4.6. Sand Tower

The sanding tower for the Greystone & Rock Bottom started out as yet another highly modified Republic Locomotive Works Nn3 kit (below). During the migration to the Mountain Vista Railroad, I made a right-angle turn and decided instead to use the the tank car sanding tower I built for the Railwire 2014 Modeling Challenge. But with the rebirth of the White River, the tank car version was too modern. I would have reverted back to the modified RLW kit, except that I'd sold it. So, I had to scratchbuild a replacement.

Work began on 5 July 2021. I took the opportunity to make a mirror image of the original, as it fit the space better that way. The sand bunker is all individual boards—including the roof.

It was finished on the morning of 7 July 2021.

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