I might try to model a deadline with some of my old dummy units (GP9s mostly), My railroad is going to take place roughly in the early 2000s on a fictional version of Amtrak’s either Wilmington or Bear, DE facility (Haven’t Decided) and i have some older models, some not working, so I was going to essentially board up the windows and apply some rust, as well as removing some parts and/or adding defect/do not use tags or stencils. Any thoughts?
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Welcome on board Bigguy511.
Here in Leeds U.K. we have ----
Leeds Midland Road depot - Wikipedia
David
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One. Go for it!
Rich
I’ll have to check this out!
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Welcome to the forum, Bigguy511! It sounds like a neat idea.
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Also, Fun fact, Bear, DE has the last 2 surviving turboliners in existence (Visible from the NEC)
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@Bigguy511 I may have to drive over there and check that out, I’m relatively close to there.
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I have only seen them on the northwest regional, They’re pretty far from the fence and behind a building to my knowledge, Although you could get a drone up there possibly (Watch out for the wires and NEC trains though)
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Cool idea. I want to add a deadline and boneyard to my layout. Its amazing how much space a few locomotives eat up fast. Dan
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I couldn’t understand the term “deadline” in the thread title, so I looked it up in a large dictionary and found that it means “military term: equipment or vehicles waiting for repairs,” or “A group of vehicles or artillery pieces such as tanks gathered for repair or routine maintenance.”
Is this interpretation correct? Is this a commonly used word?
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Yep, also somewhat like engine storage
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Bigguy511, thank you
While I’m at it, I’d like to ask, what is the relationship between “deadline” and the following words? If it bothers you, leave it alone.
RIP track: Repair In Place, or Repair, Inspect and Paint
LUGO units: Laid Up Good Order units
Quoted from the Q-Station
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Deadlines are sometimes also referred to as storage or Laid Up units, It’s kind of like how The navy mothballs ships for future use.
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I have seen something very similar at the CN facility in Homewood, IL.
Rich
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Deadline is usually equipment that is retired or too expensive to repair. Essentially equipment that will not return to service on that railroad.
Repair In Place is fix it in place without sending it to a shop.
Laid Up Good Order is usually equipment that is stored due to a downturn in business, but can be returned to service quickly as business recovers. It can also be older equipment that is kept on hand when new equipment arrives, in case there are problems with the new equipment.
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The ultimate deadline is Larry’s Truck & Electric (LTEX).
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At first, I had no idea what it was. It’s called LTEX Rail. I didn’t know there was such a facility and company. It’s in MacDonald, Ohio. I was surprised to see BN9910 (E9A) in another video I found (around 9:16-9:25). It’s a locomotive that I kitbashed 25 years ago.
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I love to unveil these mysteries. No question should go unanswered. 
Rich
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