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How about a contest to come up with a fictitious Railroad and or place name? Max entry is 5 names per person. Prize none just an exercise in imagineering 8-)
I already have 2 in my signature.
Perth and Exeter is:
-- a line across southern Ontario, probably following the route of the Ontario & Quebec and then?
-- a shortline in Britain with big ambitions.
-- a post WW2 attempt to stave off nationalization and the Great Western by amalgamating the Southern, London Midland & Scottish, and the London & North Eastern.
(named for towns my wife and I grew up in)

Esquesing and Chinguacousy Radial Railway
-- a typographer's nightmare. An Interurban line named after 2 local townships.
8-)

Here are 2 names of places and 3 Railroad names

Places:
1. Hoggweed-named after an actual plant called hog weed, not a stop but somewhere the train just passes through
2. Possum squash- a small stop in an Appalachian region where coal and tobacco are the main industries.

Rail roads:
1.BFT Buckeye Freight & Terminal a full service railroad from lake Erie to just across the Ohio river
2.KCCC Kentucky Coal Container Corp. A short line that moves coal and containers
3.Michigan Saginaw Union Leasing - not an actual railroad just leases out boxcars, gondolas, and other assorted rolling stock
Places:

Marlpost - while not entirely fictional (it was the name of my Grandfather's house in England), Marlpost, Ontario is the fictitious 1930s town due to take shape on my free-mo style modules.

Railways:

Marlpost Ontario Western - My lazy attempt to create a fictional road with no need for custom decalling. After all, there's lots of interesting rolling stock lettered for "MOW" Wink Big Grin

Ottawa, Algonquin & Georgian Bay - My "what if" railway. The Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound Railway was bought by GTR in the early 1900s and taken into the Canadian National fold in the 1920s. This route through Algonquin Park was cut by the washout of a trestle that was not rebuilt. The line suffered an instant and enduring decline. My "what-if" imagines that the locals along the line started their own company to save area businesses, leased the line from CNR and repaired the trestle.

The OA&GB is the route of the illustrious Pine Tree (east-west from Ottawa to Georgian Bay) and Highlander - the Toronto to Algonquin Park train that delivers vacationers to the Highland Inn.


Andrew
Humber Valley & Simcoe Railway

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The railway was originally built in the 1860's to aid in the construction of the Toronto and Georgian Bay Ship Canal. Extending from the Port of Humber Bay on Lake Ontario, northwards along the Humber River and Holland River to Lake Simcoe. Skirting Lake Simcoe, it reconnects with the Canal in Barrie and continues North-West to Wasaga Beach via the Nottawasaga River to the Port on Nottawasaga Bay, Georgian Bay...

The idea was inspired by a notation on an old 1850's map of York {Toronto, Ontario, Canada} of the "Proposed Toronto and Georgian Bay Ship Canal". I looked it up and discovered "The Georgian Bay canal : reports of R.B. Mason, consulting engineer, and Kivas Tully, chief engineer : with an appendix, profile, and map" dated 1858.

You can read the whole report HERE

The Railway is Narrow 42-inch Gauge and serves a dual purpose. After the canal was completed, the railway is used to pull barges and ships through the canal; especially through the locks. It also serves as a common carrier branching out to nearby communities.

I am armchair modelling this line in my head. It was created in the 1860's, but I'd want to have it as an ultra modern line with european influences. Like the Meter Gauge RhB in Switzerland. Container and swap body shipping along with Ro-Ro operations. Maybe a monorail for passenger service too...
The Clifton Heights and Wapakoneta. It was created in 2001 when I moved to cincinnati, using 45mm gauge track...to haul books back and forth between my Dad's house and mine. Unfortunately, the road never got beyond the Christmas tree at my parent's house due to inadequate capital...and a lack of money to purchase a live-steam accucraft mason bogie...to say nothing for the hazards of operating such a railroad for such distance. Icon_lol
I would like to introduce the Beaver Central Railways

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This allows me to reuse rolling stock and power from the British Columbia Railway with little to no painting. It also fits my theme of a logging railroad where trees are cut down and hauled to the mill. Also with my location being in central Canada i get to tie that in as well. Look for more pictures of my line coming in the future. So far I just have a big pink and white foam landscape.
Well, the North Pole has the Polar Express, so why not the South Pole Special for the South Pole? Big Grin

I haven't come up with a name for my layout yet.
I know it's going to be an old Midwesternish town in the hills of the Missouri Ozarks and it will be a branch line of the ATSF but that's about it.
The names of the places are real (except for Cindys Harbor, that's a variation of Cundys Harbor, Me.) the roads are not.
Sagaponack Montauk & Cindys Harbor {formerly the Sagaponack Montauk}Standard gauge, working "museum" and sub contractor to the Northeast rail lines, hauling less than standard loads, in steam era rolling stock, with predominantly steam locos. This road currently operates with contracted track rights, and a few miles of privately owned "connecting" lines.
Sag Harbor Shipbuilding and Drydock Company{ Parent company of all the roads } 3' gauge industrial.
Shinnecock Hills Lumber Company { standard gauge logging }
Wiscasset Bucksport & Schoodic Point { 30" gauge }
The Albuquerque & Walla Walla Washington Railway - Featuring the Bugs Bunny Special and of course The Super Chief!!

Note the road acronym:
AWWW Rwy

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When do we hear the results of this inaugural contest? Wink Big Grin

Andrew
Whenever AF350 decides it's over, i guess Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin
Opps did not think of that 35 A lot good Imaginations here Icon_lol It was more of an exercise. They were all winners. Sorry for droping the ball on this one Big Grin

But we can do a poll if their is interest in a vote, say Feb. 1st so others can get in on it Thumbsup What do you guys think?
Yeah - Polls are always a great thing!! Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Thumbsup Thumbsup Thumbsup
And...????? Confusedhock:
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