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I saw a picture that Vic did on Techincal Q & A for explaining how to set up couplers with a picture. That picture got me thinking about how cool it would be if we all worked on a mutual private railway: The Gauge Railway. We could each make up a car or two for our layouts for it. But I think we need to get a general consesus on the font and general color scheme this railway would use.

So what do the rest of y'all think?

Michael

ps: here is the picture that got all of this started....
 

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A compelling idea. It's worth noting, though, that few of us will have the capability of putting *white* lettering on any railcar, unless we custom order decals.

A number of us, however, would be able to do dark lettering on a lighter colored car.
 
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Sorry Guys...No Blue Cars on the D&RGW narrow gauge.:eek: Paint schemes are very simple...for the simple minded like me!:D :D :D

Black = Locos, Tank Cars and Stock Cars
Yellow = Reefers
Tuscan Red = Freight Cars and Some Passenger Cars
Pullman Green = Passenger Cars
Gray = MOW
 
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Originally posted by jon-monon


How about we leave it free form as The Box was, so each can choose the colours and fonts to match his/her own whims, layout, moisture level, etc.?:D :D :D
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I agree with the fonts, but the colors have to be decided on.

I like the black lettering idea.

~ Mikey

P.S. - I have NO blue cars on my layout either.
 
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Hey Tyson, Just thinking ahead a few miles....rare for me:D Already have a painted but unletter reefer:D Trying to get the most "bang" for the "least" amount of work!!!:D :D :D New meds do give me a few moments of "clarity" LOL!!!!

Mikey, I like the "freestlye" idea. That way it could be an evolving railroad....from humble beginings to a profit making class 1 road. No worry about fonts, logos or colors.....:"just run what you brung":D :D :D :p
 
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Originally posted by Vic


Mikey, I like the "freestlye" idea. That way it could be an evolving railroad....from humble beginings to a profit making class 1 road. No worry about fonts, logos or colors.....:"just run what you brung":D :D :D :p
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Perhaps Mikey is onto sumpthin, tho, and maybe we should restrict certain colours from are gauge rollin' stock!
 

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Why does it have to be a box car? Gondola, flat car..ect...ect. If its a railroad, it would most likely have assorted rolling stock.
But I agree, one color for all the rolling stock. Something to identify it as "The Gauge railroad"
 
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Well, as far as car type is concerned I had no specific type in mind. I used the box car because it was easy to modify and it was handy! ;) In fact, I thought that it could be anything you wanted; engine, boxcar, flatcar, caboose, etc. While a unified color would be nice, I guess it would not be necessary (but we can sit back and argue this for a while.... ;) ).

And how would we number them? I was playing around with an idea, but I am not sure how well it would work. I was thinking that each user would have a unique prefix in order to identify the division of the RR (i.e., Vic's prefix would be 42, Shamus 2, mine 300....) then the number of the unit.

Example:

Steam engines n-001 to n-499
Diesel engines n-500 to n-999
Freight cars n-F001 to n-F999
Reefers n-R001 to n-R999
Tankers n-T001 to n-T999
Passenger cars n-P001 to n-P999
Baggage cars n-B001 to n-B999
RPO n-M001 to n-M999
Cabooses n-C001 to n-C999

Ok, so it is a little rough around the edges, but you get the idea. This keeps any two users from using the same numbers for different cars.

So what do y'all think? :confused:

Michael
 
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Perhaps we could refine that a bit better.

Since we don't really want to use letters in road numbers, the first number (of five) could be for the type of car - i.e., "1" for box cars, "2" for tank cars, etc.

The next two digits could be the user. I claim "09" while we're at it, cause that's the number I wore in my dream last night when I played for the Edmonton Oilers.

The last two digits would be the unit number - this allows each individual up to 100 cars of any one type, ***WAAAYYY*** more than enough.

So, for example, a boxcar I created would be "109xx".

I'd be more than willing to track the road numbers for everyone if we wanted to keep a central database for curiousity.
 
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Two thoughts and a question.

1. A standard color(s) does unify the railroad itself. Tuscan red or Pullman green are used widely in the railroad circles.

2. type of car should be an individual choice because I might be a passenger train freak instead of a freight hauler. Someone else is a logger or a container hauler. That gives us more variety and does not limit the era of the car in the railroad either. It can be an "oldtimer" from the 1890's, a 30's-50's 40 footer or a modern era 60'-80' car. What is important is the concept of "The Gauge" railroad as a far-reaching community of friends.:) :)

the question - where do the numbers come from i.e vic = 42, shamus = 2?
 
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