1: Rio Grande 3000 series cars are the most modeled
narrow gauge boxcar across all scales. Photo courtesy
of BHI Publications, Tim Mulina collection.
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and then to 40’, and then much larger and taller until arriving at
the sizes used today. Narrow gauge cars stayed smaller due to
using lighter rail and tighter curves than their bigger brothers.
I recently conducted an informal survey among narrow gauge
groups on the Internet and received some interesting feed-
back. The primary purpose of this survey was to determine the
mix of rolling stock individuals had, and to find out who the
manufacturers are in the different scales. On3 and larger scales
are not included.
On30
Boxcar kits are available from International Hobbies, who import
Chivers Finelines plastic, Boulder Valley resin, Foothill Model
Works resin, Bachmann plastic ready-to-run, On30IMA laser
wood, Deerfield River laser wood, AMS plastic, Accucraft plastic,
Lite and Narrow Column - 2
MRH-Feb 2013
