Walthers Cornerstone N Scale Union Station Kit - 933-3257

Walthers Cornerstone N Scale Union Station Kit - 933-3257 brings the impressive architecture and activity of a major passenger railroad terminal to an N scale layout. Based on an American prototype, this substantial Cornerstone station features an ornate front entrance with cut-stone wall detailing, tall classical columns, canopies, a non-working clock, separate doors and windows, and a large roof detailed with skylights and vents. Designed for steam- or diesel-era layouts from the 1900s and beyond, the completed station measures 16 x 6 x 5-1/2" (40 x 15 x 16.2cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional N scale railroad structures.

Union stations played an important role in North American passenger railroading, especially in larger towns and cities where two or more railroads combined resources to build and operate a shared terminal. Walthers based this N scale model on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy station constructed in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1891 and extensively remodeled in 1931. The design makes an impressive centerpiece for passenger operations while allowing the station to be used as either a head station or a side station depending on the available layout space.

Build a Classic N Scale Union Station Passenger Terminal

The Walthers Cornerstone Union Station combines substantial passenger-station architecture with customizable features for creating a detailed urban railroad terminal:

• Based on an American railroad station prototype
• Prototype based on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy station in Omaha, Nebraska
• Ideal for steam- and diesel-era layouts from the 1900s and beyond
• Ornate front entrance with realistic cut-stone wall detailing
• Tall classical columns create an impressive station entrance
• Realistic canopies included
• Non-working station clock detail
• Separate doors and windows
• Large detailed roof with skylights and numerous vents
• End-door canopies included
• Realistic station decals included
• Molded-in cut lines on the backs of the walls simplify customizing
• Can be used as a head station or side station
• Can be positioned at or above track level
• Easy-to-build plastic structure kit
• Parts molded in appropriate colors
• Finished model measures 16 x 6 x 5-1/2" (40 x 15 x 16.2cm)

Union Station can become the focal point of an entire N scale passenger terminal. Surround the building with passenger platforms, arriving and departing trains, commuters, automobiles, taxis, baggage equipment, railroad employees, street details, and neighboring city structures to recreate the activity surrounding a major station. The substantial 16" length gives the building enough presence to anchor a large urban scene while its flexible placement makes it adaptable to different track and terminal arrangements.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone N Scale Passenger Terminal

Union Station is a natural centerpiece for a larger passenger railroad scene using additional Walthers stations and depots. Walthers specifically recommends its N Scale Butterfly-Style Station Platform Shelters 933-3258 as an accessory for Union Station, allowing modelers to develop head- or through-station platform arrangements.

Combine the station with Walthers Cornerstone railroad structures to develop the surrounding railroad property and passenger facilities. Browse N Scale Walthers Cornerstone buildings for additional commercial, industrial, railroad, and city structures to build the community surrounding the terminal.

For assembling, finishing, and weathering Union Station, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for stonework, architectural trim, roofing, platform details, and realistic urban weathering effects, along with model building glue and adhesives for structure assembly and additional modeling projects.