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So, you have decided to do a little reading about Chessie Model Railroading.  Here are some of the references I use.  You don't need to buy all these books, I have found most of the modeling books available through Kalmbach publishing at my local library.  Try your local library before you go out and buy a book you may not neccessarily need to buy.

Painting and Weathering Railroad Models, by Jeff Wilson, 1995, Kalmbach Publishing.  (Great how-to book.  Perfect for the beginner.)

Diesel Detailing Projects, by Kent Johnson, 1995, Kalmbach Publishing.  (Great book on how to detail the locomotives)

Modeling the Chesepeake & Ohio, by Garry J. Burdette, 1993, C&OHS.  (OK book.  Mostly pre-Chessie stuff.  Available through Chesepeake&Ohio Historical Society)