Playing with Trains: A Passion Beyond Scale (Paperback)

from rkepulis

This book answers the age-old (no pun intended) question: why do grown men play with trains? And while he describes in great detail the process of building his own HO scale layout, one wonders what his wife and children are doing in the meantime. He spends countless hours modeling, both alone and...

from johnthefireman

As a railway (and model railway) enthusiast myself, I find this book really enjoyable. But even for non-enthusiasts (and long-suffering spouses!) it gives some insights into a hobby which often becomes a passion or even an obsession, and it does so sympathetically and with a touch of humour and s...

from dpevers

A good book, but not one I found very interesting. I don't think it went far enough in answering the question the book poses: Why do grown men play with trains?

from njtrout

Wonderful true life story of growing up with model railroading in the blood. From the first days running a train under the Christmas Tree to completing your first model railroad layout, Sam unfolds the story of many a grown man obsessed with model trains.

from njtrout

Wonderful true life story of growing up with model railroading in the blood. From the first days running a train under the Christmas Tree to completing your first model railroad layout, Sam unfolds the story of many a grown man obsessed with model trains.