{"product_id":"up-clear-creek-on-the-narrow-gauge-modeling-the-colorado-southern","title":"Up Clear Creek on the narrow gauge: Modeling the Colorado \u0026 Southern","description":"Up Clear Creek is a collection of 54 articles by the same title that originally appeared in the bi-monthly magazine  NARROW GAUGE AND SHORT-LINE GAZETTE. It is the story of the authors HOn3 scale model railroad. He based his Union Central and Northern layout on the Clear Creek District of the 3-foot gauge Colorado \u0026amp; Southern Railroad that ran from Golden  Colorado  to just beyond Silver Plume  Colorado. Although this book tells the story of the authors layout  it is not just a how-to-do-it book. Rather  it is a book of inspiration and motivation-the author has an infectious enthusiasm for modeling and his subject. Thus  Up Clear Creek is also a history book: modeling the C\u0026amp;S as it was in the late 1920s and early 1930s required a great deal of research. The history of the area is discussed in the text and reflected in the accurate modeling not only of the railroad and its equipment  but also of the houses  churches  mines  and businesses along the line. Whether you are a model railroader  a railfan  or just curious about the intimate details of the Clear Creek Canyon area of Colorado  you will find something of interest in this book. Modelers will find inspiration and techniques that are applicable whatever railroad they model  be it Eastern  Western  narrow or standard gauge  logging or mining. Benchmark Publications  laminated hard cover. 278 pages with index.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44755795410997,"sku":"ByrdShop_0961546735","price":227.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0961546735_fbb292b5-7b78-4ece-b513-8c4baf29ce62.jpg?v=1765202512","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/up-clear-creek-on-the-narrow-gauge-modeling-the-colorado-southern","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}