A Brief History of Railroad Supply Corporation

Railroad Supply Corporation has been serving the Live Steam Hobby since 1970 when the company was founded by Chet Peterson and a number of live-steamers dedicated to the hobby. The first locomotive developed was the Central Pacific No. 173 4-4-0. the locomotive that Walt Disney has called "the most beautifully proportioned locomotive ever built." Walt must have been correct about the CP-173 because it is the most popular of our locomotive kits and has been built by live steamers throughout the world as well as in the United States.

Personnel and Philosophy

We believe that the strength of Railroad Supply is in the quality of our products and services. This is made possible by the people who serve you. With many years of cumulative experience in the Live Steam hobby, our personnel are uniquely qualified to provide you with the expertise and service that you deserve, and may need, to get the maximum enjoyment out of your hobby.
To that end, our philosophy is to adhere to rigid principles of conduct in all our dealings with you.

1. To offer the highest quality of product and service possible at affordable prices, never sacrifice quality just to make a sale.
2. To deal honestly, courteously and promptly with our customers.
3. To always back up our products with a fair warranty and help our customers fix any problem that may develop with our products or technical data.
4. To offer a wide choice of Live Steam designs and products to enable our customers to build the products of their choice, whether one of our designs or a customer's "scratch" built selection.
5. To earn and deserve your continuing patronage.

Railroad Supply Expands

Railroad Supply has expanded to better serve the 1 1/2 scale market under the direction of Mike McClure and Roland Gosselin. Since Mike and Roland have full time office staff, RRSC headquarters is now located in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Mike is well known to many RRSC customers. He has built three Americans, is completing his fifth Baldwin series locomotive, and has also built two diesels. In addition, he has built eight of the RRSC riding cars including 3 passenger cars, plus 13 custom cars. All of this was accomplished before Mike and Roland started operating RRSC.

Roland is a relative newcomer to the hobby, building his first locomotive. He has been a long time owner (over 30 years) of a machine shop serving the aerospace and defense industry as well as the computer industry. A tool and die maker by background, he is often called upon to build one-off high-tolerance, uniquely designed products.