I had to look at my spreadsheet to see how many different roadnames I have. The count was 36 different roads, which I could not believe if it wasn't for seeing this thread. The engine is well...a lot of them!
Neal
Approximately 140 powered units (locos, self propelled passenger equipment) only the following roadnames.
ATLANTIC CENTRAL
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
BALTIMORE AND OHIO
WESTERN MARYLAND
BALTIMORE AND ANNAPOLIS (only one, the prototype only had one, from 1950 to 1986)
Sheldon
I'm modeling Scranton, PA in 1970 - so....
About 35 1st and 2nd generation Erie Lackawanna.
A pair of Delaware & Hudson C628s for the interchange runs
A couple of CNJ SD35s and SD40s for the pooled power runs down to E Port
A Morristown & Erie RS-1 (I worked there in the 70s)
A couple Lehigh Valley for the interchange on the Bloomberg Branch.
And a few other roads that I picked ip at shows but with the intent to repaint them all for the roads above.
More than 90% Santa Fe. In addition, several locos representing other railroads you could find in West Texas, like the Rock Island and the Texas & Pacific.
Besides that, there are two which I just had to have because they are so unique. First, ConCor's Burlington Zephyr; I pretend that it is on an excursion to Texas (as an extra with white class lights). Second, the Ampolex model of GM&O's Ingalls 4-S; well, the Gulf of Mexico (the G in GM&O) is Texas' coast.
My roster is almost entirely Canadian Pacific in the maroon and grey scheme. I think I have about 20 CP locos. I also have a Grand Trunk 4-6-0 plus Hogwarts Express as well as a dozen or so of as yet unlettered critters.
I have a couple of other locomotives with various liveries but they won't be run until they are repainted in CP colours.
Eventually I hope to have a few diesel locomotives with the Algoma Eastern Railroad livery, but they will all be fakes because the AER was bought out in 1934 by CP (I think I have that right).
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Most of my locos fit the lineage of the railroads I ran trains on.
New Haven - New York Central - Pennsylvania (couple of each)
Penn Central -- decent number of 'em.
Conrail -- decent number, also.
I also have a small collection of Milwaukee diesels (I just liked their paint scheme of orange and black).
Also one Bessemer & Lake Erie SD7 -- because it resembles the Milwaukee paint (and I got it cheap!).
One Amtrak ACS64 that was a gift (no passenger cars, I can haul my old wooden express reefers and milk cars with it).
Just bought a Proto1000 RS2 (New Haven) off "the bay" a couple of hours ago. The first engine cab I was ever in was either a NH RS2 or RS3 back around 1956-57 in Georgetown, Connecticut (I was about 7 years old). So I thought that would be a nice one to have for that memory...
I am pretty freelancing but like BNSF and UP. So I have probably 40% BNSF family (BN, SF, ATSF, etc), 30% UP, 10% Amtrak, the rest (20%) are CSX, PRR, NYC, etc... Should have more than 20 roadnames...
Just one roadname on my locomotive roster.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
I have plans to paint two road switchers for the DAWDLE AND DELAY.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I've never had any roads other than the Santa Fe and a few Illinois Central - all locos whose prototypes existed before 1960.
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
I have 55 locomotives, not counting "B" units or trailing 'A" units. Ten road names, primarily New Yourk Central, but SF, UP, Amtrak and Penssy are well represented.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
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For a free lance short line that can use leased power, the actual name on the side of the loco is not as relevant as most situations. I'm interested in the type of loco more than the roadname.
UP, BNSF, NS, CSX, SP, CNW, GATX, Genessee & Wyoming, Wisconsin and Southern, BAR, Morristown & Erie.
Many are candidates for a small patch-out and relettering with home road name. That might reduce the number of different roadnames.
- Douglas
I only have three locos and they're all N&W.
Fer starters, way too many lokeys on my roster; 69 and here are my roadnames:
Primary 1- Wishram, Oregon and Western
Primary 2 - GN aka God's RR
Logging - Oregon Central
Others: NP, CNW, CB&Q, Chessie (courtesy of Brakie), ATSF, WP, SP, UP.
Don; Prez, CEO or whatever of the Wishram, Oregon and Western RR
My fictual industrial layout is based on the modern era here in New Jersey, so i mainly run Class 1 NS & CSX diesel engines, but in recent years the re-issue of the North East Fallen Flag Heritage Fleet alllows for flexibility. I have Erie and LV yard switchers servicing the steel mill section on the layout. Within the Intermodel Port section i have an SD45 Santa Fe used as a yard switcher, only becuse i saw this same engine in use at a South Jersey oil refinery shunting unit train tank cars at the facilities terminal. Working as an industrial real esate broker and having acces to secured rail yards allows me to see engines close-up originating from all over the US & Canada, in particlaur the Oak Island Yard and within Ports Newark & Elizabeth. Recenlty i saw a Erie Lackawanna painted Heritage Fleet Engine, and i can attest that when these massive double headed Class 1 Engines are moving only 20 feet away the ground really does shake under your feet.
Bayway Terminal NJ
Amtrak
Metrolink
BNSF (Early)
Santa Fe
Cotton Belt
Missouri Pacific Lines
Missouri-Kansas-Texas-Lines
I have a CNR roster set in 1955 that is mostly steam. I do have one CPR Hudson I bought as it is an iconic canadian loco and I just liked the look of it. I guess I liked it a lot as it is brass and by far the most expensive engine I have.
CN Charlie
On mine it's eight. Four protolanced schemes (One industrial, one terminal and two railroad) and four prototype (one Class 1 and three of its parent roads). As a result the layout is very colorful.
WATT is thisd Locomotive ewe speak of???
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