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Prototype Information

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Diesel Modeler's Guide Volume 1: Photos, Drawings and Projects for the Diesel Modeler
Publisher: Motorbooks International; (May 1997)

Photos, Drawings and Projects for the Diesel Modeler. This handy guide takes a look at the NW2 and the roads that used them. Contents provide useful prototype information as well as tips, techniques and insights from noted modelers on a variety of locomotives. All featured articles were originally published in 1994 and 1995 issues of Model Railroading magazine. Now they_re available once again in this handy reference guide!
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Diesel Modeler's Guide Volume 2
Author: Randy Lee
Publisher: Motorbooks International; (December 1997)

Filled with useful prototype information as well as tips from today's top modelers. Articles from Model Railroading magazine are arranged by railroad and compiled to provide a handy reference guide for diesel modelers of all experience levels. Includes a special section on GE's Dash 9.
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Intermodal Modeler's Guide, Volume 2: Prototype Information and Modeling Projects for the Intermodal Modeler
Author: Randy Lee (Editor)
Publisher: Motorbooks International; (October 1997)

As the number of modelers continues to grow, so does the quality and quantity of modern modeling equipment. But until recently, the information needed by modelers for intermodal modeling (truck and car container freight cars) has been largely ignored.

Intermodal ModelerÆs Guide is the second in a series of books that combine articles from ôModeling Modern Intermodalö magazine. The book provides a wealth of prototype and modeling information to help the modeler develop skills and gain an appreciation for the importance that intermodal equipment plays in the layout of model railroads.
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Model Railroader Cyclopedia: Steam Locomotives
Author: Linn H. Westcott (Editor)
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company; (May 1991)

Presents details and measurements of steam locomotives from their first appearance to their final days. Includes nearly 1,000 rare photos and over 127 HO scale plans, notes, and specifications for almost all steam locomotives in North America.
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Model Railroader's Guide to Freight Cars
Author: Jeff Wilson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company (March 30, 2005)

Freight cars are the backbone of any railroad -- in the real world or on your operating layout. Get a brief history of each type of North American freight car, then learn how car designs have changed from WWI to the present. Includes techniques for modeling realistic rolling stock in any scale.
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Steam Locomotives and Project Ideas
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company; (November 2003)

Learn to detail, kitbash, paint, and maintain a steam locomotive of any scale. Includes information about the history of steam locomotive power and components of the prototype, all in an easy-to-understand, illustrated manner. Compiled from the pages of Model Railroader, with additional new material from John Pryke.
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The Model Railroader's Guide to Coal Railroading
Author: Tony Koester
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company (December 2006)

Master modeler Tony Koester gives you a handy reference for modeling a coal-hauling prototype-based or freelance railroad. Chapters introduce coal and the coal industry. Includes information on modeling coal trains, company towns, and coal customers, plus operating tips.
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