Category Description: Roundhouses, engine houses, and servicing buildings.
A Fishbowl Roundhouse
Model Railroader 1978-03 pg. 84 Scale: HO Author: Eric Lundberg
Building a see-through roundhouse roof to show off the engines inside.
A New Life for an Old Revell Enginehouse
Railroad Model Craftsman 2002-09 pg. 91 Scale: HO Author: Adolph Hungry Wolf
Kit bashing a Revell structure that happens to be the right scale.
Adding Track Pits to a Heljan Roundhouse
Railroad Model Craftsman 2003-08 pg. 83 Scale: HO Author: Ewing H. Row
The author talks about how difficult it is to find good photos of the interior or roundhouses. The article describes how to build stall track pits using balsa wood. The text is accompanied by detailed photos.
Building Walthers' New 130ft Turntable, Modern Roundhouse, and Add-on Kit
N Scale Railroading 2006-07/08 pg. 52 Scale: N Author: Keith Lyons
This article is a photo essay of author building the kits making up a very nice looking turntable with roundhouse.
Building a Freelanced Sandhouse
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-10 pg. 61 Scale: O Author: Russ Watson
The model was based on W. J. Ewell's plans as published in the Jan/Feb, 1990 issue of the Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette. Although freelanced, it is models the D&RGW Durango sanding facility. The article includes photos of the completed model, several construction photos, and several scale and detail drawings. A parts list is also included.
Building a Western Scale Models O Scale Machine Shop & Radial Drill Press
Model Railroading 2005-12 pg. 36 Scale: O Author: Tom Houle
The author mostly followed the instructions of Western Scale Models' engine shed, but instead made it a machine shop. The detail parts are by the company. The author discusses how he made the belt-driven machines appear to work. Includes detailed photos, parts list, and tools list.
Building the Ladysmith Tank
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-03 pg. 59 Scale: O Author: Ed Warren
Modeling a small water tank in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Includes prototype and model photos, and scale drawings.
CPR Standard No.2 Icehouse
Model Railroader 1978-03 pg. 73 Scale: Author: Harold Russell
This brief article is about scale drawings of a Canadian Pacific icehouse.
Caboose Servicing Facilities
Model Railroader 1978-08 pg. 72 Scale: Author: Merk Hobson
This article describes these kinds of structures for the Milwaukee Road, the ATSF, and the Wabash. Includes photos and scale drawings.
Casting Structures from Plaster
Railroad Model Craftsman 1974-02 pg. 29 Scale: HO Author: Jim Paine
In this article the author describes how he cast walls for his roundhouse using plaster. From the description it seems like a fairly straight-forward method. He covers simulating concrete walls, brick walls, and stone walls. Scale diagrams for the roundhouse walls are included.
Duluth Missabe & Northern Roundhouse
N-Scale 2003-01/02 pg. 56 Scale: N Author: Damian Kostron
The article includes prototype and model photos of the roundhouse the author built for his NTRAK module. It also includes scale drawings of the various key parts to allow modeling of this large structure.
Inside the Enginehouse
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-10 pg. 54 Scale: HO Author: Steve Kay
Most of the article is about the Lackawanna Terminal's Scranton diesel shop, with a sidebar on how to model the structure. Includes model photo.
Kitbashing a Backwoods Enginehouse
Railroad Model Craftsman 2002-10 pg. 66 Scale: HO Author: David Revelia
Kitbashing a Sierra West Scale Models engine house
Missouri Pacific Standard Pump House
Railroad Model Craftsman 2002-02 pg. 82 Scale: Author: John Hodson
These structures were used to pump water into the watertanks used to fill tenders. Includes only scale drawings.
Modeling Illinois Central's 2-Stall Engine House
Model Railroading 2002-10 pg. 22 Scale: HO Author: Ray Tutaj, Jr.
Prototype and modeling photos.
Modeling a CPR Enclosed Water Tower
Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-04 pg. 52 Scale: HO Author: Mike Chandler
This article covers the history and the model construction of a western Canada water tower that is of octagonal shape. Includes scale drawings, how to make the roof, and how to make the water spout.
Modeling a Modern Sanding Facility
Railroad Model Craftsman 2002-02 pg. 83 Scale: HO Author: Otto Vondrak
The author describes how the Rochester Institute of Technology MRR Club used a 34-foot, twin-bay hopper, just like the prototype, as a sand storage facility. Several other parts make up this scene, which doesn't require much space. Includes model and prototype photos.
Modeling a Sanding Facility
Model Railroader 1990-05 pg. 64 Scale: HO Author: Brian Rudko
The author describes how he built this modern-day version of a sanding facility that includes a building that is no longer used (implying history). Includes scale drawings, materials list, and prototype and model photos.
Modeling an Engine Terminal
Railroad Model Craftsman 1991-12 pg. 88 Scale: HO Author: Chick Curtis
The author built a small diesel engine terminal, which consists of an engine house, a fuel stand, a sand tower, and a sand house. He describes how he prepared the track area, and how he built the various structures including a utility pole. Includes some sketch diagrams.
More Tuolumne - The West Side Lumber Company Engine House and Slash Burner
Narrow Gauge And Short Line Gazette 2007-01/02 pg. 86 Scale: (none) Author: Jim Vail
The author describes how he built thes two models. Includes scale drawing and construction details of the slash burner.
My Windy River Timber Co. Engine House
Narrow Gauge And Short Line Gazette 2008-11/12 pg. 36 Scale: O Author: Jerry L. Martin
Model photos accompany this article of how the author built this two-stall engine house. He won a prize with it at the 28th National Narrow Gauge Convention.
New England Enginehouse
Railroad Model Craftsman 1980-07 pg. 68 Scale: HO Author: Russell M. Griffin
This scratchbuilt structure provides a single-stall for a steam-era enginehouse, which includes a small repair shed. The author details how he built the walls to give them strength, while still maintaining the board-by-board construction look. Scale drawings are included.
Sanding Facility
Railroad Model Craftsman 1980-07 pg. 58 Scale: HO Author: Jerry Strangarity
This steam-era sanding facility article includes scale drawings and photos of the author's scratchbuilt model.
The Waupaca-Green Bay Rwy. Enginehouse
Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-02 pg. 53 Scale: HO Author: David Leider
The author describes how he built this two-stall, multi-level roundhouse. Includes scale diagrams and prototype photos.
Touring Soo Line's Engine Facility at Portage, Wisconsin
Railroad Model Craftsman 1991-12 pg. 93 Scale: Author: Art Danz
This photo documentary of a visit to the facility includes a track arrangement.
Update A Common Water Tower Kit
Model Railroader 2010-12 pg. 70 Scale: HO Author: Ron Foreman
The author shows how he converted an HO-scale Atlas water tower into a more-realistic looking tower by using parts of the kit and scratchbuilding some other parts. Includes a materials list, several key construction step photos, a scale drawing, and how to model the wire the spout.
Vancouver's Diesel Inspection Facility Part II
N-Scale 2000-05/06 pg. 60 Scale: N Author: Pete Thomas
Building a 225-foot inspection pit, with the overhead structure necessary to support diesels. Includes step-by-step photos, as well as finished model photos.
Water Tank Tips
Railroad Model Craftsman 1980-07 pg. 74 Scale: HO Author: John Swanson
Making the Atlas water tank kit look more realistic. Includes model photos.