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You mentioned the words "northern Virginia" and thus got my attention. Welcome to the forum! <br /> <br />I model a fictional short line which was based in Winchester, VA, although I model it as though it were the year 1971 and it has recently been merged into the Norfolk & Western big tent. I only model the portion west from Winchester, across the border (and the mountains) into WV, and down the valley of the South Branch of the Potomac. This route almost exactly corresponds to the combined routes of the modern Winchester & Western and the South Branch Valley, both of which I discovered long after conceptualizing the basic geography of my ficitonal route. Thus, I have my own town names, but Oxmore directly corresponds with Gore, VA, and Trellisville is actually Romney, WV. Paston or Paston Valley corresponds with Moorefield WV. the route supposedly turns west again after Paston (and its sister city Sunnyvale), heading for a connection with Grafton WV from the south, but I do not model this portion. I operate is primarily as a coal branch, with turns out of Winchester, but I also have a fair amount of bridge traffic moving from Roanoke to Grafton or vice-versa. <br /> <br />I'd be interested to know more about the line you're modeling, as it probably could inform some of my decisions as to how to conceive of my own WP&P's operating attitudes prior to an NW merger; I want to showcase the shift in practices following the merger. One way I'm already doing this is with my non-standard mainline ballast colors - WP&P preferred to use tailings from its online mines rather than import granites from elsewhere. NW's well-manicured mainlines look almost white in comparison.
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