MOW equipment and HiRail vehicles add a level of operating interest to a layout. I always thought that it would be fun to run something on the layout in addition to locomotives. You never know when some maintenance issues will crop up and a team may need to go out into the field. Recently I purchased a Bachmann DCC HiRail vehicle and my goal is to customize it to create a QGRY vehicle.
Using this prototype HiRail truck photo that I took in the QGRY Sainte-Thérèse (Montreal) yard in October 2013 I plan to detail the truck. So… that’s what’s on my workbench this week.
Happily, HO scale Cylindrical Hoppers are pretty easy to find and I have a bunch of the excellent Intermountain Cylindrical Covered Hoppers – Trough Hatch Version. Now on to the fun stuff – graffiti and weathering them. But that is a post for a future Workbench Wednesday…
