"New Pics "Anyone know who made this station?

I will start the ball rolling.  It looks like a home made version of a PreWar Lionel Standard Gauge freight platform. It looks as if it is made of wood and is modeled after the 155 illuminated freight shed.

Hope this helps.

Ed Boyle

My thoughts exactly, Ed your a genius.

Dave

While it does look like a homemade replica of a Lionel freight shed, it also looks very familar. Either pictures of this piece have been published before, or I think there is more than one.

It is all metal.

All metal. Hmmmmm. That does make a difference. Still could be home made, but it is perhaps the work of a small manufacturer.  Another option, time to check the prewar catalogs for American Flyer, Ives and Dorfan.  Don't think it is foreign made because it looks like an American design.

Gee, Chris, you didn't make this one easy for us. Oh the heck with it.  Just restore it and put it on your layout.

Ed Boyle

It very well might be a home grown job but I got it looking a little better than before.

Whoever made it originally; you just improved it. Great job!

Chris.... Is it aluminum?  Check with a magnet!  I think the roof is steel over aluminum diecasting.

I don't think so. The signs on the posts are on with magnets? 

URP... Its cast IRON?  I bet it weighs a ton then!

It's definitely not cast. It seems like tin to me.

Chris, I'm going for cast white metal base and top, steel poles, ( perhaps old electrical conduit). I think it is home made,or small run,  you can buy low temperature metal suitable for home casting, in fact, check out Micro-Mark's catalog, I think I've seen the stuff in there. You have done a lovely job restoring it.

It came out great Chris. well done.

Thank you for the kind words. The more I looked at it the more I was thinking it was home made. The structure is all one piece tack welded I believe. That posed a bit of a challenge spraying the roof a different color but I got it done.

Chris that's a very interesting piece.  I'm going to say that some fellow who was a sheet metal fabricator made it out of tin and brazed it.  The rod on the underside running the length of the base is a stiffening rod use to keep the flat surface from warping while it was being brazed.  The wire looks to have a cotton sleeve insulation (?) and the joints insulated with tar tape.  That's very old school stuff.  I'd venture to say it's one of a kind and your fortunate to be the proud owner.  Personally I would have left it in it's original condition but you did a nice job bring it back from the grave.  Thanks for posting the pics. 

Looking at it real close, is see that there are miters and whatnot.  I agree that its:

1) Probably handmade but by a machinist or sheet metal man.

2) well done

3) You did a nice job bringing it back to life.