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Train Station Ideas?

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Posted by rrebell on Thursday, March 22, 2018 10:43 AM

The originator of this thread has not made a comment on this forum for over a year.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, March 22, 2018 10:46 AM

This is my main station.  I've also got 4 subway stations, plus a trolley stop, and an ancient Revell station way out on a branch line.

It's actually a kit-bashed Walthers YMCA building.  I cut  the side walls and roof at the back to make it less deep and fit it into the available space.  Since it's got large windows, I built a simple interior by printing floors and wall textures on my computer and adding a few accessories with styrene.

There are 4 tracks behind the station.  2 have platforms.  The whole city block serves as a view block, and makes the layout seem larger as trains mostly disappear behind it for a short while.

I ran the platforms all along the back sides of the buildings.  When I built my first subway station, I had to change the design to fit the subway trains in the station, so all my stations since then have started out with that knowledge.  This station's platform can fit 5 of the passenger cars you see in the photo.

This is a Munnsville Station kit from Branchline Trains:

I used it as a Railway Express depot, not a passenger station, but it could easily be built either way.

 

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by Regg05 on Thursday, March 22, 2018 10:47 AM

Wow 

It's been a long time huh MRR folks....I see Rich and others are still around and my post is still kicking.  And yep I still never got around to buying that CMR station.  Its not money that stopped it but the fact that the area where the station is on the layout is on a curve so I can't fit it in.  Meanwhile I have layout issues lol so the layout is on hiatus...it is scenicked though and I do have to send pictures

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Posted by Regg05 on Thursday, March 22, 2018 10:48 AM

And just like that I'm back....how's it holding up everyone

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Posted by mbinsewi on Thursday, March 22, 2018 12:29 PM

Well lately, ressurecting old threads has been happening a lot in here, usually from a new comer. Laugh

Yours wasn't THAT old, glad your still around. At least I can still remember your avatar! Laugh

Mike.

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Posted by Regg05 on Thursday, March 22, 2018 2:11 PM

It's been almost 3 years since I've made a post and same with this thread here.  I am back however.  I've missed my train buddies and i've definitely got questions and issues.  I'll post pics of my layout when I get home.  Cheers Big Smile

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