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.

Kris Rich's Hobbytowne boxcar with brown plug doors

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.


Kris Rich's Hobbytowne boxcar with reddish brown plug doors

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.


Kris Rich's Hobbytowne refrigerator car

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.

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