passenger or freight ?

[preceng]

Just like the diversity that freight offers. I mean specifically the multiple types of industries that can beemployed, even changed.

[Anonymous]

Right now, my mainline is from Melmatt to Marcstadt to La Michelle to Royston. That is the the length of my imaginary land called Dalreada. It is the route of the Golden Express. I am sure I will build routes to handle freight, I have to, but for now,it is purely passenger.

[METRO]

There is a much higher importance put on on-time running as well. In freight running who really cares if a coal drag is half-hour late and how many times have we been on Amtrak trains that are running hours late, even in short haul? If commuter trains were that late the entire workforce of a city could be in serious trouble.

[Jetrock]

That sounds pretty interesting--I imagine that an older commuter line would also do some "switching" in the form of LCL and parcel freight, one benefit of which is that you wouldn't even need a siding, just a quick stop on the track to drop off a parcel at the drugstore or pick up cans of milk at a milk stop.

Inspiring!

[METRO]

I model heavy rail commuter operations and as a result freight and long haul passenger plays a very different role on my line. Most freight originates offline and terminates offline, serving to congest the main line and create more challenging sessions. Passenger either originates or terminates at the downtown terminal and takes priority durring non-rush hours. The real operations, however, consist of two rival commuter lines, very fast and frequent service. I do get a good dose of switching in though with two coach yards and a few on-line industries.

[Jetrock]

I'm fond of industrial areas and like a lot of switching, so I am inclined more towards freight, but passengers have their appeal. I do plan on having a few pieces for "fan trips" along my freight line, especially as a "plot device" to make operating sessions more complicated.

[Anonymous]

Freight operations offer more variety (although someone is sure to challenge this), however combining RDC, excursion trains, and regular passenger operations are a nice change of pace.

[therailnut]

i would like to model both. I have a facination with both frieght and passenger trains.

[Anonymous]

I model freight only just the fact it can generate more money also get to use more loco's setting may be different far as equipment used like rolling stock to haul different kind of materials.

[Anonymous]

I prefer to model business/excursion trains, however, I also model passenger trains. I find passenger equipment more challenging to figure out what the car is (except for head end equipment).

[eastcoast]

I run more passenger trains and find freight trains to be more of a challenge .
Both are very different in the type of scenery and structures that accompany them. I model both on my layout in one complete "world"[:p]