Custom Caboose I made for our club

Very nice job. Any chance you'd consider doing others (for pay)?

This is only the 2nd 0-Gauge custom I've done. I've done others in HO but customs in O are a new thing to me. Here is the 1st O-gauge custom I did. Another caboose for a local model railroad program for disabled people that I volunteer at.

They look good! I'd buy both to support the club and the program.

Very nice job on the cabooses. Went to the website you listed, very nice photos of some of the older Pennsylvania railroads, I am fond of the Reading Railroad. I grew up near north side of Reading PA, also my grandfather worked for the Reading Company as a building maintenance person.

 

Lee F.

Lee F.

   Glad to read about your Reading heritage. Here is a photo of "The Bluebird" (G-1sb 201) and a Jersey Central Pacific on the Lebanon Valley Branch west of the Outer Station, about to go under the Sixth Street Bridge. Notice the palatial tower.

 

A "O" Gauge model by R. J. Walpole of TM Books & Video

 

And the station under construction and in service

Reading Fan,

 

Have you been to the Reading Company Technical and Historical website?

Also look up info on the Philadelphia & Reading railways & mining company.

 

Lee F.

That West Hamburg station with the "wings", built, like old bank buildings, to impress

potential customers and project stability, is interesting.  Not seen that before.  Surprised somebody hasn't offered a kit of it.

Well looks like we might have enough interest from club members in the Caboose, so the Club President and I am off to Weaver Model Trains in Northumberland in the next week or two to take my custom and talk to them about doing a run of them. I'll keep you updated to the progress and if we do get them made if we will have any extras for sale.

Thank you.

Very nice! Good luck with the possible run.

If Weaver won't do a small run for you, then contact Buffalo Creek Graphics.  They will do 100 car runs on Weaver cars.

 

John