An interesting short-span bridge, the Howe Pony Truss was not tall enough to be completely covered with a roof, but offers an interesting sheathing on the sides. Could be constructed quickly without interior detail and still be a point of interest, or completely modeled with some sheathing left off to showcase your work.
A great project for any 19th or 20th Century Railroad, this covered bridge is one of just eight left in the U.S. An interesting point of interest, it could be modeled with some of the sheathing removed to show off the double-web lattice, with workmen adding the covering planks. We have six sheets of plans.
Virginia and Truckee Railroad Shops turn a roundhouse into a square house, an interesting building for any model railroad and perfect for that long narrow spot you haven’t been able to fill. We have eight pages of plans.
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Cedar Avenue bridge is actually two plate girder bridges adjacent to each other but at different elevations, one a deck and the other a through girder design.
Built to the standardized architecture of the Lackawanna railroad with a bay window, arched windows and doorways, concrete exterior, and Spanish tile roofing, this DL&W signal tower would be at home on any layout from the late 19th to the 21st Century.
Built in 1908, the Live Oak Creamery was the first butter factory in the Gilroy area, at the center of Santa Clara county’s dairy industry in the early 20th Century. Before this, farmer had to ship their products to other areas to be turned into butter.
This is a great small industry that offers plenty of opportunity to customize it for a unique location on your railroad.