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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:11 AM
Milwaukee Road with a little Montana Rail Link. In my world, the Northern Pacific merged with the Milwaukee, and the MRL was formed from what the MILW/NP spun off. The GN and CB&Q still merged to form the BN, but now there are two transcons running through Montana and the PLains to the Pacific! And Amtrak, too.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:29 AM
`I'm modeling UP, SP AND BN WITH BNSF in present day.On my layout Southern Pacific brought back trackage rights and stock and are back in business, BN is a susidary of BNSF running short line only!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 8:08 PM
I did something Truly Evil. Watch out UP fans. CNW rose from the grave and shoved UP into its grave. I patch most of my UP engines with CNW logos and numbers. Evil eh?
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 7:51 PM
CSX ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The CSX runs right through my hometown, so i can have a wealth of railfanning opprotunities. I also model the occasional Amtrak.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 7:46 PM
Modern day BNSF with UP through traffic. (N scale)
Locale is fictitiuous, but set in Pacific Northwest and Plains states
I do have equipment from the 1930's though; steam, etc; I use it for tourist RR operations along the line. Also run Amtrak, and Metra (living near Chicago).
My inspiration draws from "The Great Train Story" at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago : http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/great_train_story/
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Posted by BRVRR on Monday, February 21, 2005 7:03 PM
My BRVRR is an imaginary connecting road between the NYC and Santa Fe. It has its own livery and right now 1-locomotive. Some rolling stock to follow.
I model two eras.
Late 50s-late 60s, NYC,ATSF, Southern, P&LE, BRV,

Second era90s, ATSF, CONRAIL, CSX, UP, N&W.

Almost anything can go through, 'on loan.'

Remember its your railroad

Allan

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Posted by SecretWeapon on Monday, February 21, 2005 6:28 PM
Erie Lackawanna, NJT,
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Posted by CP5415 on Monday, February 21, 2005 6:27 PM
CANADIAN PACIFIC HERE!

With a side order of the MEC, B&M, UP, CSX, NS, D&H, SOO, CNW, Conrail, BN, Milwaukee, NYC, Seaboard & the O,D&NE [:D] & anything else I feel like running.

Gordon

Brought to you by the letters C.P.R. as well as D&H!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2005 6:19 PM
Sorry Canada, I didn't mean to forget you. My next poll will be what Canadian railroad do you prefere
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Posted by darkstar974 on Monday, February 21, 2005 5:08 PM
northfolk southern, csx and my own freelanced railroad

Dark
trains, trains, trains I love trains
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2005 4:39 PM
I model in CNR and Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia
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Posted by doanster on Monday, February 21, 2005 4:28 PM
*sigh*... Canadian railroaders are never on the list, are they? :'(
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2005 4:27 PM
Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Pennsylvannia, C&O, N&W, Union Pacific, Great Northern, NYC.
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Posted by doanster on Monday, February 21, 2005 4:27 PM
*sigh*... Canadian railroaders are never on the list, are they? :'(
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2005 4:26 PM
Western Maryland and Maryland Midland!
2 roads, separated by 20+ years, same geographic locale .
I just do a time warp (Rocky Horror fans?) when I want to switch roads!!!
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Posted by rockythegoat on Monday, February 21, 2005 3:34 PM
FREIGHT GOES GREAT, WHEN IT GOES GREAT NORTHERN!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2005 3:11 PM
I model basically UP and SanteFe. One of my grandfathers worked for the UP, and the other worked for Atchison/Topeka/SanteFe, so I have my loyalties. I do have equipment from other roads as is prototypical almost anywhere. I also have a question if anyone knows the answer, you can send me the answer to my email at rltnspd@juno.com. The question is What is the minimum radius for N-Scale ? I would appreciate this information very much. I am now re-building my layout, and I may have some vey narrow curves. Thanks a lot! Have fun! and happy railroading.

Ron
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Posted by fievel on Monday, February 21, 2005 2:49 PM
There's never a wrong choice when it comes to picking eras or railroads![:)]

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Posted by ozoneone on Monday, February 21, 2005 2:43 PM
NYC.
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Posted by AggroJones on Monday, February 21, 2005 2:29 PM
In this order : Southern Pacific--my railroad, AT&SF--owned some of the most spectacular steam designs, Union Pacific--standard hard-*** road of the west.
With a little Rio Grande, PRR, and N&W thown in.

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Posted by red p on Monday, February 21, 2005 1:49 PM
I model Penn Central and early Amtrak
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Posted by rf16a on Monday, February 21, 2005 1:44 PM
Mostly Pennsylvania.
Also PRSL, Conrail, Reading.
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Posted by siberianmo on Monday, February 21, 2005 1:34 PM
My Can-Am railroad features VIA Rail, BC Rail, Amtrak, CP/CP Rail and CN.

This HO pike is set in an imaginary place that one might see VIA and Amtrak passenger trains, along with CP/CP Rail and CN freights. The BC Rail passenger rail route is a point-to-point mountain run located in the middle of my layout.

A suggestion: If Amtrak is a railroad - then VIA Rail surely is!
Happy Railroading! Siberianmo
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2005 1:05 PM
All my locos are PRR, but I freelance. My Passenger cars has my railroad name on them, Eastern RR. I keep PRR on my locos for my favorite RR.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2005 12:04 PM
CNR in the fifties....that would be in Canada!
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Posted by mustanggt on Monday, February 21, 2005 12:00 PM
Many american roads all on one layout. Mostly Santa Fe, Amtrak, and Guilford (MEC, B&M). I even have a GO transit train pulled by an Amtrak F40PH.
Dave
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Posted by WilmJunc on Monday, February 21, 2005 11:49 AM
Boston & Maine in the 40s to 50s.



Modeling the B&M Railroad during the transition era in Lowell, MA

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Posted by Eriediamond on Monday, February 21, 2005 11:26 AM
My signature say's it all.[:D] Or my forum name!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2005 11:18 AM
No one seems to show an intrest in amtrak. My layout isn't all freight, I also run some amtrak northeast corridor stuff.
STEAM RULES![;)] this may sound wired coming from someone who models the northeast corridor, but I threw in some freelance steam, and my own railroad the CML(Ceveland Metro Lines). How did cleveland become part of the northeast corridor[%-)]?
Because I wan't it to that's why![}:)]

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