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The Model Railroader's Guide to Logging Railroads

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This is an amazing reference for a beginning model railroader like myself. I know quite a bit about real logging in the pacific northwest and in New England, but this opened my eyes to the variety of locomotives, machinery, & scenic possibilities for creating a prototype logging model railroad. The most helpful aspects were the description of the different time periods, machinery and techniques used in logging (awesome pictures!) and challenges and considerations in modeling these. It's an absolute pleasure to read cover to cover and I have at least a dozen tabs to get back to with details on track sizes, skidding options, & trestle details.

I am starting building details and such for a on30 railroad. Saw this book and thought I would order it. It is well laid out and has lots of good information in it. If you are thinking about building a logging railroad this book is a must have.

I found this book to be very informative and helpful to my model railroad efforts. I found myself referring to it numerous times and highly recommend it.

Loved this book, anyone interested in or thinking about building a model railroad based on logging should read this book first. Although at times I felt there was certainly room to provide a little more detail and maybe a glossary for the beginners. I have a considerable family history in logging operatiions in the NW and even I had to brush up on logging terminology to keep on track, ha ha no pun intended. I Definately recommend this book and this is a great price.