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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
Ray Breyer
Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943
Modeling the B&M Railroad during the transition era in Lowell, MA
QUOTE: Originally posted by Kiel-Holtenau We sort of avoid that problem in here in Germany by dividing the railroad age into "eras" ("Epochen"): Era I is for steam until the end of WWI, . . . Era V is from around 1990 through present-day, although some modelers insist on calling the days from 1994 until now (merger of the West and East German railway system) Era Va Maybe something like that, taylored to meet American demands, would be helpful, too. When you buy a freight car, for instance, over here and the seller tells you it is modeled after era IIIb, you know it´s the late 1960s, and you can decide whether you can use it on your layout/collection or not.
ChuckAllen, TX
Tim Fahey
Musconetcong Branch of the Lehigh Valley RR
QUOTE: Originally posted by Kiel-Holtenau Considering my American trains, a B+O hopper REALLY shouldn´t be pulled by a BNSF SD75M - but @ € 3.47 on eBay, I mean... B+O historical society retro livery... ;-) ahem...
QUOTE: Originally posted by Eriediamond I agree with the above about the BLT date being available. One thought here though. If you purchased a boxcar that had the BLT date for the era your modeling, say the 40's-50's era, and you puchased it through a catalog or on line and when you recieved that box car at home and opened it up the BLT date was correct, but then you noticed the RBLT date was 5-68. What now?? Just a thought! Ken