What region do you model?

[Anonymous]

I'm planning a layout set in the late '40s/early '50s depicting a portion of the L & N's "Hook and Eye", Atlanta Division in northwest GA that ran from Marietta, GA to Etowah, TN w/ a branch from Blue Ridge, GA to Murphy, NC. interchanging w/ the Southern's Murphy Branch (from Murphy, NC to Asheville, NC. This is known as the "Old Line" since it was overshadowed by a newer, much easier route that paralleled it also from Marietta to Etowah and onto Knoxville, TN and beyond. Taking some modeler's license, I'm depicting this route as a jointly owned (by the L&N and Southern), but independently operated shortline that had evolved into a heavily used bridge route, due to heavy traffic demands during WWII, from Asheville to Atlanta, relieving the strain on Southern's longer route thru Saluda grade in NC, thru SC to Atlanta, as well as an alternate route from Asheville to Knoxville via Blue Ridge and Etowah, for the Southern.

[Anonymous]

My layout will represent the Western and Atlantic before and around the time of the Great Locomotive Chase. I intend to model some in depth scenes such as the Cooper Iron Works, the Kingston station, the Lacy Hotel etc.

[timthechef]

I'm modeling a fictional branch line serving the B&O in Western Maryland.

[rf16a]

East coast.
The layout will (someday) represent parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

[Anonymous]

CNR in Southeastern Ontario.

[cwclark]

I model the SP in parts of west Texas namely the route that traveled along highway 90 from El Paso to Houston. Some of it is a stretch from the Sanderson yard (where long trains were broke into two short trains to get them over the Texas mountain passes - (Del Norte and Van Horn ranges) - between Marathon and El Paso and another section modeled is between Del Rio on the US / Mexico border and San Antonio with a "wye" that goes to the Eagle Pass cutoff outside of Brackettville, I have plans to do a refinery and a shipyard in a Houston setting but that's later...a guy can only do so much in a day...

[johncolley]

I model Great Northern circa 1947 in the Cascades. My imaginary division point Cascade Yard is right where the actual Cascade Tunnel is. The towns for the locals to switch industries in are Scenic, Skykomish, and Wenatchee. The major sources/ destinations are Seattle,WA / Vancouver, B.C./ Portland, OR for Westbounds, Spokane, WA / Havre, OT and east (i.e. Minneapolis and Chicago) for Eastbounds. I will be doing TT/TW operations. (someday!)

[BNSFNUT]

I model the BNSF in Arizona.
The genral area of Winslow AZ.

[Jetrock]

Sacramento, California--I suppose it counts as West Coast even though we're about fifty miles from the ocean, since there is a port here!

[cjcrescent]

I model the Deep South, specifically the central portion of Alabama. Includes Birmingham, where I now live and Selma, where I was born and raised. Mountains down to coastal plain all in 80 real miles.

[trainfan1221]

I really don`t know where my railroad is! I just know it efficiently connects some western roads to NS and CSX. I don`t want to be too exact.

[Anonymous]

Southern Division of the Allentown Scranton & Northern (Allentown, Pa to Scranton). The entire system runs from Buffalo, NY to Binghamton, NY (Western Division), Binghampton, NY to Croxton, NJ (Eastern Division), and Binghampton, NY to Allentown, Pa (Southern Division). I model 1999 to present.

[vsmith]

Desert southwest, mining/industrial narrow guage.

[ClinchValleySD40]

Knoxville, TN to Huntinton, WV.

[newhavenguy]

I'm modeling the New Haven's Springfield line and Valley branch in central Connecticut from New Haven to Hartford,CT and Hartford to Ol d Saybrook, CT in HO.

[Anonymous]

i am modeling the Southern Pacific line over Beaumont hill in southern California.

[88gta350]

I model the appalaichan mountains of central PA. Specifically, one farming valley that once had it's own shortline. I model a "what if"... the shortline had prospered.

[Anonymous]

My layout, when I FINALLY get it built[?], will represent a [fictional] small industrial town on the shore of Lake Erie, with a steel mill as the focal point

[BRAKIE]

I model the Hocking Hills area of Southern Ohio.These are the rolling foot hills of the Appalachian and Allegheny Mountains.

[FThunder11]

NEC Acela Express!

[Big_Boy_4005]

It was a little tricky for me to choose, between east or west of the Missisippi, so I picked Upper Midwest. The problem is much of my railroad is located ALONG the Mississippi, with parts on both sides. There won't be much of the actual river modeled, but it is a big part of the region. There will even be two Mississippi River crossings represented on the layout.[:)]

[FriscoFool]

Just getting started, but intend on modeling a Denver, South Park & Pacific/Colorado and Southern branch line in the Colorado Rockies. See progress on www.geocities.com/FriscoFool2003.

[egmurphy]

After seeing how the Canucks were slighted in the poll choices I was pleasantly suprised to find that not only was Mexico included, but specifically the Mexican Gulf Coast, where I am modeling.............wait, maybe I read that choice too fast.....did you mean the "Mexican" Gulf Coast (as in Veracruz), or were you possibly referring to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico up north of the Rio Bravo, as possibly in, say Houston????

Hhhhmmmmmm?! Could that mean you consider me as "elsewhere"????? Methinks I'll join with my Canadian bud's and lodge an official protest with NAFTA............

Hasta luego,

Ed

[Anonymous]

Out west, from Nebraska to California. UP, SP, ATSF, WP, MoPAC, D&RGW, CB&Q, you know, it's all good.

[Eriediamond]

I'm modeling a branch line (if you will) of the ERIE RR that ran from Buffalo, NY to Salamanca, NY. Now that's not exactly true because that was more of a single track main line with a branch that went from Gowanda, NY over to Dunkirk, NY. Now since I don't have the space for yards, etc., I'm trying to capture the rural farm country that I grew up in and my memories of those times when steam locals ran past our farm along with heavy steam dragging those long freights and a few troop trains back in the 40's. I'm beginning to have some doubts to the success I'll have as not much is available to represent the Erie, so will have to have decals special ordered and all that. Well, whats life without challenge? Thanks, Ken

[rogerhensley]

I believe in modeling what you know just as a good writer should write about what they know best, so, I model Indiana where I grew up. My ECI runs from a Central city south to a town in southern Indiana. Foryunately for me, the Big Four had a track that ran exactly that route. :-)

http://cid.railfan.net/eci_new.html

[Anonymous]

Some were in nebraska

[pkeppers]

Pacific Northwest crossing the Cascade mountains.

[IRONROOSTER]

I checked east coast. To narrow that down since it goes from Canada to Key West, I model the Mid Atlantic States region - Virginia, Maryland, and southeastern Pennsylvania.
Enjoy
Paul