What are your reasons for liking your favorite rr?

[Anonymous]

I grew up watching N&W from the front porch of my great-grand parents when I visited them. When I went to my grand parents we would see the Southern. My first train sets we Sante Fe. I bought alot of western stuff when I was young so it would "fit in". Years go by and I decide I would rather model what I could go and see. I now model Norfolk Southern primarily. I have a few CSX since it is here also. I also model East Tennessee Railway.

[Martin4]

My favorite one is CN, for many reasons: it is widespread, from Atlantic to Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico, brings almost every kind of cars from and to any part of the continent; it owns and share traffic with Illinois Central and Wisconsin Central -a good opportunity to bring in foreign colors !- and often carries loads for Union Pacific -with occasional appearance of their motive power. The CN mainline locomotives are very up-to-date, CW44-9s and SD75is ; branchlines and yards use a very wide range of locos, many of them unique to the CN.
Although I also model SantaFe, Union Pacific and Western Maryland, Canadian National remains my favorite one, mainly because I can see it every day.

Martin
Québec City

[Martin4]

My favorite one is CN, for many reasons: it is widespread, from Atlantic to Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico, brings almost every kind of cars from and to any part of the continent; it owns and share traffic with Illinois Central and Wisconsin Central -a good opportunity to bring in foreign colors !- and often carries loads for Union Pacific -with occasional appearance of their motive power. The CN mainline locomotives are very up-to-date, CW44-9s and SD75is ; branchlines and yards use a very wide range of locos, many of them unique to the CN.
Although I also model SantaFe, Union Pacific and Western Maryland, Canadian National remains my favorite one, mainly because I can see it every day.

Martin
Québec City

[IRONROOSTER]

CSX is my favorite modern road because it's local, has a colorful paint scheme, and a kitten in the logo. But I don't model it. My favorite rr's for modeling are the Pennsy, the Ma & Pa, and the WWF. It's a combination of equipment and setting. I like the GG1, the Wiscasset waterfront, and the Ma & Pa gas electric to name a few of the highlights.
Enjoy
Paul

[IRONROOSTER]

CSX is my favorite modern road because it's local, has a colorful paint scheme, and a kitten in the logo. But I don't model it. My favorite rr's for modeling are the Pennsy, the Ma & Pa, and the WWF. It's a combination of equipment and setting. I like the GG1, the Wiscasset waterfront, and the Ma & Pa gas electric to name a few of the highlights.
Enjoy
Paul

[Javern]

Milwaukee Road! went virtually thru my backyard. I remember hanging around the tracks during the summer as a kid. We would find pieces of metal banding and make whistles, looking at the cattle in the stock cars, find used up flares in the ditch. Putting pennys on the track and watch them get flattned

[Javern]

Milwaukee Road! went virtually thru my backyard. I remember hanging around the tracks during the summer as a kid. We would find pieces of metal banding and make whistles, looking at the cattle in the stock cars, find used up flares in the ditch. Putting pennys on the track and watch them get flattned

[Anonymous]

Greetings,

I model Burlington Northern. That gives me also the opportunity to blend in the fallen flags rr. Great Northern, Northern Pacific, CB&Q, SP&S. And Frisco too.

Also growing up along the FW&D in Texas may be another reason. I always remember those big green and black locomotives going by.

Any other BN fans out there?

Mark in Texas

[Anonymous]

Greetings,

I model Burlington Northern. That gives me also the opportunity to blend in the fallen flags rr. Great Northern, Northern Pacific, CB&Q, SP&S. And Frisco too.

Also growing up along the FW&D in Texas may be another reason. I always remember those big green and black locomotives going by.

Any other BN fans out there?

Mark in Texas

[Anonymous]

my grandfather worked on union pacific lines for 18 years back in the fifties. hard, labor intensive work and low pay was a large part of his life at that time, so thats my connection

[Anonymous]

my grandfather worked on union pacific lines for 18 years back in the fifties. hard, labor intensive work and low pay was a large part of his life at that time, so thats my connection

[Bergie]

I would have to go with the Burlington Northern sans Santa Fe. I grew up on the BN mainline north of Galesburg, IL. Got the bug young and couldn't shake it. Have a hard time accepting the SF and some of those early paint schemes. And don't get me started on patch-jobs on BN equipement. [:(]

Erik

[Bergie]

I would have to go with the Burlington Northern sans Santa Fe. I grew up on the BN mainline north of Galesburg, IL. Got the bug young and couldn't shake it. Have a hard time accepting the SF and some of those early paint schemes. And don't get me started on patch-jobs on BN equipement. [:(]

Erik

[CP5415]

I grew up watching the CP marshalling yard in Agincourt, Ont.

[CP5415]

I grew up watching the CP marshalling yard in Agincourt, Ont.

[Anonymous]

What qualities about your favorite railroad appeal to you? Is it the location, operations, equipment, paint scheme, etc?

[Anonymous]

What qualities about your favorite railroad appeal to you? Is it the location, operations, equipment, paint scheme, etc?