Mount Clutchmore railroad depot - 1930s small town train station real world MOC

[Murdoch17]

The model seen here is originally based upon open-back instructions purchased in 2012 from Brick City Depot. The 'Winter Village Train Station' can be seen here and was first built in real bricks by me in 2017, but then torn apart only three years later in 2020. Well, I regretted that decision to dismantle the model from the moment I did so. Thus, I've rebuilt it using newer techniques and a few modifications. Some examples include (but are not limited to):

•  two new ramps at the ends of the slightly-shorter platform
• removal of the second story
• seats have been redesigned
• vintage Coca-Cola vending machine added
• new signage, posters, and billboards
• station master mini-figure
• new chimney flue

Here we see the track side of the station. Two benches are placed outside, and another is inside. Also visible is a chalkboard showing arrival and departure times from this station, along with each train's destination.

Here is the street side of the station, with a Coca-Cola machine and a Radiator Springs poster visible. Empty bottles are in the wooden crate next to the soda machine.

The inside of the MOC has a waiting room and ticket seller one one side, and a baggage room on the other. Shown here is the passenger waiting room. (yes, the clock is 90 degrees out of place. I didn't realize until after I had made the pictures that it was incorrect compared to the other two clocks)

Here we see the baggage room, used for express freight, passenger baggage, and the mail. Two big sliding doors allow for cargo to be loaded onto the platform side, or out the street side and onto a truck.

Here's the late 1930's / early '40's era station master of the small town Mount Clutchmore train depot, who I've named named Robert. Robert has seen a lot of changes in his 25 years of railroading. He's seen the Boys go 'Over There' to fight in the trenches, survived the Flu Epidemic of 1918 around when they came home, witnessed the golden years of the Roaring Twenties end with the economic Crash of '29, and saw masses of hoboes riding freights through his town, while sleek streamliners flash by. Now, another war is starting abroad and he's also seeing the diesel-electric locomotives for the first time as well. Simply put: the times keep changing and the calendar marches relentlessly forward. Robert isn't sure what tomorrow will bring, but he's certain the railroad will get us there.

 

That's all I got for this MOC. Thoughts?

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Lovely station!

I like the presence of a storage room on the side and the detail of the brick chimney!

[Feuer Zug]

Nice small town depot. It's got the right level of details for the late 1930s. The backstory is a nice touch.

[Murdoch17]

13 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

Lovely station!

I like the presence of a storage room on the side and the detail of the brick chimney!

Thanks @LEGO Train 12 Volts for your kind comment!

1 hour ago, Feuer Zug said:

Nice small town depot. It's got the right level of details for the late 1930s. The backstory is a nice touch.

Thank you @Feuer Zug! The backstory writing is my favorite part of posting models online.

[zephyr1934]

Lots of great detailing inside and out. Though the union asks if there will be a bay window installed soon so that the station master can look down the line without having to step outside.

[Shiva]

Nice build :)

He seems a bit, unhappy, with that someone has turned the indoors closk wrong.

[Murdoch17]

21 hours ago, zephyr1934 said:

Lots of great detailing inside and out. Though the union asks if there will be a bay window installed soon so that the station master can look down the line without having to step outside.

Thanks @zephyr1934! Upper management says the station master can just stick his head out the window or walk outside... no renovations at this location happening anytime soon. 

1 minute ago, Shiva said:

Nice build :)

He seems a bit, unhappy, with that someone has turned the indoors closk wrong.

Thanks! Wouldn't you be mad too if someone messed with your desk clock, @Shiva?

[Shiva]

10 minutes ago, Murdoch17 said:

Thanks! Wouldn't you be mad too if someone messed with your desk clock, @Shiva?

Yep, especially in this type of work.

[Daiman]

On 5/1/2025 at 2:44 AM, Murdoch17 said:

I regretted that decision to dismantle the model from the moment I did so

I certainly feel this, I too had a colonial era station mock up that i dismantled for bricks in a build that went nowhere...and it was a lovely station indeed.

Yours is a very clean build and I love the details.

Only thing i could suggest is using this older roof style, maybe add a rain gutter along the bottom edges and a downpipe to even out the l.o.d. for the whole build.

 

Nice work.

[Murdoch17]

On 5/3/2025 at 3:47 PM, Daiman said:

I certainly feel this, I too had a colonial era station mock up that i dismantled for bricks in a build that went nowhere...and it was a lovely station indeed.

Yours is a very clean build and I love the details.

Only thing i could suggest is using this older roof style, maybe add a rain gutter along the bottom edges and a downpipe to even out the l.o.d. for the whole build.

 

Nice work.

Thanks for the kind comment @Daiman! I'll look into adding your rain gutter idea (and @zephyr1934's bay window) in a future revision.

[Daiman]

4 hours ago, Murdoch17 said:

rain gutter

I thought using parts like the runners for the sliding doors may work well.