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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Sunday, August 28, 2005 10:11 PM
I grew up with CB&Q abd then BN track in my backyard. What really stands out in my memory besides Burlington and Great Northern are Rock Island, and Milwaukee Road. This line was located in Northeast Mo. Hope this helps.
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dehusman
Member since
September 2003
From: Omaha, NE
10,621 posts
Posted by
dehusman
on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:13 AM
Virtually any car could be on the BN. Now if you narrow it down to a specific area, you could get a more specific answer (such as between to stations or a specific subdivision or branch). But just generic BN then any car built since about 1960.
Dave H.
Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 9:35 PM
Thanks. I have actually been having trouble getting to work on it since it is at my fathers house and I only go there every other weekend. Oh well.
Reed
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fwdguy
Member since
October 2004
From: MP76-Houston, Texas
364 posts
Posted by
fwdguy
on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 8:17 PM
Hello,
I have seen BN Maps on EBAY from time to time. Years agao I called all the railroads and they sent me a bunch of stuff free. Not sure how nice they are these days.
I have a mixed freight car collection that I run with my BN.
Mostly, BN and what came before it. GN,NP,CBQ,SPS,Frisco and some other roads.
I buy what I like and mix it up or a grain unit train or container/piggy back.
Regards,
Mark
P.S. Your layout looks really cool.:)
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nfmisso
Member since
December 2001
From: San Jose, California
3,154 posts
Posted by
nfmisso
on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 1:18 PM
Try:
http://stores.ebay.com/Model-Graphic-Arts_RR-Track-Charts-and-Maps_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZQ2d1QQsclZallQQsotimedisplayZ2QQtZkm
http://www.bnsf.com/about_bnsf/html/division_maps.html
http://www.bnsf.com/about_bnsf/html/history.html
http://www.cprr.org/Museum/Maps/
Nigel N&W in HO scale, 1950 - 1955 (..and some a bit newer too) Now in San Jose, California
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 10:23 AM
You wouldn't by any chance know where I could find a map of the Railroads of the early 1990s that labels all the lines with their respective owners, would you? I've been trying to locate one for a long time.
Thanks,
Reed
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dknelson
Member since
March 2002
From: Milwaukee WI (Fox Point)
11,439 posts
Posted by
dknelson
on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 8:26 AM
The BN was so wide spread that nearly any other railroad's cars would have been seen on it, including Canadian and Mexican railroads. Get a railroad map of the BN in your era and note what railroads it connected with -- any of those would be good candidates for interchange. And of course the predecessor railroads should be represented too: CB&Q, Northern Pacific, Great Northern, SP&S, Frisco, and so on.
Dave Nelson
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
BN rolling stock
Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 7:47 AM
What other road names would you see running on BN freight trains in the early 1990's other than BN? I want a little variety in my trains so I am not necessarily stuck running solid-BN trains all the time.
Thanks,
Reed
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