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Is your favorite shortline represented by...?

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Is your favorite shortline represented by...?
Posted by FJ and G on Friday, May 7, 2004 1:13 PM
a toy train, or would you need to custom paint it yourself.

As you probably know from my cognomen, mine is the FJ&G, and I'd have to find a couple of S-2 diesels and handpaint. I just returned from the bookstore and was surprised to see the FJ&G featured in the Summer issue of Classic Trains. Not since MR article in 1979 have I seen the FJ&G featured.

It would be a lot of fun to model but I've already invested in the Santa Fe. Perhaps someday.

Have you ever modeled your favorite shortline? For that matter, was there ever a shortline close by to you where you grew up?

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 7, 2004 1:27 PM
Used to be impossible to get short lines from the mfrs. Situation has improved somewhat, but none of my favourites. Painted some though!
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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Friday, May 7, 2004 3:42 PM
I'm sure the ones I need will have to be custom, they are way too local, and would never sell.
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Posted by Dr. John on Friday, May 7, 2004 10:53 PM
The Columbus & Greenville, which crosses the state of Mississippi, had a boxcar produced by Lionel a few years back. I was able to find one on Ebay recently. My grandfather and an uncle worked for the C&G many years ago.
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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Saturday, May 8, 2004 12:19 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Dr. John

The Columbus & Greenville, which crosses the state of Mississippi, had a boxcar produced by Lionel a few years back. I was able to find one on Ebay recently. My grandfather and an uncle worked for the C&G many years ago.


You're lucky, the two railroads that I need own NO cars. One is a transfer railroad and the other is a short line hauler. The only real equipment they have is engines, so my party is over.[:(]
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Posted by ben10ben on Saturday, May 8, 2004 2:27 PM
I have two favorite shortlines, the local now-defunct Frankfort and Cincinatti, and the larger R.J. Corman.

I don't think that F&C stands a chance, so I'll probably paint a couple of S-2s for them one of these days.

R.J. Corman owns various shortlines all over the eastern half of the USA, so they might stand a chance from somewhere. They own 3 SD-40T-2s(2 D&RG, 1 SP), 1 SD-40-2, 2 GP-16s(low hood), a GP-9(low hood), an AA set of FP-7s, and some other pieces that I can't remember at the moment.
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Posted by Phil1361 on Saturday, May 8, 2004 5:39 PM
Forutnately, for me Atlas did do a locomotive in my favorite short line The Raritan River RR. Then they did the caboose too! Now they are doin a Morritsown and Erie RS unit. I have that on order. Someday when I have more time I plan on customizing some steam for the RRRR. About 12 years ago Weaver did the RRRR boxcar and they are extremely hard to come by today. I keep checking Ebay but haven't seen any.

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