Monroe Models - 7219 - Structure, Building, Railroad, Engine House - Railroad Structures

Specific Item Information: Diesel Engine Houses like this were constructed along railroads at most rail yard facilities. After steam engine roundhouses were retired, diesel engines needed a more modern facility in which to maintain them. These buildings often included door cabinets, supply cupboards, lube oil, sand storage bins, automatic oil burning space heaters, a desk and clothes lockers. This engine house has space for one locomotive and includes the smoke jack vents to exhaust the diesels.

Laser-cut structure kit made of premium card stock and fiber board . Laser-etched, simulated metal siding and roofing. Laser-cut windows, doors, and trim; all with peel-and-stick backing for easy assembly and painting. Lead free cast metal roof vents, smoke jacks. Building Dimensions: 3-3/4"L x 2-3/16"W x 1-3/16"H

Road Name History: Railroad structures include but are not limited to stations, depots, yard offices, interlocking towers and tanks. A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot is a railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.

It generally consists of at least one track-side platform and a station building (depot) providing such ancillary services as ticket sales and waiting rooms. If a station is on a single-track line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. The smallest stations are most often referred to as "stops" or, in some parts of the world, as "halts" (flag stops). Stations may be at ground level, underground, or elevated. Connections may be available to intersecting rail lines or other transport modes such as buses, trams or other rapid transit systems.

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