Help with Road Names

[Anonymous]

I'm just out of college and have been toying with the idea of starting a model railroad for quite sometime, but have never had the time to do it. I'd really like to start out with a truly prototypical layout, but I don't know anything about the different line and road names, and what road names exist in certain parts of the country (Obviously it wouldn't be prototypical to model New England using the Alaska road name!). I don't know quite what area I'd like to model, but I'm interested in doing a small town/city scene with a wintry mountain scene on the layout. I suppose this could be considered appalachian or new england, but again, I have no clue what lines/road names exist up there. Do any of you have any recommendations or books that I could buy to learn more about the different road names? (BTW George Sellios' Franklin and South Manchester is AMAZING, I would love to try and model a layout after his, but I am obviously a beginner).

[Eriediamond]

skulboep, Try going to www.railroads.com and click on companies. There are probabley other web sites but this is a start for you. Also you will want to know the landscape and terrain of the area you are modeling also. Good luch with your project and welcome here and to our hobby. Regards P.S. Everyone was a beginner at one time.[:)][:)]

[Fergmiester]

You don't have to limit yourself to the "Real McCoy" many of us have invented our own RR empires, which are based on prototype RR's but have with poetic license. This way you can buy anything you want and not worry about if it fits the scene.

Fergie
Musquodoboit, Eastern Shore & Sydney