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Our model railroad bookstore features 120+ titles covering all aspects of model railroad layout design, track plans, benchwork, structures, scenery, detailing, weathering, DCC, electronics, prototypical operation, and more. Most titles are available to ship within 24 hours.

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Planning / Getting Started

Track Plans

Switching Layouts

Benchwork / Trackwork

Rolling Stock

DCC / Electronics

Structures

Scenery / Detailing

Themes / Industries

Garden Railroading

Lionel

American Flyer


PLANNING / GETTING STARTED
Getting Started in Model Railroading Introduction to Model Railroading Building A Model Railroad Step-by-Step
Planning Your Model Railroad N Scale Railroading - Getting Started in the Hobby Build A Better Toy Train Layout

TRACK PLANS
45 Original Track Plans 101 Track Plans for Model Railroads 101 More Track Plans for Model Railroads
Starter Track Plans for Model Railroaders Mid-Size Track Plans for Realistic Layouts Realistic Model Railroad Operation
Track Planning for Realistic Operation Shelf Layouts for Model Railroads Creative Toy Train Track Plans
Nine N Scale Railroads 8 Realistic Track Plans For A Spare Room  

SWITCHING LAYOUTS
Compact Layout Design Model Railroading in Small Spaces 8 Realistic Track Plans For Small Switching Layouts
How To Build A Switching Layout How To Operate A Modern Era Switching Layout How To Design A Small Switching Layout

BENCHWORK / TRACKWORK
Basic Model Railroad Benchwork Basic Trackwork for Model Railroaders Workshop Tips & Projects for Model Railroaders
Designing & Building Multi-Deck Model Railroads Model Railroad Bridges and Trestles Volume 2 Model Railroader's Guide to Bridges, Trestles & Tunnels
Rebuilding a Layout from A to Z Trackwork for Toy Trains

ROLLING STOCK
Beginner's Guide to Locomotives & Rolling Stock Freight Cars of the 40s and 50s 25 Freight Car Projects
Model Railroader's Guide to Diesel Locomotives Detailing Projects for Freight Cars & Locomotives Scratch-Building Model Railway Locomotives

DCC / ELECTRONICS
The DCC Guide, Second Edition Wiring Your Model Railroad Basic DCC Wiring For Your Model Railroad
DCC Projects & Applications Vol 2 DCC Projects & Applications Vol 3 Digitrax Big Book of DCC
Wiring Your Toy Train Layout Command Control for Toy Trains DIY Advanced Model Railroad Signaling Electronics

STRUCTURES
Modeling Structures Structure Projects for Your Model Railroad How to Kitbash Structures
Basic Structure Modeling Space-Saving Industries for Your Layout Locomotive Servicing Terminals
Industries Along the Tracks Industries Along the Tracks 2 Industries Along the Tracks 3
Industries Along the Tracks 4 Making Urban Buildings for Model Railways Making Rural Buildings for Model Railways
Scratchbuilt Buildings the Kirtley Way    

SCENERY / DETAILING
50 Ways To A Better Looking Layout Basic Painting and Weathering for Model Railroaders Basic Scenery for Model Railroaders
Easy Model Railroad Scenery Projects How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery Painting Backdrops for Your Model Railroad
Building City Scenery Done in a Day: Easy Detailing and Weathering Projects for Your Model Railroad Done in a Day Realistic Animation, Lighting & Sound
Planning Scenery for Your Model Railroad Scenery Techniques for Toy Trains Streets for O-Gauge Model Railroads
Modelling Railway Scenery: Volume 1 Modelling Railway Scenery: Volume 2 Modelling Scenery the Kirtley Way

THEMES / INDUSTRIES
Modeling the 50s: The Glory Years of Rail Model Railroader's Guide to Grain Coal Railroading
Waterfront Terminals and Operations Steel Mills Model Railroads Go to War
Piggyback & Container Traffic Mountain Railroading Express Mail & Merchandise Service
Livestock & Meatpacking The Allegheny Midland: Lessons Learned Passenger Equipment & Operation
Logging Railroads Freight Yards Intermodal Equipment and Operations
Guide to Narrow Gauge Modeling Modelling Ports and Inland Waterways Modelling Goods Trains, Goods Sheds and Yards in the Steam Era
Modelling Branch Lines Modelling Narrow Gauge Railways in Small Scales  

GARDEN RAILROADING
Garden Railway Basics Building Structures for Your Garden Railway Making Model Buildings for Garden Railways
Practical Garden Railways Building Small Steam Locomotives Large Scale Model Railroading

LIONEL
Collectable Lionel Classics Track Plans for Lionel Fastrack Modern Toy Train Repair & Maintenance
Lionel: A Century of Timeless Toy Trains Inside The Lionel Trains Fun Factory The Big Book of Lionel
Lionel Postwar Operating Cars Lionel Promotional Outfits Lionel FasTrack Model Railroads
Greenberg Repair and Operating Manual for Lionel Trains Lionel Trains Pocket Price Guide Marx Trains Pocket Price Guide

AMERICAN FLYER
101 Classic Toy Trains: Best of the Postwar Years Gilbert American Flyer S Gauge Operating & Repair Guide: Volume 1  
American Flyer Trains Pocket Price Guide American Flyer Price & Rarity Guide American Flyer Instruction Book
 
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