20'x20' G Scale garage layout. Based on such interesting prototype lines as Western Maryland - Thomas Subdivision, White Pass & Yukon, Norfolk Southern's Shirley Industiral Park, Chesapeake & Ohio's Chicago Diviso, Denver & Rio Grande Western's Craig Branch, Erie/LTV Mining Railroad, Utah Railway, and New York City's Bush Terminal.

Softcover; 8.25 x 10.75; 112 pages; 100 color photos; 50 b&w photos; 14 illustrations;

The Model Railroader's Guide to Logging Railroads

The Model Railroader's Guide to Logging Railroads

Ref: 0890247020


Price: £14.00

Matt Coleman explains the business of logging railroads and shows prototype operations by region. Photos of locomotives and other logging-line equipment and structures set the stage for modeling logging scenes and designing a logging layout.

Railroads and the logging industry have been tied together since the mid-1 800s. For more than 100 years, railroads dedicated strictly to logging snaked into forests from the Pacific Northwest to New England and the Deep South, hauling logs from temporary camps to sawmills along rivers and coastlines.

The Model Railroaders Guide to Logging Railroads traces the history of the timber industry and its railroads, following advances in logging methods and equipment, specialized rolling stock, and the development of geared steam locomotives, including the Shay, Climax, and Heisler designs.

This book includes information and tips about:

* Logging camps and structures * Sawmills and log ponds

* Skeleton cars, log bunks, and other rolling stock * Loading and unloading log trains

* Track planning for logging lines * Geared steam locomotives

Softcover; 8.25 x 10.75; 80 pages; 75 color photos; 75 b&w photos; 5 illustrations;

Modeling the '50s - The Glory Years of Rail

Modeling the '50s - The Glory Years of Rail

Ref: 0890247181


Price: £14.50

Take in historical information and photos covering locomotives, passenger equipment, freight cars, and trackside details. Featured layouts in a variety of scales show you how to model Chicago's Dearborn Station, move coal in the Appalachians, carry produce, and recreate Los Angeles of the 1950s.

Softcover; 8.25 x 10.75; 88 pages; 116 color photos; 23 b&w photos; 16 illustrations;

Model Railroader's Guide to Junctions

Model Railroader's Guide to Junctions

Ref: 0890246467


Price: £14.00

by Jeff Wilson

Add interest to your layout!

Continuing the Model Railroaders Guide to ... series, this book gives the reader the scoop on railroad junctions - where tracks meet and cross. Photos of full-scale junctions from the past and present show how junctions work and the details that surround them. Drawings provide ideas for track planning and explain train operations. Sidebars illustrate techniques for modeling functional junctions in any scale. This new book contains detailed text, photos, and examples specifically aimed to assist modelers.

* Recognized author with track record of providing the kind of detailed prototype information and photo-driven how-to guidance modelers love

8.25 x 10.75; 88 pgs.; 150 b&w photos; 30 color photos, 20 illus.; softcover.

Realistic Model Railroad Building Blocks

Realistic Model Railroad Building Blocks

Ref: 0890243689


Price: £13.50

Tony Koester offers techniques for incorporating Layout Design Elements into a larger layout, a sectional or modular approach to model railroading that he invented. Various LDEs based on actual railroad scenes - towns, yards, terminals, industries, and more - are offered as track plains suitable for N to large scale layouts. * Applies the "kit building" concept to track planning * Features new material compatible with Koester's previous books, Realistic Model Railroad Operations and Realistic Model Railroad Design.

Softcover 81/4 x 103/4; 96 pgs.; 125 color and 10 b&w photos; 75 illus.

Basic Model Railroad Benchwork:

Basic Model Railroad Benchwork:

Ref: 0890246157


Price: £14.50

The Complete Photo Guide

Jeff Wilson

Teaches the basics of building model railroad benchwork.

A concise, illustrated teaching method takes the mystery out of model railroad benchwork. Covers the materials, tools, and basic skills required to make sturdy benchwork for any size or scale layout.

* All projects include step-by-step photos and/or

illustrations

* Covers innovations in materials and techniques

that have made building benchwork easier

* Numerous photos and a basic approach make

it easy for a novice to get started

8.25 x 10.75; 96 pgs.; 300 b&w photos; 25 illustrations; softcover.

101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders

101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders

Ref: 979


Price: £10.50

Includes over 101 unique, traditional-style track plans that apply to nearly every scale. Includes data and instruction for converting plans to different scales, tips on how to build a layout from plan, and how to choose the plan best suited to a particular space. 81/4 x 103/4; 72 pages; 118 illus.; softcover.

Track Planning for Realistic Operation, Third Edition

Track Planning for Realistic Operation, Third Edition

Ref: 0890242275


Price: £15.50

Provides step-by-step design techniques and track planning tips to save model railroaders time, money, and headaches. This must-have book also covers aspect of prototype freight and passenger operations, route design, and contemporary railroading.

By John Armstrong. 8.25 x 10.75; 144 pages; 45 b&w photos; 120 illus.; softcover.

48 Top Notch Track Plans From Model Railroader

48 Top Notch Track Plans From Model Railroader

Ref: 0890241902


Price: £14.00

120 pages

Includes photos, diagrams, and material lists for plans ranging from small modules to room-size layouts. From the pages of Model Railroader. 81/4 x 103/4; 120 pgs.; 320 photos; softcover

Basic Model Railroad Track Plans

Basic Model Railroad Track Plans

Ref: 0890246130


Price: £13.00

Straight from the pages of Model Railroader, these simple layout designs are ideal for beginners who are buildinng there first layout. Features full color plans for HO and N-Scale starter layouts, additional watercolor sketches, and general construction techniques

8.25 x 10.75; 64 pgs.; 15 color and b&w photos; 60 illustrations; softcover.

How to Build Model Railroad Benchwork, 2nd Edition

How to Build Model Railroad Benchwork, 2nd Edition

Ref: 0-89024-289-5


Price: £11.95

Demonstrates how to plan and build the basic framework to support layouts of any size, shape, or gauge.

By Linn H. Westcott. 8.25 x 10.75; 80 pgs.; 115 b&w photos; 120 illus.; softcover.

 Realistic Model Railroad OPERATION

Realistic Model Railroad OPERATION

Ref: 0890244189


Price: £14.50

Make your railroad more true-to-life - and interesting - by adopting realistic operation principles. Covers the history, practice, terminology, and benefits of operating realistically. Guides you through the steps leading to realistic operation, and includes pictorial examples of working model railroads and realistic operating sessions.

Perfect-bound softcover; 8.25 x 10.75; 96 pages; 125 color photos; 25 b&w photos; 40 illustrations;

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