Kris Rich's Hobbytowne Rolling Stock

Rich's Hobbytowne received national attention in 1964 when Walter Cronkite, anchor of the CBS Evening News, visited the shop and interviewed the owner. A "Rich's Hobby Town" boxcar is listed, but not described, in the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains.

Rich's Hobbytowne boxcar; yellow; black roof; dark red lettering and graphics; FEATURING HOOK MOUNTAIN JUNCTION MODEL MUSEUM; sliding brown plug doors; half ladders. Boxcar variation not described in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Rich's Hobbytowne boxcar; yellow; black roof; dark red lettering and graphics; FEATURING HOOK MOUNTAIN JUNCTION MODEL MUSEUM; sliding reddish brown plug doors; half ladders. Boxcar variation not described in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Rich's Hobbytowne refrigerator car; yellow; black roof; dark red lettering and graphics; FEATURING HOOK MOUNTAIN JUNCTION MODEL MUSEUM; sliding reddish brown plug doors; half ladders. There are no Rich's Hobbytowne refrigerator cars documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.