This book provides information, and numerous photos and illustrations, about how real industries are designed to handle rail service. The real industry is usually much larger than we can model on our layouts. So, to help with that, a "possible layout" plan is provided for each industry.

Industries included in this book are:

• Grain elevators- flour and feed mills
• Petroleum - oil refineries and fuel dealers
• Coal mining - shaft and open-pit mines
• Automotive - manufacturing, transloading, and parts
• Produce - packing houses, markets, and reefer traffic
• Livestock - stockyard, packing and branch houses

Most Important!
This book also provides an indispensable wealth of information about what kits are available to model the industries, and what cars are available to service these industries. Keep in mind that this book was written before Bachmann's Silver Series cars became available, so they are not listed. So if you want Silver Series cars, check the list in the back of the book for the type of cars you need, then check our Freight Yard listings for Silver Series versions of those cars.