Everyone likes free stuff . . . so here, as a small token of our appreciation to our readers, are several items that you might find of interest. Enjoy! Swanton Pacific Railroad Track Manual By E. J. Carnegie JUST FOR FUN: HOW TO BUILD A MODEL LOCOMOTIVE Part 1(1.3Mb) HOW TO BUILD A MODEL LOCOMOTIVE Part 2 (1Mb) REDWOOD VALLEY RWY STANDARDS for 5" Scale, 15" Gauge RAIL BENDER DRAWING BY J. HOBACK To start us off with, here is a partial reproduction of a 1914 text by Fred H. Colvin on Stephenson's Link Motion. (1.2Mb) And then we have a handy booklet on HAND FIRING OF LOCOMOTIVES (500k pdf)   This is an original manual to a Westinghouse Air Brake Company Cross Compound Steam Driven Air Compressor. For convenience in downloading these larger files the booklet has been divided into three sections. Click on the links below to start download. CrossComp1of3.pdf (1.2Mb) CrossComp2of3.pdf (1.9Mb) CrossComp3of3.pdf (1.5Mb) These files are in the Adobe Acrobat format. If you do not already have Acrobat Reader, it can be found here.

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