Covers installing turnouts, cleaning and maintaining trackwork, and other special techniques suitable for a layout of any size or scale...

=Includes photos, diagrams and materials lists for plans ranging from small modules to room-size layouts...

Provides step-by-step design techniques and track planning tips to save model railroaders time, money and headaches...

An introduction to the basics of tracklaying and lineside detailing After the trackplan and benchwork are completed, modelers turn their attention to the...

Straight from the pages of Model Railroader, these simple layout designs are ideal for beginners who are building their first layout...

Guides you through the steps leading to realistic operation, and includes pictorial examples of working model railroads and realistic operating sessions...

Historic color and black-and-white photographs capture intriguing prototype railroad settings from all over the U.S. The author details how you can...

Covers the materials and tools necessary and the rudimentary skills required to make sturdy benchwork for any size or scale layout...

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

Easy-to-use plans in every size, shape and scale -- from tiny card-table layouts to giant garage-size railroads. Demonstrates how to design a railroad to...