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Complete Handbook Of Model Railroading Buehner Soft Cover
The Complete Handbook Of Model Railroading By Jim Buehner
Soft Cover
FIrst Edition 1975, Second printing 1976
349 pages indexed
Everything you need to know including planning, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, landscaping, electrical / electronic wiring, building from kits or from scratch plus a dictionary of railroad terms.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction9
1 The Feel of the Grab Iron13
Scale and ProportionGagePower and EnergyTrack PlansBenchworkLandscapeScenery and StructuresOperating TrainsAdvancing Enjoyment
2 Planning the Pike46
The Search for a Track PlanMore About ScaleTrack Lengths and CurvesOver the Hills or Through ThemTurnoutsRoom for the BuildingsGathering Loose EndsDrawing the Plans
3 Building the Benchwork73
Building the Benchwork
RoadbedBallast Stripping
4 Laying the Rail92
Prefab TracksLaying Flexible TrackGradesInspectionRail AlloysSpiking Individual RailsMilled Roadbed
5 Power and Control113
PowerPower MeasurementDirection ControlBlock Con-trolWiring the TrackPutting It All TogetherSoldering Guide
6 Accessory Wiring and the
Control Panel152
Switch MachinesUncoupling RampsCouplersRamp Wir-ingLamps for Lights and SignalsLocomotive HeadlightsBlock Signals and Turnout IndicatorsStructure Lighting Accessory Motors and Other EquipmentControl Panel
7 Time Out for a Highball188
Preparation for Trial RunsLocomotive Break-InThe Feel of the ThrottleTrain MovementsDebugging Tracks and CarsElectrical BugsThe Pleasure of Your Company
8 The Landscape210
Tools and MaterialsTunnelsHigh CountryTerrain ColorsLakes and StreamsAdding StructuresTrack BallastLiving ThingsReal Estate Development
9 Kits and Scratch Building268
Layout Construction: Kits and Building From Scratch
Structure KitsBuilding from ScratchCustomizing Structure KitsLocomotives and Cars from KitsScratch-Built Rolling StockBridge BuildingBridge PaintingOther Railroad Structures
10 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 292
Preventive MaintenanceTroubleshooting
11 Traction and Live Steam
TractionLive Steam
12 In Search of Reality306
Locomotives and CarsTracks and TrainsElectrical Im-provementsMaking the SceneRules and Regulations
Appendix
Glossary of Railroad Terms337
Index348
Whatever new legends may appear on the American scene none will diminish the lore of railroading. The adventures of railroad men from magnate to section hand spans our history and our continent from pre-Civil War days through Indian wars, from Baltimore to San Francisco and all points to the north and south and in between, enduring down to the present day despite development of automobiles, airplanes, and spacecraft. This fact is confirmed by the increasing number of model railroaders among young and old from all occupations. They are students, servicemen, technicians, accountants, doctors, teachers, supermarket clerks, trainmen, cooks, salesmen, and a hundred or so other things. Their common denominator is their fascination with building and operating realistic layouts.
Miniaturization of railroad equipment is almost as old as railroading itself, although initially it wasn't intended to be a hobby. More by coincidence than by intent, Matthias Baldwin, founder of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, became the father of model railroading when, in the 1830s he built a small steam locomotive capable of hauling six or eight passengers around a circle of track laid on the floor of his plant. That model gave birth to the 5-ton Old Ironsides, which was bought by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
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