John Frantz grew up around
model railroading and full-size
trains from birth, having expe-
rienced his first excursion trip
before he was one year old.
Since then, John’s gone on to get
a degree in drafting and design.
After working for Custom Model
Railroads in Baltimore, MD
for four years, he started his
own model business, Mount Vernon Shops (
, first selling structure kits, then transitioning to
decals. Primarily modeling the Pennsylvania and Western
Maryland Railroads from 1940-1945 in his hometown of
York, Pennsylvania, John also models Conrail and Chessie
from 1978-1980 in the same area. Embracing railroading as a
hobby and a living, John works in management for a regional
railroad company.
Modeling Conrail’s EX-PC/PRR N5 Caboose Fleet - 6
American Model Builders:
#345 Bowser Modernized
PRR N5 Caboose
Atlas Model Railroad Co.:
#190000 HO Roller Bearing
Caboose Trucks
#191000 HO Friction Bearing
Caboose Trucks
Bowser:
#55000 Undecorated
N5b Caboose Kit
#74343 N8 Caboose Grab Irons
Cal Scale:
#465 Conrail Caboose
Marker Lights
#475 Pennsylvania Railroad
Caboose Steps
Champ Decals:
#HC-633 HO Conrail Caboose
(Out of business - use Google
to search for sources)
Parts List
Evergreen Scale Models:
#8404 4x4 Strip
#9010 .010” Sheet
Floquil:
#F110058 Conrail Blue
#F110010 Engine Black
Kadee:
#158 Scale Whisker Couplers
Microscale Industries:
#87-161 Conrail Freight Cars
and Cabooses
Pactra:
#RC51 Sprint White
Mount Vernon Shops:
#HO-CRC Conrail Cabooses
.
MRH-Feb 2013
