Free Plans of an A.T.S.F. Railroad Depot

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Depots handle both freight and passengers

A.T.S.F. depot at Hardeman Pass, Texas

Every model railroad needs a depot. If you are modeling the desert Southwest, you’d have a hard time finding a better depot to model than the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad depot at Hardeman Pass, Texas. These free plans of the depot are mostly in 1/8″ = 1 foot scale, which is half size for O gauge.

Creating plaster casts of the brick walls would be an interesting scratch-building project, or commercially available brick sheets would simplify construction of this depot for your model railroad layout

Free Plans of A.T.S.F. Interlocking Tower

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Control Tower 19

Free Plans of an A.T.S.F. Interlocking Tower!


Ubiquitous during the steam era and into the modern diesel railroad era, Control towers were placed wherever railroads needed to control a number of switches, such as the entrance to a yard, or a junction. A Control tower is a great structure for your model railroad that will give lend authenticity without taking up too much real estate.

There are many kits available, but with these free building plans, the average model railroader can make a scratch-built structure that will far surpass the results of all but the most expensive craftsman kits.

These free plans are of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Control Tower 19, Santa Fe Railway Milepost 51, Dallas, TX.