Kalmbach Publishing Softcover Book 12842 Model Railroader's Guide to Designing Yards

By Dave Abeles

In Designing & Operating Yards, Dave Abeles shows how to design and build model yards to represent prototype yards in both appearance and operation.

Yards are the heart of prototype railroads, where inbound trains are broken up, cars are sorted, outbound trains are assembled, and locomotives and cars are maintained.

In Designing & Operating Yards, Dave Abeles shows how to design and build model yards to represent prototype yards in both appearance and operation.

Along with learning the history and evolution of prototype freight and passenger yards, you'll learn how to:

Efficiently sort cars based on prototype practices
Capture the key scenic elements of real yards
Build yard trackwork for reliable operation
And more!

Table of Contents:
Introduction: The fascination of railroad yards
Chapter 1: Freight yard history and development
Chapter 2: Waterfront and other terminal yards
Chapter 3: Classification yards
Chapter 4: Blocking operations
Chapter 5: Yard design: Your layout and its mission
Chapter 6: Yard design and construction
Chapter 7: Car forwarding and staging yards
Chapter 8: Modeling maintenance areas
Chapter 9: The yardmaster: setting the pace
Chapter 10: A last look at yards