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Not only the history of the lines but locos, rolling stock, structures, proper colors of paint, logos, all of which are date and time sinsitive. I concentrate on the 1920's to early 1950's. The latest powered unit I have is an early R.D.C. (rail diesel coach). Steam locos and passenger cars date from the 1920 up to smooth sided streamliners and early fluted side stainless steel. Freight cars date only up to the 1940's and Diesel locos end with an E.M.D. E-7. Where possible I use blue prints for vintage buildings. If they aren't available, I rely on period photographs from any source possible. One such structure is a scratch built replica of Kansas City's (Mo.) Union Station (main building). Automobiles are limited to 1953 vintage and street cars end with an early P.C.C. (Bowser). A good reference is period local newspapers found in libraries and the newspaper's archives. There are also good sites on the internet for particular cities. My pike is a history lesson as well as a layout. It is a little trouble but that's called "going the extra mile." There is still room for some creative imagination but within the limitations of the period mentioned. For me, the "golden age" of railroads ended in the early fifties and has steadily digressed to the sterility of today's nondescript motive and rolling stock hybrids. If going to such lengths for historic accuracy seems a bit eccentric, i ask you: Is there any more of an oxymoron than seeing a loco with a ballon smoke stack running alongside a bullet train?
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