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Modeling the Oil Industry explains how to model this dynamic and fascinating industry, from its facilities to operations. Packed with over 160 prototype photos, this book will build your knowledge and inspire your modeling. You'll get historical and up-to-date facts and figures about: The history of the oil industry and its relationship with the railroads How oil is extracted, refined, and moved to market How local petroleum dealers ("jobbers") operate The evolution of tank cars used to move oil, gasoline, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), and other products This book is a key source for railfans and rail historians, as well as those who want to model the oil industry.

The Lionel(R) Trains Pocket Price Guide is your go-to source for accurate and current market value information! Back with its 43rd edition, you will get updated pricing in a comprehensive format for all Lionel Standard, O, O-27, and OO gauge trains for the prewar, postwar, and modern eras. The 2024 Pocket Price Guide includes: More than 2,000 updated entries and prices for ALL eras. 800 Lionel Corp. Tinplate items, a box section with 1,400 listings and prices, 900 special production items and more than 12,000 modern-era products, including hundreds of new sets, models, and accessories. Use this functional, easy-to-read pocket-sized price guide anywhere you need it

"As the production and consumption of commodities like grain, coal, lumber, coil steel, cement, and more have evolved over the years, so have the railroad cars that haul them. Commodities by Freight Car shows you which cars carried which cargoes in the era you model. In this book, you'll learn: how all-purpose boxcars, gondolas, and flats gave way to a dizzying variety of specialized freight cars for coil steel, lumber, flour, sugar, auto parts, and frozen foods; how freight handling has changed over the years; how railroads handle hazardous cargoes such as chlorine and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); which experimental car designs worked to make transporting goods more efficient--and which failed and much more. Plus, you'll get many helpful modeling tips!"--Adapted from publisher's website.

Explore the Universe with the all-new Observing with Small Telescopes book from Astronomy magazine. This comprehensive guide features more than 150 objects with step-by-step instructions on how to find them in the night sky and what to expect to see once you find it. You'll learn about: The finest galaxies, star clusters, and emission nebulae visible from the Northern Hemisphere. Explanations on the different kinds of instruments you can use. How to get started or expand the use of your small telescope. The best objects to see during each season. And more! Take the plunge and begin exploring the beauty of the night sky with 164-pages of expert advice on the best objects to view and techniques for getting the most from your observations.

Anyone interested in railroad history or operations will enjoy this special collection of firsthand stories told by former and current railroad employees. Personal accounts of this kind are popular among railfans, history buffs, and modelers. Late steam and early diesel periods. The duties of various employees. Real-life accounts from engineers, firemen. Conductors, yardmasters, and more.

Learn the what, why, when, and where of modeling the railroad right of way. The track and surrounding details are some of the most important features to capture on a model railroad. This all-new book from Jeff Wilson includes: Articles on a broad range of features and areas including track, roadbed, ballast, turnouts, switch stands, grade crossings, detectors, signals, equipment cabinets, and communication lines. History of when various details and features were used. How they were used and how it could affect model railroad design and operations. Why and how they evolved and changed over time.

"Bridges and trestles are focal points for photographers on prototype railroads, and they are likewise key scenic elements (and photo subjects) on many model railroads. Modeling them in a prototypical manner is important to capture realism. This book covers the history of various types of bridges (stone and concrete arch, truss, cantilever, plate-girder, wood trestle, and various types of culverts), how they evolved in terms of design and size, and explains how railroads choose the appropriate type of bridge to fit each situation. The book also looks at piers and abutments and shows how bridges fit in with other related scenic elements (fills, retaining walls, hills, valleys, waterways, highways, other railroads, etc.) and provides information on moving bridges such as bascules, swing bridges, and lift bridges"--

A bold railroading technology and its fate. Are there any other better words to describe it? Turbine Power by Walter Simpson is a new book that covers steam and gas turbine locomotives and trains, how they functioned, and the technology used from the 1939-2003 era that made them go. This is the first book that brings together information about turbine locomotives and trains that collects all of the various projects in one place. From first prototypes to the most recent proposals, everything is presented with vintage images and references that all railroad fans will enjoy.

"This book gives the historical background on the early 1940s development, explains why they were built, how they were used, and traces their history until they were retired in the 1950s. It also covers the much anticipated and well covered restoration of No. 4014 starting when it was recovered in a park in 2013 all the way through to its restoration and tour across the United States in the summer of 2019. Trains magazine has been published for almost 80 years, much of which has included extensive coverage of Union Pacific's Big Boys since they were created. Everything you need to know about these popular steam locomotives can be found in this 224-page book."--

rom the late 1800s to the 1960s, the railroad industry faced a unique challenge: What was the best way to ship fresh produce across the U.S. to prevent spoiling? Produce Traffic & Trains looks at the development of refrigerator cars and how their development led to wide-scale growing and shipping of produce. Covered topics include: The development of refrigerator cars, car fleets, and produce terminals. Harvesting, loading, shipping, and delivering fresh produce, and later frozen products. Running express trains, making ice and icing stations, and carrying out perishable operations.