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That's a tough call. It depends on what type of motive power/rolling stock you like (ie: SD90's would look a little out of place in a WWII era layout), the space you have (older eras had smaller equipment that would look better on tighter radii), the scale you like (narrow guage is pretty hard to do in N) etc etc. <br /> <br />I model the late 60's/early 70's. This lets me model both first generation and second generation diesels of the PRR, CNJ and LV as well as the carfloat operations of NY City. Of course with all the recent offerings from BLI, backdating to the 50's and including Pennsy steam is very very inviting. Ed's idea of modeling a 20 year block (mid 50's to mid 70's would be perfect for me) deserves some heavy duty consideration. hmmm <br /> <br />On the other hand, modeling a very specific era and sticking to it will prevent one from buying everything! lol (I can ignore those really fine running and detailed Kato diesels and BLI steams because they don't fit my era - but gee whiz I'd like to have a couple)
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