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Playing with Trains : A Passion Beyond Scale by Sam Posey (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-101400061784
ISBN-139781400061785
eBay Product ID (ePID)30211731
Product Key Features
Book TitlePlaying with Trains : a Passion Beyond Scale
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicGeneral, Model Railroading
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorSam Posey
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-070200
Reviews"Sam Posey's volume of grand passions and Lilliputian vehicles offers all the satisfactions of a great rail journey through soaring, unspoiled American terrain." -- Michael Pollan "This book deals with toys, but it's really about a man's inner life. It's bright and touching and shows a subversive sense of humor." -Paul Newman "With the empathy and insight that could only come from a true hobbyist, PLAYING WITH TRAINS takes the reader on a trip through the model railroading world and introduces us to some of the hobby's most interesting personalities. The journey is personal, friendly and welcoming, and I found it immensely enjoyable." -Terry D. Thompson, Editor, Model Railroader Magazine
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal625.1/9
SynopsisWhy do grown men play with trains? Is it a primal attachment to childhood, nostalgia for the lost age of rail travel, or the stuff of flat-out obsession? In this delightful and unprecedented book, Grand Prix legend Sam Posey tracks those who share his "passion beyond scale" and discovers a wonderfully strange and vital culture. Posey's first layout, wired by his mother in the years just after the Second World War, was, as he writes in his Introduction, "a miniature universe which I could operate on my own. Speed and control: I was fascinated by both, as well as by the way they were inextricably bound together." Eventually, when Posey's son was born, he was convinced that building him a basement layout would be the highest expression of fatherhood. Sixteen years and thousands of hours later, this project, "the outgrowth of chance meetings, unexpected friendships, mistakes, illness, latent ambitions, and sheer luck" was completed. But for Posey, the creation of his HO-scale masterpiece based on the historic Colorado Midland, was just the beginning. In Playing with Trains, Sam Posey ventures well beyond the borders of his layout in northwestern Connecticut, to find out what makes the top modelers tick. He expects to find men "engaged in a genial hobby, happy to spend a few hours a week escaping the pressures of contemporary life." Instead he uncovers a world of extremesextreme commitment, extreme passion, and extreme differences of approach. For instance, Malcolm Furlow, holed up on his ranch in the wilderness of New Mexico, insists that model railroading is defined by scenery and artistic self-expression. On the other hand, Tony Koester, a New Jersey modeler, believes his "mission" is to replicate, with fanatical precision and authenticity, the way a real railroad operates. Going to extremes himself, Posey actually "test drives" a real steam engine in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, in an attempt to understand the great machines that inspired the models and connect us to a time when "the railroad was inventing America." Timeless and original, Playing with Trains reveals a classic, questing American world.
LC Classification NumberTF197.P64 2004
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- May 20, 2019
Playing with Trains
If you like trains then this book is for you. He writes about him building his railroad and add lots of history that goes with the history past when they were building the real railroad in 1840's.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 20, 2016
A great read!
Very engaging and well written.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 02, 2019
Thanks!
Great productVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
