Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Modern Lumber Transload Kit - 933-4106

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Modern Lumber Transload Kit - 933-4106 adds a contemporary rail-served lumber distribution facility to HO scale industrial parks, rail yards, team tracks, and distribution centers. Based on facilities that transfer lumber and other loads between road and rail for local and long-distance delivery, this detailed Cornerstone kit includes two covered storage sheds with interior lumber racks, a separate office, concrete paving, a side-loading ramp, and lumber stacks. Designed for layouts from the late 1990s to the present, the facility creates an excellent destination for boxcars, trucks, and other freight traffic. Explore the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale industries and structures.

Modern transload facilities allow freight to move efficiently between different forms of transportation without requiring every customer to have its own direct rail connection. At a lumber transload, shipments arriving by rail can be unloaded and stored before continuing by truck to local customers, while outbound loads can move through the facility in the opposite direction. This road-to-rail-to-road operation gives 933-4106 excellent potential as an active modern freight destination on an HO scale railroad.

Build an HO Scale Rail-Served Lumber Transload Facility

The Walthers Cornerstone Modern Lumber Transload combines multiple structures, paved working areas, and lumber details to create a complete contemporary distribution facility:

• HO scale Modern Lumber Transload plastic structure kit
• Walthers Cornerstone product number 933-4106
• Contemporary trackside industry suitable for layouts from the late 1990s to the present
• Typical of facilities found in industrial parks, rail yards, and distribution centers
• Models freight transfer between road and rail for local and long-distance delivery
• Includes two covered storage sheds with interior lumber racks
• Concrete paving with between-track crossover
• Designed for use with Code 83 WalthersTrack and other compatible HO track, sold separately
• Side-loading ramp for boxcars and oversize loads
• Separate office with individual windows and doors
• Office includes high-efficiency furnace inlet and outlet pipes
• Separate gas and electric meters
• Parts included for 10 dimensional lumber stacks in multiple sizes
• Parts molded in five colors
• Storage Sheds, each: 9-3/4 x 4-1/2 x 2-3/4" (24.7 x 11.4 x 6.9cm)
• Office: 4-3/4 x 5 x 2" (12 x 12.7 x 5cm)
• Paving Sections, each: 8-3/4 x 4-3/8 x 5/32" (22.2 x 11.1 x 0.3cm)

The separate components make 933-4106 flexible enough for a variety of layout spaces. Arrange the covered sheds and office around a rail siding and paved work area, position boxcars at the side-loading ramp, and add trucks around the facility to represent lumber moving between rail and highway transportation. The included lumber stacks provide ready-made loads and storage details for developing activity around the sheds and loading areas.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone Industrial District

The Modern Lumber Transload is a natural addition to Walthers Cornerstone industrial structures and provides an operating destination for freight cars within a contemporary rail-served industrial park or distribution district.

Combine the facility with Walthers Cornerstone factories and warehouses and Walthers Cornerstone railroad structures to develop the surrounding industrial and railroad property. Additional lumber, loading-area equipment, vehicles, and scene-building components can be added with Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details.

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