The Model Railroader's Guide to Freight Yards

HO and N scale illustrations and prototype and layout photos introduce modelers to the principles of designing, constructing and operating a realistic freight yard. Covers the operations of a prototype freight yard, including receiving, classifying, cleaning, and more; outlines the basic structures; and offers techniques for modeling a freight yard on a layout of any size or era.

• Perfect for intermediate and skilled beginning modelers
• Written by Andy Sperandeo, executive editor of Model Railroader Magazine and author of the popular Kalmbach's Easy Model Railroad Wiring

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Author: Andy Sperandeo
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 80 pages; 50 black and white photos; 130 color photos; 20 illustrations; ISBN: 9780890245767

Andy Sperandeo has been on the staff of Model Railroader since 1979 and served as editor from 1993 to 2001. He was the founding editor of the annual Great Model Railroads Magazine, launched in 1990, and is the editorial director of a second annual launched in 1995, Model Railroad Planning. Andy is also the author of two previous Kalmbach books, Easy Model Railroad Wiring, now in its second edition, and The Model Railroader’s Guide to Freight Yards.

Andy has been a model railroader since his teens, and his interest in the hobby include modeling the Santa Fe’s route through Southern California’s Cajon Pass (he stared building his basement layout in April 1995) and operating model railroads (he likes to run the yard). A native of New Orleans, he and his wife, Arlene, now live in Brookfield, WI.

Introduction 4

Chapter 1: Basic yard functions 7
Chapter 2: Track by track 23
Chapter 3: Favorite model railroad yards 39
Chapter 4: Designing yards 47
Chapter 5: Staging yards 61
Chapter 6: Operating model railroad yards 71

References 88