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The Model Railroader's Guide to Locomotive Servicing Terminals (Model Railroader) | 
 enlarge | Author: Martin Mcguirk
Brand: KAL
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 33408
Media: Paperback
Edition: English & 196
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 7.9 x 0.2
MPN: KAL12228
ISBN: 0890244146
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780890244142
ASIN: 0890244146
Publication Date: October 2001
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This is ""Model Railroader's Guide To Locomotive Servicing Terminals"
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Good start for ideas.... January 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was a quick read for me and it did have some good ideas for modeling locomotive servicing facilities. However, the focus is more on steam than diesel facilities, so I was left feeling a bit short changed. It gave some good prototype information, but then going to the train room or layout for actual model building was not enough for me. The last section on building the diesel terminal was good, but again, when I turned that last page expecting more, and then hit the supplier and manufacturer list. There were some good ideas that Marty McGuire did offer up, such as working a roundhouse into a backdrop. Overall it is a good book, but it just scrapes the surface and left me wanting more. I guess that's Kalmbach's plan, wanting you to buy another book.
The book would have gotten 5 stars from me if it had more in the way of modeling information.
A Good Resource February 27, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Modeling trains allows the opportunity to put together a lot of fascinating machinery and buildings. People who like to build models tend to like to do that sort of thing and the instructions that come with the models are usually adequate. Unfortunately, that can leave a modeler with a really neat gizmo that he or she does not really understand in the great scheme of things. A nice sanding tower may be built but, once built, the modeler may have no idea about how it would be used in real life or where it would be most appropriate on a layout. This book explains things like that.
It does its explaining both in terms of steam and in terms of diesel equipment. It explains how real railroads operated to turn trains. Along the way, it also gives some good modeling tips.
Useful Guide December 26, 2003
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
As with most books of this type, this is an extremely useful guide. Photos are crisp and text is well-detailed. Any modeler interested in modeling a free-lance engine terminal will find this a valuable resource.
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