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Which railroad do you model

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 12, 2004 4:02 PM
I model the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1999. A Dash 8-40CW in McGinty colors is a beautiful sight.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:18 PM
I model the Rutland and Central Vermont with some St J & LC, CN and D&H.I have had no luck with E-Bay and avoid it. I buy mostly at local hobby shops wih some mail order.I am heavily in to resin kits and have been working on some of the new Branchline Passenger cars. I do a lot of scratch building with styrene being my favorite medium.Brass is no longer an option
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 13, 2004 1:56 AM
I do both HO and N-scale.

In HO I model the B&O in the late '50s Washington D.C area.

In N-scale, I do the Pennsylvania around 1941, in of all places Pennsylvania.

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Posted by BRJN on Friday, August 13, 2004 8:46 PM
The Fort Wayne Belt Line is a fictional RR set in 1900. I have a 2 ft x 6 ft board for subroadbed, so I have an industrial switching layout. Track plan is a modified Timesaver. The most work so far has been research into hometown history and actual businesses present. This can be done even on NO budget, given a good library. [:)]

Major connections (and presumed ownership): Pennsy, Nickle Plate, Wabash. Also some Vanderbilt-family (NYC, LS&MS), Lake Erie & Western, B&O and affiliates, "Clover Leaf" RR equipment.
Modeling 1900 (more or less)
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Posted by macchoo2 on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 10:28 AM
Hell-o,Gary here. I model the ATSF 1930-1945,Illinois division. Going to be a shelf layout 28' long. That way I can run bil board reefers, also during the wars years, can run anybodies equipment because of the shortage.
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Posted by rexhea on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:13 PM
I model Southern RR, but also have GM&O and Norfolk Western . The area is freelance in the Southern Appalacians. I buy about 20% on Internet and the rest with my LHC. The LHC is geared toward RC, but he will order and match the net prices. (I got tired of the delays with the net orders. I think some of them turn around and order from Walthers[:-,]Its a real pain to find Southern and GM&O roadnames in quality merchandise.

REX
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:44 PM
The New York Central, of course, in N scale......you mean there is ANOTHER railroad?
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:13 AM
Its awsome to see some other Maine Central modelers on here. For me I model the Maine Central / Portland Terminal / Boston & Maine interchange at South Portland. I have a small version of Rigby yard, the Portland water front and the paper mill at Cumberland Mills / Westbrook. There is also leased power from Bangor and Arostook, and new Guilford SD-26's on the way. My layout can be seen below:

http://community.webshots.com/user/nhguy21


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Posted by BRJN on Friday, August 27, 2004 10:50 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by styrene wizard

The New York Central......you mean there is ANOTHER railroad?


Umm, if I can get my alternate history to work out, you can be NKP's little brother. [:o)]
Modeling 1900 (more or less)
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Posted by DonaldAgne on Saturday, August 28, 2004 9:11 AM
I model the JNR (Japanese National Railways) in the 40's and 50's in N-scale and get my rolling stock from local hobby shops here in N-gauge Heaven.

Don Agne

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 29, 2004 2:45 PM
H.O. for me!

I'm currently putting together an Irish Railway layout, my own line "The Blarney Castle Scenic Railway." But I hope to put together a late model Pennsylvania / PennCentral layout. My father-in-law worked the Pennsy for over 40 years, and it will be a tribute to him. I hope to recreate the old Margie Yards area in North Philly.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 29, 2004 4:28 PM
Santa Fe & Union Pacific. I maybe adding a local Illinois service later.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:03 AM
I know there are more of ya, come on tell us which railroad you model and where you get your stuff![:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:26 AM
N-scale
I'm working on a small layout modeled in Denver and Rio Grande
i'm working with late 1800's to early 1900's
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:27 AM
I read through all the posts already and I can't believe that I'm the only one modeling the Milwaukee Road...

I'm modeling a fictional branch line of the Milwaukee Road, based loosely around the Milwaukee area and points north... HO gauge.

I buy from anyplace that has a good deal or has something I really need, but a lot of stuff comes from our LHS - Davis Trains in Milford, Ohio. By far the best LHS I've been in.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 3:09 PM
The Milwaukee Road liveson in my train room. In my 1:160 world the BN merger did not include the Northern Pacific. The Milwaukee Road and the Northern Pacific merged to form the Chicago, MIlwaukee and Northern Pacific (Milwaukee Road). I model the eastern and central Montana area. I get most of my supplies at the LHS, with some at train shows.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 3:36 PM
IF I decide to go for it, it would be my newly devised KC Lines idea and would reflect the city of my nativity thusly:

* HO Scale.
* Era: mid-60s. (+ or - a couple years. [:)] )
* Locale: KC area
* Theme: Loosely based on the West Bottoms area of KC.

Railroads involved (as mood inclines) would be any of the KC area lines of the era, namely:

Frisco
Katy
Kansas City Terminal
CB&Q
UP
Rock Island
ATSF
Wabash/NW
GM&O
KCS
Missouri Pacific
Milwaukee Road
Chicago Great Western

Why fight it, right? [:D]

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Posted by UPJohn on Thursday, March 31, 2005 3:56 PM
I dont have a layout yet but after many years of waiting im finally going to start building a layout in the garage. Its going to be completely freelanced and called the Appalachian Central. I get most my stuff from a local hobby shop about 15-20 minutes away in Delran called M&G Hobbies. I have ordered one engine from Athearn's website though.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:55 PM
CP Rail with ONR running rights.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:16 PM
The Rio Grande

I am new to Model RR so I have been experimenting with different stores online and on Ebay. I also get some stuff at LHS
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:45 PM
I model the Canadian Pacific on the north shore of Lake Superior in HO and the Sandy River and Rangley Lakes in 3/8" scale. I buy my HO supplies at my LHS and scratch build my 3/8" scale equipment but buy some supplies by mail from a hobby shop in Arizona.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 1, 2005 2:08 AM
Having been in the Carrollton, Texas area for the last 25 years, I suppose my layout plan focuses on the downtown area. The era would have to be set somewhere between 1990 and the present day...That involves modeling BN, BNSF, UP, SP, post - SP from the unfortunate takeover, Fort Worth and Western, and Dallas, Garland and Northeastern...As far as purchases, I suppose my LHS (Discount Model Trains in Addison, Texas) and www.ebay.com
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Posted by HAZMAT9 on Friday, April 1, 2005 9:57 AM
I model Southern Pacific all the way, especially looking at the era of the 1950's-70's. Building a fictional layout somewhere in the low deserts of California (throwing out the idea of modeling the Coastline), instead adding more to city scene. I'm very interested in the SP Overnight and the Black Widow paint schemes. I purchase about 80% off Ebay and Internet hobby shops and about 20% at the LHS here in Phoenix, Arizona. Steve
Steve "SP Lives On " (UP is just hiding their cars) 2007 Tank Car Specialist Graduate
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Posted by TheK4Kid on Saturday, April 2, 2005 1:04 PM
I am modelling my layout in Pennsylvania RR of the late 40's earlly 50's in HO
Mostly all steam.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 3:42 PM
I model in HO. My layout is called the Colorado & New Mexico Lines. It's based on southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. It a freelanced layout.
I started out when my dad gave me his old trains. But as I grew up, I now get stuff from the hobbystore (Hobbytown USA).
Also, I model in the present time. The line continues on the Joint Line, it's really my view for it. The loco's I have for it are: UP(4), SP(2), DRGW(4), BNSF(4), ATSF(4)
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 4:17 PM
New Haven,circa '68, in HO,I get my trains anywhere I can find them,trainshows,mailorder,the local guys,(I have two within a mile of me),people have even given me old stuff, I go through it save anything that has potential on the layout.You can never have enough detail parts....
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 6:07 PM
I model the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic. The era just before and after its merger into the Soo Line. (Marquette to Calumet). From Champion north, it is the route of CMStP&P's Copper Country Limited. I get almost everything the best LHS in the world. The Lake Superior & Ishpeming is also on the layout (Marquette to Republic/staging)
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Posted by bogp40 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 12:36 AM
The B&O, WM and C&O up thru Chessie , but no CSX for now .

Modeling B&O- Chessie  Bob K.  www.ssmrc.org

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 3, 2005 7:12 PM
I'm new here...1st post.

I model in 1:87. Fictious regional RR.
Albany, Shermann Island & Stockton
Runs parallel to the ATSF through Franklin Canyon, CA in the San Francisco Bay/delta region
Main motive power is GP38-2's
Main commodity is aggregate
Exchanges with: ATSF; UP; SP; Napa Valley Southern; Stockton Terminal RR
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Posted by bikerraypa on Sunday, April 3, 2005 7:17 PM
HO and N. Pennsy, Bessemer & Lake Erie, and Western Allegheny. I get most of my stuff on eBay and from mail order, since my LHS isn't very L (about 45 miles)

Ray out

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