Columbia Historical Society HO Model Railroad
21 North Second Street
Columbia, Pennsylvania
How-To Article: Building the Columbia Trolley Barn
The photo above was taken by John Denney, a local railroad historian and author
of several articles on local railroad history. It shows a trolley at Second and Locust Streets in Columbia. The
present day Historical Society Museum is visible on the right-hand side of the street.
The article below describes how I built the model of the Columbia trolley barn on Commerce Street.
Although the barn could actually hold 3 cars side-by-side, I built just a one-car barn.
In the early part of the 20th. century, trolleys were the main mode of transportation between
Columbia and Marietta, Lancaster and points between.
"HOW TO" TIPS AND PROJECTS
The following links are to pdf files on various "How-to" tips and various projects I've built.
SCRATCHBUILDING: BASIC INFORMATION
MODEL: CONSTRUCTION OF JACK HORNER SHOE STORE-- COLUMBIA, PA
MODEL: CONSTRUCTION OF THE COLUMBIA TROLLEY BARN
MODEL: STONE BRIDGE MADE FROM WOOD
MODEL: HARTMAN'S BAR AND HOTEL
A WOODEN BUILDING YOU CAN BUILD
includes tools, adhesives, drawings, and constructing a hip roof