Kit No. 875 Santa Fe Sidedoor Waycar

Our newest caboose kit represents Santa Fe’s last class of wooden Waycars built with side doors. A total of 39 of these cars were built for the railroad by American Car and Foundry in St. Charles, Missouri. Frank Ellingtion, in his book Caboose Cars of the Santa Fe (Railroad Car Press 1977, page 84), lists the following end platform sidedoor cabooses all with 28’-11” lengths: 1082-1114 built in 1921 by American Car & Foundry and 1116-1121 also built by ACF the same year. All of these Waycars rode on Arch Bar trucks, had vertical staff hand brakes, and were constructed with soldered tin roofs. Photos indicate that these cabooses changed very little in appearance over the years, and most kept their original equipment up until their retirement. However, the Santa Fe did rebuild some of the class with new steel underframes in the 1940s, yet they still kept their Arch Bar trucks. A number of these sidedoor wooden waycars could still be seen bobbing down the rails of old branchlines or in Maintenance of Way service into the early 1960s!

Kit #875 features custom scribed sheathing, Peel & Stick windows, doors and roofing material, cast resin steps, unique laser-cut end railings, ladders, and handbrakes, underbody toolbox, optional screen doors and windows, brass wire and fixture for bending railing and handholds, and a white metal smokejack. Additional parts needed to complete this kit include trucks, couplers, glue, paint, and decals.

Kit No. 875 Santa Fe Sidedoor Waycar Caboose
Available now MSRP $52.95 

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Deck Scow

The Deck Scow was the Rail-Marine equivalent of the railroad flat car. Many of the United States' "Eastern" railroads maintained huge "railroad navies". The NYC, PRR, LV, CNJ, Erie, DL&W, NH and others all had a variety of craft on their rosters, everything from Railroad Harbor Tugboats, to Stick Lighters, Scows, Floating Livestock "Yards" , Station Floats, Car Floats, and Ferries, among others, too numerous to mention here. 

Many of these barges roamed the Northern East Coast, from Maine, southward to the Carolinas, all carrying railroad freight. The primary concentration of activity ranged from Portland, Maine to Philadelphia, with the largest operation centered around New York City. Railroad tugs pushed, pulled, and maneuvered all these craft between the piers of New York and New Jersey. The historical records of tonnage moved by the rail-marine craft is astonishing. In most cases, this tonnage was called lighterage by the rail-marine folks. Lighterage was, simply put, just about anything the railroad navies hauled from one freight dock to another. Many times barges and stick lighters were towed to tie up alongside ocean going ships in order to load the lighterage on board, often as the ship was imminently ready to sail. Anything one can imagine was transported this way from the mid 1800s to the 1960s. 

The inspiration for our line of rail-marine kits was a two part article, written by Don Spiro, that appeared in the December 2002 and January 2003 issues of Railroad Model Craftsman. 

Our latest addition to the Rail-Marine Series features 100% laser-cut materials, uses Tab & Slot and Peel & Stick technology for ease of assembly, and includes cast resin and white metal detail parts. As per the prototype, this HO scale barge's water line hull displays both sheer and camber as well as laser-scribed plywood decking. The assembled model measures 14" long x 4.25" wide x 2" tall.  

HO Kit #8002 Deck Scow MSRP...$74.95.

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Kit #208 Flanged Pipe Load and Blocking
Available now MSRP $12.95

Our latest flat car load includes styrene “pipe” and laser-cut parts to construct large diameter weld-neck flanges for the pipe ends along with wooden blocking, wire tie downs, metal plates and nuts and washers to fasten the load to the car’s deck. The 8.5” long pipe load may be used with two 30-foot or 40-foot flat cars or one 50-foot or 60-foot flat with idler cars. If using this kit with two flats, we recommend our Kit #207 Load Bolsters for load articulation. 

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_{Springfield Depot}

Inspired by the countless number of small town railroad depots found across North America, the newest addition to our S scale line has been aptly called "Springfield Depot" for the widespread use of that town name in the US. The clapboard sided structure borrows elements from multiple designs displaying a centrally located angled three window bay with a small freight room on one side and passenger waiting room on the other side.

At only 7.5" long x 3.75" wide x 3" tall, the S scale depot will fit just about any 1/64 standard or narrow gauge layout with a rural or urban setting dated from the late 1800s though the present. The kit features 100% laser-cut parts that include tabbed and notched walls, peel and stick windows that can be assembled in layers for an optional open window effect, peel and stick trim, peel and stick shake style shingles, interior floor with wall partitions, our "stand alone" bay window design, detailed gable brackets, and a white metal chimney.

S Scale Kit No. 80 Springfield Depot
Available now MSRP...$69.95

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