Show Us Your Train Stations

Schenectady Train Station-The prototype

Schenectady Train Station- The Model built by Maria Poklemba

My Wildwood Harbor Station based on the Andrew Avenue Station in Wildwood, NJ built by Maria Poklemba

And finally a piece of Model RR History from John Allen's Gorre and Daphetid RR a model of his Cross Junction station in O scale built by Mike Lynch.

Tuxedo Junction, pure toy train joy:

Pete

ps - I've been to Schenectady, by train even, and I don't recall the station being so invisible.

Here's a shot of  "Matthews Rte 66" sandwich Shop and Occasional Station on our layout, the A.T.& S.F.

Sort of a time warp with the old truck and one of NS finest

Great post, Brian.  I love seeing everyone's passenger stations.  Alex did a beautiful job on your new station and fits in so well with your layout.

I have a couple on my 8x16 floor layout.

The main town station is "Lionelville Station" which is a Lionel PRR MG Switch Tower converted for station use.  I added signage, lampposts, wood decking, andextra interior lighting for night shots. It also received an operating smoke unit for the chimney.  The chimney was crooked and in order to correct this, I had to cut it off and fill a gap.  At that time, I decided that it would be cool if this thing puffed smoke.

 Railway Express Agency entrance in back...

Butting up to Lionelville Station, on track one, are two basswood passenger platforms from Crescent Locomotive Works.  Between tracks one and two are two Lionel livery passenger platforms with a matching switch tower at one end.  The other end has stairway leading to elevated trolley line platform.

 The other side of the trolley line has this passenger platform (with a switch tower for yard below)...

...at the bottom of the stairway is a small Amtrak shelter...

Add pictures.

Brian, looks magnificent, and well done Alex.

Nice pictures everyone!

Here's mine, although it's still a work in progress.

Hello Brian, the station looks very nice on your beautiful layout. Thank you very much

Boy I've been missing so much on the forum, I've been so busy I haven't had the time

to view any of the topics.

Everybody's stations look great !!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks,

Alex

Here is the one I built for the FCTT out in Rochester NY

Great idea. Here ya go!!

Not quite finished yet. Got lots to do. Don

Atlas Rural Station - Customized

Here is a small way station for branch line passenger/freight service

You guys are fantastic.  Some real talent on display here.

here's my station inspired by lionel but sized for marx...i made it out of mostly cardboard and paper...about 19-inches wide...the only commercial parts are the two old k-line lamps...

howard...

http://www.littleglitterhouses.com

Here's an Atlas station that was on our home layout.

The beautiful D&H PA is a brass R.O.W. model from the early 1990s

Next stop is a small rural station in South FL

Howard, that is awesome!

Bob

Thanks Don K., Pete, Sam, Keith, Mile CT, Dave (our Australian Buddy), Zeeke, Alex, Bill, Al, Pete, Don (Hawaii 50), Marty, John, Pro Hobby, John, sawdust and Lee for your contributions. What a beautiful array of train stations.

Keep em coming.

PTC,

Thanks for creating this thread and thanks to all who posted.

Got me motivated to work on the layout this weekend!

My Temple, Texas Santa Fe custom built station.

TEX

Steve

I have a lot of stations on my layout.  It is sort of out of control.  I need help.

Some really nice stations.

Here's a couple of shots from two years ago.

Great stations everyone

Country Toy Train Station

Jim, fabulous job on your station. Are those HO street lights? they are really nice.

PTC, thanks for the thread and nice comments. Great work everyone.

Speaking of passenger stations...anyone hear anything about the TrainWorx 100th anniversary GCT from Lionel lately?

Wow! Some truly amazing stations!

First, this is my model of the sadly, now demolished Seligman, AZ station and Harvey House on the Santa Fe.

And it looks like a lot of us bought the beautiful TW Designs Albuquerque station.  Here is my version, lettered for the main city on my layout, my hometown of Douglas, AZ

Still a "work in progress" after all these years. A MTH station serving two levels plus a stub siding for a RDC.

Thanks Jim for sharing this beautiful train station, Tex for your wonderful one-of-a-kind Temple Station, Al, Johnny, Chris for the classic 115, Steve, and Peter for your custom Santa Fe Station and the TW design beautiful station.

To me, train stations make a layout. Nice to see so many beautiful ones.

Here is my Walther's Station - Customized to represent a Nickel Plate Road station. 

Here's my MTH station that I detailed a little.

Here's some H0 tin. Kibri Station and Sakai trains.

Steve

Nice touches on your Walther Country Station Scott

 

Where did you get your substrate that looks like brick or pavers, if you don't mind me asking?

 

It would be nice to make a couple roads out of that.

Robert

 

 

 

Originally Posted by nkp4me:

Here is my Walther's Station - Customized to represent a Nickel Plate Road station. 

 

 

Robert - Thanks! 

The brick is a rubberized mat made by Lemax and available in many stores during the Christmas season. Comes in different lengths. I did have it in use for a few roads, but currently am just using some for the station and parking lot area. Hope to use more in the future when I have more space!

Peter, love your layout and train stations along the Santa Fe Trail.

Thanks Scott, Truck Train, Steve & Marty (for your second contribution). Marty, please add your wonderful South Station if you get a chance.

Thanks everyone for your contributions.

Cesar

PRR E6 #460 pulls up to the station as a random gentleman gazes on in awe.

Great Post, I love Railroad Stations. Thanks for the photo's everyone.

Still trying to figure out this digital camera; miss my old Leica and Kodachrome 64.

Anyway here are four shots of Union Station (PRR, LV, NH & NYC).

This first is the lowest (subway) level, then two at trackside, and finally one of front of the station at street level.

jackson

From my first layout.  It's the Atlas train station kit.

Here are several Train Sheds bought from buyers over the last several years before they were shipped out.

jim r

jim your train sheds look very nice. We have enjoyed using the ones we bought from you. You are a GREAT GUY to work with on projects.

Bing....

From long ago.......The gray kit-bashed with the water tower was my overhead urban station.

These pics are from 2002-03.

Peter

Here's a couple of mine.

Thanks to Cesar (love the SF Heavyweights), Mike W., Zigmont (beautiful photos), Jackson, Mikey (beautiful interiors), Jim with his terrific sheds, Jay Jay, Peter, and Roger.

From the number of posts, it sure demonstrates that everyone loves train stations. Roger's Rico Station reminds me that I have to photograph mine and post it here.

I have a partially compleated train station, that hides my tracks going through a wall. the blank side wall still needs some buildings to show the town around the station. I used parts from the plasticville airplane hanger to make my train shed. the platform now has lights and people. The main station is an HO power house, to give a forced perspective.

A couple of mine.

Art

Still in progress...

This is my pride and joy. A scratch-built of the Milwaukee Road station in Wausau, WI.

It's about 31" by 9".

A few more stations on the layout.

Sure, Anytime! 

Stations add so much character to any layout particularly when it focuses on the steam era. 

I got my station shot while doing a running session and it turned out pretty nice. I like the added character from the figure. 

The station on my windup layout is made of cardboard and really adds to the toy like character of the scene.

David I love the cardboard station.

Al

Here is mine based in the Ashland B&M station.

Scratch build in wood.

Andre.

Thanks Joe K (very novel idea), Art, Zett (one of the nicest custom stations I have seen), Paul, AC, Mike, David, and AG (great night shot).

Here is the Lionel 132 station (with automatic stop) on my 027 layout.

David, I like that brickwork. Who makes it? TIA

Not a great picture, but subway station in the background, noma station in the foreground.

George

Vallieone:

Back on the 50s I was given the red roof version of the Noma Station and it was a sure favorite. This station is long gone, but I still love them. Your green roof version is very nice.

My rural station.

my Noma under the second  tree last year. Love to find a green one...but where would I put it?

All five...

Passenger Train Collector

Thank you!!!

SIRT

Awesome subway stations!!!!!!

Here is the train station in the town of Beawslaiw circa early 1950's.  Beawslaiw is a rural town on my layout.  It is along the Southern Pacific mainline somewhere between San Francisco and Los Angeles.  This depot services the Southern Pacific and the Brisbane & Bushong Railroads.  Matt

This pic was just posted on Bill's night shots thread, but I'm posting it here too since it shows my Crescent Locomotive Work's passenger station...

Crescent platform...

My town has no name yet but here is my station.

Here is the new station on our club layout

Thanks Vulcan, Steamer, sirt (all 5 are gorgeous), Matt (beautiful rendition), Keith (would not be complete without the PE), nnyclines, and Sam for your contributions.

This is certainly a great thread, Brian!

Love all the station pics!

Peter

SIRT

What is the tile looking wall of the Jay St station made from

Thanks

Al

Rico Station • Lionel Kit

My Cresent Locomotive works one

Some really fantastic scratch=built stations on here....mine are all kit-built or bashed,

and, except for color, generally have no architectural relationship to each other...

which is something I'd like to change but means a lot of scratch building. 

jhainer:

Beautiful job with this station. I like the yellow Warbonnets to compliment it as well.

Just a bare bones start with a Station that hopefully will be equipped and peopled someday soon. Custom single story Depot by Central Loco Works to fit the 084 curve. Replaced a two story MTH unit that had its sheds cut to roughly fit the curves.

MY space-eating Trailways Bus Station with platforms will be located well back behind it. 

thank you I waited about 3 months for the station but it was worth it. the yellow bonnet I was lucky enough to find one for sale a few months ago it was a New A-B-A set from Williams I also found another B unit so I picked it up also. so it is a A-B-B-A the passenger cars I have for it are the 027 streamlined Santa Fe single strip car's I have the 3 car set plus an extra passenger car and the vista dome. for a total of 5 cars. so it makes for a decent train. I upgraded the powered A unit to have a err board. but the engine seems to be a little down on power so I have been thinking of doing the dummy upgrade to a powered unit and also do another err in it.

I have to say the yellow bonnets are my favorite. I have a railking f3 yellow also that I have been upgrading the decals on it there was none. and for that one I have 3 Santa Fe streamliner cars for it.  I would love to do the 3rd rail ones but I think I might be single if I did that

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The brick is a rubberized mat made by Lemax and available in many stores during the Christmas season.

That would also make for a nice floor for the station interior.

My beautiful Texas Santa Fe station will be going into storage.  The area where the station was is the location for my new Army RR yard (circa 1040's).  I will be replacing the Temple, TX station with another custom built station modeled after an Army base station located at Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis, Missouri.  I will have this station on my main line and a smaller freight station in the adjoining yard.  My new Army base will be named after my childhood hero........Camp Crockett. 

Here is a photo of the Jefferson Barracks station circa 1940's.

Steve, Lady and Tex

Here's my whistling tinplate Marx Girard station

A little homemade fake tinplate (cardstock) depot

A modified OGR depot kit

A modified Lionel Rico station kit

That is a great photo and scene.  I love the Aerotrain and run mine a lot.

My Illinois Central station...unfortunately the Miller sign quit working on the "Central" part ...but I need to email them and see if I can get another.

This station in all it's glory will be featured in our club's layout at the 40th Anniversary of the Great New York State Model Train Fair.

Don't know how I missed this thread originally. Great photos.

Guess I missed this thread the first go around....

Alan

Alan, that is one of the most magnificent train station complexes in our O-Gauge hobby. This thread would not be complete without these photos.

Having seen it first hand, any photos cannot do it justice. This layout is worth the trip so at some point, Alan & Lakeeta should be on your must see list.

Alan, I must agree with Brian, your station and shed is outstanding.

Once again Jon...thank you so much for your kind compliments!

Alan

Not up to your standards but a little toy station with, bell, whistle & track sounds

Spent last week painting it trying to make it less plastic & toy like.

James

Thanks Gary....lots of beautiful stations in this thread...great thread!!

Alan

Here's Wyandotte, MI on my layout.

Back in the 1980's, when we lived in PA, my late father-in-law built me this station, with run-through tracks.  Here's how it looked at the time.

It is still in service here in MD, with some of the same trains.

This photo is worthy of magazine quality. Nice job.

A small depot in a small town.

Keith, that is a very beautiful station.

Keith, I agree with Brian. You station is beautiful. Wonderful details. Do you have additional views?

My stations;

Flag stops, both Grandt Line kits:

Scratchbuilt Depot at the end of the line, you can even read the train order board with a magnifying glass:

Thank you, Passenger Train Collector, for your nice comment: "This photo is worthy of magazine quality. Nice job."

These two photos actually did make it into a magazine: THE LION ROARS, Vol. 16, No. 6, April 1987.   LOL

I can't keep up with you guys have to stick with the basic passenger station.  

This is colossal work, Steve.

Beautiful work, Steve.

Just another type of passenger station...

Night shot of the station area on my new(since 2011) layout.

There is still tons more to do.... 

Peter

Some older shots.  Disney remake.

Not a station per say but....

What a terrific thread; can't believe I missed it.

I decided to go with a more rustic Army camp station with adobe walls and a center second story wood control tower to blend into my Western Texas desert scenes.  My "Camp Crockett" WW11 Army camp is in final stages of construction.

This is a very good one. Certainly a one of a kind.

ATTN: TexSpecial...

Hope you will post pix of your entire WWll layout...if you already have...would you post a link to it?...thanks...

Howard...