Model Railroading (Bantam Giant A979)

384 pp. Here's everything you need to know to enjoy the real fun of model railroading! How to plan a railroad. How to wire it up accurately. How to landscape it for realism. How to build switcher yards, bridges, mountains and viaducts. How to know your locomotives, and rolling stock. How to speak the language of the rails. How to signal--and how to plan signal systems. How to play railroad games. How to create magic wiring effects. How to photograph your model railroad. Packed with information, hundreds of illustrations, track layouts, landscape effects, signal systems, railroad games, and wiring effects.