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Back-dating a model railroad to the 1920's.
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Mark and Texas Zephyr, <br /> <br />I did not say those things did not exist, but the majority of the population did not live in cities, and the majority of railroads were not "Class 1". <br /> <br />Even in large cities, there were downtown stables full of horses that pulled delivery wagons, there were outhouses in the backyards of the many houses, and the telephone was a (growing to be sure but still) new technology. People still lit their homes with gas or liquid fuel lamps. In some cities, municipally provided water and sewage were established. <br /> <br />Urban facilities that belonged to Class 1 roads would almost certainly have had the latest technology - especially in the "Roaring 20s" before the stock market crash. <br /> <br />The best way for Nevin to backdate his layout beyond all of our generalities is to look for photos and other accounts of the time specific to his prototype and/or protoype inspiration. Urban and rural were indeed very different worlds - more so than today. <br /> <br />Andrew <br />
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