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What would you guys think of someone creating a site for us people who have created thier own shortline railroad. Like a community, a forum, chatting, swaping ideas, etc.? I think the idea is cool. What do you guys think? Yes or no.
I would say go for it
Thanks, anybody else?
There's a proto-freelance yahoo group which is pretty much what you're trying to accomplish.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pfmsig/
Man, I wish I would have known that.
I give my seal of approval. Under one condition though- you also have to include narrow guage, since most narrow guage railroads were shortlines.
demonwolf224: What would you guys think of someone creating a site for us people who have created thier own shortline railroad. Like a community, a forum, chatting, swaping ideas, etc.? I think the idea is cool. What do you guys think? Yes or no.
You got my vote..
Guilford Guy: There's a proto-freelance yahoo group which is pretty much what you're trying to accomplish. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pfmsig/
Actually you are talking about 2 different things.
A proto-freelance railroad is base on a real railroad with generic settings or a what if..That means what if a fallen flag railroad was still around today?
A freelance railroad is a completely fictitious railroad such as the V&O,AM & Utah Belt..
This is a direct quote from the PFMSIG home page...
The Proto-Freelance Modelers Special Interest Group (PFMSIG) discussion list is for all those model railroaders that like to model the WHAT IF. "Proto-Freelance" means a freelanced or made up model railroad based on the operations of a prototype or real railroad. An example of this is Tony Koester's Allegheny Midland.
If I remember correctly, most home layouts are freelanced. I'll bet a good many of them are shortlines, like mine. A forum just for shortliners may be an interesting niche site. I've often bemoaned the lack of information on real shortline railroads. Perhaps this could address both shortcomings.
That'd be great. I'd have to get my parents to let me join, lol.