5. Tracy McKibben built this beauti-
ful two-story depot based on plans
of the Lawler, MN depot built by the
SOO Line.
He adapted the station for
his DM&RI Hill City Subdivision. The
HO scale shelf layout is based on an
alternate history for the DM&RI. The
road has expanded beyond being an
ore carrier, and services Hill City in
1920 as a general purpose railroad.
Tracy scratchbuilt the depot and
detailed it inside and out. The exte-
rior was sheathed board by board.
The double-hung windows are
scratchbuilt, and the shingles were
cut from paper using a special pair of
craft scissors. To see more of Tracy's
work, visit his blog at
and click on “depot.”
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