How far are you?

traingeekboy Jun 26, 2012

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Choose a distance from your prototype (multiple choices allowed):

  1. 500 miles or less

    54 vote(s)
    66.7%

  2. 500 to 1000 miles

    7 vote(s)
    8.6%

  3. 1000 to 2000 miles

    6 vote(s)
    7.4%

  4. 2000 to 3000 miles

    6 vote(s)
    7.4%

  5. 3000 miles or more

    14 vote(s)
    17.3%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. traingeekboy

    traingeekboy TrainBoard Member

    5,677
    581
    82
    traingeekboy, Jun 26, 2012
    #1
  2. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    67,713
    23,340
    653
    Well, not all that far from where it used to be. At one time I was within eyesight of this operation. Now that it is all gone, I am probably just as good as being a million miles away. :crying:
     
    BoxcabE50, Jun 26, 2012
    #2
  3. RailMix

    RailMix TrainBoard Member

    1,541
    3,891
    61
    PM/C&O/HESR, <1/2 Mile: GTW,CN about 25 miles, D&M/LSRC, probably 65 miles. I like to model what's close to home, I guess.
     
    RailMix, Jun 26, 2012
    #3
  4. RCB

    RCB TrainBoard Member

    179
    3
    10
    Well i probably model C&O more than anything else. I also model Chessie and B&O. Now the B&O line ran/runs a few miles from where I grew up and where I moved back to.

    As far as the C&O, the closest portion is probably about 70 miles away.
     
    RCB, Jun 26, 2012
    #4
  5. Hytec

    Hytec TrainBoard Member

    13,993
    7,018
    183
    Geeky, you snuck this one in on me by not mentioning the Time poll up front. I selected >3000 miles indicating Infinity because the B&M doesn't exist any more. I should have selected 1000-2000 since time was not an issue.
     
    Hytec, Jun 26, 2012
    #5
  6. bremner

    bremner Staff Member

    6,299
    6,430
    106
    10 miles and 26 years
     
    bremner, Jun 26, 2012
    #6
  7. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

    22,333
    50,713
    253
    Two miles away as it was in 1951.
     
    r_i_straw, Jun 26, 2012
    #7
  8. Shortround

    Shortround Permanently dispatched

    4,409
    5,292
    93
    Two main lines and 8 switching tracks just across the street at this time. :wideeyes:
     
    Shortround, Jun 27, 2012
    #8
  9. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member

    10,534
    714
    129
    I'm 160 miles and 32 years distant from the area I"m modeling.
     
    friscobob, Jun 27, 2012
    #9
  10. subwayaz

    subwayaz TrainBoard Member

    3,222
    109
    44
    I'm right where SP used to run and stage trains. So right on the spot.
     
    subwayaz, Jun 27, 2012
    #10
  11. SilverRacer

    SilverRacer TrainBoard Member

    26
    19
    8
    850 miles and 45years.
     
    SilverRacer, Jun 27, 2012
    #11
  12. GP30

    GP30 TrainBoard Member

    3,532
    2,353
    81
    75-100 miles and 45 years.
     
    GP30, Jun 27, 2012
    #12
  13. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member

    10,534
    714
    129
    Of course, insofar as a Frisco line is concerned, I'm only 2 miles south of where the former branch from Okmulgee came into town, and where the remaining segment is currently operated by BNSF.
     
    friscobob, Jun 27, 2012
    #13
  14. sandro schaer

    sandro schaer TrainBoard Member

    2,020
    87
    43
    approx 10 hours of flight time... aka 5500 miles.. .or something like that
     
    sandro schaer, Jun 27, 2012
    #14
  15. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    22,092
    27,935
    253
    I'm up there with Sandro--around 5,000 miles. Crescent, CO is a LONG way from SW Germany! I think the Aussie crew that models US railroads may have longer distance. Riog66?
     
    HemiAdda2d, Jun 27, 2012
    #15
  16. rhensley_anderson

    rhensley_anderson TrainBoard Supporter

    1,494
    1,244
    45
    1 block and 44 years.
     
    rhensley_anderson, Jun 27, 2012
    #16
  17. Paul Liddiard

    Paul Liddiard Staff Member

    1,374
    4,853
    63
    Paul Liddiard, Jul 1, 2012
    #17
  18. Dave Jones

    Dave Jones TrainBoard Supporter

    1,037
    4
    24
    My physical location is about 1/3 mile from the Seaboard's EC line from Charleston to Savannah.
     
    Dave Jones, Jul 1, 2012
    #18
  19. ken G Price

    ken G Price TrainBoard Member

    541
    24
    15
    1300 miles from Lake County Ca, to the San Angelo, Texas area.
    About 15 years in the past.
     
    ken G Price, Jul 1, 2012
    #19
  20. Ike the BN Freak

    Ike the BN Freak TrainBoard Member

    1,368
    130
    30
    Probably a quarter mile but 20 years...
     
    Ike the BN Freak, Jul 1, 2012
    #20
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