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Hooray for the Freelancers! Protorypical layouts are great if you have the space, resources, etc. I have seen many that really are impressive. For me, however, I like to model varieties of railroad related scenes that never were but may have been. I have alot of John Deere locos and rolling stock and decided to model a John Deere dealer with a warehouse distribution center under construction. I put my imaginary scene in a small rural type complex that has the UP and ATSF running thru. I run passenger and freight and have engine service facilities, etc. I put my timeline as summer of 1960. Though Big Boys were not running at this time and seldom left Sherman Hill, they do run thru "Deere Valley Junction" along with Challengers, F7's etc. ATSF runs the primary passenger service. Even though I have picked this date, occasionally a GP38-2 and an F40PH will run through. Freelance is a way to use a variety of equipment without explaining that the equipment didn't exist yet or never was used in a certain type of service. I have no problem running my Big Boy at the head of a UP passenger consist! Looks super cool!
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