Norfolk & Western J Class 4-8-4
in S Scale and Hi-Rail brass

Recent News

SP Harriman Mikes and F-5 2-10-2 "Decks"  - advance orders have been delivered, and a limited number of these models are still available. If you are interested, please contact us to check availability and place an order. And be sure to visit the Current Projects page for more photos and information.

Hi-Rail Sharks available shortly - we'll shortly have Sharks (RF16s) with hi-rail wheels available for sale...contact us if you are interested

River Raisin Models is now a dealer for ESU LokSound  - give us a call and let us help with your DCC sound decoder needs

Production models available...
Milwaukee Road Rib-sided Cabooses
in two versions, in S scale and hi-rail brass

No caboose on any railroad was more identifiable with the railroad that built them than the Milwaukee Road’s  “rib-siders”.  The road’s welded, rib-sided construction built by the craftsmen of the Milwaukee Shops, proved to be lighter yet stronger than the more typical construction methods. Between 1939 and 1951, Milwaukee built 315 bay-window, rib-sided cabooses. Seven different varieties of the “rib-siders” were built over the years with modifications and improvements added to the design.  River Raisin has built two of the versions that operated during the entire time period these cabooses ran. The cabooses lasted longer than the railroad did. (Model photo above by Bob Werre.) More photos of the RRM models

River Raisin has these S scale brass models available in either the 1939 original or 1949 versions and also with scale or hi-rail wheels and couplers. Read more

River Raisin Models is pleased to announce our next project -- the Norfolk & Western "J Class" 4-8-4, the finest steam passenger locomotive ever built!

We are proud to offer these steam locomtives in two different versions. We will build these locomotives in scale and hi-rail DC, if sufficient reservations are received. The hi-rail models will be built with two middle blind drivers. This project will not be held out for reservation for an extended period in order to maintain a 2009 production schedule. These models will include the features and quality you have grown to expect from River Raisin Models, and they will be expertly built by the master craftmen at Boo Rim Precision. The builder will install a 9 pin DCC wiring harness. Watch this site for upcoming additional prototype photos and information.

Norfolk & Western "J Class" 4-8-4 
Flyer & Reservation Form

Read more about the Norfolk & Western Js in these articles:

• Wikipedia
• The Norfolk and Westerm Historical Society Magazine (April/June 2008 issue)