Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing Kit - 933-3137

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing Kit - 933-3137 adds a modern roadway crossing to an HO scale main line, branch line, industrial spur, or station area. Based on installations commonly used from the 1970s onward, the kit combines a simulated rubber crossing surface with tapered concrete roadway approaches and separate sidewalk approaches. The included parts can be arranged to build one complete single- or double-track crossing. Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional layout-building options.

Rubber crossing mats provide a relatively smooth surface where roads pass over railroad tracks. Installations of this type can be found on public streets, industrial access roads, station approaches, and other locations where highway and rail traffic intersect. The contemporary design makes this kit appropriate for diesel-era layouts depicting the 1970s through the present.

Build a Modern HO Scale Grade Crossing

The Walthers Cornerstone Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing includes the roadway and sidewalk components needed to develop a detailed track crossing:

• Typical of modern grade-crossing installations
• Appropriate for layouts depicting the 1970s and later
• Simulated rubber roadway crossing mats
• Tapered concrete roadway approaches
• Separate sidewalk approaches included
• Builds one complete single-track crossing
• Can also be configured as one double-track crossing
• Suitable for city streets, suburban roads, and industrial access routes
• Useful along main lines, branch lines, and industrial spurs
• Concrete approaches match the Walthers Cornerstone Concrete Street System
• Can also be incorporated into other roadway systems or custom-built streets
• Compatible with additional Cornerstone Street System components, sold separately
• Easy-to-build plastic kit

The ability to configure the parts for either single- or double-track service provides flexibility when planning the surrounding scene. A single-track crossing can connect a local street across a branch line or industrial spur, while the double-track arrangement works well along a main line or busier railroad corridor. The separate sidewalk approaches allow the roadway to continue naturally through a developed neighborhood or commercial district.

The tapered concrete sections are designed to match the approaches found in the Walthers Cornerstone Concrete Street System Complete Set 933-3138, sold separately. They can also be blended into other modular roadway components or incorporated into streets built from styrene, plaster, or other modeling materials. Crossing signs, signals, pavement markings, utility poles, vehicles, and figures can be added to develop the surrounding area further.

Complete an HO Scale Road and Railroad Scene

The Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing fits naturally with Walthers Cornerstone railroad structures when developing a detailed main line, branch line, or rail-served community. Buildings from the Walthers Cornerstone commercial and city buildings collection can help establish the surrounding urban or suburban setting.

For crossings serving factories, warehouses, or loading facilities, combine this kit with Walthers Cornerstone industrial structures. Additional signs, utility components, and streetscape elements can be found among Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details.

For finishing and integrating the crossing with surrounding roads, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for painting and weathering projects, along with model building glue and adhesives for assembling and installing the components.