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HO Narrow Gauge Railroad You Can Build Malcolm Furlow
Benchmark Publications 2008 NA Fourth Printing NEW CONDITION BOOK
25th Anniversary Benchmark Publications Edition.
This project originally appeared as a series of articles in MODEL RAILROADER magazine, and was first published as a book in 1984. That edition has been out for print for more than a decade. In this Silver Anniversary Benchmark Publications' Edition, author and artist Malcolm Furlow again shows you how to build your own version of the HOn3 San Juan Central. A new chapter tells what has happened to the railroad and its builder in the past 25 years.
This book describes how its author, Malcolm Furlow, built the San Juan Central, an HOn3 model railroad. Malcolm described building this layout in a nine-part series of articles in MODEL RAILROADER magazine (November 1983 to August 1984). These articles were re-published by Kalmbach Books in 1984-as the softbound HO Narrow Gauge Railroad You Can Build. The book went through three printings by Kalmbach over the next seven years.
Now, 25 years after the first printing, this Silver Anniversary Edition has been produced by Benchmark Publications, Ltd., publishers of the NARROW GAUGE AND SHORT LINE GAZETTE magazine.
While the text, drawings, and photos of the original book have been faithfully reproduced, the front and back covers are new, as is this introduction, and a chapter about the many activities of Malcolm after he built the San Juan Central-and what happened to it.
Contents:
Ch. 1: Ride the San Juan Central, pp. 2-11;
Ch. 2: Benchwork for the San Juan Central, pp. 12-17;
Ch. 3: Track for the San Juan Central, pp. 18-23;
Ch. 4: Wiring for the San Juan Central, pp. 24-27;
Ch. 5: Scenery for the San Juan Central, pp. 28-35;
Ch. 6: Structures for the San Juan Central, pp. 36-43;
Ch. 7: Bridges for the San Juan Central, pp. 44-49;
Ch. 8: Locomotives and cars for the San Juan Central, pp. 50-53;
Ch. 9: Operation on the San Juan Central, pp. 54-57;
acknowledgments, Dedication and Suppliers addresses, pp. 58-64.
Benchmark Publications, soft cover, 64 pages, b&w and color photographs and illustrations.. BMP103
Price: 16.95 USD
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More Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge: Modeling the Colorado & Southern Harry W. Brunk
Benchmark Publications 2010 NEW CONDITION BOOK
More Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge: Modeling the Colorado & Southern.
More Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge is a collection of 88 articles by Harry W. Brunk that originally appeared in the bi-monthly magazine, NARROW GAUGE & SHORT LINE GAZETTE. It continues the story told in the author ’s first book, Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge, of his HOn3 scale model railroad. He based his Union Central & Northern Layout on the Clear Creek District of the 3-foot-gauge Colorado & Southern Railroad that ran from Golden, Colorado, to just beyond Silver Plume.
Although this book tells the story of the author ’s layout, it is not a how-to-do-it book. Rather it is a book of inspiration and motivation –the author has an infectious enthusiasm for his modeling and his subject. Thus More Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge is also a history book-modeling the C&S as it was in the late 1920s and early 1930s required a great deal of research. The history of the area is discussed in the text and reflected in the accurate modeling not only of the railroad and its equipment, but also of the houses, churches, mines, and businesses along the line.
Whether you are a model railroader, a railfan, or just curious about the intimate details of the Clear Creek Canyon area of Colorado, you will find something of interest in this book. Modelers will find inspiration and techniques that are applicable to whatever railroad they model, be it Eastern, Western, narrow or standard gauge, logging or mining.
Benchmark Publications, laminated hard cover, 312 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .75 in., color and black and white photographs. BMP105
Price: 54.45 USD
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Narrow Gauge to No Man's Land Richard Dunn
Benchmark Publications 1990 NA Third Printing 2009 NEW CONDITION BOOK
Narrow Gauge to No Man's Land
This is the story of the U.S. Army's 60 centimeter (1 foot, 11-5/8) gauge trench railways in France in World War One.
Heavily illustrated, with 214 photos, scale drawings of the equipment, and locomotive rosters.
First published in 1990, this reprint edition is in response to numerous requests for a reissue.
Contents:
Ch. 1: The War, pp. 2-5;
Ch. 2: The Engineers, pp. 6-25;
Ch. 3: The Railways, pp. 26-85;
Ch. 4: The Equipment, pp. 86-133;
Ch. 5: After the Armistice, pp. 134-141;
Epilogue, pp. 142-145;
Appendices: Rosters and Disposition of Locomotives, pp. 146-161;
Locomotives in Military Use Postwar, pp. 162-183;
Notes, References, Maps, Index, pp. 184-203.
Benchmark Publications, hard cover with jacket, 212 pages, 8.5 x 11.25 x .75 in., b&w photographs, rosters, maps. BMP104
Price: 45.95 USD
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Steel Rails and Silver Dreams: A History of the Dolly Varden Mines Darryl E. Muralt
Benchmark Publications 1985 0961546700 / 9780961546700 Second Printing, 2007 NEW CONDITION BOOK
Steel Rails and Silver Dreams: A History of the Dolly Varden Mines and the Narrow Gauge Dolly Varden Mines Railway
This is the story of the Dolly Varden Mine and the Dolly Varden Mines Railway, 18 miles of improbable narrow gauge iron reaching north from the little community of Alice Arm to this rich silver property, now a legend in the annals of mining in British Columbia. In the years between 1916 and 1922, the Dolly Varden Mine was both the brightest hope and the greatest disappointment of the mining industry of Northwest Canada.
Benchmark Publications, hard cover with jacket, 184 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1.5 in., b&w photographs and illustrations. BMP100
Price: 42.95 USD
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The Pacific Coast Railway Kenneth E. Wescott and Curtiss H. Johnson
Benchmark Publications 1998 0961546743 / 9780961546748 Third Printing, 2007 NEW CONDITION BOOK
The Pacific Coast Railway: Central California's Premier Narrow Gauge
This book tells the story of the 3-foot-gauge Pacific Coast Railway. For some 66 years this line ran from the deep water harbor at Port Harford (later Port San Luis) on the Central California coast, north through San Luis Obispo, and then south to the sleepy little town of Los Olivos.
This book is an excellent reference work about this railway with station track plans, structure and equipment plans.
Contents:
Ch. 1: The Story, pp. 1-84;
Ch. 2: Over the Line, pp. 85-199;
Ch. 3: Motive Power, 200-239;
Ch. 4: Rolling Stock, pp. 240-281;
Appendix A: Equipment and Fixtures in California, pg. 282;
Appendix B: Length of the Electric Track, pp. 283-284;
References, pp. 285-288;
Index, pp. 289-296.
Benchmark Publications, hard cover with jacket, 296 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .75 in., b&w photographs and illustrations. BMP101
Price: 50.95 USD
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Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge Harry W. Brunk
Benchmark Publications 1990 0961546735 / 9780961546731 Third Printing, 2007 NEW CONDITION BOOK
Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge: Modeling The Colorado & Southern
Up Clear Creek is a collection of 54 articles by the same title that originally appeared in the bi-monthly magazine, NARROW GAUGE AND SHORT-LINE GAZETTE.
It is the story of the authors HOn3 scale model railroad. He based his Union Central and Northern layout on the Clear Creek District of the 3-foot gauge Colorado & Southern Railroad that ran from Golden, Colorado, to just beyond Silver Plume, Colorado. Although this book tells the story of the authors layout, it is not a how-to-do-it book. Rather it is a book of inspiration and motivation-the author has an infectious enthusiasm for his modeling and his subject. Thus Up Clear Creek is also a history book-modeling the C&S as it was in the late 1920s and early 1930s required a great deal of research. The history of the area is discussed in the text and reflected in the accurate modeling not only of the railroad and its equipment, but also of the houses, churches, mines, and businesses along the line.
Whether you are a model railroader, a railfan, or just curious about the intimate details of the Clear Creek Canyon area of Colorado, you will find something of interest in this book. Modelers will find inspiration and techniques that are applicable whatever railroad they model, be it Eastern, Western, narrow or standard gauge, logging or mining.
Benchmark Publications, laminated hard cover, 278 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in. BMP102
Price: 52.95 USD
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