I Like Trains

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I recently picked up 20 old railroading books for $20. I got a first edition Track Planning for Realistic Operation, a track planning book by Paul MAllory, a couple books on Scenery, one by Dave Frary, etc.

One that I didn’t pay a lot of attention to at first was I like Trains. It is a compilation of the 20 best articles from Trains Magazine written from 1940-1954. Talk about a gold mine. These articles were written where the WOW factor was about the advancements in railroading technologies from the perspective of someone who was reporting it as unfolding… What we think of as history was new and exciting in these articles.

Nothing like someone dropping the mindset of your prototype into your lap.

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You never know where a great find lies. i’ve found some of the best “goldmines of information” at second hand stores, pawn shops, and garage sales…chuck

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It is funny how we discard what others value highly. I don’t go to garage sales and rummage sales, but occasionally my wife has found some nice gems that manage to secure space in our home.

I’ll be the first edition of TPfRO gets a special stand in your place, Chip…maybe even under glass. Great find!

-Crandell

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Man I must be getting old, I bought I Like Trains and some of the other ones brand new.