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Post by josef on Oct 20, 2019 11:34:46 GMT
For me, it's 1955-56. Still steam on the roads and Diesels.
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Post by dennym57 on Oct 20, 2019 12:22:42 GMT
I have different era trains. Whatever I'm in the mood for.
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Post by Pennsy484 on Oct 20, 2019 12:39:10 GMT
I think of it loosely as 40's or earlier.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Oct 20, 2019 12:59:27 GMT
I'm planning on 1940s - 1950s.
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Post by ptc on Oct 20, 2019 13:39:22 GMT
Good thread, Walter.
Since my primary focus is Lightweight passenger cars, the period I model on the CIC side of the layout is mid thirties through the 50's. The famous passenger trians were mostly born during this period.
Polar Express side, not sure when Santa first started to use Berkshires for excursion trips to the North Pole.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2019 20:37:46 GMT
I model 1948 to 1955. 1955 was the last year of steam on the Long Island Rail Road. I have a nice mix of Steam and Diesel engines.
Andy
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Post by laz57 on Oct 20, 2019 20:44:39 GMT
I do not model any era just whatever looks good to me. As most know I do have BATMAN, good GUYZ and bad ones, BIGFOOT, aliens, NESSY, and a modern town. I have the sandlot that I played baseball when I was a kid. Now I just gotta start doing scenery between the tracks.
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Oct 20, 2019 21:36:11 GMT
Basically the same a Josef, steam and early diesel with all rights reserved to run modern day stuff too!
Tom
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2019 22:56:57 GMT
Probably 1950’s/early 60’s. BUT we plan to have the ability to change it to a more modern era when we want to do so with trains and vehicles.
We have more latitude since we have the last coal burning railroad and can stretch the envelope.
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Post by nicky on Oct 20, 2019 23:21:26 GMT
All, our better yet 1920 to present day, just like to see the engines run. You may find a BN behind a Challenger or a set of AC6000s pulling WW1 era cars. I probably should focus on one RR or era. Someday
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2019 23:46:31 GMT
40’s to the early 50’s
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Post by sdivtim on Oct 21, 2019 0:07:06 GMT
From May of this Year: I have decided to change my modeling focus for 3-Rail. As of today I will be modeling Modern, the end of steam to beginning dieselization, Late 60s-Early 70s Santa Fe, Famous Passenger trains of the past, Modern Main line steam, and 19th century operations. The reason being is I am all over with what I model.
The end of steam obviously consist of the Main line steam locos plus my MTH ATSF Northern, RF&P Berkshire, Lionel 4011 and Lionel SP 2685. The 4 listed above are sentimental to me.
Santa Fe is my favorite railroad and I like the Blue and Yellow from their freight operations.
19th Century because MTH makes amazing Ten Wheelers. I have 3 so I do Freight, Passenger and my George Washington pulls the Disney Train I have which also has a Lionel American.
Modern day steam because of the 4 locos that still operate and the Passenger cars I have purchased to run with them. Obviously any young O gauge enthusiast has to model what they see now similar to what our parents may have modeled when they we’re young.
Today: contemplating on changing again. But we’ll see.
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Post by Country Joe on Oct 21, 2019 0:48:24 GMT
What is the era of my layout? It's hard to say. The buildings on my layout aren't time specific but have a 1950s-1960s feel to them. Most of the vehicles are from the 1940-1960 period but some are more modern, 1980s or later. Trains are from the 1930s to contemporary. Right now I'm running the NYC Aerotrain, an Erie freight, with 1950s era cars and a bay window caboose pulled by a camelback, and an FEC train consisting of a GP38 and TOFC and intermodal cars with a FRED marking the end of the train. So, what is the era on my layout? I don't know.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2019 2:57:48 GMT
The layout is divided into three areas. The main town buildings could be anytime after 1920 but the vehicles and other things are 1950s and early 1960s. Another area has buildings from the late 20th century with vehicles mostly from the 21st century. The other area is more industrial and has late 20th century stuff. Trains are1940s to present. Most HO and O scale modelers I know are very specific about their layout time period. I just like to see trains run through scenes.
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Post by ptc on Oct 21, 2019 13:37:28 GMT
"I do not model any era just whatever looks good to me."
Laz, there is a lot of truth in this statement. I think we all stray from a target modeling period if there is something that is introduced that meets our fancy.
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