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S SCALE MODEL RAILROADING 

"S" TRACTION SUPPLIES

By Craig S. O'Connell

Changes last made on:
September 26, 2014.


PRICES BELOW ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE AUTHOR OF THIS PAGE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUALITY OR AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCTS OR THE PRICES INDICATED.

There are not many S scale traction products available. I'm searching. If anyone knows of any sources of S scale traction supplies please e-mail me. -- Thanks, Craig.
Many thanks to Dennis Conway for his invaluable assistance in putting together the information for this page.

A tip o' the hat to Reg Akers for his help in updating this site.

 


Jason's Brass Poles- WEBSITE NO LONGER AVAILABLE - But Brian can be reached by e-mail .... Brian Weisman

The prices quoted here may be outdated. Please check with Brian before ordering. I've ordered many of his items.

-offered S gauge line of poles and brass street lights, goose neck station lights and wall mount lamps.

S scale wall mount lights -were (3) for $6.50 or $2.50 each
S scale gooseneck station lights - were (3) for $11 or $4 each
S scale street lights - were (3) for $14 or $5 each.
optional add $2 per light for painting $1 each for wall mount painting
Add $3.50 for S&H

Jason's Brass Poles
1337 Laura Drive
Lorain, Ohio 44053
440-282-9225

River's Traction & Trolley - 540 County Line Road in Gates Mill, Ohio 44040-9703 No phone # is listed.

S Scale Traction Yahoo Groups Listserve: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S_Scale_Traction/

Photos of the O Scale Trolley Layout of Les Lewis. -- Les has one of the best trolley layouts I've ever seen. He models downtown New Haven, CT . All pix were taken by me. They are well worth viewing.

O'Toole Lines - Tom O'Toole passed away June 13, 2001. His company was taken over by Rivers Traction & Trolleys. O'Toole sold O & HO Scale ex-Wagner traction parts

Susquehanna S Gaugers Page on James Edwards's PCC cars -- good info site on S gauge trolleys, the history and sources; excellent photos. This is a must-see site for S gaugers.
 

Model Memories NEW ADDRESS -P.O. Box 722, Powhatan, VA 23139-0722.Phone: 804-598-4716. NEW Email: modelmemories@comcast.net -In addition to their S scale brass signals Model Memories carries catenary poles and pre-formed overhead wire for S scalers.

Catenary Poles...#SCP1 @ $16.86/pr. (as of 11/22/98) --"I-Beam" style as used on many railroads. Each pole set includes:


Pre-formed Overhead Wire..
.#SOWT3 @ $17.00/4 sections (as of 11/22/98). Each wire section is 20 inches long.
Note:The wire hanger is not pre-formed leaving it to the modeller to choose the style used by the railroad being modeled.

American Models - now sells catenary.

Q-Car Company, Inc. HO and O scale traction parts, some of which might be useable in S scale.

Northwest Short Line-NWSL--offers precision miniature 12v. DC motors suitable for S scale locomotives or other powered units. For further info & product listing send $1.00 for handling or $8.00 for a full catalog to:
NWSL
Box 423
Seattle, WA 98111-0423
Phone: (206) 932-1087; Fax: (206) 935-7106.

Friedlein's Rail Replicas--Five different overhead wire hangers usable in HO, S and O scales.

Friedlein's Rail Replicas
P.O. Box 262
Medford, OR 97501-0018
OR TRY:
8624 Ellen Court, Parkville, MD 21234
cfriedlein@comcast.net

      

Pope Imagineering - OUT OF BUSINESS (FROM WHAT I CAN TELL)

Ron Papierz
P.O. Box 30318
Chicago, Ill 60630
773-202-0058
E-mail: ronela@corecomm.net

Had a PCC car and a CSS&SB interurban, a Niles car. My PCC required regauging of the wheels. Apparently the wheel to wheel distance was based upon the S gauge standards provided by the NMRA rather than the NASG, meaning that the wheel base is too close. Mine came with an overhead pickup pole and runs on two rail track with positive and negative leads.

Also installing Trainmaster hand held controls, AC power, in S gauge engines. Will be doing a tender that allows you to pull the e-unit out of the AF train and install a sound card and receiver; turn on off headlights, smoke, etc...while the power is on full to your track....just like DCC but it's AC. Great for AF. Will also be making European style trolley poles in S gauge.


My PCC streetcar from Pope Imagineering.

The above pictured Pope car measures approximately 9 inches in length [9/ (12x46.5) = 0.0161 = 1/62] which is about 1/62 scale. The wheelsets look to regauged HO Athearn trucks but gauged by NMRA S scale standards (.875') as opposed to the NASG standards (.883").

 

East Penn Traction Club- Not "S" scale but this site has lots of goodies for traction fans.

 

The Cryer Gray Foundry - 1917 vintage 53'6" brass through plate girder bridge, fully assembled

J. A. Botten
1-216-356-2652
E-mail:
jabotten@aol.com
 

The Unofficial Site Of The History Of The New York City Subway System

 
Trolleyville USA -- "If you have an interest in streetcars and/or interurbans, then Trolleyville is the place for you. We built this place for you to come to get information specifically geared to the traction modeler. Are you looking for some modeling tips? Try going to the schoolhouse. Want to know about a new product? Take one of the plant tours. If you're looking for a club, climb up into the clubhouse. If you're looking to buy, take a walk in the shops downtown. And if you want the latest news on the happenings here at Trolleyville, read all about it in the Times." -- from the Trolleyville website.
 

Hanging Simple Overhead Wire For Trolley Pole Use -- from the Trolleyville USA site.

Birney Car from Putt Trains. WEBSITE NO LONGER AVAILABLE - This was a four wheel S gauge Birney car in plastic with a metal chassis. Trolleys will reverse if ordered in DC only version. All products are available with scale wheels. The trolley pole is non-operational and the trolley length is not scale. Comes with a headlight in hirail versions only. Single Trolley $88.95; Dual Trolleys (both powered, two numbers) $162.95, shipping included if ordered direct. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS STILL AVAIALBLE .... 12/16/08.

Also available from Scenery Unlimited, 7236 W. Madison St., Forest Park, IL 60130; (708) 366-7763 or you can contact Putt Trains directly at:

Putt Trains WEBSITE NO LONGER AVAILABLE
c/o Terry Putt
6596 Bogue Rd
P O Box 463
Orwell, OH 44076
440-437-8664
e-mail: Putt Trains

Underground Railway Press-- Specializing in plans for motive power, rolling stock and structures for logging, mainline, mining, narrow gauge, short line and traction railroads. WEBSITE NO LONGER AVAILABLE

For a catalog of over 2,000 plans, send $2.00 to:

Underground Railway Press
PO Box 11279
Burke, VA 22009-1279
703 250-1515 PHONE
703 250-1515 FAX

Shoreline Trolley Museum of CT--Prototype Stuff from CT NEW WEBSITE

Connecticut Trolley Museum-- More CT prototypes.

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