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2014 Maine 2-Foot Calendar

All color Maine 2-foot models and prototype photographs

 


 
Calendar USA Postage Paid
$12.95
Canada with Postage Paid $15.95
Overseas with Postage Paid $15.95

 

 SR&RL Conductor's Book October to November 1920

Exact reproduction of this rare book from the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad.

More than 50 pages of train movements between Rangeley and Farmington. Also provided are car, load, destination and locomotive cross reference indexes.

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Standard Edition $21.95
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$10.00
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 A Pictorial History of the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad

Approximately 150 pages

New plans, unpublished photos, maps and ICC reports

 

 
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Standard Edition $49.95
USA Postage Paid
$12.95
Canada with Postage Paid $14.95
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Colorado Narrow Gauge Digest, 2012

Product Review Sn3
The Cimarron Works St. Charles Boxcars
Product Review HOn3
The Model Railroad General Store
D&RGW Baggage Car
Narrow Minded Wanderings
Product Review HOn3
Micro Trains C&S Reefers
C&S St. Charles Boxcars
American Car & Foundry
Building Gilpin Tram Shays in HOn30
Gilpin Ore Cars in Sn2
The Viaduct at Blackhawk
Gato—A Relic in Time
Silverton Northern Enginehouse
Locomotives of the Switzerland Trail
Repowering a C-16 HOn3
Grandt, and DSP&P Evolution
Ouray Station in S Scale
Narrow Gauge Explorations
Turn-of-the-Century Boxcar Kitbash


 
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2012 Maine 2-Foot Calendar

All color Maine 2-foot models and prototype photographs

 


2012 Calendar

 
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$12.95
Canada with Postage Paid $15.95
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SR&RL Freight Cars "A Comprehensive guide to the SR&RL Freight Cars:"

Drawings, photos, ICC Reports and related railroad documents.

Approximately 200+ pages.

Coming 2014

 

 

Limited
signed and numbered with added color section

 


The HOn30 Locomotive Handbook by Chris McChesney

Spiral bound, 104 pages, The HOn30 Locomotive Handbook. The definitive work on working with small mechanisms. Focus is on Maine 2-foot narrow gauge Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes, Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railroads. Suitable for all model railroaders wanting to improve the running characteristics of their locomotives. HOn3, Sn3, On2, On30. Loaded with prototype and model photos.

Chapters:
A Basic Philosophy for quality model making and reliable operation
Tools necessary for Locomotive construction
Tips for locomotive Construction and fine tuning
The Physics of Forneys
Building the WW&F Rwy #2 A Portland built Forney
Building the SR&RL Railbus 3 and 4
Building the Sandy River Railroad #1 A Hinkley
Building the WW&F #4 A Porter built Forney
Fine tuning the Car Works SR&RL #23
Taming the Flying Zoo SR&RL #10

 
Price Standard Edition $23.95
US Postage. $5.50
Canada Postage: $9.00
Postage Overseas Air: $14.00

 


SR&RL Passenger Cars Vol. II

Approximately 80 + pages, cover combines 14 and 15, coaches 16 thru 22, excursion cars and railbuses.

Plans, previously unpublished photos, documents, ICC reports.
 

 

 
Price Standard Edition $26.95
US Postage. $5.50
Canada Postage: $9.00
Postage Overseas Air: $14.00

 


The Maine 2-Footers in Color, Second Edition

94 pages, 100% color, vintage images from 1938 to mid 1970s. Covers the SR&RL, Bridgton & Harrison, WW&F and Monson Railroads

 

 
Price Standard Edition $23.95
US Postage. $5.50
Canada Postage: $9.00
Postage Overseas Air: $15.00

 


Two Foot Cyclopedia Plan Book #2

11 x 17, 52 pages includes plans from the SR&RL, Bridgton, WW&F and Kennebec Central Railroads
 

 

 
Price Standard Edition $26.95
US Postage. $5.50
Canada Postage: $10.00
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A Pictorial History of the Monson Railroad by Gary Kohler
 

120 + pages, 400 photos, many published here for the first time Monson Junction Station Monson Junction Right-of-Way to Monson Monson Station and Yard Slate Quarries Locomotives Equipment
 

 A Pictorial History of the Monson Railroad

 
Price Standard Edition $29.95
US Postage. $5.50
Canada Postage: $12.00
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Narrow Gauge Seashore Commuter  -  A Pictorial History of The Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad  - by Robert MacDonald

Photographs from the collections of Robert MacDonald and Christopher Coyle
 

 

Price: TBA
Release date: Late 2013

WW&F Week's Mill Water Tank Plan book.
21 Pages Drawings and photos

 

 

 
 

Electronic version: $12.00

CD version: $12.95, plus $5.00 postage  - Canada Only

CD version: $12.95, plus $7.00 postage  - Overseas Only

 


Maine Two Foot Modeler Book V Summer 1993
 

 

 

Electronic version: $13.50 buy now

CD version USA: $13.00, plus $4.50 postage

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Maine Two Foot Modeler Book V Spring 1993
 

 

 

Electronic version: $13.50 buy now

CD version USA: $13.00, plus $4.50 postage

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Maine 2-Foot Quarterly Compilation Vol. 1. Contains M2FQ Vol. 1, #1, to Vol. 1, #4.
Electronic version only: $12.00

 

 

 

Electronic version: $12.00 buy now


A Chronological History of the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad, Part II, 1901-1937 by Gary Kohler

 

 

Price:
(Soft Cover)
$29.95
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Canada Postage: $9.00
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Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad and Predecessors, Equipment and Manufacturers, Vol. II by Jerry DeVos.
 

 

Price:
$60.00
US Postage. $5.00
Canada Postage: $9.00
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Narrow Gauge & Shortline Historical Society Newsletter reprint. 1975 to 1977
approximately 150 pages, spiral bound

 

 

Price: (Spiral Bound)
$31.95
US Postage. $5.00
Canada Postage: $8.00
Postage Overseas Air: $15.00
 

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Two Foot Cyclopedia: Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Locomotive #23.
11 x 17, spiral bound. Plans, new photos, new layout and related information on SR&RL locomotive #23.

Price: (Soft Cover)
$32.00
US Postage. $6.00
Canada Postage: $10.00
Postage Overseas Air: $14.00
 

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A Chronological History of the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad
by Gary Kohler
 

Price: (Soft Cover)
$29.95
US Postage. $4.95
Canada Postage: $8.00
Postage Overseas Air: $12.00
 

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Narrow Gauge in the Sheepscot Valley
Vol. VI - Passenger Cars of the WW&F Ry by Chris McChesney and Gary Kohler
 

Price: (Soft Cover)
Prepublication
US Postage Paid
$34.95

 

 

 

Price: (Soft Cover)
Prepublication
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$40.00

 

 

 

Price: (Soft Cover)
Prepublication
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Postage Paid

$45.00


Signed and numbered hardbacks (Limited)

Price:
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$55.00

 

 

 

Price:
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$60.00

 

 

 

Price:
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Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad and its Predecessors,
Vol. 1 Equipment Manufacturers and the Equipment by Jerry DeVos.

 

 

Price: (Hard Cover)
$55.00
US Postage. $6.00
Overseas and Canada
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NEW! Maine Two Cyclopedia Plan Book

Approximately 50 Maine 2-foot gauge plans from original railroad drawings, or plans from Bill Jensen, James Dunlop or Gary Kohler. Most are from original railroad drawings. Includes structures, bridges, locomotives, equipment.

Format: 11 x 17 spiral bound.

 


Price: (includes shipping) $32.00 in the US:
$41.00 outside the US

 


SR&RL Passenger Cars

Each volume will contain many new photos, drawings, ICC reports, shop reports, builder data, etc.

Each volume will be approximately 80 plus pages.

Volume 1
Acknowledgments
Foreword
SR&RL Passenger Equipment 1877 to 1936
Early Equipment
Baggage/RPOs 6-8
Parlor Car 9
Combine 11
Combine 12
Combine 14
Combine 13/15
Passenger car photo gallery
Bibliography
Volume 2
Passenger cars 16-22
excursion cars
and photo gallery
additional material not included in volume, corrections, etc.
complete roster (the most accurate roster published to date on the SR&RL passenger cars)
this volume will have photos of the elusive P&R smoker

 

Price: (Soft Cover) $34.50 in the US:
$40.00 Canada/Overseas.

 
Signed & numbered hardbacks (limited)   $55.00 in the US:
$65.00 Canada/Overseas.


Narrow Gauge in the Sheepscot Valley, Vol. V

Here's the cover for our next book:
Narrow Gauge in the Sheepscot Valley, Vol. V
Locomotives and Passenger Cars of the WW&F Ry

 

 


 



Narrow Gauge in the Sheepscot Valley, Vol. IV: Equipment of the WW&F

*120 pages
*Full color covers
*Covers box cars, flat cars, waycars, caboose, plows, flangers, reefers, hand and rail cars. Drawings for almost every type of car.
*Complete story of the TCDA Reefers
*Complete rosters
*Unusual cars and anomalies

 


 


Maine Two Foot Modeler Book IV

MTFM reprint book four covers issues 25 - 32: April 1990 to October 1991. Selection of Articles: Trip on the B&H. Building Sandy River Caboose #1. Two Foot Maps. Sn2 Freight Car Plans. Rebuilding the Sango 18. Steel Turntable. Switches. F&M Log Bunks. Tracking the Sandy River. $25.95 ppd in the US. $30.95 Canada and overseas. Soft cover only. Hard back by advance reservation only.


Issue 25:
Car Works On2 Parlor Car Review
I Remember the B&H by Charles Ballard, includes his personal photos.
Modeling Sandy River Caboose 1 by Mark Hall, photos and drawing.

Issue 26:
HOn30 Westco Underframe Review
Mass Produce HOn30 Flat Cars, photos and diagram.
SR&RL Pulprack 330 Sn2 Drawings, James Dunlop.
HOn30 Flat Cars b Chris McChesney
WW&F Flat Car 118 by the WW&F Museum.
Tracking the Sandy River by Brian Gelineau.

Issue 27:
Nine Lines Gon Review.
Photo of the new WW&F Museum.
Tracking the Sandy River -- with map, Brian Gelineau.
SR&RL Pulprack 420, Sn2 plans.
Update on the C&DR by Bob Hayden and Dave Frary.
Some Tips on Building the Sango 18 by Chris McChesney, Part I.

Issue 28:
Ride the Sandy River Video Review.
The Sandy River -- 50 Years After by Linwood Moody, Part I.
SR&RL Pulprack 222, Sn2 Plans.
Some Tips on Building the Sango 18 by Chris McChesney, Part II.
Car Works On2 SR&RL 10, B&SR 7 and 8.

Issue 29:
Fitting the Grandt Line cab to a FM Diesel, photo and diagram.
Two Foot Point Switches and Drawings by Moe Mechling.
Want a Scale Model of the SR&RL? by Mark Hall.
Tracking the Sandy River by Brian Gelineau.

Issue 30:
Scratchbuilding Sn2 Rolling Stock the Easy Way by Kenneth Westcott.
Getting On2 Started an Interview with Dick Andrews.
Mounting Switch Machines by Moe Mechling.
F&M Log Bunks by Mark Hall. Diagrams and Photos.
Product Review: Back Shop On2 Parts and Trucks.

Issue 31:
Tuning Grandt Line HOn30 Trucks by Bob Hayden.
Model Photos of Lars Ringvist's SR&RL loco 10.
Basic Structure of the On2 Model Railroad by Breck Pegram.
Contemporary View of SR&RL at Phillips, Maine.
How to Build a Flat Car by Mark Hall, Part I.
The Sandy River -- 50 Years After by Linwood Moody, Part II.
SR&RL Flanger Sign Drawing.
Quickie Steel Turntable by Allan Houghton, prototype and model photos.

Issue 32:
How to Build a Flat Car by Mark Hall, Part II.
Mapping Your Way Along the Two Footers by Richard Drury: USGS Maps and Ordering.
The C&DR Nears End of Track.
Tracking the Sandy River.

 
Price: $25.95 in the US:
$30.95 overseas.

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In Quest of Colorado Narrow Gauge - 1950-1951 by Robert MacDonald

 


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  In Quest of Colorado Narrow Gauge is a first-person account of a young man's travels from Boston, Massachusetts to Denver, Colorado in search of all things narrow. Bob details his cross country trip searching out the D&RGW, RGS and the C&S with his black and white and full color images, all published here for the first time! Any Colorado narrow gauge fan, indeed any narrow gauge fan, will enjoy Bob's "Indiana Jones-style" quest of Colorado 3-foot gauge railroads. Bob also explains in detail and photos one of that very last runs of the D&RGW's fabled San Juan passenger train.

 

  • 120 plus pages
  • Full color photo section
  • Denver & Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande Southern
Book will be released on January 29, 2003

 
  Pre-Pub Price: $35.95 ppd. in the US  

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The Cyclopedia of Industrial Modeling

 
  M2FQ Publications is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of Dean Freytag's second book, The Cyclopedia of Industrial Modeling. Cyclopedia follows on Dean's first book, published through Walthers on the steel Mill industry, and the subsequent release of a number of highly popular industrial kits. The Cyclopedia of Industrial Modeling offers the reader a complete how-to guide of assembling various components and building various pieces of industrial equipment suitable for added industrial detail to model railroads. Also included are several chapters of building specific pieces steel mill appropriate rolling stock! 100% Color! 90 pages. AVAILABLE NOW

Available in soft cover or limited signed and numbered hardbacks!

 
Price: (Soft Cover) $32.00 in the US:
$37.00 overseas.
Limited signed and numbered hard backs available.

 
Price: (Hard Back) $55.00 in the US:
$61.00 overseas.

Check and money orders are also accepted.

 

 


Narrow Gauge in the Sheepscot Valley, Vol. III, Week's Mills to Albion and the Winslow Branch.

*116 pages
*Over 150 photos (dozens previously unpublished)
*Maps and new drawings highlight informative text and captions: Albion station, enginehouse, turntable and Palermo Station
*Fate of the Winslow Branch Newell's, Palermo, China, Albion, South China, East Vassalboro, North Vassalboro American Woolen Mills Drawings
*Color photos of China and Albion!

 

Sorry, this book is TEMPORARILY out of print.


Maine 2-Foot Quarterly's Four Page Plan and Map List (this is a revised list from our old ten page list). This is the real deal! All plans and maps are copied from the original drawings. $4.00

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