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opening in the 12-panel welded sides. Note the 4/5 Pullman-
Standard “dartnaught” ends and low tack board on the pro-
totype photo. The HO scale ready- to-run model will have an
MSRP of $34.95.
Mike Rose Hobbies
is
selling concrete phone booths based on
an early Lehigh Valley prototype that is
still standing on an abandoned branch
line near Bernice, Penn. The model is
similar to phone booths used by other
railroads including DL&W, Erie, CNJ,
and O&W. The structure is a 3D-printed
model and is offered both with and with-
out a smoke jack. It is available in HO, S,
and O scales. For pricing and additional
information on both the models and the
prototype visit
Minitrains EU
(
has
introduced an HOn30
scale 0-4-0 steam loco-
motive and four pas-
senger cars, all based
on the fictional Fiddletown & Copperopolis cartoon series.
The locomotive is an 0-4-0 with a four-wheel tender.
The passenger car set includes a coach, combine, RPO-
baggage, and a baggage car. Minitrains EU does not currently
MRH-Mar 2013
