I recently read Tony Koester’s article on building a trackside diner and got thinking about how quaint and comforting they must have been. If anyone has a diner on their road, let’s see some pics. I plan to add one to my layout eventually. Also I am wondering if anyone had the fortune to eat in one.
I had one which was part of the FSM kit, Roadside Delights, but had it near the backdrop. It was too good a piece to have near the back of the layout so it has been removed in favor of a City Classics diner which is not yet complete. I haven’t decided where the FSM diner will go yet but it will find a prominent place on the layout for sure.
I have the Blue Star Diner on my layout.
The Silver Spike is on mine. Cheers
Coffee break on my layout[:D]
Here’s the City Classics Diner on their show layout. I bought one, but haven’t started it yet. It’s a nice little kit for $20. MicroScale sells decal sets for it make it look really good.
I’ve eaten at few of this style of diner over the years.
Really nice design, and the weathering effect too. Did you model it after a real diner? Impressive layout too
I like that signage. How did you make it?
Although not a trackside diner, Moody’s Diner on US Route 1 in Waldoboro Maine has been well known for more than 75 years. My wife’s dad drove Maine Central RR busses, and Moody’s was a meal stop on the Maine coastal route. We stop there often. The food is good and the prices reasonable, but the place can get very busy during the summer tourist season. http://www.moodysdiner.com/
My City Classics roadside diner is built but not yet installed on the layout. I built it on the dining room table in the daytime during our nine day blackout following this winter’s ice storm. It’s a nice kit.
Here is Diner I cobbled up awhile back for my N scale railroad…It’s a old passenger car and I e unit shell…Jerry
