What era do you model?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I model 1940-1949, specifically UP during WWII. How about you?

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As I progress with my layout I continue to think transitional era. The problem is that I also like modern equipment, too…so I’m thinking that my layout will be more free-lanced/fantasy than anything. I want to have equipment from the 30’s to the present. It may not be realistic but it sure will be a lot of fun for me.[:D]

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My layout will vary between the mid-1940’s to early 60’s–I selected 1940-1949 because that will be the eventual focus of the layout, once I get the trolley poles working.

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Actually, my era spans the 1930’s to the late 1950’s, although I don’t use the road switchers that came as replacements for the E- and F- series diesels.

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Well, my era is 1940 through 1960. I want to do this so I can have more F units. That way I can run F7’s next to 2-8-0’s. Oh yeah, the RR is UP.

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I have the same feelings as Super Chief.
I model whatever pulls my trains. Either steam or diesel.
If my 4-6-2 ends up pulling my stack train & my AC4400 pulls my heavyweight passenger cars, so be it.
The trains have to get through.

Gordon

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Now, specifically mid 1940s through late 1950s.

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I model modern times, but in a weird way I guess. I have a mainline so I can run my modern locos and a shortline so I can run older diesels.

Thanks,
Jeremy

GO PACKERS!!![:D]

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Glad I’m not alone here. D*mn the repercussions, full speed ahead![(-D]

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My layout depicts a fictional museum line, so it’s modern day but with lots of older paint schemes and stock. Where else could you see a couple of FM C-Liners in NYC livery waiting in the servicing track, while a CSX Dash 9 switches a few ACF Centre-flow hoppers? (CSX has track rights over the line, a handy excuse to run big modern locos and stock). Sometimes the museum’s locos haul freights on behalf of CSX - an Erie-built on double-stack cars? It looks pretty good!

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My layout, the Allentown Scranton & Northern, is based in the modern era.

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you mean there are trains after 1900?[:D]

Jay

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70 to 80

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Actually, I model from around 1935-1958, NYC and NH, two great Giants of the Northeast.

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Why not plug and play! most pictures of country settings haven’t changed in the past 40 to 60 years except changes to local small town industries. If you your industries can be lifted and placed and you have two sets of vehicles two sets of industries and two sets of engines and rolling stock you can operate one night in the 50’s and another in the 90’s

Have the best of two worlds and get more longevity out of your RR[8D]

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I model the AT&SF in the early 50’s to the mid 60’s on my HO layout. I the Garden Railroad I range from the 30’s to present day but mostly the 30’s to the 50’. My future N scale layout will depict the modern day UP.

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I model an eclectic combo. 1880-1925

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N&W 1950 to 1955.

In 1952 the cheater hot rodded EMD F7 ABBA set from EMD came and demonstrated that the N&W A was considerably faster with the same load, though the EMD could pull more, in the flat lands. In the mountains, the EMD set was equivalent to a Y6b.

Around the same time Jawn Henry showed up.

And in 1955, the smelly oil burners made there beach head in the form of 8 Alco RS3 (phIII) and 8 EMD GP9 (phII).

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Since i’m modeling BN that would put me in a specific era and since i have Rock Island and CB&Q and GN stuff that would to but i’m just modeling what i feel like modeling. no specific era for me.

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I should do likewise, Hawks. After all, it is my railroad. Fergus had a great idea, too. [^]