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Book Lists
Note: More book lists will be added as we go along. In the meantime, here are some that may be of interest. (01/03/2000)
Books which may be of interest to the hobbiest. You can try to find these books through eBay, your local hobby shops, or various swap meets. Some may no longer be in print.
Electronics, General
- Basic Electricity and Electronics for Model Railroaders
- - - Don Fiehmann, Kalmbach Publishing, 1988
- The Complete Atlas Wiring Book
- - - Atlas Model Railroad Co., 1992
- Easy Model Railroad Wiring (2nd Edition)
- - - Andy Sperandeo, Kalmbach Publishing, 1999
- Easy-to-Build Electronic Projects for Model Railroaders
- - - Peter J. Thorne, Kalmbach Publishing, 1988
- Electric Handbook for Model Railroads (Vols. 1 & 2
- - - Paul Mallery, Carstens Publications
- Model Railroad Electronics Vol. 1 Basic Projects for Beginners
- - - Rutger Friberg, Alt-om-Hobby, 1997 (five volume series)
- 1. Basics
- 2. Digital Trains + connecting your computer to your railroad
- 3. Sounds, Lights, & movement
- 4 & 5: DCC, sound and computer projects including building your own decoders.
- Your Guide to Easy Model Railroad Wiring
- - - Andy Sperandeo, Kalmbach Publishing, 1990
Electronics, DCC
- Digital Command Control: The Comprehensive Guide to DCC
- - - Ames, Friberg, Loizeaux, Alt-om-Hobby and NMRA, 1998
- (still available from HQ $15.95 members, $19.95 non-members)
- The Digitrax Big Book of DCC
- - - Digitrax, 1999
General Modeling or History of Model Railroading
- Model Railroad Resources
- - - Allan W. Miller, Krause Publications, 2000
- (This book lists manufacturers, suppliers, publishers, etc. for model railroaders.)
- The ABC's of Model Railroading
- - - Kalmbach Publishing, 1992
- Basic Model Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby
- - - Kalmbach Publishing, 1999
- The Complete Book of Model Railroading
- - - David Sutton, Castle Books, 1964
- The Encyclopedia of Model Railroads
- - - Terry Allen, Crescent, 1987
- The HO Model Railroading Handbook Revised Edition
- - - Robert Schleicher, Chilton Books, 1992
- The Large-Scale Model Railroading Handbook
- - - Robert Schleicher, Krause Publications, 2000
- The Model Railroading Handbook Vols. 1-3
- - - Robert Schleicher, Chilton Books
- Model Railroading in Small Spaces
- - - Mat Chibbaro, Kalmbach Publishing, 1998
- N Scale Model Railroading
- - - Marty McGuirk, Kalmbach Publishing, 2000
- N Scale Model Railroading
- - - Robert Schleicher, Krause Publications, 2000
- The O Gauge Railroading Primer
- - - George A. McKelvy, Myron J. Biggar Group, 1995
Scenery Books
- Building City Scenery for Your Model Railroad
- --Pryke, Kalmbach, 2000
- How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery
- --Frary, Kalmbach, 1982
- Scenery for Your Model Railroad From Backdrop to Tabletop
- --Danneman, Kalmbach, 2001
- Scenery for Model Railroads, Dioramas, & Miniatures (3rd Ed.)
- --Schleicher, Krause Publications, 1999
- Scenery Tips and Techniques
- --Kalmbach Books, 1989
For more information about the N.M.R.A. Kalmbach Memorial Library, including the surplus book lists, visit www.nmra.org/library
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