Great thread. Love the creativity of personalized layout stories
I call my tiny slice if high rail heaven the Ontario Southern Railway. I grew up in Rochester, NY so the name fits the geography of my youth. Rochester was served by numerous roads including PRR, NYC, and the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg Ry which was later absorbed by the B&O. The BR&P served a coal dock on the Genesee River. In my altered history world , the BR&P instead merged with NYC's "Hojack" line that ran along the southern shore of Lake Ontario to become the OSRy, a subsidiary of the NYC. I also like the PRR Elmira branch which brought coal to the Sodus Bay coal dock also on lake Ontario and served the nearby town of Canandaigua NY. I still occasionally get back to Rochester and enjoy discovery existing remnants of these old railroads. My three rail trains are all either PRR or NYC in keeping with the theme.
Understanding the rail history of my home town and incorporating that into my three rail world is a fun part of the hobby for me.
