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Post by Adam on Sept 17, 2019 23:15:08 GMT
I've noticed that some (many?) of you have named your model railway and I find that to be a fun fact that I'd like to learn more about.
Mine is called the MESA-East RR, MESA being the initials of everyone in my immediate family (my three beautiful ladies and myself).
What do you call your railroad and why did you give it that name?
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Post by Joe Saggese on Sept 17, 2019 23:29:28 GMT
I named my railroad The Freneau Line. It is named after Phillip Freneau, the poet of the revolution. He lived and is buried in town, and the section of town I live in is called Freneau. The CNJ Freneau Station was about 200 feet from my front door. That's why lol ......
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 0:03:09 GMT
Laugh all you want.... Geezerville RR. When you have 16 grandchildren you have to have a sense of humor.
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Post by Adam on Sept 18, 2019 0:08:59 GMT
Laugh all you want.... Geezerville RR. When you have 16 grandchildren you have to have a sense of humor.
I LOVE IT! You need a sense of humor to endure what life throws at you. Fantastic! 16 Grandchildren! Congratulations!
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Post by Country Joe on Sept 18, 2019 4:10:17 GMT
The short answer is that the Alma and Jupiter Bay Railway, comes from my wife's and my initials, Anne and Joe Brino.
The long answer is that I came up with Alma by looking up town names and found many states had an Alma. I had a harder time with the J and B. None of the names starting with J thrilled me and didn't go with the B. There is a Jupiter, Florida, and I liked the sound of Jupiter Bay. In my mind my railway was formed to move goods produced in Alma, to a large bay that the locals called Jupiter Bay, to be shipped by boat to distant markets. The A&JB was eventually acquired by the New York Central but kept it's identity sort of like the Boston and Albany.
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Post by josef on Sept 18, 2019 9:45:33 GMT
I named mine the "Witch Mence Line". After we escaped from East Germany and were sponsored to enter the USA, we settled in Witchert, Ill. on a farm were dad worked to pay back the sponsors. Then dad later bought our Farm in Momence, Ill. So a tribute and combination of the 2 towns I enjoyed growing up. Lots of memories, and each of the buildings, businesses are a part of those memories which are on the layout.
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Post by Adam on Sept 18, 2019 10:08:34 GMT
I named mine the "Witch Mence Line". After we escaped from East Germany and were sponsored to enter the USA, we settled in Witchert, Ill. on a farm were dad worked to pay back the sponsors. Then dad later bought our Farm in Momence, Ill. So a tribute and combination of the 2 towns I enjoyed growing up. Lots of memories, and each of the buildings, businesses are a part of those memories which are on the layout. Great story! Very similar to how my moms family came to the US after WWII.
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Sept 18, 2019 11:05:06 GMT
The Pennsy-Zephyr runs between Baltimore and Annapolis and is named after my dogs: "Pennsy" and "Zephyr".
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Post by Joe Saggese on Sept 18, 2019 11:32:32 GMT
The Pennsy-Zephyr runs between Baltimore and Annapolis and is named after my dogs: "Pennsy" and "Zephyr". Always wondered where that name came from............Great name.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 12:11:53 GMT
The Pennsy-Zephyr runs between Baltimore and Annapolis and is named after my dogs: "Pennsy" and "Zephyr". Love those Labs.. Here is my big boy, Zeke
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 13:42:37 GMT
My first layout was named long dog rr. We have three dachshunds so it was more or less named after them. My current build is named CDNF. Which stands for Can't Decide Never Finished and yes my wife helped come up with the name. Both layouts built in what we call the traincave.
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Sept 18, 2019 13:46:42 GMT
The Pennsy-Zephyr runs between Baltimore and Annapolis and is named after my dogs: "Pennsy" and "Zephyr". Always wondered where that name came from............Great name. Thanks Joe. The images of running puppies in the Pennsylvania Zephyr logo are Silhouettes of photos I took when they were puppies. Emile
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Post by ptc on Sept 18, 2019 15:47:56 GMT
We have two layouts combined into one with a common theme of the celebration of Christmas. My favorite of all of the Department 56 Villages is Christmas in the City. Back in 1987 when CIC was first introduced, I immediately recognized that this was a good fit for O-Gauge trains. I have built three layout since, all in part with this theme. All three have been very special to me, quite different from each other, and all had lots of interest. Our latest version provided an excellent opportunity to maximize the ability to diplay these buidlings and accessoroies for visibility.
The other side of the layout is a classic depiction of the Polar Express story. When Elizabeth and I were married, she wanted a Polar Express layout. We built a 4x12 ft. version that she loved as we worked on it together from scratch. Then a couple of years later while having breakfast as the Christmas season was winding down, she said to me, we need to go bigger to accomodate the scale PE trians we have. I got a pad out and we drew a plan for the new Polar Express. Shortly threeafter, this layout was under construction. We learned a greta deal from this project, and our newest version is the best version we have created. Not really sure how we could improve upon it.
So for us, it is the Christmas in the City and the Polar Express.
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Sept 18, 2019 15:55:05 GMT
The Pennsy-Zephyr runs between Baltimore and Annapolis and is named after my dogs: "Pennsy" and "Zephyr". Love those Labs.. Here is my big boy, Zeke Zeke is the perfect dog for a family with many grandchildren. I'm sure they love him. Emile
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Post by Adam on Sept 18, 2019 16:37:00 GMT
We have two layouts combined into one with a common theme of the celebration of Christmas. My favorite of all of the Department 56 Villages is Christmas in the City. Back in 1987 when CIC was first introduced, I immediately recognized that this was a good fit for O-Gauge trains. I have built three layout since, all in part with this theme. All three have been very special to me, quite different from each other, and all had lots of interest. Our latest version provided an excellent opportunity to maximize the ability to diplay these buidlings and accessoroies for visibility.
The other side of the layout is a classic depiction of the Polar Express story. When Elizabeth and I were married, she wanted a Polar Express layout. We built a 4x12 ft. version that she loved as we worked on it together from scratch. Then a couple of years later while having breakfast as the Christmas season was winding down, she said to me, we need to go bigger to accomodate the scale PE trians we have. I got a pad out and we drew a plan for the new Polar Express. Shortly threeafter, this layout was under construction. We learned a greta deal from this project, and our newest version is the best version we have created. Not really sure how we could improve upon it.
So for us, it is the Christmas in the City and the Polar Express.
I always enjoy seeing pictures of your layout. It is so festive and classic. The details and lighting are very well done. What I find interesting is that you seem to come at it from a theme based approach, where trains are a part of the end product. I tend to come at it from a trains first approach, theme being more of an after-thought. I'm fascinated with the different ways people plan, build and generally approach a layout build.
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