Well folks, a BIG THANK YOU to you guys that chimed in with your ideas, ALL of them were good:thumb: , THANK YOU!
As you now know, i decided to go with Wayne's RR Museum idea:thumb: , to be honest, after MUCH thought, this was the only answer that worked out BEST in my situation.(keep in mind its the 70's) here were some of the reasons i went with the Museum:
1- the IRM is my FAVORITE place to go, why not model a similar place:mrgreen: .
2- GREAT explanation for all my NON-UP engines being on the layout.
3- GREAT explanation for all my steamers, come on, no RR could afford a steam program that has as many steamers as i have, a museum now, thats a different story:winki: .
4- GREAT explanation for my old passenger trains: Pioneer Zephyr, Areotrain, CNW commuter, UP streamliner and UP heavyweight passenger trains.
5- passenger train excursion runs put on by the RR Museum.
6- old engines could be included in UP freight trans as a second or third unit, as if it was on its way to the museum.
7- excellent switching opportunities to switch engines around at the museum.
8- since i am so familiar with the IRM, i think it would be AWESOME to put in a RR Museum but set it up with my own spin on it:thumb: .
well, i could keep going on, but i think you folks got the gist of it:winki: . BOTTOM LINE, the more i thought about it, the clearer it became that this would really be the BEST idea, considering all the stuff i have:thumb: .
UP will STILL be the top dog on my layout, my theme hasn't changed ANY, the layout is really about the UP in Southern WI, the Rock Valley Sub, only now, there will be a neat museum to add that will bring some variety to it all.
NO plans on paper, but its all very clear in my mind:winki: , the RR museum, GERN, United transfer, an auto paint manufacture, and a fabrication shop, all will be served by rail. a yard about the size of UP's Harvard yard in Janesville, and lots of country settings, lets face it, most of the places RR's run is where we cant see them, so i am NOT going to fill the layout with big cities, and lots of towns. double mainline, the inside line for switching, the outside, continuous running with 30r curves, mainly for admiring all my big engines going through country scenery. the track, all on a level flat surface, but with the illusion of grades:winki: .
well, its a dream now, till i move at the end of July and see what room i have to work with:smilie:.
Till next time...Stay on track!
- Deano
As you now know, i decided to go with Wayne's RR Museum idea:thumb: , to be honest, after MUCH thought, this was the only answer that worked out BEST in my situation.(keep in mind its the 70's) here were some of the reasons i went with the Museum:
1- the IRM is my FAVORITE place to go, why not model a similar place:mrgreen: .
2- GREAT explanation for all my NON-UP engines being on the layout.
3- GREAT explanation for all my steamers, come on, no RR could afford a steam program that has as many steamers as i have, a museum now, thats a different story:winki: .
4- GREAT explanation for my old passenger trains: Pioneer Zephyr, Areotrain, CNW commuter, UP streamliner and UP heavyweight passenger trains.
5- passenger train excursion runs put on by the RR Museum.
6- old engines could be included in UP freight trans as a second or third unit, as if it was on its way to the museum.
7- excellent switching opportunities to switch engines around at the museum.
8- since i am so familiar with the IRM, i think it would be AWESOME to put in a RR Museum but set it up with my own spin on it:thumb: .
well, i could keep going on, but i think you folks got the gist of it:winki: . BOTTOM LINE, the more i thought about it, the clearer it became that this would really be the BEST idea, considering all the stuff i have:thumb: .
UP will STILL be the top dog on my layout, my theme hasn't changed ANY, the layout is really about the UP in Southern WI, the Rock Valley Sub, only now, there will be a neat museum to add that will bring some variety to it all.
NO plans on paper, but its all very clear in my mind:winki: , the RR museum, GERN, United transfer, an auto paint manufacture, and a fabrication shop, all will be served by rail. a yard about the size of UP's Harvard yard in Janesville, and lots of country settings, lets face it, most of the places RR's run is where we cant see them, so i am NOT going to fill the layout with big cities, and lots of towns. double mainline, the inside line for switching, the outside, continuous running with 30r curves, mainly for admiring all my big engines going through country scenery. the track, all on a level flat surface, but with the illusion of grades:winki: .
well, its a dream now, till i move at the end of July and see what room i have to work with:smilie:.
Till next time...Stay on track!
ops: . no big engines today, a few MP15DC's at the north end, and to my surprise, an MP15AC #1447:eeki: , haven't seen that one there before. just thought i would throw in the CNW autorack, i just love to come across fallen flag cars:thumb: . funny thing about that CNW autorack, its right at home, and has probably been in that yard several times in its life, since the Harvard Yard was originally owned by the CNW.
