REFERENCE MATERIAL: FREE Locomotive and car plans, plus other information.

[n8phu]

A while ago I asked if I could post some stuff I found in my wanderings around the internet...

Well, when you work at a satellite uplink facility and there is 12,345,678,900 channels and nothing on, I do searches...

And I found a model train picture and plans book.

Published by the makers of the Car and locomotive cyclopedia.

Circa 1951.

It has as highlights:

Erection drawings for NKP 2-8-4 Berkshires, N&W J class 600 class, WM challengers, WM shays, ATSF 2-10-2, N&W 2-6-6-4 A class, C&O 2-6-6-6 H8 class, NYC 4-8-2 Mohawks.

Also included are Tender / Passenger / Freight car trucks, railroad cars, valve gear drawings. Almost too much to list.

The price? Free

Download as a PDF.

http://books.google.com/books?id=ryhSAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Now you can't say I didn't give you anything except a headache.

Oh, and WHEN you build something awesome, just remember me..... :)



http://books.google.com/books?id=x1BjhmhfFeoC&pg=PA95&dq=railroad+car+plans&lr=&cd=133#v=onepage&q=railroad%20car%20plans&f=false

Great Lakes rail ferries.... might be a good start...

NOTE: it's a limited preview, but still a lot of good info



http://books.google.com/books?id=gIs5AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Buildings and Structures of American railroads, circa 1893

Full View, Can be downloaded as a PDF.

Lots of illustrations.


http://books.google.com/books?id=lLApAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Maintenance of Way cyclopedia, circa 1921

Full View, downloadable as a pdf.

Lots of Illustrations.


http://books.google.com/books?id=jCJMAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Locomotive Dictionary, circa 1906.

Full view, PDF version.

Lots of Illustrations.


http://books.google.com/books?id=6wtLAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Automatic Block Signals and signal circuits. Circa 1908

Full View, PDF downloadable,.

Lots of drawings of Signal equipment.

Semaphores and support equipment.


http://books.google.com/books?id=MSZLAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Walschaerts and other modern radial valve gears for Locomotives. Circa 1920

Full View, PDF available.

Moe illustrations than can be listed.


http://books.google.com/books?id=ySg2AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Railway Master Mechanic. Circa 1906.

Full view, PDF available.

Monthly publication, all 12 issues are here. Illustrations and pics of equipment, buildings, cars, etc.


http://books.google.com/books?id=quZSAAAAMAAJ&pg=PP9&lpg=PP9&dq=locomotive+elevation+drawing&source=bl&ots=jbcV18wUNc&sig=0xLJBm3ciCqrJ5OjuYNIlLYlOjI&hl=en&ei=g7SeS4qkJ8KB8gbFhrWWAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCAQ6AEwBzgy#v=onepage&q=&f=false

1909 Locomotive cyclopedia of American practice.

More locomotive drawings, cab interior drawings, appliance drawings. More than you can shake a stick at..


http://www.southernrailwaymodeling.com/DrawingsBlueprintsTechnicalData.html

More diesel and steam locomotive plans....

Car drawings, lettering guides, fonts, might keep ya busy for awhile...

Southern railway flavored....


http://books.google.com/books?id=Tm05AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false

The Railroad signal dictionary. circa 1908

Full Version, PDF available.

Lots of pics and drawings.


http://books.google.com/books?id=1oU5AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Railroad Signaling:Automatic. Circa 1922

Full version, PDF available.

Pics and drawings.


http://books.google.com/books?id=Z7kpAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Railroad Signaling. Circa 192. Mcgraw-Hill

Full version, PDF available.

Pics and drawings.


http://books.google.com/books?id=sdhbTuYxgNsC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Cotton Belt locomotives.

Limited preview. Lots of pics. Read a little one day, come back the next and read some more.


http://www.fcix.info/

Click "reference sheets".


http://www.ericsrailroadcarhistory.com/

Click on "Eric's car of the month" also "Eric's Research tools".


http://www.dgcasdorph.com/

Click on "Freight car journal"


http://www.readingmodeler.com/modules.php?name=Downloads

The Reading Modeler Website.

Check out the signs section.


http://www.sooline.org/publications/drawings/cars/cars.html

SOO line historical society.

Painting guides. Check out the various sections. Locomotive drawings, caboose drawings, freight car drawings.


http://www.mopac.org/pic_paint_diagrams.asp

MOPAC painting and drawings.
MOPAC historical society.


http://southern.railfan.net/

Click on Southern Documents. Locomotive, freight car, and passenger car diagrams.


http://climaxlocomotives.com/drawings/
(Bottom of page)

http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Hiraoka.htm

Climax Locomotive drawings.


http://www.locomotivehorns.info/

Locomotive Horns Website. Drawings and sound samples!


http://crcaboose.railfan.net/index.htm

Cabins and cabeese of Conrail. Lots of drawings and info.


http://atsf.railfan.net/airhorns/

Five Chime Airhorn Consultants.

Lots of sound samples and pics.


2 sites I use to find Fonts for lettering reskins:

http://www.1001freefonts.com/

http://www.fontdiner.com/main.html

For example, at font diner, download the font "Cool Air Conditioner"

EDIT: Its listed under the "free silverware" tab at the botom.

Load it up and type into your favorite word processor

"Chesapeake and Ohio"

Be amazed.

Its real close, connect the capital C and O to the other letters and truncate the wing off of the O at the end...

Viola! Chesapeake and Ohio script.

To me that looks like all it would take to make this font useful.


http://www.trainweb.org/passengercars/

A cornucopia of Passenger car pics.


Downloadable Baltimore and Ohio Fonts.

http://borhs.org/Logos/bo_font_logo.html


Love those CPLs!

http://www.borhs.org/Archives/cplcontent.html

CPL drawings.


A good site to use as reference when you are reskinning a rail car:

http://www.railcarphotos.com/


A good site to use as reference when you are reskinning a locomotive:

http://www.locophotos.com/


Pennsy fans rejoice:

http://prr.railfan.net/

Definitely fill a dvd off this site.


For my Canadian friends:

http://jbrail.railfan.net/Drawings.html

CN and CP drawings


Too much to list... NKP locomotive book, N&W locomotive book.. W&LE....maps....

http://www.railsandtrails.com/


More links than you know what to do with.

http://www.railroaddata.com/


http://www.illinoiscentral.net/

Rosters, locomotive books, drawings...


http://www.bnsf.railprices.com/

Click on customer tools.

Clicking on Network maps, then BNSF system, will get you the entire BNSF system map.

Clicking on customer tools, equipment information, then carload equipment takes you to a page where all of their railcar types are listed.

Click on the one you are interested in.

Then click on the Diagram.

You get a drawing, dimensions, and notes.

Very awesome.


I was mucking about looking for drawings and plans and tripped across these:

http://www.johnstownamerica.com/Coke-Coal-Railcars.htm

http://www.johnstownamerica.com/Inte...e-Railcars.htm

http://www.johnstownamerica.com/Ore-...e-Railcars.htm

http://www.johnstownamerica.com/Industrial-Railcars.htm

Click on the individual car, look down towards the bottom of the page. Click on drawing....

Has a nice spec sheet too.


http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B3139551X/

1919 Car Builders cyclopedia online.

Doesn't seem to like Firefox though, use I.E.

Each individual page can be downloaded as a pdf, but not the whole manual at once.

NEW!

Lots of B&O C&O Drawings, Hinton, Thurmond, coal towers, etc:

http://www.wva-usa.com/newsite/www.wvrailroads.com/drawings/thurmond-coaling-tower/


Plans for a C&O 2-6-6-2 anyone?

http://www.cohs.org/repository/Archives/cohm/web_supplements/cohm-2010-03/hundman%20drawing/cohm-2010-03_16-17.pdf

C&O Historical society

lots of stuff in there mag, lower left of the home page, lots of drawings....

http://www.cohs.org/

CSX Timetables in PDF format:

http://modernrailroading.com/DigitalLibrary/CSX/index.htm

Freight car equipment: A reference...1910

http://books.google.com/books?id=d5i7nt0Vsz4C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false


Nice little reference for some Pennsy engines and cars.....

The Pennsylvania railroad:  Modern Locomotives and cars 1939

http://ia700401.us.archive.org/9/items/ModernLocomotivesAndCars1939PennsylvaniaRailroad/albany00alba.pdf


For those NH fans, here is a 3 part movie:

"A Great railroad at work"

http://www.archive.org/details/GreatRai1942

http://www.archive.org/details/GreatRai1942_2

http://www.archive.org/details/GreatRai1942_3


Car Builders Dictionary from 1916:

http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032183216

Lots of Freight car drawings.

The railroad pocket-book: a quick reference cyclopedia of railroad information
http://books.google.com/books?id=HhUx85xep4cC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
The railway locomotive: what it is and why it is what it is
http://books.google.com/books?id=N7FKAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

First aid to the disabled locomotive engine, air brake and air signal
http://books.google.com/books?id=ZypMAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Locomotive appliances
http://books.google.com/books?id=LP5IAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

The modern locomotive
http://books.google.com/books?id=Bg5JAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Locomotive hand-book From Alco Products, Inc
http://books.google.com/books?id=2LdKAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Steam locomotive construction and maintenance
http://books.google.com/books?id=_7lJAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Cars, their construction and handling
http://books.google.com/books?id=FyevMEfGPaUC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

The locomotive of to-day
http://books.google.com/books?id=6Uw9AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

The slide-valve and its functions:with special reference to modern practice in the United States; with ninety diagrams and illustrations
http://books.google.com/books?id=qOgOAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Encyclopedia of railroading, Volume 1
http://books.google.com/books?id=Jq3VAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Modern locomotive valves and valve gears
http://books.google.com/books?id=tM1NAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Railway maintenance engineering with notes on construction
http://books.google.com/books?id=dsE3AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false



A Field Guide to Trains of North America
http://books.google.com/books?id=ZvSHlCxuyH0C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

The Railway engineer, Volume 29
http://books.google.com/books?id=SIuLCuYHnH4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

The boys' book of locomotives
http://books.google.com/books?id=lMVNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Locomotive valves and valve gears, with a special treatise on valve setting:an explanation of the construction and action of the plain slide valve, the piston valve and the gears which operate them, as applied to locomotives, based on notes used in schools for apprentices, Pennsylvania railroad
http://books.google.com/books?id=TKV-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Steel rails: their history, properties, strength and manufacture, with notes on the principles of rolling stock and track design
http://books.google.com/books?id=n9wNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Railway master mechanic, Volume 4
http://books.google.com/books?id=hB82AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Freight car equipment: A reference book for car men on freight car work, describing and illustrating ... the different kinds of freight cars now built and various devices used in their construction and repairs
http://books.google.com/books?id=d5i7nt0Vsz4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

The railway locomotive: what it is and why it is what it is
http://books.google.com/books?id=ufFUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

The car-builder's dictionary: an illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American railroad cars, their parts, attatchments, and details of construction. Five thousand six hundred eighty-three illustrations
http://books.google.com/books?id=Ah1PAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Heating and lighting railway passenger cars ... Fully explained and illustrated
http://books.google.com/books?id=N2mRHKx1N_4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Railway construction
http://books.google.com/books?id=KqbVAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Maintenance of way and structures
http://books.google.com/books?id=5-9KAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Reinforced concrete railway structures
http://books.google.com/books?id=6VpDAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

The carman's helper
http://books.google.com/books?id=iW85AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Modern locomotive valves and valve gears
http://books.google.com/books?id=RZr6oNmcNvsC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

The locomotive up to date
http://books.google.com/books?id=XsBKAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Locomotive cyclopedia of American practice, Volume 1
http://books.google.com/books?id=NOZSAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

The railway signal dictionary
http://books.google.com/books?id=vpJAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Buildings and structures of American railroads
http://books.google.com/books?id=gIs5AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Maintenance of way cyclopedia: a reference book covering definitions, descriptions, illustrations, and methods of use of the materials, equipment, and devices employed in the maintenance of the tracks, bridges, buildings, water stations, signals, and other fixed properties of railways
http://books.google.com/books?id=lLApAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Locomotive cyclopedia of American practice, Volume 2
http://books.google.com/books?id=quZSAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Automatic block signals and signal circuits: American practice in the installation and maintenance of signals electrically controlled, and operated by electric or other power, with descriptions of the accessories now regarded as standard
http://books.google.com/books?id=6wtLAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

The Walschaert and other modern radial valve gears for locomotives
http://books.google.com/books?id=MSZLAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Railway maintenance engineering:with notes on construction
http://books.google.com/books?id=Gr8pAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Railway signal engineering (mechanical)
http://books.google.com/books?id=UUdDAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

A course of instruction in steel freight car design: Arranged for students specializing in railway mechanical engineering
http://books.google.com/books?id=auPUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers: a practical manual on the construction, care and management of modern locomotives, including boiler construction, valves and valve gears, indicators, locomotive equipments, including headlights and mechanical stokers. Special chapters on the air brake
http://books.google.com/books?id=_blJAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false


Everything you wanted to know about NYC rack...

http://www.giancarlodemarco.com/nyc/


The Greenbrier companies posted drawings and dimensions for the freight cars they build, look under manufacturing:

http://www.gbrx.com/Manufacturing_Home.php?expandable=0

[dylanviey]

This is awsome! 

[VGN903]

Nice!!! I have been searching for plans forever. Find one here and there but never like this. +1

[Ferrous]

+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1

[jadebullet]

YES YES YES!!! +100000000

[s-driver]

SCORED!!!  +1.

Bill

[DHayward]

Someone better store or archive that thing.

[n8phu]

I burned it to a dvd and stored it away....

[Ferrous]

Someone better store or archive that thing.

Done, and done.

[Zorronov]

Good work!  Are you sure there is no copyright infringement here?  I don't mean to be negative...just being careful.   :)  +1

Cheers,
Fred

[hammer88]

I may seem stupid but I can't find out from where to download it.... I'd be forever grateful if someone shared that book with me.. :)

[n8phu]

Good Question Fred. Google Books is the entity that put this up and is hosting it on the net. I tripped across it and let every one know about it. With the way Google is about copyrights, I would guess if it was even a little in doubt, it wouldn't be here.

Edit: For those outside of the States, people have been reporting that they are going through archive.org to get his book.

Edit 2: When first viewing this book, look to the upper middle right of your screen, the 3 letters that say PDF? Click it and enjoy.

[Zorronov]

You're right.  When you open the pdf, the first page is all about usage rights.  Very cool!

Cheers,
Fred

[n8phu]

Ok, Here is the direct pdf download link, see if this works:

http://books.google.com/books/download/Popular_picture_and_plan_book_of_railroa.pdf?id=ryhSAAAAMAAJ&output=pdf&sig=ACfU3U2mEW-fjpESGEoxE6BZ_3kQtH5aAw

[TasteOfIrony]

I got 404'd  :(