What Era Do You Model?

[DKS]

Every layout I've built has had a different temporal setting. Currently I have three in the works: winter 1940s, fall 1980s and summer 1950s.

[R.Groff]

Not sure i model any era I like all steam and if I see a newer loco I like it shows up on my layout.Mostly UP in steam and CN in diesel .
Rick

[CBQ Fan]

1953-1967 or classic CB&Q passenger and diesel era.  I do have a sprinkle of BN engines hiding on the layout because that is what I grew up train watching.  I also have an amtrak superliner and Metra bilevel set because my boys see these when we train watch.

[garethashenden]

1950 supposedly. Will probably get stretched to 1946-1952. But prewar is interesting too, late '30s lots of big steam...

[Kev1340]

Two periods for me, 1990's Wisconsin Central (though starting to stretch into the CN years), and 1964 to 1973 Norfolk and Western.

Cheers,

Kev

[R L Smith]

Two periods for me also, summer 1970 and fall 1952. I selected "The Tough Years" for the poll.

[mmagliaro]

I was actually quite surprised that the steam-diesel transition era still holds the majority here in Railwire.
It always seems like this forum leans more toward later era modeling.

Anyway,  1951 for me, which lets me keep running some of the older prewar steam and passenger equipment,
stick to smaller, older road cars and trucks, and 40' rolling stock.   But I happily cheat so I can run
Loewy -styled North Coast Limited cars with matching F7's, but that's as modern as I go.

[VonRyan]

I model between 1930 and 1956. I mostly try to stick to the late 30s till the end of WWII.

[Wardie]

Primarily the Late 1970's, Kind of the last glory days of the Maine Central before Guilford. But I also have a good bit of the late 1950's before passenger service ended. And I can do a couple trains of early 2000's Guilford.

[pjm20]

I intend to model the PRR in the late summer of 1930. BLI decision to release the M1s with only post war modifactions has made me explore the possibility of 1946 or 1947. I am also a modern Amtrak fan.

[Angus Shops]

CPR summer 1958 Field to Golden. Maximum passenger options; The Canadian in its prime and the Mountaineer still ran as separate train in summer.

Geoff

[crrcoal]

I LOVE the mid to late 70's coal haulers however I am modeling more modern era at this time leaning heavily towards CSAO.

[Denver Road Doug]

I model roughly 1999-2003 BNSF, so I chose modern.

I may eventually push out to 2007 to model early swoosh, especially if Atlas does Gensets in N.  That would also expand my coal gon fleet and allow me to run some ACe's, including one or two of the UP heritage units.

But for now I'm holding steady with a focus around 2001.

[unittrain]

I model 1978-1980 which in my opinion is best do to equipment variety and road name abundance making for very interesting trains.

[SkipGear]

The layout is based on 1947-50, the time frame that the Cincinnatian ran through the town I lev in and am modeling. My son also keeps a train of modern equipment (within the last couple years) of the short line that now operates on the same line. We also run N-trak so I'm open to anything that catches my eye but most of my equipment is geared toward the 47-50 era.