Yes I know it’s not your standard breakdown, but i think this is a buit better than saying Transition era, Civil war era, Modern Era, Ultr-modern era, ect.
So in that reguard, let’s here it Folks!
Jay
Where are the oil burners!? Oh, yeah, I like late coal burners (1940+). Big Boys, FEF’s, Challengers, it’s all good.
Gah I knew i forgot something, Lump them in with the middle coal burners, since that’s where they were mostly at. [:p]
Jay
My favourite era is the 1970’s.
I remember seeing CP’s Alcos every Sunday, while I was playing road hockey, speeding through Agincourt, at around 11:15 am.
Sunday, August 3rd, 1955. Specific enough??[}:)]
Seriously, late transition era is fine with me, I can run modern steam and diesel. Whats also fun is modeling an area that hasn’t changed much over the years, then switching era’s from time to time. I model the Western Maryland, but I have no problem with breaking out the more modern stuff, changing the automobiles on the layout, and running Chessie or CSX for a bit. Remember to pull up the water tanks and coaling towers, and replace them with more appropriate structures.
Have fun with it![:D]
I model that brief period between the great depression and WWII, in other words, 1941.
I wounder howmmany people 18 to 35 model the pre 1950s era.
Jay
1940s to 1950s
so the late steamers
Late 40s to late 50s. Especially articulated steam.
Well, I’m 14 and model 1945-1950. I like the late steam/early diesel era because of all the variety- Heavyweight coaches ran beside stainless steel streamliners, wood sheathed boxcars could be found in the same train as a new steel boxcar, there were many, many different roads and lines (especially in the Midwest, 38 lines served Chicago alone) Grimy steamers ran beside shiny new streamlined diesels built by Baldwin, Alco, Fairbanks-Morse and EMD, industries were endless in number, and the railroads were doing good. The 1940’s-'50s was the time when America was truly perfect.
I model the late Diesels. More power baby, that’s what it’s all about. I’ll take the throbbing rumble of a modern diesel over the unearthly whooshing hiss of a steamer any old day. [:)]
I’m 13 and model 1940-1960.
Tough question because I actually prefer the dieslels of the “mid-diesel” era (GP 7’s and 9’s, RS 3’s and 11’s, SD 40’s, etc), but I model the modern era, summer 2000 with lots of dash 9’s, SD 70M’s, and AC units.
Ron
I like 1925-1965, and from 1980-present. My next layout is going to be multi-era. I’ll be running both transition era steam and diesels, as well as modern diesels (not at the same time, though), with the appropriate rolling stock for each, of course.
Summer 1997, just after BN / ATSF and UP / SP (+D&RGW and C&NW) mergers.
Dominique
Just getting started, but intend to focus on late 1890s. See progress on my website: www.geocities.com/FriscoFool2003
I voted late coal burners but I also like Diesels and Electrics from the 30’s to the mid 50’s
I may be named Big Boy, but I like modern diesels best, go figure.[swg]
ACELA EXPRESS-- Electric super speeders!
My favorite era is 1950-1975.This allows for late steam and early diesels,and covers SD45s and cowel units.I have only one steam engine,a PRR K4.My diesels cover everything from FTs to an SD40-2 and F45 and FP45.