The early 1900s were a period of great expansion and modernization on the Prince Edward Island Ry. (PEIR). Existing stations were replaced or expanded, new locomotives and cars were acquired, and a number of branch lines were built.
Three of these branch lines shared a very attractive standard station design. These stations were built at eight locations on the Murray Harbor branch in 1905: Hazelbrook, Vernon, Vernon River, Grandview, Melville, Wood Islands, Murray River, and Murray Harbor. A station and freight shed were built at Montague Bridge in 1906, and a slightly modified station and freight shed were built at Elmira in 1911.
The PEIR 1905 Standard Booking Station and related structures would be an ideal modeling project. They would be perfect for freelance layouts, and would be appropriate for any site from a hamlet to small city.
The ratios to convert the drawings to a different scale on the PDF.
Great drawings. My freight shed is just about finished (in TTn3) and I think I'll try my first pass at the station itself this evening. I'm trying hard to focus on some other things on the workbench but the drawings are just too nice to put off much longer.
Love the drawings! Please keep them coming!
I have Just downloaded these plans, they look good. I'll comment later after construction. This is the first I have decided to build an Amercian railway. Mine are usually British. I might need some comments and help on how to do it. Thanks
Downloading with OS X Lion was curious. File downloaded with a .ashx suffix. I couldn't open it until I replaced that suffix with .pdf. As I said, curious
In my part of the country we have many smaller frame structures still serving many small businesses and manufacturing. Relatively simple drawings would be welcome by many of us with tight layout space, to balance the many fine brick kits that are available. Wood is still a great building medium.
Dick
Hi, Darren:
I'm using Adobe Reader X, and I tried an N scale print with no issues. It's not intuitive, though.
You will need to go into the "Page Scaling" box after you select "print" from the file menu. This should be set to read "tile large pages". A scale factor box opens, and you will type in 54.4 there.
Try this, it should work for you. Adobe Reader isn't the friendliest program for scaling!
Hopefully you'll get a good print, and be able to build a model from my drawings. Enjoy!
Steve
How do I get adobe to print N-scale?
Keeps cutting off picture even with scaling
Thanks, all, for the kind comments. Hopefully I'll be submitting other structures for consideration- several are in research, or early drawing stages.
Re the printing issue, this is something that MR may address on future drawings. The PDF will print cleanly on a B size (11X17) sheet with scaling at 100% for HO. True, few people can print in that size. I'd suggest taking the PDF file to a local Kinko's, Staples, or other print shop that can print in that size.
For the large scale modellers, you'll need a shop with a large engineering plotter and you'll need to do the math for your particular scale. It shouldn't be too difficult.
And of course, there's always the old method of measuring the drawing with an HO scale rule, then transferring the dimension to the work using a rule for your favourite modelling scale.
Hopefully I'll see some models built from the drawings!
Enjoy, all!
Steve
Hi, John:
No change of pitch on these stations… what you're seeing in the photo is an old, neglected building with a sagging roof.
Examination of as-built photos and surviving structures proves these are simple hip roofs with a single pitch.
Hope this helps!
Steve
"JOHN FALCONER said:
What a find. Something about it said "CNR" even before I read the article. The main dimensions are very helpful, as are the details of the overhang support. Just one minor quibble; in the photographs the roof has a change of pitch (pagoda style?) over the platform overhang, but it doesn't show on the drawings."
Many thanks.
Great building.
P Pheiffers
South Africa
Love the drawings, would like more!
Great job Steve!
I look forward to more drawings of Canadian railway structures.
Keep up the good work!
What a find. Something about it said "CNR" even before I read the article. The main dimensions are very helpful, as are the details of the overhang support. Just one minor quibble; in the photographs the roof has a change of pitch (pagoda style?) over the platform overhang, but it doesn't show on the drawings.
good background description
MR Staff,
I really like the idea of having relatively simple drawings available for subscriber download – I can print as many copies as I need for templates, etc. Any chance on expanding on this concept to include more "simple" railroad and industrial structures?
Thanks again for a great read every month!
Great drawing and I understand protecting material but few of us have a tabloid size printer to print this is full size and it does not allow for any editing. I can't even import it (in my case into CorelDraw) where I normally scale work.
Great Plans. With the true dimensions included, it will be easy resize for 1:32. This is definitely a must build.
This is a great diagram. In my most recent Bachmann kit, is came with a plasticville (not exactly my favorite brand) station that looked much like this. Thanks!
Top notch guys.
I like to use Google books for ideas. They have Engineering Books and journals from the 1800's on that feature real buildings with timber sizes and everything. A great resource.
http://books.google.com/books?id=gIs5AAAAMAAJ&dq=railroad%20structures&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
Can I get G scale?
This is a really nice drawing Steve. Thanks for sharing it. I have been collecting information on the Vernon River line for a while and am really happy to have added these drawings to that collection. Thanks.
Are there any books with drawings/plans of buildings, bridges and structures similar style to the Model Railroader Steam and Diesel Locomotive Cyclopedias?
Great article & drawing. I am completing a similar Station that was on Central Vermont/CP at Magog Quebec in HO. I don't think people realise the magnitude & depth of our hobby & the skills they acquire or invent over time in model railroading. Most pastimes today look only at the best, where model railroading can be at the level the individual or group wants to apply or achieve. Grrrreeeeaaat!
Great plans!
I hope to build at least two of these for my garden railway, but unfortunately G scale which was not listed. Maybe some large scales can also be included in future? Luckily the conversion from 1:87 to 1:29 is an easy one (300%), not so lucky is going to 1:32 (271.9%).