live steam track

I strongly recommend all the books on this page, I use them extensively

Civil Engineering for Outdoor Railroads

I highly recommend these two books "Civil Engineering for Outdoors Railroads", but in particular the volume 1 which is a must have for all track builders. "Bridge & Trestle Handbook" is more specific.

You can still order directly from Amazon volume 1 by clicking on the link below:

Civil Engineering for Outdoors Railroads Volume 3 that I have not read. Author Douglas van Veelen.