Sentinel Colliery Railway is the name of the small spur railway run by the Company by that name. They lease equipment from several railways, and pay for servicing under contract. The mine is near Seneca Falls, NW (No Where), a bit bigger than a village, with an important sub and an interchange between as many railroads as my loco roster can stand. That would be eight railroads so far. Wow, what a hub! The local kids love seeing who can spot the unique engine that runs through Seneca Falls, or better yet, stops for some servicing.
I just made up the names. I was fairly certain I wouldn't end up being original with Seneca Falls, and it turns out I am correct. In fact, I expected that it would be up-state, and it is in NY if I am correct.
My nod to friends and family include:
* Carrie's Berrys. An industry named after my wife, Carrie.
* Colby Cut. A rocky pass named after my godson, Colby.
* Mosier Magnets. An industry named after fellow firefighter, friend and modeler Al Mosier.
The Cedar Branch & Western--The Hillbilly Line!
My San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada Railway did exist until it was absorbed into the SP system at the turn of 20th century. Orginally a narrow guage operation, no effort was wasted converting the profitable segements to standard guage with the remainder being abandoned. During their fight to fend off the SP, studies were done to standard guage and electrify the line to tap important feeders that were independent and also under wire. My pike represents a compromise with the SP, it electrified and standard guaged while remaining independent with the SP/SF as important interchange partners. My main drag in Lockwood is named Lorraine Blvd. after my wife, she also has a steeple cab electric named for her!
Dave
My layout is the fictitious town of Moose Bay, which came about just because I liked the name when it showed up in my head one day. The two principle streets in town, Penny Lane and Saint Anne Street, are named after my wife and daughter, with a bit of homage to the Beatles thrown in for additional merriment. Those two streets are also the names of the subway stations below them, so there's lots of signage to announce them. The Scollay Square station is from the old "Charlie on the MTA" song, and it's also a now-defunct station in the Boston system. A number of businesses in town are named in honor of some of my daughter's friends.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
The name of my railroad is "Grain Belt". It was going to be "Anchor Valley Central", but I wanted a name that sounded rural.
Then come to find out that there really IS a "Grainbelt RR". But it is spelled as one word and mine is two words.
The main town is still Anchor Valley, and there will be three other towns on the layout (construction starts after the Christmas Holidays), one at each end of the route that are named Bedford Falls and Rock river, and one small township called Emerald.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Mine will be the PRF&W(Pine River Falls and Western). My wife and I like pine trees and waterfalls so there it is. I also plan on naming industries after people we know and those in our family. The first one I have is Katie's Cafe and Wine House after my Wife. Now all that is left is to start building things.
Mike
alco's forever!!!!! Majoring in HO scale Minorig in O scale:)
Naming my primary railroad was a no-brainer. When it's a government-owned monopoly, do you really have a choice?
There are a few 'niche' railway companies in Japan, mostly doing things the National Railway Company was happy to avoid. I actively model one, and have three waiting in the wings (non-operating background, pending future development.)
Tomikawa-san was the reason I requested assignment to Japan from Korea very early in my Air Force career. Other names are family 'in' jokes (the two main stations along the Kashimoto Forest Railway are named for my son and daughter - Japanese-language nicknames.) Fortunately, a lot of Japanese surnames can do double duty as place names. Even more fortunately, those people are very unlikely to find out that their names have been pre-empted.
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
After reading the editorial in the oct. issue I was reminded of a rather unique name a friend had named his railroad. It was the Kent Avon & York line. When I first questione him about it I never put two and two together that the abreviation was also his wifes name. He took each letter from her name and used them for the starting letters of the road name. Does anyone else have anything similar to this to share?
Dan Pikulski
www.DansResinCasting.com