I got into trains with my grandson. Now we want to do a layout with a couple of different trains. Are there any good books that explaine how this stuff works. Thanks in advance for any help.
Atlas has a series of beginners book.
Send me your mailing address off line. I have a Model Railroader "5 easy trackplans" that give a list of material, etc on building simple layouts. I'll be glad to mail it to you if you want it.
lanny nicolet
Reading the threads of this list will probably give you a lot of pointers.
I would strongly recommend NOT starting with a train set. Instead, do a bit of research, ask questions, and buy locomotive, rollking stock, track, and power pack separately to fit in what you want to do. It may cost a bit more, but the quality will quite likely be better and you will get what you want instead of an "almost right" package.
Gene