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Kalmbach Media 12842 Designing & Operating Yards
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Kalmbach Media 12842 Designing & Operating Yards
Author:Dave Abeles
Description:
Yards are the heart of prototype railroads, where inbound trains are broken up, cars are sorted, outbound trains are assembled, and locomotives and cars are maintained.
In Designing & Operating Yards, Dave Abeles explains why prototype railroad yards exist and how they function, and he shows how to design and build railroad yards for a layout to represent prototype yards in both appearance and operation.
Along with learning the history, evolution, purpose, and operation of prototype freight and passenger yards, you'll learn how to:
- Efficiently sort cars based on prototype practices
- Design a model yard to effectively handle trains, cars, and traffic
- Capture the key scenic elements of real yards
- Build yard trackwork for reliable operation
- And more
Table of Contents:
Introduction: The fascination of railroad yards
Chapter 1: Freight yard history and development
Chapter 2: Waterfront and other terminal yards
Chapter 3: Classification yards
Chapter 4: Blocking operations
Chapter 5: Yard design: Your layout and its mission
Chapter 6: Yard design and construction
Chapter 7: Car forwarding and staging yards
Chapter 8: Modeling maintenance areas
Chapter 9: The yardmaster: setting the pace
Chapter 10: A last look at yards
Author Bio:
Dave is a civil engineer and manager at a major northeastern passenger railroad. Dave models mid-1990s Conrail on his HO scale railroad, the proto-freelanced Onondaga Cutoff. The "OC" has been featured in Model Railroader. Dave lives in western New Jersey with his wife and three children, all of whom enjoy railroading with Dad.
Lombard Hobbies - Modelers Helping Modelers for Almost 50 Years!
Kalmbach Media 12842 Designing & Operating Yards
Author:Dave Abeles
Description:
Yards are the heart of prototype railroads, where inbound trains are broken up, cars are sorted, outbound trains are assembled, and locomotives and cars are maintained.
In Designing & Operating Yards, Dave Abeles explains why prototype railroad yards exist and how they function, and he shows how to design and build railroad yards for a layout to represent prototype yards in both appearance and operation.
Along with learning the history, evolution, purpose, and operation of prototype freight and passenger yards, you'll learn how to:
- Efficiently sort cars based on prototype practices
- Design a model yard to effectively handle trains, cars, and traffic
- Capture the key scenic elements of real yards
- Build yard trackwork for reliable operation
- And more
Table of Contents:
Introduction: The fascination of railroad yards
Chapter 1: Freight yard history and development
Chapter 2: Waterfront and other terminal yards
Chapter 3: Classification yards
Chapter 4: Blocking operations
Chapter 5: Yard design: Your layout and its mission
Chapter 6: Yard design and construction
Chapter 7: Car forwarding and staging yards
Chapter 8: Modeling maintenance areas
Chapter 9: The yardmaster: setting the pace
Chapter 10: A last look at yards
Author Bio:
Dave is a civil engineer and manager at a major northeastern passenger railroad. Dave models mid-1990s Conrail on his HO scale railroad, the proto-freelanced Onondaga Cutoff. The "OC" has been featured in Model Railroader. Dave lives in western New Jersey with his wife and three children, all of whom enjoy railroading with Dad.
Lombard Hobbies - Modelers Helping Modelers for Almost 50 Years!
