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Books

Track Planning Made Easy

Description

Every great layout starts with a great plan. In Track Planning Made Easy by author David Popp, you'll learn how to design your own model railroad from the ground up — whether you're drawing your very first plan or refining your approach after a dozen builds. Step-by-step guidance walks you through identifying usable space in your home, choosing a theme, accurately drawing curves and turnouts, calculating grades and easements, and working around real-world obstacles like doors, windows, and plumbing. More than 30 plans and sketches illustrate how finished designs were developed, with tips that can be applied to layouts of any size or scale. From benchwork drawings to scenic profiles, Track Planning Made Easy gives you every tool you need to design a railroad worth building.

 

Pages: 128
Size: 8.25 x 10.75

B&W: no

 

Author Bio

David Popp is a life-long model railroader who has designed and built more than 30 layouts large and small in most of the popular modeling scales. Through Trains.com Video he actively instructs others how to build better models and better layouts through video demonstrations.

 

 

Roundhouses, Turntables & Shops

Description

To the men who worked them, steam locomotives were living, breathing machines — each with its own personality, quirks, and demands. And like any living thing, they needed a home. In Roundhouses, Turntables, and Shops, you'll get a guided tour through the labor-intensive world of the steam-era locomotive terminal: the roundhouse, the turntable, the coaling tower, the water station, and the shop. Beautiful period photographs and detailed text show how the myriad workers at these facilities came together to keep locomotives rolling, revealing a level of care and craft the railroad industry will never see again.

Pages: 208

Size: 8.25 x 10.75

 

 

Author Bio

Jeff Wilson has written many books on railroads and model railroading. He enjoys many facets of the hobby, especially building structures and detailing locomotives, as well as photographing both real and model railroads.

 

 

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Calendars

Trains Across America 2027 Calendar

The Trains Across America Calendar is back for 2026! You can enjoy moving trains in breathtaking scenes across the country in this exclusive railroading calendar from Trains magazine!

 

Description

Trains' Trains Across America Calendar is back for 2027! You can enjoy moving trains in breathtaking scenes across the country in this exclusive railroading calendar!

This beautifully photographed calendar showcases a variety of hard-working trains in breathtaking scenes across North America.

Large Size: 13" x 10.5"

 

 

Model Railroader 2027 Calendar

Don't miss Model Railroader’s all-new 2026 calendar, featuring Rod Stewart's spectacular layout!

You’ll get to enjoy 12 spectacular layouts encompassing a range of scales, locations, and railroads.

 

Description

Be inspired all year long with Model Railroader’s all-new 2027 calendar! 

This calendar offers something for everyone, showcasing a range of scales, locations, and railroads from some of the finest modelers around. You'll get to enjoy 12 scenic layouts that were featured in the pages of Model Railroader magazine.

Large Size: 13" x 10.5"

 

 

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