Shows how to wire a basic Lionel layout. Explains standard electrical principles and recommends tools and supplies. Includes detailed photos and diagrams for powering track, operating accessories, and troubleshooting circuits.
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Peter H. Riddle is a Canadian author living in Nova Scotia. His works include a series of twelve books about model railroading, eight novels, two novelettes for young readers, a text about American Musical Theatre, and an illustrated read-aloud Christmas book (to be released in October, 2009). He is a 48-year veteran of the teaching profession, having served in the public schools of New Jersey and Nova Scotia, as well as 36 years as Professor of Music at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, where he continues to teach part time after retirement in 2005. He is an avid model railroader, photographer and sailor. Most of his novels reflect his home province, and include sequences of sailing off the Nova Scotia coast.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a must for the serious layout planner,
By
This review is from: Greenberg's Wiring Your Lionel Layout: A Primer for Lionel Train Enthusiasts (Paperback)
a great book to help anyone with a minimum amount of electrical experience, a must have item!!!!!!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Book Nitty-Gritty,
By Theseus "theseus" (US of A) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Greenberg's Wiring Your Lionel Layout: A Primer for Lionel Train Enthusiasts (Paperback)
This is the first in a series of 3 volumes on wiring Lionel layouts. (Volume 2 is Intermediate Techniques and Volume 3 is Advanced Technologies Made Easy.)From the back cover... - Everything you need to know to wire a basic Lionel Layout. - Mysteries of Automatic Train Control unraveled. - Bonus chapter for advanced operators. - Learn how to use all components that constitute a miniature railroad empire. - Troubleshooting tips. - Extensive glossary. Topics covered include Basic Electrical Hardware, Tools and Supplies, Lionel Transformers, Track Accessories, Passive and Automatic Accessories, Voluntary Accessories, Troubleshooting the Circuits.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
In the simplest sense, electricity is a form of energy that can be harnessed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lockon clip, insulated block, fiber pins, voltage post, automatic accessories, toy train track, toy train layout, control rail, track pins, coal loader, middle rail, automatic train control, passing siding, green bulb, running rails, track sections, crossing gate, knife switches, center rail, block signal, power wire, two transformers, operating cars, terminal strip, track plan Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American Flyer, Type Five, Type Four New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
In the simplest sense, electricity is a form of energy that can be harnessed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lockon clip, insulated block, fiber pins, voltage post, automatic accessories, toy train track, toy train layout, control rail, track pins, coal loader, middle rail, automatic train control, passing siding, green bulb, running rails, track sections, crossing gate, knife switches, center rail, block signal, power wire, two transformers, operating cars, terminal strip, track plan Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American Flyer, Type Five, Type Four New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 2
books:
3
books
cite this book:
- Tips & Tricks for Toy Train Operators by Peter H. Riddle in Front Matter
- Easy Lionel Layouts You Can Build by Peter H. Riddle in Front Matter
- Easy Electronics Projects for Toy Trains by David E. Greenwald on 5 pages
- Wiring Your Toy Train Layout by Peter H. Riddle in Back Cover
- Beginner's Guide to Repairing Lionel Trains by Ray L. Plummer in Back Matter
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
