Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing Kit - 933-3137

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing Kit 933-3137 provides a realistic way to create a modern railroad grade crossing where streets, highways, and industrial access roads intersect active railroad tracks. Featuring simulated rubber crossing mats, tapered concrete roadway approaches, and separate sidewalk approaches, this detailed HO scale scenery kit helps connect railroad operations with the surrounding road network.

Designed to represent grade crossing installations commonly found from the 1970s through the present, the kit can be assembled as one complete single-track or double-track crossing. Its modular components are compatible with the Walthers Cornerstone Concrete Street System and can also be incorporated into other roadway surfaces or custom-built streets.

The rubber mat design is especially appropriate for diesel-era and modern model railroad layouts featuring busy city streets, suburban roads, industrial facilities, and railroad-served businesses. The separate sidewalk approaches allow modelers to create a more complete streetscape where pedestrian walkways cross the railroad right-of-way.

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Build a Realistic Modern Railroad Grade Crossing

Railroad grade crossings are familiar features of towns, cities, industrial districts, and rural communities. Wherever a public road or private access route crosses railroad tracks at the same level, a suitable crossing surface allows vehicles to pass over the rails.

Rubber mat-style crossings became common at many installations during the later twentieth century, providing a recognizable alternative to older timber, asphalt, and other crossing surfaces.

The Walthers Cornerstone Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing recreates this appearance using molded components that represent the roadway crossing surface and adjoining concrete approaches.

For a 1970s or 1980s railroad, the kit can help establish the appearance of updated railroad infrastructure alongside established industrial buildings and commercial districts.

For a 1990s or 2000s layout, it can represent a typical crossing on a suburban road or industrial access street.

For a contemporary railroad, the crossing can be used in a modern city, industrial park, or neighborhood scene.

The kit is suitable for locations where the railroad intersects a roadway at grade, allowing modelers to create a natural transition between the railroad tracks and surrounding streets.

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Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing Kit Features

The Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing Kit includes the following manufacturer-confirmed features:

• Simulated rubber roadway crossing mat: Recreates the appearance of a modern rubber-panel railroad grade crossing.
• Tapered concrete roadway approaches: Provide a transition between the crossing and adjoining road surfaces.
• Separate sidewalk approaches: Allow pedestrian walkways to be incorporated into the crossing scene.
• Single-track or double-track configuration: Includes components to build one complete crossing in either arrangement.
• Concrete Street System compatibility: Matches the roadway approach components used in Walthers Cornerstone Concrete Street System Complete Set 933-3138, sold separately.
• Flexible roadway applications: Can also be used with other Cornerstone Street System components or custom-built roads.
• Modern prototype appearance: Suitable for crossing installations from the 1970s onward.
• HO scale construction: Designed for 1:87 scale model railroad scenes.
• Unassembled scenery kit: Allows painting, weathering, and installation to suit the selected layout.

Scale: HO Scale, 1:87.

Product type: Railroad grade crossing scenery kit.

Crossing surface: Simulated rubber mat.

Roadway approaches: Tapered concrete.

Configuration: One complete single-track or double-track crossing.

Suggested modeling period: 1970s through the present.

Manufacturer item number: 933-3137.

Walthers does not specify a single finished footprint in its main product description. The final installation dimensions will depend on the selected crossing arrangement and adjoining roadway.

Build a Single-Track Railroad Crossing

Single-track grade crossings are common on branch lines, industrial spurs, secondary mainlines, and local railroad routes.

The Walthers Cornerstone Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing includes components that allow modelers to create one complete single-track crossing.

For a small railroad town, the crossing can connect a main street or neighborhood road across the railroad tracks.

For an industrial switching layout, it can provide a roadway entrance to a factory, warehouse, or other rail-served business.

For a suburban scene, the crossing can be positioned along a road passing through a residential or commercial neighborhood.

For a rural railroad, it can represent a paved road crossing a branch line or secondary route.

The simulated rubber surface provides a recognizable modern appearance, while the tapered concrete approaches help blend the crossing into the surrounding pavement.

Separately purchased crossing signs, signals, vehicles, and other scenery can be added to complete the installation.

Build a Double-Track Railroad Crossing

Many railroads operate double-track mainlines or have multiple tracks crossing the same roadway.

The Walthers Cornerstone Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing can also be assembled as one complete double-track crossing.

This configuration is useful for busy mainline railroad scenes, industrial districts, and locations where two railroad tracks intersect a public street.

For a double-track mainline, the crossing can be positioned where a road connects neighborhoods on opposite sides of the railroad.

For an industrial district, it can represent a street crossing two parallel tracks serving factories, warehouses, or a railroad yard.

For a suburban railroad, the double-track arrangement can help establish the appearance of a frequently used commuter or freight corridor.

The rubber mat panels provide a consistent crossing surface across the selected track arrangement.

When installing the double-track configuration, test-fit the components to verify track spacing and roadway alignment before permanent assembly.

Important: The kit provides parts for one complete crossing configured as either single-track or double-track. It is not described by Walthers as providing two separate complete crossings.

Connect the Crossing to the Walthers Concrete Street System

The Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing is designed to work particularly well with the Walthers Cornerstone Concrete Street System.

Its tapered concrete roadway approaches match the components included with the Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Concrete Street System Complete Set 933-3138, sold separately.

This compatibility allows modelers to create a consistent roadway appearance between the crossing and adjacent streets.

For a downtown district, the concrete roadway can connect businesses, intersections, and railroad crossings.

For an industrial neighborhood, it can provide access to warehouses and manufacturing facilities.

For a suburban scene, the matching concrete approaches can help create a natural transition between the railroad crossing and surrounding road surfaces.

Modelers can also combine the crossing with other compatible Cornerstone Street System components when planning larger roadway networks.

The kit is not limited to the Concrete Street System, however. Walthers also identifies it as suitable for use with other roadway components or custom-built roads.

This flexibility makes the crossing useful for layouts with existing pavement that needs a realistic railroad intersection.

Use the Crossing with Asphalt and Custom Roads

Not every modern roadway is constructed from concrete. Many communities use asphalt streets, while older industrial neighborhoods may contain roads with multiple paving materials.

The Walthers Cornerstone Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing can be incorporated into these scenes by blending the tapered approaches into the surrounding roadway.

For an asphalt street, the crossing can provide a contrasting rubber surface between the rails.

For a concrete industrial road, the approaches can create a more uniform pavement appearance.

For a custom-built roadway, the modeler can adjust the surrounding scenery to meet the crossing components.

The Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Asphalt Street System Complete Set 933-3194, sold separately, can be used elsewhere in a matching urban or industrial scene, with any transitions planned as needed.

For a historic neighborhood that has received modern crossing improvements, the rubber mat crossing can also be positioned where newer pavement meets an older street surface.

Painting and weathering can help blend the crossing into the selected road material.

Create Realistic Industrial Access Roads

Industrial districts frequently contain railroad tracks crossing roads that connect warehouses, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, and other businesses.

The Walthers Cornerstone Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing is especially useful for modeling these locations.

For a warehouse district, the crossing can provide road access across a rail spur serving nearby loading docks.

For a manufacturing plant, it can represent a roadway crossing an industrial track near the facility entrance.

For a distribution center, the crossing can help connect the loading area with a nearby public road.

For a railroad yard, it can represent a paved access road crossing one or two tracks at the edge of the facility.

Separately purchased trucks, trailers, workers, and railroad crossing signs can help establish the appearance of a functioning industrial area.

For a modern switching layout, the crossing can also create an interesting operating scene where a local freight train temporarily occupies the roadway while switching nearby industries.

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Add a Grade Crossing to a Downtown or Suburban Scene

Grade crossings are common features of communities where railroad tracks pass through developed areas.

The Walthers Cornerstone Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing can be used to connect streets on opposite sides of the railroad right-of-way.

For a downtown scene, it can provide a crossing near commercial buildings, offices, and railroad stations.

For a suburban neighborhood, it can connect residential streets across a railroad mainline.

For a small town, the crossing can serve as a recognizable landmark near a station, freight house, or business district.

The separate sidewalk approaches are especially useful where pedestrians need a continuous walkway across the railroad tracks.

Additional separately purchased sidewalks, streetlights, signs, vehicles, and figures can help complete the streetscape.

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Add Railroad Crossing Signs and Signals

A realistic grade crossing scene often includes signs, signals, pavement markings, and other safety-related details.

The Walthers Cornerstone Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing provides the roadway surface, but additional accessories can be used to represent the surrounding crossing installation.

For a lightly traveled industrial road, separately purchased railroad crossing signs may be appropriate to the selected prototype.

For a busy public street, modelers may choose suitable flashing signals, gates, or other crossing equipment.

For a modern suburban scene, pavement markings and roadside signs can help establish the appearance of a maintained public crossing.

For an industrial yard, warning signs and other details can help identify where the road intersects the tracks.

The exact combination of crossing protection equipment should reflect the railroad, location, traffic conditions, and modeling period being represented.

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Plan the Crossing Installation and Track Clearance

Before assembling the Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing, determine whether the installation will cross one track or two tracks.

Position the roadway so it meets the railroad at the desired angle and provides enough room for the approaching street.

Test-fit the rubber mat components and tapered concrete approaches before permanently attaching them to the layout.

For a single-track crossing, check the relationship between the road surface and the rails.

For a double-track crossing, verify the spacing between the tracks and the position of the center roadway components.

When fitting the crossing to existing track, confirm that the installed parts do not interfere with wheel flanges, electrical contact, or the movement of locomotives and rolling stock.

The crossing surface should be aligned carefully with the surrounding road so vehicles appear to travel naturally across the tracks.

Separate sidewalk approaches can be positioned to connect with nearby sidewalks or other pedestrian scenery.

For a custom roadway, the surrounding pavement may need to be adjusted to meet the crossing approaches.

Important: Walthers does not identify a universal track-code compatibility range in the main product description for kit 933-3137. Verify the fit with the track system used on your layout before permanent installation.

Paint and Weather the Rubber Crossing Surface

The Walthers Cornerstone Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing provides several opportunities for realistic painting and weathering.

The simulated rubber mats can be finished in dark gray or black tones appropriate to the selected prototype.

Subtle variations in color can help represent the effects of vehicle traffic, sunlight, and general use.

The tapered concrete approaches can be finished in lighter gray tones to distinguish them from the rubber crossing surface.

For an industrial district, additional weathering can suggest dirt and vehicle traffic near the crossing.

For a suburban scene, a cleaner appearance can help represent a well-maintained roadway.

For an older crossing, slight differences in color between the roadway and crossing components can suggest repairs or changes made over time.

Separately purchased crossing signs, vehicles, and roadside details can help complete the scene.

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Supplies for HO Scale Grade Crossing Projects

Modelers assembling and finishing the Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing can browse model railroad paint for customizing the simulated rubber mats, concrete approaches, and surrounding roadway. Painting and weathering can help the crossing blend into a busy industrial street, suburban road, or modern downtown scene.

For assembly, explore model building glue and adhesives at Fusion Scale Hobbies. Choose adhesives and paints compatible with the kit materials and follow the manufacturer's assembly instructions.

Important: This product is an unassembled HO scale railroad grade crossing kit. It includes simulated rubber roadway crossing mats, tapered concrete approaches, and separate sidewalk approaches for building one complete single-track or double-track crossing. The crossing is typical of installations from the 1970s onward and is designed to work with the Walthers Cornerstone Concrete Street System or other suitable roadway surfaces. Railroad track, locomotives, rolling stock, vehicles, crossing signals, signs, and additional scenery are sold separately. Verify track clearance and fit before permanent installation.

The Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Rubber Mat-Style Grade Crossing Kit 933-3137 provides a practical way to create realistic modern railroad crossings for downtown streets, suburban neighborhoods, industrial access roads, and railroad-served manufacturing districts. With its simulated rubber crossing surface, tapered concrete approaches, separate sidewalks, and single- or double-track assembly options, this kit helps bring railroad and roadway scenery together on HO scale model railroad layouts.