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I have no idea, honestly. I'd say my layout is situated just to the left and down the road (you know which one) from OZ and slightly above and around the corner from The Rabbit Hole. Everybody has a shiny car, just washed, anywhere from the 1950's to the present. Even the homeless are clean and contented.

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Wouldn't you agree? (I know who out there would. )

FrankM.

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September 30, 1940.  Steam is everywhere, many obscure shortlines have survived the

Depression, although many have not, gas electrics still run here and there, automobiles

are about to turn bulbous for the 1941 models, losing their running boards, and the

aspens have turned screaming yellow in the Rockies.  The country is bootstrapping

itself out of a collapsed economy, although there is turmoil in Europe threatening.

Not as specific as most here. Loosely 1945 to 1965, mainly 1st generation and early 2nd generation diesels hauling freight. A few steamers, mostly on passenger trains. I do occasionally venture out of that timeframe (in both directions). Vehicles on my layout range from forties to mid-seventies. It seems everyone in town, with the exception of a few pickups, drives some type of hotrod or muscle car, all of them shiny and new. No rust to be seen and graffiti is an unknown phenomena. Hey, its my world, I will build it like I want.

I haven't run any diesels since May, so I guess I'm at least leaning towards pre 1954 on the Seaboard Air Line.

 

I have a few pieces of rolling stock I need to track down the build dates on, once I weed them out I'll probably give them and the diesels to my 2 grandsons.

 

I'm getting another Williams brass USRA 2-8-2 soon so that's going to pretty much seal my fate to steam only.

1950, nothing newer than about 1951.  So we've got the latter days of steam, plus the first generation of diesels.  Automobiles, peoples dress, product signs, types of businesses, etc. all reflect that era.  Not only that, but everything is Chicago and west.  Much brighter paint schemes than the Eastern guys have to work with, and more imaginative RR's all around.

 

In 1950 I was 15 and were forming my memories of trains, cars (an girls)  These were good times and I enjoy reliving them on my layout.

 

Paul Fischer

Steam and transition era, anything from the 30's through the mid 50's. My favorite is late 30's, the time of the steam Hiawathas. The way my layout is set up, I can't really focus on a particular year like some guys do. I've got Standard Gauge, a couple of 0 gauge mainlines, and an inner loop with postwar accessories all crammed into a rather small space.  I periodically change eras by swapping out vehicles, and I can even change over to a not-very-realistic version of Europe when I run my ETS and MTH European trains. I do have some newer equipment, up to the mid 80's when the Milwaukee Road went under, but that mostly gets run at the toy train museum rather than at home, and I don't do much with it. I'll probably unload a lot of the more modern diesels, etc. one of these days. 

G'day Elliott

 

The late 1930's to early 1950's is my time era.

 

Railroad names I'm focused on are NYC, PRR, NYNH&H, NP and maybe Great Northern.

 

I love the historical transitional years of Steam to Diesel there State Side.

 

Though I am still young into this hobby I have only just started adding to my Hi Rail collection. So far I have a Lionel Hudson, GG-1 & J Class 4-8-4- Pennsylvania which I want to convert to the number 610 which PRR tested on there rail road tracks for a time period during 1941. 

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