What do you model ?

[Anonymous]

I was wondering what evryone models, what their layout is called, is it prototype or freelanced, what era, what region, and what concept?
Just post about your layout and don't be afrad to make it long! mine is a shortline jointly owned by the Katy and Rock Island, it is called the Oklahoma Mexico & Gulf. the era is 1950's and the region is western oklahoma. My layout will be oriented to detail and realisim because it is very small. construction will begin this summer !!!!!

[Anonymous]

My Model Railroad is called the Allentown Scranton and Northern, a freelanced regional set in modern times in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

P.S. trainboy, keep it up and I can't wait till you get 100 posts! I always enjoy reading your posts.

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to do the B & O during the 40's and 50's transition from steam to diesel power. I don't have a particular section of the railroad in mine, such as Sand Patch or Grafton, but will be freelancing. I am considering using Southeastern Ohio as my area, which will give me hills, opportunities for tunnels, and lots of trees.

That's the HO layout. As for the N layout, I haven't decided.

[Anonymous]

I'll be modeling the UP (along with some other SP, ATSF and maybe Rio Grande) in HO in the 1940-1960 era. Prototype place and equiptment, free lanced track plan. My layout will be 5x8 and will be based on Wyoming and California (basiclly the West). Maybe a Omaha/Cheyenne to Los Angles run. I really haven't decided yet.

[Jetrock]

The Sacramento Belt Line--an industrial belt line operated by the Sacramento Northern and Central California Traction, two electric interurban lines that switched to diesel in the mid-1940's to early 50's. Most of the layout will be within Sacramento's original city limits and be located on in-street trackage, serving various industries. Emphasis is on urban railroading, very sharp curves, and early diesel power, which will eventually be supplanted by late electric engines and trolley overhead. Passenger trips will be represented largely by "fantrips" featuring older electric trolleys, which will serve to make switching more interesting--that sleepy freight-peddler run will have to be sped up so the track will be clear and switching done before a trolley full of rabid railfans comes 'round the bend, cameras clicking!

[Anonymous]

Burlington Northern/BNSF in the late 1990's. As for the layout, I havn't decided where, but it will probably be freelanced.
Someday when I get a house, with a large basement of course, I plan on modeling Marias Pass

[Anonymous]

I model a small HO 5 x 9 layout called Canadian National and Salmon Lake Railway. A ficticious area in Northern Ontario during the 1960's...

[Anonymous]

I'm modelling the CN & NS lines. No real name yet & totally freelanced..... has to be since my Coca-Cola Distribution center driveway is protected by a 1.5" T-REX that my 6 y/o daughter gave me....... He works cheaper than a security guard. (no offence) [:D]

[liquidcross]

I'm freelance modeling an N scale freight yard, with two main lines. I'm not sure what to name it yet...I'll worry about that once it's semi-complete. [;)] I'm not sticking to any specific era or region.

[Anonymous]

i'm doing a freelanced CNW branch somewhere in nebraska 10x12

[orsonroy]

I'm modeling the NKP between Bloomington and Peoria, Illinois, circa 1949-1950. My layout is a three-level layout designed around moving freight from staging (Bloomington) to the yards in Peoria (the end of that line), and picking up trains from Peoria to move them to points East. Mostly, operating mainline trains and yard switchers, with a little way freight thrown in. I'm "mostly" a prototype modeler, wanting to stay as accurate to the prototype as my time, budget, skills and patience will allow!

[Anonymous]

I have a Om 1/45th scale Swiss meter gauge layout that is 10'x18' in size. Current rolling stock consists of 5 locos, 13 passenger cars, and 9 freight cars all made by Roco and no longer being in production. When track laying project has been completed will have about 150' of track. Euipment era is 1980 to present, the layout has no name but represents the area served by the RhB, Furka Oberalp, and Brig Visp Zermatt railways.

If there are any others out there with similar interest send me an Email at [e-mail], love to make some new friends

Ben Metcalfe

[rockislandmike]

June 1980 Rock Island, Herington KS to Tucumcari NM (both north and south routes), with Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific providing some interchange traffic.

[Anonymous]

Mine is so diverse and comples that I have posted everything in My profle so i do not have to write a novel over and over again.

I call the whole work "Choo Choo Palooza"

[Eriediamond]

I'm building a free lance layout, but will feature mostly Erie motive power (steam) with a farming theme. Layout pretty much planned out but waiting for funds and getting well enough to do the physical building. I had to have major emergency surgery the week before thanksgiving and go back in for another one in a week or so, then six to eight weeks healing after that. Have been building a few box cars for it along with enjoying my self here. Layout will be a double track main line in an oval around a 6x10 area with sidings for switching duties. I decided on the double track as I like to see trains meet. All track will be Atlas code 83 flextrack and Atlas #6 turnouts and a minimum 22" radius curves. Also will be DC powered. I'm going to try something new to me and that is 2" extruded foam for the base. I've heard a lot of positive input for it here. I have this thing for lights, so I'll have all my stuctures with interior lighting, working signals to indicate turnout position and may even try installing lights in some vehicles and a farm tractor or two. Now if I could just find some HO scale kerosene for my caboose marker lights!!!!![:-^][:-^][:-^][:)][:)][:)]

[Anonymous]

Well Dougal, It will be awhile longer to get my 100th post because I changed my name. Glad to hear that you like my posts!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Oklahoma Train Nut

Well Dougal, It will be awhile longer to get my 100th post because I changed my name. Glad to hear that you like my posts!

What was wrong with "train boy"?

[joseph2]

I model a fictional merger of the Erie and Milwaukee railroads.I guess I like Erie locomotives and western scenery.Am also a fan of the PRR,NKP and Rock Island. Joe G.

[Anonymous]

I'm modeling the Willmar & Western, a granger shortline in western Minnesota circa 1961. Will eventually interchange with the Great Northern. A very small N scale layout (2' x4').

[Anonymous]

I don't know but I did not like it.

[PistolPete]

Freelance HO scale, featuring an interchange between BN and UP, with a planned shortline PAD Lines named after family, to be added later. The layout's current plan does not have mainline running. It focuses on industrial switching, interchange switching, and yard work. I finaly but down some track and connected a power pack to move some trains but I have a long way to go.

[Anonymous]

I use a layout from the Atlas layout book #13. It's 4x6 (feet not yards) and I basically use B&M diesels and Amtrak. no specific place or time. I am planning to add another layout from that book, The Great Eastern Trunk (4x8) .

[Roadtrp]

I freelance model Minnesota railroads (Amtrak and BN) during the 70's and 80's. My setting is suburban, and I have both passenger and freight.

My track layout is based on the best prototype there is -- the design of the Lionel 027 layout my Dad built for me when I was a kid. I've added a few turnouts here and there to make things more interesting, but the basic design is dear old Dad. He died over 25 years ago when I was in my mid-twenties and he was only 55. I've got his picture on a shelf overlooking my layout. He smiles every time the train comes out of the tunnel.

It's the best darned layout there ever was.

[angel]

[eastcoast]

HO scale
freelanced
East Coastline
1970-present
Around the room shelf layout
12.5 x 13 feet room

[GDRMCo]

I model the Sugar Cane Sub of the GDRM&MCo with in street trackage at Townsville and Ayr. Using small regauged and rebuilt sugar cane bins, large SD90MAC-Hs tow endless rakes of bins loaded up with freshly harvested sugar cane from the farms to the mills. Era 2004 with larger 15-20 ton cane bins emerging from the factory to replace the older cane bins. The trains that go through the cities are towed along by smaller FJ class swithchers that replace the SD90MAC-Hs on the city runs. Running beside QR trackage for some time the passengers on the passenger trains occaisionally get to see the famed Tilt Train on its runs between the major cities. Currently adding overheadwiring for new high speed service.

[MAbruce]

I model freelanced 1960’s. My fictitious location is called the “Belmar Valley” located somewhere in the east coast mountains and serviced by N&W (and whatever other RR wants to come through[:-^]). It’s an older place that has seen better days.

The Belmar Valley is a 9x11 “L” shaped N-scale layout, and is loosely based on the “Atlantic Long Haul” Atlas layout plan.

I’ve posted several recent pictures of my layout on the Rail Images site. These pictures are not the greatest quality (hope to get a good digital camera soon), and it’s the first layout I’ve taken this far into the scenery stage, so a lot of what you will see is experimental & not complete.

See the pictures here: Belmar Valley

[FJ and G]

The layout I'm getting ready to build consists of about 1.5 miles of the lower end of Abo Canyon, NM (Santa Fe). I'm trying to create everything as prototypical as possible. I don't think anyone has ever modeled something that specific; at least not recently.

[AggroJones]

I model a HO 4' 6" x 10' layout that looks like a cross between David Haines' Raton Pass and Ron Kuykendall's Western Elcectic! [:D] Anyone who sees it would say the same!

[IRONROOSTER]

Mine is a combination or PRR for mainline, Ma&Pa for branchline, and the WW&F for the narrow gauge. Anything else is my free lance Virginia & Lake Erie. Time period is circa late 40's to mid 50's. All of this is done in relaxed fashion since I'm more of a railfan than an operator when it comes to running the trains. The layout itself is 11x18 double track mainline with layover tracks around the room with the branchline and narrow gauge planned for the center. Benchwork is done and the second track of the mainline is currently being laid.
Enjoy
Paul

[Noah Hofrichter]

I'm planing on modeling the Wisconsin and southern railway's Reedsburg subdivision.
The WSOR is a prototype railroad that runs through southern Wisconsin. Since I'm only 12 years old, and have one railroad all ready, this is in the planing form when I get my own large house and begin my job as a railroad engineer (I Hope[^])

Just my [2c], Noah[:P][8D][swg]