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We sort of avoid that problem in here in Germany by dividing the railroad age into "eras" ("Epochen"): <br />Era I is for steam until the end of WWI, <br />Era IIa is for steam and electrical up to 1933 (for obvious reasons), <br />Era IIb is from 1933 to 1945 <br />Era IIc is from 1945 through 1949 (FRG founded) <br />Era IIIa is from 1949 through around 1960 (transition to diesel) <br />Era IIIb is from 1960 through 1968 (diesel transition finished, stem on the decline) <br />Era IV is from 1968 through 1989 (reunification) <br />Era V is from around 1990 through present-day, although some modelers insist on calling the days from 1994 until now (merger of the West and East German railway system) Era Va <br /> <br />Maybe something like that, taylored to meet American demands, would be helpful, too. When you buy a freight car, for instance, over here and the seller tells you it is modeled after era IIIb, you know it´s the late 1960s, and you can decide whether you can use it on your layout/collection or not.
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