Books listed by Title - M through Q

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Titles - M

Title
Cover	Author			Publisher	Price
	Locn	Description
How to Kitbash Structures
	Tony Koester			Kalmbach	$ 29.25
	K22	Modeling & Painting Series

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Titles - M

Title
Cover	Author			Publisher	Price
	Locn	Description
Magnetic North
	Roger Cook & Karl Zimmermann			Stoddart	$ 50.00
	11	Canadian Steam in Twilight
Makin' tracks
	Lynne Rhodes and Ken Mayer & Vove			Praeger	$ 9.99
	04	The story of the transcontinental railroad in the pictures and words of the men who were there.
Mallet to Mogul
	Robert L. Hogan			Chatham	$ 14.99
	08	Tourist Steamers of the Pacific Coast (1973)
Memories of Canadian Pacific Steam in B.C. - Volume 1
	BRMNA			BRMNA	$ 12.00
	18	Pictures and text.
Mid-Air Moose Jaw
	Larry Shaak			Self Published	$ 25.00
	12	ABout the 1954 mid-air collision over the city of Moose Jaw
Mid-sized Track Plans for Realistic Layouts
	Bernard Kempinski			Kalmbach	$ 24.19
	K12	26 innovative model railroad track plans in Z, N, HO, O and G scales.
Milwaukee Road 1850 - 1960 Photo Archive
	P.A. Letourneau			Iconografix	$ 42.49
	12	A collection of Milwaukee Road photographs.
Milwaukee Road Depots
	Kim D. Tschudy			Iconografix	$ 46.45
	20	1856 - 1954 Photo Archive
Milwaukee Road Facilities in Color Vol2
	Robert J. Yanosey			Morning Sun	$ 81.99
	14	Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho and Washington
Milwaukee Road in its Hometown
	Jim Scribbins			Kalmbach	$ 28.49
	20	In and around the city of Milwaukee
Miniature Garden Guide Book
	Nancy Norris			Kalmbach	$ 29.25
	K13	for beautiful rock gardens for your garden railway.
Missouri Pacific Color Guide to Freight and Passenger
	James Kinkaid			Morning Sun	$ 59.95
	14	The varied roster of the MoPac is examined in more than 300 vintage color photos of passenger cars, revenue freight cars, trucks and MofW cars.
Missouri Pacific Lines
	Patrick C. Dorin			TLC Publishing	$ 45.59
	04	Freight train services and equipment.
Model Railroad Bridges & Trestles
	Model Railroader			Kalmbach	$ 23.95
	K22	Volume 2
Model Railroad Electronics 04
	Rutger Friberg			Allt Om	$ 29.95
	12	More projects
Model Railroad Track and Layout
	A.C. Kalmbach			Kalmbach	$ 4.99
	08	4th Edition, 3rd printing, 1950.
Model Railroader Cyclopedia - Volume 1
	Linn H. Westcott			Kalmbach	$ 75.00
	03	Steam locomotive drawings from MR. - Hard Cover - Third Printing 1966 - Used.
Model Railroading in Small Spaces - 2nd Edition
	Mat Chibbaro			Kalmbach	$ 29.25
	K13
Model Railroading with John Allen
	Linn H. Westcott			Kalmbach	$ 82.99
	12	The story of the fabulous HO scale Gorre & Daphetid Railroad. Expanded hardcover Version.
Model Railroads go to WAR
	Bernard Kempinski			Kalmbach	$ 23.98
	K23	Layout Design and Planning Series
Modeling and Detailing Diesels
	Randal B. Lee			MRG	$ 9.95
	15	Detailed Instructions and ideas for Prototype Modeling
Modeling and Detailing Diesels - Volume 2
	Randal B. Lee			MRG	$ 23.19
	15	Detailed Instructions and ideas for Prototype Modeling
Modeling Structures
	Jeff Wilson			Kalmbach	$ 31.45
	FC	Essentials Series
Modeling the '50s - The Glory Years of Rail -
	Edited			Kalmbach	$ 28.95
	K14	How-to projects, track plans and more.
Modern Piggyback Trailers
	David G. Casdorph			FCJ	$ 43.98
	15
Modern Toy Trains
	Gerry & Janet Souter			MBI	$ 21.95
	12	A study of the modern tinplate section of the hobby.
Montreal Railway Terminals
	Michael Leduc			Leduc	$ 15.00
	12
Mother Lode Shortline - Used
	Ted Benson			Carstens	$ 14.95
	15	A Sierra Railroad Pictorial
Mountain Mainlines of the West
	Ronald C. Hill			CRM	$ 17.50
	08	Pictures of western transcontinental railroads
Mountain Timber
	Richard Somerset Mackie			Sono Nis Press	$ 42.95
	11	The Comox Logging Company - Sequel to Island Timber

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Titles - N

Title
Cover	Author			Publisher	Price
	Locn	Description
N Scale Railroading
	Robert Schleicher			Karuse	$ 24.00
	15	Build a complete model railroad from track to scenery.
N Scale Railroading
	Marty McGuirk			Kalmbach	No Stock
	K12	Getting started in the hobby. 2nd Edition
Narrow Gauge . . . then and now
	Nils Huxtable and Tom Gildersleeve			Steamscenes	$ 24.95
	14	Colorado Narrow Gauge
Narrow Gauge Pictorial - Volume V
	Edited			R. Robb	$ 34.99
	20	Cabooses of the D&RGW
Narrow Gauge Pictorial - Volume VII
	Jerry B. Day			R. Robb	$ 36.75
	20	Denver and Rio Grande Western Work Equipment -- OA to OZ
Narrow Gauge Railway Scenes
	Adolf Hungry Wolf			Canadian Caboose Press	$ 24.95
	13	Narrow Gauge Railway Scenes in North America
Narrow Gauge Through the Bush
	Bruce Clarke			Clarke	$ 65.00
	09	Ontario's Toronto Grey & Bruce and Toronto & Nipissing Railways
Nevada County Narrow Gauge
	Gerald M. Best			Heimburger	$ 45.90
	09	This is the story of the "Never Come-Never Go" . .
New York Central in the Hudson Valley
	George H. Drury			Kalmbach	$ 18.95
	12	The Water Level Route in steam and diesel
Niagara, St. Catherines & Toronto Railway (Hard Cover)
	John M. Mills			Railfare	$ 64.95
	12	An illustrated history of Electric Transit Canada's Niagara Peninsula
Niagara, St. Catherines & Toronto Railway (Soft Cover)
	John M. Mills			Railfare	$ 44.95
	12	An illustrated history of Electric Transit Canada's Niagara Peninsula
Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific
	John F. Garden			Footprint	$ 150.00
	10	A collection of Nicholas Morant's CPR Photographs - Second edition. Used, Cover is rough.
Nickel Plate Color Photography - Volume 3
	Fred D. Cheney			Morning Sun	$ 74.98
	14	The railfan perspective.
No Horsecars in Paradise
	Douglas V. Parker			Railfare	$ 29.98
	12	Used - A History of the Street Railways and Public Utlities in Victoria, BC before 1897
North American Locomotives
	Brian Solomon			Voyageur Press	$ 52.95
	09	A Railroad-by-Railroad Photohistory
North American Railroads
	Brian Solomon			Voyager	$ 42.95
	09	The illustrated Encyclopedia
North America's Great Railroads
	Thomas York			Bison Group	$ 20.00
	03	The eight great North American Railroads as of 1987. Pre mergers.
Northern Light
	Dale Sanders			White River	$ 99.95
	10	A Portrait of BC Rail
Northern Pacific Color Pictorial - Volume 1
	Joseph W. Shine			Four Ways West	$ 76.19
	20	NP Motive Power - The Transitional Years. Reprint
Nothern Pacific - A Personal Perspective
	Matthew J. Herson			Morning Sun	$ 52.50
	12	“The Main Street of the Northwest” in the 1960s. Features the last decade of the Northern Pacific and a look at NP trains across the system including operations, power, and equipment! -

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Titles - O

Title
Cover	Author			Publisher	Price
	Locn	Description
On a Streak of Lightning
	J. Edward Martin			Studio E	$ 69.98
	03	Electric railways in Canada
One Track Mind
	Ted Benson			Stoddart	$ 49.99
	10	Photographic Essays on Western railroads
Open Top Loads Vol: 4
	Robert J. Yanosey			Morning Sun	$ 53.99
	14	Flatcar and Gondola Color Portfolio. Soft cover
Orange Blossom Special - Florida's Distinguished Winter
	Theodore Shrady and Arthur M. Waldrop			ACL & SAL Hist	$ 38.05
	10	Expanded Second Edition

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Titles - P

Title
Cover	Author			Publisher	Price
	Locn	Description
Pacific Fruit Express
	Anthony W. Thompson, R.J. Church, B.H. Jones			Signature Press	$ 100.00
	10	Second edition. 2nd hand copy.
Painting Backdrops for your Model Railroad
	Mike Danneman			Kalmbach	$ 25.25
	K12
Passenger cars - Vol. 1
	Hal Carstens			Carstens	$ 43.89
	15	Wooden Cars - Heavyweight Steel Cars
Passing Trains
	Greg McDonnell			Stoddart	$ 50.00
	10 + 03	The changing face of Canadian Railroading
Pennsy Diesels 1924-1968
	Kenneth L. Douglas and P.C. Weiglin			Hundman	$ 74.98
	04	A-6 to EF-36
Pennsy Electric Years Vol 2
	Bert Pennypacker			Morning Sun	$ 76.75
	14	Volume 2
Pere Marquette
	Arthur B. Million and John C. Paton			Hundman	$ 54.19
	12	Revenue Freight Cars
Planning Scenery for you Model Railroad
	Tony Koester			Kalmbach	$ 26.95
	K11	How to use nature fro modeling realism.
Point St. Charles Shops
	Michael Leduc			Leduc	$ 12.00
Portrait of the Rails
	Don Ball, Jr			Galahad	$ 19.95
	04	From Steam to Diesel
Portrait of the Rails
	Don Ball, Jr			Galahad	$ 7.14
	04	From Steam to Diesel. No jacket. Used. Tired book.
Practical Guide to Digital Command Control
	Larry Puckett			Carstens	$ 33.98
	MRL	The current best guide to DCC
Prairie Depots In Color
	David H. Hickcox			Morning Sun	$ 63.98
	14	Volume 1 GN with MP, T&P, A&O, SLSF and M-K-T
Project Railroads You Can Build
	Edited			Kalmbach	$ 26.29
	KD	from benchwork to finished scenery.
Pullman-Standard Freight Cars, 1900-1960
	Edward S. Kaminski			Signature Press	$ 71.50
	11	This book provides a survey of typical cars built by P-S during the 1900-1960 period.

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