Railroad Poll

[chrismoore93]

Hi everyone,
Feel free to take part in this poll.
If you select "other", feel free to tell me the roadname. By commuter line I mean, Metrolink, Metra, Metro North etc.
Thanks,
Chris Moore :D

[sushob]

"Other" for me...

I'd like to model the local shortline(s), NSHR, and the connecting NS and CPR lines. :)

[CBCNSfan]

Me too! Local shortline
Cheers Willis

[Red Oak & Western]

I'm a fallen flag fan. And I include merged into non-existance roads as fallen flags. So - Milwaukee, Rock Island, and/or CNW.

[emt49]

i run D&H on my layout

[modelbob]

You must be modeling the current era, I don't see any fallen flags...

Mark me up for the Pennsy.

[mushroom2]

I'm with Bob on the Pennsy although I'll add the PC as well.

[JeffShultz]

Well, I put down Southern Pacific... but mine is actually other. Interesting numbers there.

[CP9302]

I picked Other. That's an odd selection to choose from, No Canadian roads :(

Anyway, I model CP and some CSX as well as the ETR, a short line in my home town.

[leghome]

My own private RR The CEE Line serving the length of Indiana from Chicago to Evansville through Emporia.

[Lady_Railfan]

My F&CGR is so completely imaginary and fictional as to be an insult to any established road name. But if I ever get into the big stuff, it will be SP.

[chrismoore93]

Thanks Everyone,
You see down here in Arizona there are no shortlines :mad: Flagstaff is probably the biggest railroad town(and Flagstaff isn't very big). BNSF usually runs threw Flagstaff alot, along with the Union Pacific and occasionally Amtrak. Also there's a small town called Kingman, but there's not to much railroad activity. As for the fallen flags, I do model them. If you look it up on the internet, I found out, the Union Pacific owns the Southern Pacific, so I guess you could say there a fallen flag line. I also love looking at fallen flag lines from Illinois and New York(because my parents are from there). Also I'm planning on modeling a fallen flag model railroad (not sure what roadname to use) but i'll keep you updated.
Thanks again,
Chris Moore

[CBCNSfan]

You see down here in Arizona there are no shortlines Hi Chris, that's the way it used to be here until CN divested itself of all short hauls, although CB&CNS is 240 miles from terminus to exchange. It became marginaly profitable when the CN transport trucks were in competition with it. Life's like that
Cheers Willis

[NHGuy]

The New York, New Haven & Hartford Rairoad.

[LiveSteamer]

I will be naming my N Scale Layout Pennsylvania Railroad I am planning to build this summer and then when I get my HO Scale Layout planned out I will be naming it Chessie System. ( Two Of My Favorite Railroads Out There. :D :D )

[grumpybob]

the 50's version of the Boston and Maine.

[AmtrakFan]

Amtrak for me.

[ak-milw]

1950's Milwaukee Road! :cool:

[RCH]

Thanks Everyone,
You see down here in Arizona there are no shortlines :mad:

Actually, there is the Arizona and California Railroad (http://algomacentral.railfan.net/AZCal.htm). I'm not sure where Parker, AZ is in relation to you, so I'm not sure you ever would have seen any of their equipment, except maybe on a DHL commercial.

As for me, I model a number of railroads, including:

Norfolk Southern (and predecessors Southern and Norfolk & Western)
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe (but not BNSF)
Missouri Pacific
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Cotton Belt

Who ever said you have to pick just one? :D :p :o

[Roger Hensley]

I see that other is dar and away the most popular. :-)

Doing it over, the New York Central. In fact, I am moving my railroad back in time to be able to run more NYC and PC cars.

[catt]

Definately "other".Other being my own Grande Valley Railroad and her younger siblings the Muskegon Coopersville & Marne and the Kent County Connecting. :D

[Empire Builder]

I actually would take BNSF,Great Northern,Burlington Northern,Amtrak,or Montana Rail Link. :cool: :p

[KenKzak]

I'm another Other. <g>
My home road is the Greentop & Oberon RY. A fictional amalgammation of Adirondack Mountain railroads with connections to Delaware & Hudson and the New York Central.
Currently I have 1 D&H loco and 2 cabeese, 3 NYC locos with 1 caboose. 20% of my rolling stock is D&H [and growing]. GT&O has no locos yet and 1 caboose in the shops.

Ken

[OlsmilinEd]

Well, I voted "other" though I currently have UP and Santa Fe on my layout. I have moved the era from the 60s to "more modern" (I like covered hoppers & grain elevators). There is also the temptation to do a freelanced road. Allen McClelland of the Virginian and Ohio is my modeling hero, but I would have to place a free lance road furher west than the V&O.

[Curtis]

I voted "other" and model mostly in Rio Grande though I also have UP and Santa Fe on my layout. The era of the layout is late 50s to the early 60s but I have a bunch of "modern" and “vintage” equipment that I like to run as well. Depends on the mood and what the nephews want to run. I’ve even got a dual gage narrow/standard line that runs through town. This way I can run my trolley or a Colorado & Southern steam locomotive with a few passenger cars behind it.

[Boohime]

My choice .. other
I'll go with the Milwaukee road every time. CNW is cool too

[Russian]

CN/CP/VIA
Maybe abit of BNSF/BN

[grande man]

I voted "other". We model the Rio Grande in HO scale based on a mid 60's theme. I like them all but the Grande was such a cool RR that I'll always love it.

[jbaakko]

I said BNSF although it'll be a LARGE collection of RR's

[Greg Elems]

For me Western Pacific is the road of choice. :D :D

Greg

[NWR #200]

Other. I model the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade railway as it should exist in the present day. I t was abandoned in 1955. You could also say I model a little of BNSF, as I will have about 2-3 feet of interchange track with them and some leased power :D.

[emt49]

I'm another Other. <g>
My home road is the Greentop & Oberon RY. A fictional amalgammation of Adirondack Mountain railroads with connections to Delaware & Hudson and the New York Central.
Currently I have 1 D&H loco and 2 cabeese, 3 NYC locos with 1 caboose. 20% of my rolling stock is D&H [and growing]. GT&O has no locos yet and 1 caboose in the shops.

Ken
thank god i thought i was the only D&H fan here :D

[SuperbirdVHble]

I chose "Other", I run Erie Lackawanna and Bessemer & Lake Erie, as well as some PRR and Conrail.

[Little Grande Man]

Grande man and I model the Rio Grande. :D

[chrismoore93]

Grande man and I model the Rio Grande. :D
Thought so :D I was gonna' model the Rio Grande but decided to switch over to a logging layout. So as the topic starte I'l have to vote. And it's "other". For the Silk river Railroad of course :D
Have a good one,
-Chris

[CSX_road_slug]

Three guesses on the one I marked, and the first two don't count! :D :p

(I'm amazed nobody has chosen Santa Fe yet....!)

[rtraincollector]

Other and its a tight toss up between 2 B&M as it was my first Lionel train set I loved that 2359 B&M. Second PA. as I grew up there and always liked them.

RT

[TWhite]

Well, as you can probably tell by my avatar, I voted "Other" since I'm modeling the Rio Grande in the 1940's. Of course, my Rio Grande happens to be laid in California's Sierra Nevadas (Yuba River Sub), so that gives me a chance to give trackage rights to SP, WP and--believe it or not--GN. I've also 'borrowed' locomotives from the Colorado & Southern, Pennsy, N&W and C&O, but since it's set in WWII, that was a pretty common occurence with western railroads as the traffic got thicker and the motive power got stretched. But there's just something about Rio Grande standard gauge steam that gets my blood going.
Tom

[modelmaker]

I'm the third D&H fan here! The Bridge Line Rules!

I model the 70's to early 80's era, just prior to the Guilford takeover (eech!). Mohawk Yard (Albany,NY) to Rouses Point, NY (just south of the Canadian border).
I also interchange with the Vermont Railway (VTR)

[RexHea]

I believe the "Big O RR has the majority..."Other" of course.

My home roadname, Blue Creek & Warrior RW manages the yards and switching/ maintenance duties, while Southern, GM&O, and L&N handle freight and passenger service. Norfolk & Western has a coal run from the mines "in dim thar hills" to the Coke plant. I do have a Union Pacific Challenger that made a wrong turn somewhere and ended up pulling "through" freight in Southern Appalachia.:D

[rtraincollector]

I'm amazed nobody has chosen Santa Fe yet If we get Teffy in here Ken L. you will and he'll bring the other Santa Fe freaks

RT

[SDP45]

Mark me up for the GN. Early BN would be okay as well.

[NZRMac]

I have a bunch of Norfolk & Western rolling stock so I guess I model that road name, :rolleyes: I'm in the middle of making money buying and selling houses so my layout is temporary.

I must do more research into N&W and find a section of RR to model when the right place comes along I'll be ready to build.

Ken.

[BMRR]

Southern Railway.

[Brakie]

I had to vote other because I favor NS and R.J.Corman.. :D

[uspscsx]

CSX. Hence my name and avatar.:p

[Cjcrescent]

Look at my avatar. Pre 1950 so I have mostly steam.

[TrainboyH16-44]

I picked Other. That's an odd selection to choose from, No Canadian roads :(


I was just thinking that...
I model the CP too, and love evry bit of it! (Except the AC4400s...)
Matthew

[btransue]

Fallen Flag - Reading with interchange with E-L and Lehigh Valley.

[JeffShultz]

I was wondering if anyone actually modeled the BN/BNSF - you see a lot of locomotives and rolling stock in their paint jobs, but it's pretty rare to see an actual layout that is centered on it. I suppose there will be more now as the ATSF modelers decide whether to switch or not.

Most BN/BNSF stuff I see on layouts is either interchange or "pool power."

[bnshelbysub]

Jeff,

Does a fictitious BN sub-division count? BN locomotives will be the only motive power on the late '80's - early '90's Shelby sub-division that I am currently planning.

[BoneValleyALCo]

My avatar says it all... :D

[CBCNSfan]

Does a fictitious BN sub-division count? Sure does, all the poll is asking for is "what roadname" :D Go for it, That's about all most of us have anyway.
http://bestsmileys.com/textinbubble1/13.gif Willis

[SpaceMouse]

Okay, At the club, I model the Buffalo and Pittsburgh

My home layout will be the interchange between the California Western and Northwestern Pacific.

[caellis]

Free lance road. It's a play on my last name.... See avatar.

[ak-milw]

OTHER,
The Milwaukee Road for me!!!
:eek:

[lginc]

well, one of the three favorites i model was up there, so i picked UP.;) :D

[U-3-b]

"Other" and Grand Trunk Western for me.

[GatorDave]

I see that it took 'til page four for Southern RY to make the cut, but
here's another vote for them.

I model the Southern with a little C&O and N&W thrown in. On some days
though, you might see some power from AT&SF and NYC roll through!
In fact, NYC actually runs a regular passenger train along these rails...
gotta love those Hudsons! Good luck, Dave

[jacon12]

I'd rather do Southern.
Jarrell

[enjineerbill]

C&NW:cool:

Or The Rock Island, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, Illinois Central......

Johnny

[L&N Castle]

For me,as my avatar suggests, L&N primarily,Southern,and Seaboard Airline,with some NC&Stl,TA&G,CofG,etc. Mostly from 1955-1977.William.:)

[OldGettysk]

I love just about any rail line of the NorthEast. But recently became interested in The Cincinnati & Lake Erie The "Red Devils " ran on this line . Fast As A Plane OLDGETTYSK

[okanaganrailfan]

CP & CN for me and a little BNSF & NS :D

[jdavid93225]

I have mostly UP models, but also include several of the fallen flags, so I checked "other." Besides UP, I have D&RGW, CB&Q and MP, and intend to add a few of the other western railroads in the future, such as SP, ATSF, CNW, GN, NP and WP (or at least a couple of them). My layout is not a specific prototype, but is rather generic and portrays somewhere in the western United States. There is a lot to like about each of these railroads, so it's hard to pick a favorite.

[PNKFLOYD]

;) Other is what I have to vote.
Railroading is just fun for me and I have elements of several roads I want on my freelance railroad. Mostly following the Southern scheme, so the name, "Southern Eclectic Xpress" keeps coming back to me.

[rhoward]

Well I see I am with the majority on this by choosing "Other". The Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western RR is a figment type railway. That is: It is completely based on a figment of my imagination. Some of the places are real, but the names have been changed to protect the guilty........ Or something like that. It is based in the Finger Lakes region of New York the first week of August in the year 1925. Since I like Steam, particularly older steam, the period right after the USRA seemed like a likely time period for the layout. There is quite a bit of local history hidden in places......... (just for fun!)

[smittydieseldoc]

I model Southern and Norfolk Southern (New Version)

[pcarrell]

Other

Protolance based on the Belfast & Moosehead Lake RR

[Tuna]

I'm partial to Chicago & Alton from the Golden Age of Steam. I'm collecting Alton Railroad, C&A and Alton Limited car and locos from that time.

Why Alton? My first name is Alton!

[4Starcstms]

I prefer MoPac and L&N ..

[Smoke]

Southern Railway--2008

[brubakes]

Other: Nickel Plate

[f1_indy2000]

chalk me up for OTHER too. Rock Island and Penn Central.
Its kind of funny because if you look at the history those two had one would say why, but my reason is I wouldn't be into Trains or Model Railroad today without them.

[NIevo]

I picked other as well. I model the BN and UP in the early 80's on the Camas Prairie. Favorite is BN though.