Which railroad do you model

[Anonymous]

All Western, but focus on SP, UP, and Santa Fe with some D&RGW thrown in from the late 50's and early '60's. I am in the process of building scenery right now on a layout of about 90 square feet. It's split down the middle with a masonite backdrop of different scenes on either side and tunnels connecting each side. It's HO scale and will be called "The Great Southwest & Pacific Railroad". It's not just a model train but a museum room of railroad pictures and artifacts collected over the last 40 years.

I buy some from train stores when traveling (I'm in sales), but lately have been ordering on line from catalogs and have had good success so far with what has arrived in the mail.

Living just 4 miles from the main line of the BNSF and UP Mojave lines above Cajon Pass makes it kinda fun too.

John
Apple Valley, CA

[Anonymous]

SSW withsome RI motive power with a MKT interchange and my own Freelanced short line which i am in the progrees of naming either
Texas, Central, and St. Louis or Tulsa, Fort Worth, and Midwest Rail

[Anonymous]

B&O transtion era baby! Nothing better. Steamers, F units and GP-35s. I buy most of my stuff of the internet and ebay. Do your price research first and you can find great deals.[8D]

[Anonymous]

I belong to a model railroad club that bases it's layout on the Portland & Western and Willamette & Pacific railroads (both are operated by the Genesee & Wyoming. Most of the equipment is obtained at local swap meets and hand painted and lettered. My club site is http://www.csme.cc.

[Anonymous]

Hello!

I model the Pittsburgh & Ohio a ficticious railroad that could of and would of existed. Here is a piece from the railroad's history page:

Chartered in the winter of 1990 the Pittsburgh & Ohio Railroad was born. This railroad, although ficticious to the world, did exist in a mind of a 12 year old child by the name of Scott Eric Catalano. This child, being fascinated with trains since his early childhood, grew up to love and respect these monsters of steel we call trains.

The Pittsburgh & Ohio Railroad is a class one bridge route railroad. It's trackage begins in the heart of the steel valley Pittsburgh and continues westward passing all the steel mills and towns that sprang up because of the Iron City on its way to the steel center of Ohio and all points west.

The Pittsburgh & Ohio Railroad would of existed during the big take over of "Big Blue" aka Consolidated Rail Corp or better known as Conrail. Conrail's take over was between CSX and Norfolk Southern. The Pittsburgh & Ohio Railroad would have been running on the trackage that is currently owned by NS, if the P&O actually existed today. Prior to the take over the P&O used Conrails mainlines and subs in and around Pittsburgh all the way to Cleveland Ohio with a branch that ran to Youngstown and to Lorain to service the local steel mills.

No longer does the P&O have to share trackage rights with any other railroad in the area as it now has it's own. Instead, other railroads get trackage rights to ride over the P&O.

The railroad gets alot of its stuff second hand from fellow modelers who do not want their old stuff so they can make room for new, the railroad also purchases undecorated equipment and paints and letters it to fit the railroad's needs. Mostly everything is bought through catalogs and on ebay.

[dano99a]

HO. C&O hobbyland stores (columbus, ohio) and the internet, sometimes ebay.

[CFournier]

I model Western Pacific in the desert, in the sixties and early seventies.
I buy mostly from a local hobby shop, Udisco, at discount prices.

[Anonymous]

the Rock Island and the Katy . get my stuff from LHS and internet.

[Anonymous]

Southern Pacific's Donner pass or Cajon Pass. With the Kirby yard and fueling racks and a intermodel yard. With some steam power from Santa Fe 3751, D&RGW 4-8-4, C&O 2-6-6-6, T&P 610, and SP 4449. I'm also going to run GN Empire Builder.

[Anonymous]

Union Pacific Wasatch
Green River is my current focus with my new layout
I think castle rock and the other geographical details will be neat to do.
Steam in 40-50's I will be buying all new rolling stock engines and freight

Sean

[Dallas Morlan]

Only in the planning stages. Haven't acquired much "stuff" yet. Local hobby shops will be first then where I can get what I need to make it look real. Prototype selected is Ohio Central System (Southern Lines) current operations.
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Images above represent "current operations" and are linked from the Ohio Central site. Combine that with the Dennison, Ohio Railroad Museum (image below) located along the OC main line, hosting Train Festival 2004 http://www.trainfest2004.com/ and attracting an excursion train from Philadelphia, PA (image at bottom) and engines (NKP 765 http://www.765.org/trainfestival.html) from other lines. Opens all kinds of rolling stock combinations as being representative of real operations.
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[mls1621]

I model the Union Pacific operating in northern Utah of the mid 60's.

I have two Veranda Turbines, one brass 8500 Turbine and appropriate helpers. Passenger and Maintenance of Way also sees operation. The layout isn't huge, but it allows me to operate freights of 40 or more cares.

I've incorporated a small industrial area for switching operations adjacent to the two track mainline.

[Anonymous]

Mid 70's Amtrak.... So life is fairly easy and just about anything in the time period may show up. I have a Southern E8 that comes by from time to time, Some Santa Fe power here and there. A little BN and UP, RI etc. etc,,,. All thru it the U&O pulls it's daily loads of absolutely empty gondolas to no where in particular. Every once in a while the U&O will pull a string of GU&W box cars from place to place.

I buy my stuff just about anywhere. On the net, Ebay, locals and at shows. My scenery supplies I buy at hobby lobby once a year when they have a 50% sale. Structures online from IHC are good to mess with. I found a KB toys closing out on all their trains and accessories. They had a ton of structures for a dollar each. Little kit bashing here and there and viola! It's amazing what a simple house will do with an airconditioner, tv antenna, some landscaping and a clothes line.

RMax

[BentnoseWillie]

RailAmerica in Central and Eastern Nova Scotia. Period vaires between 1994 and present day, although I'm leaning towards 1998-1999.

Though I've been known to use eBay and online vendors, I try to get most of my stuff from the LHS - Maritime Hobbies & Crafts in Halifax.

[greatn]

I am modeling the Everett and Monte Cristo RR. circ 1950's. This short line was connected to the Northern Pacific here in the Evergreen state.

[Anonymous]

Western Maryland Railway Lurgan Branch

Most items are purchased from Standard Hobby Supply, and the only hobby shop in the "area" a 45 minute drive.

Era is the 50-60s

[Jetrock]

I model the Sacramento Northern and Central California Traction's "Sacramento Belt Line". I get my stuff from Bruce's Train Shop, Riverside Hobbies and whatever train shows pass through town...oh yeah, and eBay. SN stuff is hard to come by but it is out there.

[denny99]

a bit unconventional... :)

I model OeBB (austrian state railroads), present day - N scale.
I get my stuff on the web and occasionally in shops in Italy, Germany and Austria.

[IRONROOSTER]

PRR, Ma & Pa, the Maine 2 footers
Enjoy
Paul

[Anonymous]

I model the Burlington Route (CB&Q). at this point I am still a collector. I have an old 4X6 layout, but am in the planning stage of a 9X9 layout featuring the Zephyrs. I have obtained much of my collection from GATS Train shows withe the remaineder from my LHS. The control is Digitrix starting with a Digitrix Zephyr System with a MRC 8 amp power boster from an abandened MRC Command 2000 system.

[Anonymous]

I model the Burlington Route (CB&Q). at this point I am still a collector. I have an old 4X6 layout, but am in the planning stage of a 9X9 layout featuring the Zephyrs. I have obtained much of my collection from GATS Train shows withe the remaineder from my LHS. The control is Digitrix starting with a Digitrix Zephyr System with a MRC 8 amp power boster from an abandened MRC Command 2000 system.

[JCasey]

I am currently modeling the Erie Lackawanna Scranton Division, covering three decades, late 50's into the 70's.
I buy some from the not so local hobby shop. Most from the internet, and some from ebay. I agree with what was said above about ebay, know your prices, a lot of bids go higher than what you could buy items for from the hobby shop.

JC

[ndbprr]

PRR in Philadelphia and I buy on E Bay primarily. We do ourselves a great disservice by buying products that claim to be limited run and pay before it is even made. The only way we will get spare parts and decent pricing is to force dealers to carry stock items available all the time.

[CP5415]

I'm modeling in the CPR in the US northeast somewhere with an interchange with the MEC.
I buy most of my stuff from my LHS.

Gordon

[Anonymous]

I personal model some non existent place out in NM where Rio Grande and Santa Fe both run

[MAbruce]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45

Seaboard Coast Line.

Circa "1967-71".

Will have E7s, E6s, and U-boats. Passenger and freight service.

But they didn't run FP45's. [swg]

[AntonioFP45]

Seaboard Coast Line.

Circa "1967-71".

Will have E7s, E6s, and U-boats. Passenger and freight service.

[MAbruce]

I like to model Norfolk & Western, but if the price is right, any road name can make an appearance on my layout. [:D][:D]

In fact, I have a UP GP20 that I consider “power on loan”. [;)]

ACL has a pair of SD35’s that frequently run through as well. I would have liked them to be N&W SD35’s, but the prices on these could not be passed up!

The best success I’ve had for buying has been on ebay. You have to know your prices and exercise a great deal of patience, but you can find (win) some real nice deals.

[Anonymous]

Canadian National Railways, shortly after its formation by the Canadian government in the early 1920s.

I find my stuff at 3 or 4 local shops, via a small amount of mail order, and local clubs' flea markets and garage sales.

Andrew