Same train different

Jushavnfun, Your name says it all!!    Both very nice engines!!!

I basically have the same era, late steam-early diesel, but I have three different railroads represented.  My favorite is the Western Maryland.  A close second is the B&O which I grew up a half mile from the mainline.  My distant third is the Bessemer and Lake Erie, which I only have F7s and SD9s, but I just live on top of the hill from that railroad.   With not much room, I would only run one road at a time

Hi JUSHAVNFUN, Interesting topic. Here's my version, "Same Layout, different trains" (!)

I do a version of what you suggest by your question. I have locomotives and passenger consists of railroads from Pittsburgh to the Northeast, especially the Pennsylvania RR. I have, also, bought locomotives and passenger consists for the Union Pacific Railroad.

I run the PRR for a time; then, I remove every one of them and replace them with Union Pacific trains.

Seen here, the engine servicing yard is a place on the layout where some of them can be captured together at the same moment on their way thru (posing, of course!)

How 'bout this version of what you had in mind?

FrankM

good idea JHF!

kinda do the same thing but I switch out steam and diesel locos. Running steam right now but will be changing to diesel soon. Roads are mostly Northeast lines PRR, NYC, Western Maryland, B&O, New Haven.  ATSF is my childhood favorite so they are always represented.

Bob

Moonson posted:

Hi JUSHAVNFUN, Interesting topic. Here's my version, "Same Layout, different trains" (!)

I do a version of what you suggest by your question. I have locomotives and passenger consists of railroads from Pittsburgh to the Northeast, especially the Pennsylvania RR. I have, also, bought locomotives and passenger consists for the Union Pacific Railroad.

I run the PRR for a time; then, I remove every one of them and replace them with Union Pacific trains.

Seen here, the engine servicing yard is a place on the layout where some of them can be captured together at the same moment on their way thru (posing, of course!)

How 'bout this version of what you had in mind?

FrankM

I have several different railroads on my layout at times, but mostly eastern rr's. I'm a NYC fan myself.