Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Small Wood Coaling Station Kit - 933-4202

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Small Wood Coaling Station Kit - 933-4202 brings an essential steam-era locomotive servicing structure to HO scale engine terminals, branch lines, and short lines. Based on a 40-ton-capacity CB&Q prototype, this compact wooden coaling station represents the smaller towers used by railroads large and small to supply steam locomotives with coal. Its space-saving footprint makes it especially useful for layouts where a full-size coaling tower would be too large. Finished dimensions are 3 x 5-5/8 x 7-13/16" (7.8 x 14.1 x 19.7cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale railroad structures.

Coal was an essential part of steam locomotive servicing, and coaling stations ranged from simple facilities on lightly traveled lines to massive structures at major terminals. Walthers based 933-4202 on a 40-ton-capacity CB&Q prototype, creating a compact structure well suited to branch lines, short lines, smaller end-point terminals, and other locations where locomotive servicing facilities were modest in size.

Build a Detailed HO Scale Steam-Era Coaling Station

The Walthers Cornerstone Small Wood Coaling Station combines a compact footprint with detailed components that capture the machinery and structural features of a smaller railroad coaling facility:

• HO scale Small Wood Coaling Station plastic kit
• Walthers Cornerstone product number 933-4202
• Signature steam-era railroad structure
• Based on a 40-ton-capacity CB&Q prototype
• Typical of smaller coaling towers used by railroads large and small
• Compact footprint ideal for space-limited HO scale layouts
• Well suited to branch lines, short lines, and smaller end-point terminals
• Highly detailed support timbers
• Detailed machinery house
• Includes grate, coal chute, counterweights, and additional structural details
• Designed to work alongside other Cornerstone structures for a complete steam locomotive servicing facility
• Parts molded in gray plastic
• Track centerline measures 4-13/16" (12.1cm)
• Finished dimensions: 3 x 5-5/8 x 7-13/16" (7.8 x 14.1 x 19.7cm)

The compact size of 933-4202 makes it particularly useful for creating an operationally believable steam locomotive servicing scene without consuming the space required by a large concrete coaling tower. Position it alongside an engine-terminal track where steam locomotives can be serviced, and combine it with water, sanding, maintenance, and other railroad facilities to develop a more complete steam-era terminal.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone Steam Engine Terminal

The Small Wood Coaling Station is a natural addition to Walthers Cornerstone engine and maintenance facilities. Its smaller prototype makes it especially appropriate for compact locomotive terminals and servicing areas where a large coaling facility would not be necessary.

Combine the coaling station with Walthers Cornerstone railroad structures and Walthers Cornerstone trackside structures to build out the surrounding railroad property. Additional scene-building components can be found in Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details.

For assembling, painting, and weathering the Small Wood Coaling Station, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for wood tones, coal dust, soot, grime, and other realistic steam-era weathering effects, along with model building glue and adhesives for structure assembly.