Just Curious about What time period y'all model.

[dave9999]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

THE era. Transition.

Aggro,
Exactly!!

I voted for the 50's, although It ranges from the late 40's- early 50's... kinda.
This will be seen mostly in the vehicles and such that are used, along with the
equipment. Good luck, Dave

[Anonymous]

The transition era, post WWII to about mid 1950s

[CPPedler]

Five years either side of the millenium 1995 to now or roughly speaking , if I find something I really,really like outside that period I might just go for it. CPPedler

[Anonymous]

I prefer the late 1980's to the mid 1990's for a variety of reasons....
1. The motive power has been well represented and established both by the prototypes and the modeling manufactures.
2. You can run almost most locomotives exceptions being SD70's etc...
3. All of the great paint schemes (read SP and DRGW) were mostly still around becuase UP hadn't overtaken SP and BN and SF hadn't merged....

Just my two cents....Enjoy your Easter Weekend....Its raining here in Dallas, guess I'll just have to go to the hobby shop since I won't be able to mow the lawn this afternoon....sigh....

[Anonymous]

1996

BN and SF are merging, AMTRAK has P40s on the Zephyr, and the RI is a regional Iowa road (well, it is on MY layout !!! Sometimes, I run IAIS and IMRL when I want "real".).

[on30francisco]

I model the era between the early 1900s and the early 1930s. I model in On30 and while my layout is mostly logging, there are other industries and limited passenger service so I can run all sorts of equipment.

[rockisland4309]

1969-1980

[ericsp]

I mainly model Southern Pacific, with a significant percent of my locomotives in Speed Lettering, so that would put it in the early 1990s. However, that does not explain my F7s and Western Pacific locomotives, of course I model as if SP and WP still exist.

[Anonymous]

Transition era, my favorite roads are fallen flags. NYC & The New Haven plus I love to have Steam and 1st Gen Diesels on the layout. Plus railroading had this special "flair" (for lack of better words) to it back then that does not exsist an more.

[aloco]

At home I model the year 1974. That was the year I got my first train set, and also the year I had my first taste of railfanning. I lived near some light industrial trackage and I could remember seeing a lot of switchers in action. I painted several locos (mostly switchers) in the CN 1961-1972 black 'wet noodle' scheme and the CP Rail 1968-1975 'Action Red' scheme with the narrow stripes. On the model railroad club layout I run factory painted DCC equipped locos (again, mostly switchers) that are in paint schemes dating from the early 1950s to the late 1960s.

[pastoolio]

April/May 1989. In N scale. No saftey cabs on this layout! And no steam, that's for old guys! :-)

[Anonymous]

I model 1959/1960 because it gives me the opportunity to operate big super power steam and 1st generation diesels together.

[Anonymous]

My modelling era preferences can be best illustrated by my locomotive purchases during 2004: P2K B&M S1, Athearn RTR GP60M/B pair and an Athearn RTR CP AC4400. And all this in defiance of the Vulcan Science Council's determination that time travel is impossible.....

[Anonymous]

1990-2000

[Anonymous]

1950s to present the bigger the diesel the better SD40, SD45, GP7 and up, DD40X16, SD70 MACs and etc. Enjoy all.

[Anonymous]

one thing you don't have in your options in OTHER.... I am one of the Other modelers for my freelance idea is a movie theatre because I like transitional era diesel and my brother like steam as well as my parents.

[espeefoamer]

I model the era between 1950-1975.On the SP this was the transision era to the end of Baldwin and FM power.I do have a few locos newer than this however.My oldest loco is a PRR K4 and my newest,An SP and a BC Rail Dash 9 44CW.

[AggroJones]

THE era. Transition.

[trainboyH16-44]

Why just model one? I model 1967, 1980s, 1990s and the present day. As soon as I save up enough money for a brass 2-10-2 in CP colours(HAH)[(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D]$1000, I will also model the transition era. I model 1967 because there's no action red yet, and I have some script lettered GP7s and 9s, and the other ones because I love SD40-2s, cabooses, SD40-2Fs, and SD90/43MACs.
Trainboy

[Train 284]

I like to model around 1957, near the end of the transition era

[ereimer]

1910 - 1920 for me . smaller cars and smaller engines to match the small space i have !

also i'm modelling copper mining in arizona and that was a busy time due to demand for copper in world war one , and the wiring being done in the US as electricity and the telephone were becoming more popular

[Anonymous]

UP, ATSF and SP in the 1940-1966 era. That way, I can run a few newer diesels such as SD40s and SD45s.

[Anonymous]

1920-2005

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by railroadmodeler

Just wanted to know.

I didn't vote because I model 1995-2005. [:D]

[Anonymous]

I can't honestly say that I model any one time period in particular due to the fact that I built my layout so that I can change out my trains, automobiles and a few structures around and go from the 1930s, 1950s, 1970s or modern times in about ten minutes.

[tstage]

Early 40's - Early steam/diesel transition

Tom

[West Coast S]

1952-1955

[vsmith]

1945-55

[IRONROOSTER]

1950's for me, early 1950's when steam and diesels were together. Most of the railroad mergers had not happened.
Enjoy
Paul