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What Railroad do you model?

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 6:46 AM
Wow this is an oldy,

I model the Maine Central in the late 70's, my layout is focused on Portland Maine and part of the Mountian Division that ran threw the White Mountians of New Hampshire to St. Johnsbury, VT

I grew up in Portland during the late 70's and early 80's, both my dad and grandfather worked at the HQ for Maine Central.

JH
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Posted by ciortato on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 6:52 AM
CSX, DB (German State Railway) and FS (Italian State Railway).
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Posted by GAPPLEG on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 8:30 AM
Just to miff the world, I model the Southern Pacific as if they never got swallowed up, I will continue to add to their roster as if they still exist. GE EVO in bloody nose ! Also have a tie in to my fictional Texas Mining shortline. where I can do anything. At present the TMI has a GE u-18 (scratchbuilt) a ge 70 ton and a 44 ton. My SP roster has 60 or so locos, My aim is to have 1 of every loco sp ever rostered. Plus I have run thoughs of UP, Rock Island, and Santa Fe.
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Posted by Cthetrains on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 9:18 AM
Milw and MKT for me...I'd be happy to share what I know (prescious little as it is), about either line with anyone who's willing to ask.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 9:29 AM
LS&I/WC/Vreeland Rail (Mineral Range). In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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Posted by nbrodar on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 9:31 AM
The D&H and CP in northeastern Pennsylvania, with a little Conrail and soon Reading and Northern thrown in.

Nick

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Posted by red p on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 9:35 AM
I think this has been asked before but oh well.
I model the Penn Central in 1973 with some early Amtrak thrown in.
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Posted by trainfan1221 on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 11:13 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ftwNSengineer

I think this has been asked before but oh well.
I model the Penn Central in 1973 with some early Amtrak thrown in.
Penn Central is usually given a bad rap, but I think there are possibilities with modeling it. Probably more than people care to admit. I had a PC engine and it was one of my favorites.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 1:34 PM
I don't have any models or any railroad so, I have not deicided which way to do but, I have narrowed my choices down to.

1)Freelance railroad running in southern KY during the 40's
2)Norfolk and Western in the very early 1950's
3)Southern's CNO&TP 2nd Division in 1947
4)Norfolk Southern's CNO&TP 2nd Division today.
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Posted by railroadyoshi on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 2:01 PM
I model the Boston & Maine Railroad. I really don't care about era. I model for the moment my hometown, but I'd like to at somepoint model from Boston to the Hoosac Tunnel (My town being an inproportionally large part of that)-just a dream
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 2:16 PM
i model the fictional Conecticut River Valley Railroad. comming up with your own shortline is a bit of thinking but its rewarding.

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=50972

whatever you chose, good luck
GEARHEAD426

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