The Quincy Enginehouse was designed from prototype drawings and an article in Model Railroader Magazine (April 1963) by Don Sims. The Enginehouse is one of several structures from the article written about a short line which was laid in 1910 near the back-country town of Quincy, California in Plumas County. The railroad was still in use at the time of the magazine printing and we feel all the various structures of the Quincy Railroad yard deserve to be reproduced in HO scale because of their functional adaptability. Our many thanks go to Mr. Len Thayer, General Superintendent of the Quincy Railroad Company and his crew who were very helpful and instrumental in obtaining dimensions and information pertaining to the building and structures of the Quincy yard.

The Quincy Enginehouse is the first kit in a series which make up the railroad and revenue building of the Quincy Railroads terminus. Quincy is located in the Sierras, of Plumas County, California. The railroad connects with the Western Pacific, 5.5 miles away, at Quincy Junction, near Keddie, California. A majority of the traffic is lumber products, merchandise and small farming items.

The Enginehouse, as with all the railroad structures were constructed by lumber mill crews. The are strictly utilitarian, and many of the dimensions seem casual, however they have an appeal not generally found in more formally designed structures. The Enginehouse is of timber frame construction, sheeted with corrugated metal, eight-one feet long it has a timber inspection pit and heavy plank floor. A small metal covered tool shed is attached, as well as a larger wood machine shop. Quincy's engines No. 1 a 2-4-2T and No. 2 a 2-6-2T served consecutively from 1919 to 1945. Both were oil burners. No. 3 a small 44HP GE diesel was acquired in 1945. Also included are a barrel rack and material yard fence.