Handcar Shed in HO scale

Handcar Shed in HO scale by Conowingo Models

 We believe that this kit is of a fictional structure as we have not seen photos of anything like it. It is based on a kit originally produced by Inland Scale Models. However, we have laser-cut this kit so that it’s easy to build, changed a few things around and added a few more details, including a piece of Atlas track. Also included are self-adhesive shingles from Rail Scale Models and Tichy detail parts. We also offer the option to purchase a Tichy hand car kit.

Additionally, I was doing a little bit of research and discovered that my great-grandfather worked Maintenance of Way, utilizing a hand car for Canadian Pacific, long before I was born. As a result, the “Gaudreau” sign was added. There is a story about a great uncle being crushed by crews swiftly moving a hand car out of the way of an oncoming train. He eventually died from his wounds, reminding us that the railroad often had deadly consequences. This character-filled building tells the tales of a garage where hand cars and equipment were kept as well as an office where men often huddled around the stove in the winter, drank coffee and told tales.