Prototypes Someone Else Should Model

[johnb]

Pacific Electric 4-Track mainline LA to Watts. (Electric freight switching, through interurbans)

the issue is equipment,  other than the VO-1000 and the SW1's, there is nothing produced.

You would need a dozen Blimps, a dozen Hollywood cars, three random Twelves and three Tens....just for passenger service.

For freight, you will need at least 6 locos running in pairs, the 4 track was home for the big Baldwin DRS6-6-1500's and 1600 Freight Motors, and the VO's were common there. I have yet to see an EMD unit or steam on the Four Track, and yes, it screams to be modeled.... [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

[w neal]

Ain't no Byron Hill, only Waupaca (seems appropriate this month eh?). You guys inspired me.




Beware the ides of November...

[kc9jts]

Way too many to list but here's a few that jump to mind; some have already been mentioned:
- The SPCSL years on the Southern Pacific between Chicago and St. Louis: Amtrak, Grungy SP and DRGW power with B&O position light signals.
- Ore country in northern Michigan: CNW C628s, DSSA Baldwins, Lake Superior & Ishpeming Alcos.  This ore range is often overshadowed by the DMIR.
- The Dakotas, in any era: Soo, GN, NP, BN, CNW (Alco Line), MILW, etc..  Lots of grain elevators and wide open spaces.
- Chicago area: guessing that since *most* railroads went there they also went somewhere else more interesting.
- Dubuque area: IC/CGW/CB&Q/MILW, etc.  A couple of tunnels plus passenger trains.
- The Mopac as a whole: maybe just me but it seems underrepresented in the modeling community.
- The C&EI in Illinois (does anyone model that one?).
- IC and GM&O down south: Cotton Mills, pulpwood, produce, paper mills.

[w neal]

WAIT FOR IT!!!!!

[signalmaintainer]

RMC also had a nice article in the 80s covering a H0 scale Hillsdale County Railway layout - it was very inspiring and had both pre Conrail (PC) and post CR (HCRC) rolling stock. It was the beginning for me taking an interest in PC

Cheers

Stephan

You might be confusing that with the Lenawee County RR (modeled as the Lenawee Central) in the January 1981 RMC, "Evolution of a Short Line."

Lenawee County later became part of the HCRC.

[u36b]

You might be confusing that with the Lenawee County RR (modeled as the Lenawee Central) in the January 1981 RMC, "Evolution of a Short Line."

Lenawee County later became part of the HRCR.

Thanks!! You are right 

Hmmmm- 40 years ago - oh, oh 

Stephan

[voldemort]

Panama canal construction

[TravelingCarpenter]

W Neal,

Perfect,, the bicentennial GP35 nice touch. Could even do the Milwaukee with the bicentennial SD40-2.

The light gray and red,, beats tuscan red and brunswick green any day!!

TC

[kc9jts]

The light gray and red,, beats tuscan red and brunswick green any day!!

TC

^^^^^ This!  Now I better run before the SPFs try to tar and feather me!

[CRL]

Light power move on the AZER Clifton Branch. Distant shot gives an interesting perspective on scale.

https://www.railpictures.net/photo/759660/