What type of trains do you run on your layout?

[RR_Mel]

My layout era is early to mid 1950s so all most all of my locomotives are transition era, steam & diesel.  I also have a few specialty locomotives, five Shays and a pair of Golden Spike locomotives.

 

I try to keep everything on my layout between 1950 and 1956.  My layout isn’t very large, it does pretty much take up our entire two car garage being 14’ X 10’.  Mostly mountains and yard with about 100’ of mainline.

 

I grew up in El Paso (desert) and moved to New Mexico (mountains) after I was married thus my mountainous Southern Pacific layout.  I just love the SP Cab Forwards and AC-9s.

 

My ratio is about 50/50 freight/passenger with the occasional old timer just for kicks.  I do like seeing a Shay with a dozen log cars and a bobber caboose on my trestle.

 

Mel

 

Modeling the early to mid 1950s SP in HO scale since 1951

 

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Bakersfield, California

 

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

 

[nealknows]

Hello everyone. Not sure if this was ever asked before, so I'll ask (sorry if it was asked a while ago).

I was setting up the layout for the operating session and was thinking of all the trains on the layout. Growing up on LI, I was always around or on the LIRR going to and from NYC. Made some friends that worked on the railroad as they were model railoaders back in the 70's and always came to the hobby shop where I worked. 

Fast forward to the early 2000's and I have my train room and layout. When I was running DC, the original layout was always run with passenger trains into a large stub terminal. I had industries around with freight trains as well, but most of the time I ran the passenger trains. Then I met some train friends at the LHS where I now live in NJ. Went to a layout and saw lots of freight trains and discovered DCC. So now when we run trains, it's 95% freight and an occassional passenger train will be taken out by one of my friends. It's not for a lack of equipment, I think it's just for the amount of space I have for the layout (20'x20' HO scale)

So my question is: Do you run all freight, all passenger or a mix and what's the ratio.

Thanks to all who reply.

Neal