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With Mount Shasta looming in the background, a light freight powered by Southern Pacific Mikado 3227 crosses the Hotlum trestle to reverse direction on the Grass Lake Wye.
Southern Pacific Shasta Route in HO
Otis McGee/photo by Dan Munson
Growing up in the 1950s, I occasionally “played with” trains. But, by my teens, my attention had turned elsewhere. Not until years later, in need of a distraction from the rigors that came with my career, did I return to model railroading. I was not particularly focused and, at the outset, I knew nothing about the growing interest in model railroad operations.
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Using classic HO scale kits from AHM and Atlas as a base, the author was able to create a number of beautiful and unique depots on the cheap.
Build New Stations from Classic Kits
By George Dutka/photos by the author
The rural train station was once the center of every town, where journeys began and ended. Perhaps you’re looking for a temporary photo prop to drop into a scene. A train station not only adds visual interest to your model railroad, but an operational aspect as well. We’ve all come across the classic HO scale kits offered by AHM and Atlas on hobby shop shelves or at a local train show. These stations have really nice tooling with details molded into the structures which can form the basis of a nice model with proper painting and finishing. Even better, they can often be picked up for just a few dollars.
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