Armstrong, John “The Railroad: What It Is, What It Does”, Simmons-Boardman Books, ISBN 0-911382-04-6. Read how the real railroads work from a book used to train real railroaders.
Armstrong, John “Track Planning for Realistic Operation”, Kalmbach Books. Prototype and model track design considerations and fundamentals of real railroad operations in the steam era. A “must have” book.
Chubb, Bruce “How to Operate Your Model Railroad”, Kalmbach Books, ISBN 0-89024-528-2. Out of print, but an excellent reference if you can find a copy.
Mallery, Paul “Operation Handbook for Model Railroads”, Carstens Publications, ISBN 911868-74-7. You’ll want this book.
Barrow, David “How to Operate Your Layout”, Model Railroader, October 1995, p104-109. Designing operations for an MR project layout.Barrow, David “Operating the South Plains District”, Model Railroader, December 1996, p100-105. Applying basic operation concepts and McFall car cards to another MR project layout.
Barrow, David “Yard Throats for Operation”, Model Railroad Planning 1997, p84-85. Good ideas for yard design.
Boelter, Bob “Organize Your Card Cards”, Model Railroader, December 1996, p139. Using brochure holders to make waybill boxes, and convention name badge holders for car card carriers.Darnaby, Bill “Card-Order Operation for Passenger Trains”, Model Railroader, October 1993, p74-77. Applying freight-car waybill concepts to passenger traffic.
Darnaby, Bill “Designing a Timetable for the Maumee Route”, Model Railroader, January 1993, p80-87. Excellent description of designing T&TO operations on a freelance railroad.
Darnaby, Bill “The Maumee Turns a Mike”, Model Railroader, July 1996, p94-97. How to model and operate a steam servicing facility.
Dolkos, Paul “The Joys of Junctions”, Model Railroad Planning 1995, p10-15. Describes and illustrates the various kinds of junctions and their operation.
Geletzke, Charles “Name that Track, Principles of Prototype Track Identification”, Model Railroader, June 1994, p94-97. How the prototype names and numbers tracks.
Gruber, Bill “Enhancing Operations with Procedures Manuals”, Railroad Model Craftsman, January 1992, p72-75. Overview on what should be included for a good model railroad procedures manual.
Gurin, Doug “A Primer on Helix Design”, Model Railroad Planning 1997, p72-77. If you are going to build a helix, read this article first on how to do it right.
Hediger, Jim “Railroading Without Derailments”, Model Railroader, May 1996, p80-81. Basic checks for track, turnouts, trucks, and couplers for dependable operation.
Hediger, Jim “Wheel Reports for Easy Operation”, Model Railroader, May 1984, p102-103. A minimal-paperwork operating method.
Holbrook, Dan “TIBS, the Train and Industry Blocking System”, Model Railroader, July 1987, p91-95. Excellent description of how to use the Smith-King car card and waybill system.Houghton, Allan “Care and Feeding of the Steam Locomotive”, Model Railroader, July 1995, p68-73. Modeling critical details and structures surrounding a turntable.
King, Steve “Car Cards and Waybills”, Railroad Model Craftsman, February 1978, p68-73. Detailed, step by step explanation on how to use the Doug Smith-Steve King car card and waybill system.
Koester, Tony “Enhanced Car Forwarding on the Midland Road”, Model Railroader, March 1993, p75-81. Very good explanation of how to use the Don McFall car card waybill system.
Koester, Tony “Improved Handling for Empty Freight Cars”, Model Railroader, March 1994, p76-79. Follow-on to the March 93 article, describing empty car handling and explaining car service rules.
Koester, Tony “Operation Brings a Coal Branch to Life”, Model Railroader, November 1998, p82-87. Covers operations on the newest extension to his layout, with samples of the train register, timetable, clearance form, and form 19 used.
Koester, Tony “Midland Road Moves Coal”, Model Railroader, February 1997, p70-79. Discusses design of coal operations, using staging and McFall Mine Block cards.
Koester, Tony “Yard Operations on the Allegheny Midland”, Model Railroad Planning 1996, p10-15. Design considerations and operations in a 1950s-era yard.
Middleton, William “Steam Locomotive Servicing Facilities”, Railroad Model Craftsman, p76-83. How prototype steam servicing works.
Prehoda, Bob “Operating with Train Orders”, Railroad Model Craftsman, June 1999, p69-74. Designing T&TO operations using real train orders, with examples of the paperwork and a description of how it is applied.
Providenza, Jim “Operating Night on the Santa Cruz Northern”, Model Railroader, May 1996, p72-79. Track warrant operations on a freelance railroad.
Sebastian-Coleman, George “DCC Buyers Guide”, Model Railroader, June 1999, p62-68.Senese, Jim “Five Railroads, Four Yards, One City”, Model Railroad Planning 1999, p18-25. Modeling the major Kansas City yards and their interactions.
Sperandeo, Andy “Tab-on-car Operation”, Model Railroader, December 1981, p84-88. Describes how to design and use the tab-on-car car forwarding system.
Williams, Ron “Track Warrant Control on the CATS”, Model Railroader, August 1992, p68-71. How to use track warrant style dispatching on a model railroad with step-by-step example.Wilson, Jeff “Modeling from a Timesheet”, Model Railroad Planning 1999, p10-17. A model railroad of a junction, modeling the prototype traffic at that spot.
Lake, Richard “Series on Freight Yard Operations”, https://www.gatewaynmra.org/frt-yard.htm
O’Brien, Mike “Layout Design Primer”
Schumacher, Richard “Computers and Model Railroading”, https://www.gatewaynmra.org/computer.htm
Gateway Division on-line library, Operations articles and forms, https://www.gatewaynmra.org/operate.htm
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