Anything with STEAM on the front end. Whether it is #765 pulling a passenger excursion, the Shays at CASS going up to Bald Knob, #152 at the KY Railroad Museam, or the #61O at the Tennesse Railroad Museam. Diesels are okay, but to me a steam engine is a living thing. I guess I am still in mourning over the death of SOUTHERN'S Steam Excursion Department. On my layout Steam still rules, and you can almost smell the smoke and steam. ------------------ Let's Go Run Trains MARK
Considering I have the equipment, but not the track to run trains, I would have to guess mine would be Intermodal. I can just picture 3-4 Warbonnet, Pumpkin or H2 Dash-9's with 20-25 cars. Almost makes me want to rush and get started before I get a track plan done!!!!!!
Intermodal first,thanks to Alan followed closely by any type of unit train though mostly the grain varieity. ------------------ Catt!member#118 NARA member#1 A proud member of NARA & A freelancer to the very end [This message has been edited by Catt (edited 28 January 2001).]
Well, I like Intermodal, and mixed freight. And here on the NBRR, we ALWAYS have a caboose on the end, even on Double Stacks ! ------------------ CSX and HO Scale The Newark Branch RR Ship it the good 'ole way, BY RAIL The Newark Branch Railroad
you want variety in a unit coal train? Look at some of the Chessie and N&W coal trains of the 70 and 80 even early 90s. Big cars, Small cars, old cars, new cars Coal trais were interesting to watch. ------------------ NARA member #20
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by nbrr2000: we ALWAYS have a caboose on the end, even on Double Stacks ! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Now that would be a site to see! D6 ------------------
I'd have to go with a manifest freight with mixed 4- and 6-axle power, or a branchline grain with Geeps in charge - preferably GP7/9/20's in all configurations. Gary. ------------------ Gary A. Rose The Unofficial TC&W page TrainBoard Moderator and Member No.377 NARA Member No.17 N to the Nth degree!
I'm a bad rivet counter, a terrible modeller, lousy at layout's and it all came from a couple of model railroader that said "it's your layout, enjoy it and do what you want." I took them to heart and went crazy. Love the TGV, the Eurostar especially when it's passing the SF or the Northern Pacific. with the Germain Railbus in the station waiting for the crew so it can go to the maintenance yard. that is going to work the Penn or the NYC along with the Lackawanna. I just love all those trains and didn't see why I should be deprived of running them just because one is European and the other USA.
Nothing wrong with that Alan, as long as you're having fun, that's all that matters! ------------------ Brent Tidaback, Member #234 BNSF Railfan-to-the Max and a N-Scaler to boot! Ship it on the Route of The Roadrunners! The Aransas Odessa & Western, a division of the BNSF
Go see my post on the Winchester & Western in the Shortlines forum ------------------ Moose River RR Company "Service First*Excellance Always" CSX+Conrail+Nscale=FUN!!! NARA Member #9
