petrifiedagg and Art:
I know what you mean. I wore out my original copy that I purchased back in '62. I kept up with it into the 70s (rubber band held it together), but alas my original got lost in one of our moves. Back in the mid-80s I was at a train meet, and lo and behold, there on the table was another copy... and for only a buck! I snatched it up, and though the binding is shot, and the pages are frayed... I still have it to this day. I love the smell of it when opened and I take a whiff of it.
I can't help but feel that through all these decades of being a "serious" modeler (primarily in HO scale), that little Bantam Book has kept me in touch with my memories of 3-rail, and in its own way, has contributed to my return to 3-rail.
Andre
