A second Elizabethton Depot

All photos courtesy James L. Dixon

This is the second Elizabethton Depot we've seen. Like the first, this model is also dated 1967 on the bottom, even though the original upon which the design of these two 1967 versions are based was published in the December 1964 issue of Model Railroader in the article Down by the Depot. Both of these '67 versions have more refined construction than the '64. You can see a photo of the original in this image of downtown Elizabethton on the Elizabeth Valley Railroad.

Unlike the first version, this one is mounted on a base that could serve as a platform on a railroad.

It looks like ELM has modelled one front window as being propped up by a ruler.

The outhouse is not in good repair. You can see its roof is missing.

And from this overhead view you can see a sidewall is also missing as well as one of the front privacy walls. Here's what the outhouse looks like on the first version.

I can see the scale on the left side of the shed.

Yeap, there it is. My guess is that it's a commercial item, but it might be scratchbuilt.

The decorative trim along the ridge line is a little damaged, but there's enough left that a replacement could be made that would exactly match the original.

Like many other ELM models, the roof is removable and exposes a fully detailed interior. The roof design is the same as used on the first version.

It has an excellent interior just like the first version.

I like how the desk in the centre room even has books on it.

The red chairs look comfortable. 

Also, in this view it's clear that ELM once again carefully set the window glass in the frames, as Paul pointed out in the five window schoolhouse post. That's some nice attention to detail on ELM's part.

I wonder if ELM built both versions at the same time, or one after the other? If I knew at the outset that I wanted two models, I'd do them at the same time. It's a trivial question of course, but another that'll never be answered.