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Garden Railways Magazine
Garden Railways® magazine will spark your imagination and creativity to enjoy one of America's fastest-growing at-home hobbies. Every issue guides you with tips and features about locomotives and cars, structures, layouts, and miniature landscaping - everything you need to know to create your own outdoor railway.
Call to order the current issue. Some recent back issues are available.
$5.95
How to Design and Build Your Garden Railroad
This full-color volume features tips for designing, planning, and installing the layout; landscaping with natural materials; adding drama with structures, bridges, and trestles; and designing and installing water features.
8¼ x 10¾; 96 pgs.; 190 color photos; 25 illus.; softcover.
12406 $21.95
Get Started in Garden Railroading
Combine two great hobbies — gardening and model railroading — by getting started with garden railroading! Turn your backyard into your favorite spot by running large-scale model trains in a beautiful, natural setting. This booklet explains how, from choosing plants to arranging the track for your backyard.
8¼ x 10¾; 16 pgs.; 45 color photos; 5 illus.; softcover.
12415 $7.95
Gorgeous Garden Railways
Vivid, full-color photos capture model railroading and gardening in the great outdoors. Features large portraits with informative text by Marc Horovitz, editor of Garden Railways, and Pat Hayward, horticultural editor. Includes chapters on garden railroad landscaping, trains, infrastructure, ponds and water features, and other landscape challenges, with plenty of high-quality photos.
10¼ x 10¼; 144 pgs.; 135 color photos; softcover with end flaps.
62326 $24.95
Garden Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby
Model railroaders, gardeners, miniaturists, and even those looking for home improvement ideas will appreciate this guide. Compiled from articles of Garden Railways magazine, this comprehensive guide addresses the subjects most often raised by beginners and seasoned hobbyists.
8¼ x 10¾; 144 pages; 230 color photos; 60 illustrations; softcover.
12217 $22.95
Video - Building a Basic Garden Railroad
Learn how to construct a garden railroad as a weekend project, from laying track to picking the right plants. Clear, step-by-step presentation assures your success and lots of family fun! 19 minutes; VHS; color.
10001 $12.95
American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th Edition
By Edward A. Lewis.
Lists nearly 600 shortline and regional railroads in the United States and Canada. Includes line history, locations, radio frequencies, and locomotive data.
8½ x 5½; 368 pgs.; 100 b&w photos; softcover.
01073 $24.95
Guide to North American Railroad Hot Spots
Edited by J. David Ingles.
Travel to 100 of the busiest train-watching sites across the U.S. and Canada.
Each spread includes a color photo and text written by train-watching experts.
8½ x 5½; 208 pgs.; 100 color photos; softcover.
01097 $24.95
Guide to North American Steam Locomotives
By George H. Drury.
Tells the stories behind the locomotives, includes rosters, and explains wheel arrangements, streamlining, and more with photos, summaries, and pecifications.
8¼ x 5½; 448 pgs.; 400+ b&w photos; softcover.
01051 $29.95
Tourist Trains Guidebook
This completely new guide to tourist train sites in North America is both a guidebook of selected train sites and a directory to hundreds of other fascinating train-related attractions. The guided selections give enhanced information about when to go, how to get there, and tips on what to do when you get there. Includes more than 100 photos of favorite train spots selected by the editors of Trains magazine. Directory listings cover hundreds more train tourism sites including out-of-the-way displays of steam engines or old-time rolling stock and museums. Includes a laminated discount card good for hundreds of dollars in savings on admissions prices.
Softcover; 5 1/4 x 8; 320 pages; 150 b&w photos;
1207 $18.95
The Model Railroader's Guide to Freight Yards
By Andy Sperandeo
HO and N scale illustrations and prototype and layout photos introduce modelers to the principles of designing, constructing and operating a realistic freight yard. Covers the operations of a prototype freight yard, including receiving, classifying, cleaning, and more; outlines the basic structures; and offers techniques for modeling a freight yard on a layout of any size or era.
Perfect for intermediate and skilled beginning modelers
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 80 pages; 130 color photos; 50 b&w photos; 20 illustrations;
12248 $18.95
The Model Railroader's Guide to Freight Cars
By Jeff Wilson
Freight cars are the backbone of any railroad -- in the real world or on your operating layout. Get a brief history of each type of North American freight car, then learn how car designs have changed from WWI to the present. Includes techniques for modeling realistic rolling stock in any scale.
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 96 pages; 75 color photos; 110 b&w photos; 15 illustrations;
12450 $19.95
The Model Railroader's Guide to Coal Railroading
By Tony Koester
Master modeler Tony Koester gives you a handy reference for modeling a coal-hauling prototype-based or freelance railroad. Chapters introduce coal and the coal industry. Includes information on modeling coal trains, company towns, and coal customers, plus operating tips.
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 96 pages; 130 color photos; 70 b&w photos; 20 illustrations;
12453 $19.95
The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks
By Jeff Wilson
Provides model railroaders with an overview of North American mining, refining, and agricultural operations served by the railroads, and the specific techniques used to model them on a realistic layout of any scale. Jeff Wilson's clear, concise style makes these complex industries easy to understand and model. Numerous photos and illustrations show key structures, the sequence of operations, and the details modelers can incorporate to accurately represent the industries.
• Perfect for intermediate and skilled beginning model railroaders, and those interested in prototype railroading •
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 80 pages; 150 color photos; 30 b&w photos; 30 illustrations;
12256 $19.95
The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks 2
By Jeff Wilson
Add realism to your layout! Jeff Wilson provides insights, photos, and guidelines for modeling several rail-served industries. Includes overviews of creameries and milk traffic; the paper industry; breweries; iron ore mining and transloading; freight housesand less-than-carload traffic, and coal customers.
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 88 pages; 120 color photos; 70 b&w photos; 12 illustrations;
12409 $19.95
The Model Railroader's Guide to Junctions
By Jeff Wilson
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.
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 88 pages; 150 color photos; 20 illustrations;
12408 $18.95
The Model Railroader's Guide to Locomotive Servicing Terminals
By Marty McGuirk
Offers hobbyists a guide to modeling locomotive service, repair, and storage terminals. Also includes tips and techniques for modeling trackage, structures, and other terminal details appropriate for the steam or diesel era.
Perfect-bound softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 80 pages; 125 color photos; 50 b&w photos;
12228 $18.95
The Model Railroader's Guide to Logging Railroads (Pre-Order)
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.
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 80 pages; 75 color photos; 75 b&w photos; 5 illustrations;
This item is new and may be pre-ordered. Shipping is expected 3/31/2008.
12423 $18.95
The Model Railroader's Guide to Passenger Equipment & Operations
By Andy Sperandeo
Even today, passenger trains represent a major part of daily operations on North American rails. This book from Andy Sperandeo, Model Railroader executive editor, offers insight and instructions to help modelers integrate realistic passenger trains and operations into any layout. Learn about passenger train history, types, equipment, and terminals. Includes tips for modeling equipment, structures, trackage, and details appropriate for any era.
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 96 pages; 130 color photos; 70 b&w photos; 20 illustrations;
12244 $19.95
Steam Locomotives Projects & Ideas
Learn to detail, kitbash, paint, and maintain a steam locomotive of any scale. Includes information about the history of steam locomotive power and components of the prototype, all in an easy-to-understand, illustrated manner. Compiled from the pages of Model Railroader, with additional new material from John Pryke.
Perfect-bound softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 80 pages; 100 color photos; 50 b&w photos; 40 illustr.
12221 $18.95