Modeler's Guide to the Right of Way -- Softcover, 112 Pages

The Modeler's Guide to the Right of Way from Kalmbach and Model Railroader Magazine takes you trackside for a deep dive into the equipment and practices that get railroads across the landscape. It provides the details that keep railroads running, and how to incorporate them into your modeling for a more realistic layout. From the track itself, through the roadbed, and out into the weeds at the edge of the right of way, noted author and modeler Jeff Wilson shares the details that keep railroads running, and how to incorporate them into your modeling for a more realistic layout.
 
Modeler's Guide to the Right of Way includes:

• Prototype photos and information, as well as modeling tips
• Track and roadbed, including rail, ties, spikes, turnouts, switch stands, and ballast
• Grade-crossing details including flashers, gates, towers, and crossing materials
• Trackside details such as defect detectors, communication lines, and equipment scanners
• Signs, such as mileposts, whistle posts, warning signs, speed-limit signs, and flanger posts