I'm getting started in O scale after a long hiatus in model railroading. It all sort of started after a gas crew hit an old street car rail left in the street outside my home. I knew there was a street car that ran in the area but it got me doing research and then one thing led to another and here I am...
Can anyone identify this streetcar and is there a reasonably priced, similar model in O scale available? http://www.westernrailimages.c...938-1940/i-Fr3bt7T/A
The closest thing I've seen is the Western Hobbycraft Jamestown car:http://www.westernhobbycraft.com/store.html
I've run across a lot of sites that feature trolleys and streetcars but many of them look old, out-of-date, incomplete and generally sketchy.
My intent is for my layout to feature a short streetcar run/loop and model it after my neighborhood and some of the key buildings which is essentially this corner: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.612817,-90.292926,3a,75y,187.06h,84.7t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s2wg7IR1i4iA0sRO7Q62pCw!2e0?hl=en
The streetcar swung around this corner, went half a block and entered a loop and headed back into the city.
I'm fascinated by the idea this car rumbled down my street and by trolleys in general. My city had a great streetcar system and of course the St. Louis Car company which I've recently ordered a few book on.
The Youtube videos I've seen of model trolley operation are just the coolest thing ever.
Thanks for any information.
Tim
