Is your yard pulling its weight on your layout?
Yards are the heart of a real railroad: inbound trains are broken up, cars are sorted, outbound trains are assembled, and locomotives and cars are maintained. In Designing & Operating Yards, Dave Abeles explains why prototype yards exist and how they work, then shows how to design and build a yard that represents the prototype in both appearance and operation.
Features
- The history, evolution, purpose and operation of prototype freight and passenger yards
- Sorting cars efficiently, based on prototype practices
- Designing a model yard that handles trains, cars and traffic effectively
- Capturing the key scenic elements of real yards
- Building yard trackwork for reliable operation
- By Dave Abeles
- Softcover, 112 pages
- In English
- Published by Kalmbach
Is your yard pulling its weight on your layout?
Yards are the heart of a real railroad: inbound trains are broken up, cars are sorted, outbound trains are assembled, and locomotives and cars are maintained. In Designing & Operating Yards, Dave Abeles explains why prototype yards exist and how they work, then shows how to design and build a yard that represents the prototype in both appearance and operation.
Features
- The history, evolution, purpose and operation of prototype freight and passenger yards
- Sorting cars efficiently, based on prototype practices
- Designing a model yard that handles trains, cars and traffic effectively
- Capturing the key scenic elements of real yards
- Building yard trackwork for reliable operation
- By Dave Abeles
- Softcover, 112 pages
- In English
- Published by Kalmbach