In following similar threads, I was wondering how many locomotives one has in their primary road name. I know many folks who only have a single road name, and then folks like me who have several. To keep the conversation kind, lets not use actual numbers, and stay with percentages. For me, the answer is 25% This helps me look at thinning to make that number a little higher. But I also model 5 road names, so maybe my percentage is in a good place.
ATSF, 53%, with BN, as the junior partner having 27%. There are two pairs of Amtrak locomotives. Total 26 Locos. Regards, Pete Davies
56% of my locomotives are in my primary road name, Santa Fe, and another 28% are in other road names or undecorated, intended to be detailed and painted Santa Fe "someday." 5 1/2% are either lettered for or dedicated to Texas Mexican, a local railroad for which I have a special interest. 9 1/2% are painted as or dedicated to "other," either a fictitious terminal switching road, a U.S. Navy base (operated railroad-wise as the military equivalent of an industrial track), or historical equipment owned by a movie studio for filming.
I model a merger..... so this question is at the heart of why I model CSX July 1, 1986 to the Conrail Merger. So 95% of my locos are CSX, less than 50% of those actually have a CSX scheme. The rest are in ancestor roads.
Can't really answer because my "primary" road name keeps changing. last year it was BNSF. This year it's SP.:headspin:
100%, though only about 25% are types that B&M ever owned. My imagination has been granted 100% artist's license for the other 75%.
75% NKP, 6% B&O, 3% Wabash, 3% Santa Fe, 19% undecorated. Santa Fe doesn't fit obviously but it came along with freight cars in a batch buy.
I model an area that had 5 major railroads in my era,several of which were recent mergers,plus all kinds of prominent pool/lease/run through trains from all over the country,N&W,B&O,NKP,BN,ETC. My primary road,LV,is probably just over 25%,CNJ probably 20%,EL & D&H are probably 10-15% each,PC maybe 5%,probably about the same number for RDG.What's left is the pool/lease stuff,and steam..My particular region,though,would be called a "target rich environment" in the military,I don't know of ANY other area that was/is as train insane as where I live..
Having decided to model three different eras there are three answers. The first all steam era 80% home road with 20% parent roads. Transition era has a 60% home road and 40% parent roads. Last the early BN era has about 20% in BN the other 80% are in a rainbow of NP, GN, SP&S and CB&Q. The logging shortline has not been counted but it is now about 95% of the total power under a single name.
UP and heritage locos make up 60% of my fleet, BNSF and heritage roads another 25%, 5% CSX, 3% CP, 3% CN, 2% NS, and the last 2% other misc roads in steam engines/early diesels. I model the Midwest near Chicago so I get to play with a lot of roads as I'm somewhat indifferent to eras.
Wow, great question David. I think I've finally settled on my two eras....for this year anyway... Chessie System 1978/80 and Conrail 1998/99. The Chessie era is 100% pure so far with no foreign power. The Conrail era is 55% home road and 45% foreign power (CSX, NS, BNSF, UP, Lease Units). Cheers, Brian
sorry, I do not have an exact count as many things in storage since moving here. with the addition of most of the Kato passenger sets and getting the A-A or A-B-B-A locomotives to go along with them and having several northeastern railroads merged into my PRR plans I would think the ratio would be something close to this: 50% Pennsy 15% Other names not from the northeast of the USA (all passenger) 35% Other names from the northeast of the USA (mix of passenger and freight) quite a nice balance I would think wishes for a good weekend to all Gary L Lake Dillensnyder
rough numbers : - 26 via rail units - 20 leased units - 14 dme/ice/soo units - approx 400 cp rail units...
Between BN painted and undecs that I need to paint BN, 66% are home road. So for the era I model, sounds about right as BN seemed to lease and pool more power than home road units.
Right now: Frisco Locomotives: 30 Manufacturers Railway: 1 (Looking for the other) So, 97% I guess. I am waiting on two Frisco locomotives and am adding two Terminal Railroad of St. Louis locomotives as well. Charlie
Fun question! I do a split-era thing as well...and I'm happy to run all my B&O, C&O, Chessie, CSX, and Conrail together in a mash-up when the moods strikes, but to fully answer the question B&O 50%...C&O 25%...and a recently purchased but keeping its paint-scheme N&W 25% My 1985ish era has a mix of Chessie, Conrail, and CSX. Basically, just running what I remember from my neck of the woods as a kid.
