Begun as a side project by two model railroad industry veterans in July of 2007, Bluford Shops LLC jumped to the status of full
time manufacturer in January of 2008. Bluford Shops LLC is headed by Craig Ross and Steve Rodgers, who between the two of them,
managed sales, marketing, and production at a major N scale manufacturer. The name Bluford Shops comes from the nearby Bluford Yard
on Illinois Central's Edgewood Cutoff portion of the Chicago-New Orleans mainline. The yard is smaller now and used for seasonal car
storage, staging hopper empties for mines to the south, and as a crew change point but the coaling tower and ice plant are still
in place. The route, now owned by Canadian National, also hosts BNSF trains by trackage rights. Crossing the IC main in Bluford by
overpass is Norfolk Southern's (formerly Southern) mainline from Louisville to St. Louis.
Sales Office:
Ph. 618-822-6833
(That's right, 618-TACO-TED! So help me, that's what it spells!)
Fx: 618-822-6843
Production
Office:
Mailing Address:
Bluford Shops
PO Box 152
Bluford, IL 62814
Dealer inquiries are always welcome!
Hey Dealers!
Do you need images from this website for YOUR website? Email the
Production Office (above) and we'll email them right to you.
We
have a Newsletter Email List. You will be alerted when new product announcements are made and see pictures of the latest production
samples. To receive it, just email to the Production Office above and we'll add you to the list!
These are the remains of Illinois Central's massive icing facilities in
Bluford. Northbound reefer trainloads of strawberries and bananas
were re-iced at this large plant. The current yard is about 200 feet
to the right (east.)
Walthers is one of our distributors. Here is our page on the Walthers site:
Bluford Shops products are not intended for children under 14.