Resin Kit Interurban Locomotives by Pope Imagineering
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
Pope Imagineering
Prototype Info
Category:
Interurban
Year/Era:
1908
Manufacturer:
Niles Car and Manufacturing Company
Road Name:
Chicago South Shore & South Bend (CSS&SB)
Ext. Reference:
Model Info
Gauge:
S
Introduced:
1988
Product Type:
Resin Kit
Finish:
unpainted
Power:
AC or DC
Wheels:
scale or hi-rail
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
In the real world, these were large wooden interurban cars. Note that the prototype was 10 feet wide, not the more standard (for interurbans) 8-foot width. This has led some people to perceive these S-scale models as being O-scale, but they are indeed true S-scale models. The model includes running lights and Wagner poles.
(image copyright © Roman Papierz; used by permission)
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
Pope Imagineering
Prototype Info
Category:
Interurban
Road Name:
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
Class:
6000
Ext. Reference:
Ext. Reference:
Ext. Reference:
Model Info
Gauge:
S
Introduced:
1986
Product Type:
Resin Kit
Finish:
painted & lettered
Power:
AC or DC
Wheels:
scale or hi-rail
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
Pope Imagineering took pre-orders to produce their items. They tended to offer them at local train shows in the Chicago area, so if you lived there at the time and were involved in S, you might have been able to pre-order or pick these up. These were not one-off models, but they were produced in small quantities. The prototype cars were 48 feet long and 9'4" wide. The model scales out at 48' long and 9'2" wide.
(image copyright © John Mann; used by permission)