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My most recent finds in HObbyline were 2 PRR cabooses. One is 1956 and the other 1957 types. with them came a perfect Mantua 4 window brass caboose painted for the PRR, a Mantua PRR gondola, and 2 1860 vintage passenger cars sold as Trail Blazers from "The Advance Molding Co. Seen below is one...

Here in The Vintage HO collector. seems to be a good place to put recent acquisitions. Even with a good size collection of vintage trains dreaming never ends. Just having and running sets as seen in catalogs grow into larger train consists of just one type of freight cars. Weather it is with...

High Town. Built atop of a ridge. frank

Here you see my scratch built. B&O Hayes 10 wheeler with smokebox nosing into the station area to the left.

My first Bayonne basement layout. The station area is in the center of this photo and to the right of the Machine shop.

This is my first layout I built in my first house in Metuchen. I painted my locomotives a dark green with silver smokeboxes and red cab roofs. frank

Some old Gilbert HO trains. #117 15503 LNE all die cast metal gondola. #116 The Sinclair tank car. Notice the old original Gilbert coupler in the photo, on the right side. Yes, it looks like a big hook. Car # SDRX 24712. It looks to be a Varney tank car body on the Gilbert die cast frame. frank

Here is a sought after Fleischmann C-C doublended Electric locomotive in New Haven paint. I cant date this loco, but guess it was released somewhere in the 1960's. Maybe someone else knows the date it was released? frank

Zarthros' I haven't heard from you for awhile. Nice to speak with you again. Glade you like the old Kirbri station. Still looking for a replacement porch or whatever I can find to match the architecture of this station. I may have to make it out of plastic and somehow color it to match the...

Union Station at Elizabethtown NJ. When these 2 companies sellected the location for their tracks, the crossroads chosen was on the north end of the very populated area as period maps show. Thie station was known as the Broad Street Station. All previous intreses were in the Port area where the...

Elizabeth Union Station. I forgot I posted this here and didit again, Then I deleated the copy. Getting away from HO station kits and into real station I would like to build. First the Elizabethtown Union Station. built to what was allowed by at the diamonds of the New Jersey Railroad and the...

Bill It would be nice to see what you acomplished in your kitbashing. of these stations . I hope you find them and get some photos. frank

Here is a few more.

What else can I find?

A few other stations from past layouts.

Another station that graced my layout id this one.

At this time I am trying to get what I need to replace the missing L shaped balcony. I will keep in touch.

My current station I am working on is a Kibri one from the 1950- 60's. So far I have repaired on e of the three. Replaced the center one completly with a new supporting structure and repainted the three roof sections. I am looking to get a replacement for the missing L shaped balcony or scratch...

Here is an Old Kibri station from around 60 years ago. I had to fix the roof and do something about the missing wrap around porch. seenin the lower right corrner is Bachmanns 4-4-0 Western Atlantic RR. And yes that is Bernie the Bus! frank Kirbi station track side.