Bank to Station

atsfrio Jul 11, 2009

  1. atsfrio

    atsfrio TrainBoard Member

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    I was thinking of using the Bailey Savings and Loan kit (http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-3031) for a passenger station but its more than one story. Do railroads use two or three story stations? If so what are the other stories for?
     
  2. Mr. SP

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    Check out photos of stations in big cities like New York Chicago Denver and so on. Portland Oregon's Union Station has a second floor
    Chicago I think had five stations at one time and all had two or more floors.
    Smaller cities and towns had smaller stations. The size of the station was based on the need for office space and other needs.
    Your project should be a great kitbash job.
     
  3. NYW&B

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    The main station in major cities are often multi-storied, with the upper floors used for corporate offices and various other RR operations, particularly those handling system paperwork. I kitbashed a Bailey's Savings & Loan structure for my downtown station in Jacksboro, NY, on the HHRR. However, in my particular arrangement the very large windows on the front of the building represent a source of illumination for a cavernous interior public space, common to many city stations. Only the building's sidewall windows suggest actual office space.

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  4. atsfrio

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    Size

    How much space does your station take up? Also, What was it kitbashed with? It looks like you bought two of the same kit.
     
  5. NYW&B

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    It's kitbashed from just a single Walther's Bailey Savings & Loan kit and has the same footprint as the original. What I did was to move various architectural elements making up the front of the building around to the sides, giving it a totally different appearance.

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