Building a model railroad – especially a room- or basement-sized layout – takes a lot of time. In his new book, Tony Koester shares many invaluable time-saving tricks he’s learned over the decades as an accomplished modeler and author. Topics include: •Using LDEs (Layout Design Elements) with staging. •Efficient layout construction tips and techniques. •Time-effective methods to get a layout built and operating. Author: Tony Koester Pages: 112 Illustrations: 175

This book brings together three of Model Railroader’s popular annual project layouts in one volume. Projects offer a variety of layout types using different construction methods to build model railroads in popular scales, N and HO. Covered subjects include: •Projects: N Scale Rad Oak, the Beer Line, and Bay Junction. •Prototype and historical information. •Construction techniques: benchwork, wiring, scenery, structures, and more. Author: From Model Railroader Magazine Pages: 112 Color photos: 200

Anyone interested in railroad history or operations will enjoy this special collection of firsthand stories told by former and current railroad employees. Personal accounts of this kind are popular among railfans, history buffs, and modelers. Stories feature: •Late steam and early diesel periods. •The duties of various employees. •Real-life accounts from engineers, firemen. Conductors, yardmasters, and more. Author: From Trains Magazine Pages: 192 Illustrations: 75

The Big Boy - Back in Steam DVD from Kalmbach covers the 1941-1959 history, 2014-2019 restoration, and May 2019 inaugural runs of Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 on its original operating territory between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Ogden, Utah, across famous Sherman Hill and Wasatch Grade. One of the world's largest and most powerful steam locomotives (1.2 million pounds, 7,000 horsepower), No. 4014 will be the first Big Boy to run in 60 years! Trains has covered all aspects of this steam locomotive legend, and you'll have four teams on the ground to cover the Big Boy's inaugural runs back in steam. You'll see and learn about: •Big Boy history •The seven surviving Big Boys •Its historic trip to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad and doubleheader with 4-8-4 No. 844 1 Hour, 50 Minutes

In the Taking Care of Business Volume 2: Logging DVD Charlie Conway continues his railroad ride-along adventures, this time covering the logging industry. Join the fun as Charlie visits the Hull-Oakes Lumber Co. and learns the ins and outs of a modern logging and lumber operation. He then spends a day working with the engine crew on the Mt. Rainier Railroad, showing you just what it takes to run and maintain a working steam locomotive. Big industry, spectacular scenery, and live steam are all part of this trip! The Taking Care of Business DVD includes a 3D three chapters: •Episode 4: Hull-Oakes Lumber Co. Part 1 •Episode 5: Hull-Oakes Lumber Co. Part 2 •Episode 6: Running Steam on Mt. Rainier Total running time is 1 hour, 15 minutes.

The Rehab My Railroad: Outdoors Volume 1 DVD from Kalmbach Model Railroader Video Plus offers viewers a look at how to build a better outdoor railroad. Garden Railways editor Kent Johnson may have built his own small, raised-garden railroad, but he clearly needs plenty of help keeping the wheels rolling and the plants growing. Kent and his capable crew forge through a few frustrations to tackle maintenance, repair and gardening tasks - all to find fun and adventure in outdoor model railroading! Running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes.

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Milk Trains and Traffic from Kalmbach, tells the story of how the railroads once moved milk to market. Milk was once an important commodity for the railroads. Before refrigeration became mainstream, high-speed delivery was critical. Trains carried butter, milk and cheese from small town collecting stations and creameries to production creameries in the big cities. In Milk Trains and Traffic, explore how these creameries operated, how dairy products were processed and how everything evolved over time. Understand all the aspects of milk and dairy traffic through the use of photography in the only book on the market dedicated to milk trains and operations. This book is a key source for railfans and rail historians, as well as modelers who want to add creameries or milk platforms to their layouts. Milk Trains and Traffic is one of many Kalmbach model railroading how-to books. Softcover, 96 Pages

The Model Railroad Tech: 3D Printing Basics DVD from Kalmbach Model Railroader Video Plus offers viewers a look at one of the most powerful modeling tools to be introduced to the hobby. 3D printing offers modelers the ability to design and replicate their own modeling parts in a variety of plastics and metals. This informative DVD shows how to draw your own 3D-printing projects using free software, and then either print them on your own machine or through a third party service. Modeling experts Eric White and Kathy Millatt each share a 3D-printing project from start to finish. Kathy also shares how to make multiples of 3D-printed parts by casting them in inexpensive resin. Topics include:

Turbine Power from Kalmbach is a look at some of the most interesting locomotives ever built. Authored by Walter Simpson, this informative book covers steam and gas turbine locomotives and trains from 1939 to 2003, how they functioned, and the technology that made them go. This is the first book that brings together information about turbine locomotives and trains that collects all of the various projects in one place. From first prototypes to the most recent proposals, Turbine Power presents everything with vintage images and references that all railroad fans will enjoy. With plenty of photos, Turbine Power is also a resource of information for model railroaders as well. 128 Seiten

The Big Boy On Tour Part II DVD from Kalmbach covers 4-8-8-4 Big Boy 4014 as it travels around the U.S., touring through areas in the Midwest down through the Southwest, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad's completion. This DVD gives railfans a new opportunity to experience history! The Big Boy On Tour Part II DVD is one of many fun ways to experience the Union Pacific Big Boy. You'll see and learn about: The Big Boy's 5,000-mile, 62 day journey west and south The Big Boy 4014, as it pulls a 23-car train (the longest train pulled by a restored Big Boy) High spots and original travel routes, including coverage of a public excursion through California's famous Cajon Pass. 90 Minutes

In the Layout Tours Volume 5 DVD from Kalmbach Model Railroader Video Plus, MRVP takes you along to visit six fantastic model railroads and the talented modelers who built them. These highly detailed layouts include freelanced HO scale layouts from Gerry Leone and Seth Puffer, Renee Grosser's O Scale Soo Line, John Mueller's HO Chicago and North Western, Matt Snell's HO Conrail, and Gerry Albers amazing Virginian. The inspirational layouts in the Volume 5 DVD are fun to visit and showcase amazing modeling work. Layout Tours Volume 5 is one of many Model Railroader Video Plus DVDs. Featured layouts include: Gerry Leone's modern HO Bona Vista RR Seth Puffer's HO Puffer Bridge Lines Ray and Renee Grosser's O Soo Line John Muller's HO Chicago and North Western Matt Snell's HO Conrail Gerry Albers' HO Virginian Bonus: Robert Gross' New Haven in a garage Running time: 1 Hour

Conrail and Its Predecessors, from Kalmbach Publishing, is a photographic and textual history of Conrail. Authored by noted rail publishing veteran and photographer Brian Solomon, you'll learn how Conrail's predecessor railroads became mired in financial troubles and how Conrail was formed, subsidized by the government, and became profitable within five years. Conrail and Its Predecessors is one of a selection of Kalmbach books about prototype railroads. 208 Pages Topics include: Brief histories of the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central and other Conrail forerunners. The changing markets of the 1960s and 1970s The formation of Conrail in 1976 Conrail's success in the 1980s Conrail and predecessor routes and maps

In Realistic Layouts: Use the Art of Illusion to Model Like a Pro from Kalmbach Publishing, you'll learn how to blend various elements so they all work together to create a feeling that your models are part of - and connected to - the real world. This book will help you refine many areas of your layout, covering topics such as scenic elements, structures and the aesthetic of the overall environment. Realistic Layouts: Use the Art of Illusion is one of many Kalmbach model railroading how-to books. Softcover, 96 Pages Topics include: How to apply different techniques and ideas to your layout in order to improve realism. Many techniques, including creating realistic backdrops and blending them with scenery, integration of structures, using bridges to suggest changes in elevation, using mirrors to expand apparent space, and much more. Outstanding model railroad photography and a variety of layouts.

Kalender 2021 in Farbe The 2021 Trains Across America Calendar from Kalmbach captures a variety of moving trains in breathtaking scenes across the country. Curated from the pages of Trains magazine, the bonus section explores railroading's hidden secrets, including the meaning of trackside signs, how to fix a broken coupler and explanations of other railroad terms. The 2021 Trains Across America Calendar is a great addition in your train room or office! If you're into the craftsmanship of model trains too, check out the 2021 Model Railroader

Legendary Locomotives Postcards from Kalmbach features modern diesel locomotives with historic paint schemes, tribute designs, and other commemorative attire. Created exclusively for Trains magazine, this collectible set of 50 Legendary Locomotives 4 x 6" 10.2 x 15.2cm postcards features modern diesel locomotives donning vibrant paint schemes. Railroads dress their most modern diesel locomotives in standard uniforms but sometimes they splurge and go all out with historic paint schemes, tribute designs, and other commemorative attire. We look at some of the best of these, from heritage units to locomotives that salute veterans, law enforcement, and first responders and even breast cancer awareness and the Boy Scouts

Running time: 1 Hour

Running time: 1 Hour

Running time: 1 Hour

Take a look at more than 150 steam locomotives that operate across the nation each year In the U.S.

Steam Across America DVD provides a contemporary look at steam locomotives operating in the U.S. from coast to coast. From the smallest tank engine, to the workhorse engines of the freight and passenger era, right up to the biggest articulated locomotives, including the Big Boy, they are all here! Featured locomotives include: Norfolk & Western 611 Reading & Northern 425 SP&S 700 Nickel Plate Road 765 Western Maryland 6 And many more! You will also get an understanding of the origins of the U.S. railway preservation movement. Laufzeit ca. 92 Minuten