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 Caboose - 6
MRH-Feb 2013
