Rix Products

Rix Products has earned a place on model railroads through the details that surround the trains. Its highway overpasses, telephone poles, grain bins, culverts, and building kits help modelers create recognizable roads, industries, and communities alongside the tracks.

Rather than concentrating on locomotives, Rix develops injection-molded kits and useful layout components. Whether you are completing an HO Scale industrial district or adding an N Scale highway crossing, Rix products offer options for building and customizing the scene.

Trainz inventory may include Rix Products highway overpasses, telephone poles, grain bins, industrial building kits, and smaller scenery components. Availability can include current products, older releases, pre-owned items, and discontinued kits from acquired collections.

If you are replacing a missing kit part or extending an existing Rix structure, check the product description, scale, and package contents carefully. Some Rix parts are intended for particular kits or applications, while others can be adapted for custom construction.

Rick Rideout founded Rix Products in 1980, starting in the attic of his home with the Rix PowerPlus handheld throttle. In 1981, he introduced the Rix Rax, an injection-molded mounting bracket for twin-coil switch machines. The company went on to develop more trackwork accessories and plastic model railroad products.

Rix expanded its injection-molding capabilities over the following decades, eventually producing a broad range of structure kits and components. Based in Evansville, Indiana, the company continues to manufacture model railroad products in the United States, including lines sold under the Rix Products, Pikestuff, and Smalltown USA names.