Commuter railroading

[lupo]

[?] a question:
How did railroad workers get to their workshops? by car or by commuter-train or both
so could I put a commuter-service using a doodlebug to bring workers to my locomotive maintenance facility?[?]

[orsonroy]

Living around Chicago, it's hard NOT to be a RR fan and not like commuter trains. I do miss the good old days, though, when you cound stand on the Roosevelt Rd. bridge and watch BN and Rock E units wander by all day, with the occasional PC or Conrail E thrown in for fun! (anyone remember Conrail's Chicago commuter service?) Of course, watching C&NW F's and bilevels was always fun too!

[Anonymous]

Sure do, Dougal. Living in the Chicago area we have the double-decker commuter trains that operate in push-pull mode to and from downtown Chgo. My house is two blocks away from a busy METRA line. Watching an express train roar through town during the evening rush hour is an awesome spectacle. I got to thinking that it would be nice to add some commuter cars to my collection and discovered that Walthers has them in appropriate paint schemes to model METRA's commuter service.[:D]

[Anonymous]

I'd like to have a commuter road. That'd be a lot of fun, and add more relism to the layout.

[Anonymous]

maybe tow commuter trains bound for omha

[Anonymous]

I have a set of two CNW bilevel coaches and a cab car, and a Metrolink bombardier bilevel cab car - planning to get a matching coach when I can.

[michaelstevens]

I've added a separate 96' loop, which I call the "Airport Loop" -- it runs underground to/from downtown, there's a parallel platform under the concourse at Wye Valley Junction, then it runs out to the Airport along the river and back, behind the freight yards.
The "local authority" bought some surplus British DMU equipment, which maintains the service -- until I find some decent prototypical US LRVs.

[Anonymous]

sounds like a winner[:)]

[Anonymous]

Mine will be on a semi busy freight rairoad.

[Anonymous]

I actually just starter planning for my Kato 2 Amtrak P42s and passenger set. I already started putting people on the trains. [:D] The commuter line will run on non-dcc track, unlike the rest of my rail road. I wanted this commuter aspect because people need to get places, even in N scale.

I have been tinkering with the idea of having the trains station below ground or elevated. Still comming to terms with how to do either. I like the idea of having people have to walk down the stairs to get the train. But was also intrigued about having an elevated system. I do know for a fact that I do not want it on level ground, that would be too easy.

[Anonymous]

I decided to add a commuter railroad to my (unfinished) layout. I'll call it LANTA RAIL short for Lehigh And Northampton Transit Authority (there is such a thing but the real Lanta just hauls busses[V][V][V]). I'll use two GP40FH-2s and two F40s to haul trains from Allentown, Pa to Scranton, Pa on the LRCA calls the "Scranton Line". Does anyone else like commuter railroads?