I happen to model the Housatonic in HO Scale and have each of the engines painted and lettered, and have modeled loosely some of the Housy sites, including, New Milford "yard" including Kimberly Clark, Quality Oils, The Canaan Engine facility, Shepaug Reload Lumber Center, and Sheffield Plastics team track.

Canaan Fuel Pad

Model Locomotives and cars you could use:

GP-35 Athearn: #140-4200 - (undecorated)

GP-9 Athearn: #140-3151 (undecorated)

RS-3 Stewart #691-2000 (undecorated- horizontal fan doors)

Wide Vision Caboose -Athearn #140-5360 (undecorated)

Difco Dump Car - Walthers #932-5951 (painted - needs to be stripped first)

 

Model of HRRC GP-9 #7324

Paint you can use:

Oil-based: Floquil

CNW Green

CN Yellow

Water-based:Polly Scale

CSX Yellow

CNW Green

Hint: to stripped already painted models, soak in brake fluid

 

Model of Canaan Engine House and area

Decals:

are available in a variety of scales (N, HO, O, S) from:

Berkshire Hills Model Ry Supply

93 Main Street (Rt44) just a few doors from the Housatonic tracks!

Canaan, CT 860-824-0527

email: berkshirehills.hobby@snet.net

open Tues - Friday 11-6 and Sat. & Sunday 10-5

Another good place to purchase models is

Tom's Trains

618 Silas Deane Hwy, Wethersfield, CT

860-529-6157 or on the web at www.tomstrains.com

Open Tuesday - Saturday

Please support both of these hobby shops, they are very supportive of my efforts!

 

Model of Quality Food Oils - New Milford

 

I also model the Green Mountain Railroad and the Vermont Railway.