N Scale Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby, Second Edition

There have been numerous advances in N scale railroading since the first edition of this book, and the author addresses them all, from track to train control. He takes beginners through step-by-step chapters that show them how to build and operate a complete N scale 4 x 8-foot railroad based on his Androscoggin Central, an interesting and challenging New England railroad.

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Author: Martin McGuirk
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 96 pages; ISBN: 9780890247051

Marty McGuirk is a former Associate Editor of Model Railroader and Classic Toy Trains magazines. Marty started in the hobby with Lionel trains and picked up HO modeling in his teens. He has built several N scale layouts over the years and has written many articles about his N Scale projects for Model Railroader. In addition, he is the author of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the Potomac Valley and The New Haven Railroad Along the Shore Line, titles in the Kalmbach Books Golden Years of Railroading Series. Marty lives in Manassas, Va., where he also enjoys golf and fly-fishing with his three sons.

Chapter 1: N scale basics 4
Chapter 2: Planning your railroad 10
Chapter 3: Benchwork 22
Chapter 4: Basics of track 28
Chapter 5: Wiring and train control 36
Chapter 6: Locomotives 42
Chapter 7: Rolling stock and couplers 50
Chapter 8: Structures: Models that don't roll 60
Chapter 9: Meet the Androscoggin Central 68
Chapter 10: Getting trains running 72
Chapter 11: Adding scenery and details 84

The second updated edition of "N Scale Railroading" offers model railroaders a fine how-to guide to getting started, and is a pick for any library catering to beginners. From layout and maintaining and weathering locomotives to building benchwork and laying track, this provides keys to buildings, structures and tracks alike at the small N scale size, and will appeal to modelers with limited space and libraries catering to hobbyists.
-The Midwest Book Review

Among model railroad enthusiasts, the popularity of N Scale continues to grow. Its small size scale appeals to modelers with limited space, as well as to those who want to pack more operation into a larger area. Now, getting started in the N Scale hobby is easier, thanks to N Scale Railroading from Kalmbach Publishing. In this second edition, author Marty McGuirk acknowledges the numerous advances in N scale railroading since the first edition. He addresses them all, from track to train control. Then, he takes beginners through step-by-step chapters that show how to build and operate a complete N scale 4 x 8-foot railroad. In addition, model railroaders will learn about grades, lighting, and presentation, flextrack, DCC and turnouts, designing scenery, benchwork, and structures.
-NMRA Magazine