Narrow Gauge Freight House | HOn3 Barlow Pass Layout

Narrow Gauge Freight House | HOn3 Barlow Pass Layout

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ThunderMesaStudio
Feb 6, 2026

I decided my fictional Colorado town of Barlow Pass needed a freight house to match the passenger station that I built last time. So this week, I designed and built a freelanced structure to capture the look and feel of a high country freight depot along the old Rio Grande narrow gauge. This video takes you through the complete build of the structure, from early design considerations all the way to final details and weathering!
Empire Trackworks graciously provided the custom, hand-built HOn3 turnouts for the layout. Check them out at https://www.empire-trackworks.com/

Thanks for watching!
Dave

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