12438 Kalmbach Publishing Book Allegheny Midland Lessons Learned

This is the Allegheny Midland Lessons Learned book from Model Railroader Books by Kalmbach FEATURES: Tony Koester's HO scale Allegheny Midland was a revolutionary model railroad from its development in the early 1970s until its demis in 2000. A pioneer of freelanced prototype modeling, it was the subject of countless magazine articles and columns. In this book, the aurthor reviews the history of this inspirational and influential layout and dicusses ideas and features that worked- and some that didn't. Koester explains how the Allegheny Midland came to be, which prototype railroads influenced its planning and design and how the layout, and the the hobby itself, evolved throughout the model railroad's 25 years of existence The book provides tips on: -Choosing an era for your layout -Fitting a model railroad into the real world -Providing sufficient staging tracks -Creating believable locomotive rosters -Realistically operating a madel railroad -Adding "signature" scenes and structures By Tony Koester 95 pages