by: Ron Tarjany
ISBN: 0-9674668-0-6
Price: $7.95
Format: 8 1/2"x11" Paperback
68 pages
Published by: Tarjany Publications
Publication Date: October 1979
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Table of Content:
Tehachipi Crossing Shanty
The push to control traffic at railroad crossings may not be as stiff today as in the past - still it shows that the railroad cares about its local citizenry.
Supply Shed
A tehachipi relic of a supply shed, that shows the traces of the wrath of wind, sleet and snow will put your road in high gear with the maintenance gang. Plus, you'll put your road into that fine-detailed structure group.
Telephone Shelter Box
A new generation discovers Ma Bell, the unsung heroine of the line crews. You'll also find that they make excellent markers for those pesky uncoupling ramps.
Northern Pacific Wooden Water Tanks
Provide a water stop for the steam locomotives on their trek westward through the Dokota Badlands and Yosemite - then it's back to the soot-and-cinder trail for the iron maidens.
Fleet Service Shed
It's not every town that has a structure that is traditionally shared by three railroads, but then San Bernardino, California has a little of everything.
Oil Junction Station
This "retired" Espee station braves the world of trolleys and tourists - it packs a big chunk of its pension on a tiny parcel in a Perris, California onion patch.
Denver & Rio Grande Bunk House
Spurred by expanding frontiers, the D&RG carved out the hillsides and planted houses for its employees and their familied, thereby creating the mad camps called "company towns".
Interlocking Tower
Overseeing the traffic on busy railroads is done from the dizzying heights of the tower. You'll report high dividends in operation if you invest your resources in this structure.
Storage Racks
Instead of building warehouse storage, the down-at-the-heel roads will put up "temporary" structures. We're not so sure this is better, but it sure looks good on that "declining" section of track that is usually located somewhere toward the back of the layout.
Hand Car & Tool House
In D&RG's race to build an unstoppable mainline, it built housing for the men and tools to keep the rails open - to the outrage of its competitors, it's still ahead in the race.
Concrete Relay House
Manned relay posts held out against recession, the orderly march of time, and railroad's growing interest in profitability - finally, "modernization" picked up the lease. You'll find they are worth the space on any layout.
Hose Cart House
Put a twinkle in the eye of your bucket brigade and build them the hose cart house that will bring them on the run! It's simple to build and lot of fun to detail.
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