This has been a very long off and on project - mostly off for many years. It all started in 2002. I was becoming more interested in the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines which was the railroad nearest to me growing up. The only correct PRSL “Cabin Cars” in S Scale were Overland N5 brass – hard to find in the pre-internet days and were expensive. I saw a photo of 252 and liked it. I have some memories of the PRSL running. The transfer caboose was the correct time period for me just before becoming Conrail. The number one aspect for me about S Scale is having something that is one of a kind if I make it or bought it. I belonged to many Yahoo groups. On 1 of the groups was Chad Boas that was making very nice HO cars from styrene and casting them in urethane for sale. I asked if he would make me a N11 which he declined but did make me this cab.

And so it was started. My plan was to make the frame from brass to give it some weight. Obviously 24 years later that did not happen. It became a work on it for a while project many times. In 2008 I learned Solidworks forever changing my modeling skills. That eventually lead to me doing my own 3D printing as well. I liked the whole open grating of the platforms and steps.

Updated 3-19-26

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