How Does where you grew up compare with what you model?

[trainfan1221]

With what was left of the Erie main line in my town, there wasn`t much inspiration to model anything. I basically had to deal with seeing things in magazines and other sources to get the flavor of railroading. All I had to go by were commuter trains as most of the freights were gone, and I currently don`t model any form of passenger railroading.
Thanks to NS, all the freights on the former Erie main are now gone.

[PistolPete]

I grew up and still live in Maine, all the Maine lines are my 3rd choice behind BN and UP. I not sure why, maybe it like this, I grewup in Vacation Land but I take my vacations usually in the west. samething with the trains I model. I found it interesting that Model Railroader has printed many articles about different Maine lines including the series on Roque Bluffs. It is still my railroad world, I can model a BN or UP and MEC intechange based on an projected expansion of the MEC.[;)][:D]
GO PATRIOTS

[Anonymous]

I model Eastern Pennsylvania since I'm growing up with it now!

[Hawks05]

when i was little we had tons and tons of Chicago and Northwestern trains going through town. since UP bought them now we have like 3-6 trains a day go through. usually at like 12:30 there is one. and then a couple at night. thats when they usually come through. i don't get to see them that often because i'm in school but hopefully i can just sit one day and watch and take pictures.

i model/will model Burlington Northern and its subsidaries like CB&Q and GN. i also plan to have a little Rock Island and maybe depending on what i get this weekend some BNSF if i can find a locomotive.

[Jetrock]

I think AggroJones and I got the same inspiration--SP operations in Roseville (as well as Sacramento.) I didn't grow up downtown but was always fascinated with downtown Sacramento from a very young age, and have lived downtown for eleven years, so I model the trains that ran down here.

I was born in Chicago and always find that town inspiring in a railroady sort of way when I go to visit.

[cbq9911a]

I've got two layouts: O Hi-Rail and HO. The O Hi-Rail layout is generic "Lionel Display Layout". The HO layout is based on where I grew up in Chicago - multitrack, more passenger than freight, etc.

[cacole]

I don't model the general vicinity but I do model the railroads that ran through my home town in Southern Illinois -- the Illinois Central and Missouri Pacific. I don't have a home layout where I could specialize in a specific geographic area, but must rely on a club layout.

[AggroJones]

From what I know, lots of railroaders model what had the most influence on them, which usually is what they saw when growing up. What helped bring me into railroading was the old Southern Pacific yard in Roseville, CA. I was constantly exposed to it in the '90s. I latched onto Espee, but then went back in time. Now I model semi-generic west, heavily looks like northern California. [:I]

What I create is near the region where I grew up. How you compare? Do you model where or in the general vacinity of where you grew up?