01-10-2014, 09:53 PM
Well, just like many of you, I'm a victim of nostalgia. Prisoner of a time I barely remember.
I model Canadien National operation in Quebec City area. I still have fond memories of the mid-80s when there was still a lot of industrial activity in town. I always loved CN trains with their endless string of brown boxcars with wet noodle logos including GT, CV & DW&P. My favourite was GT in blue with The Good Track Road slogan.
I have a lesser interest in CPR because they ditched Quebec City in the mid-70s and thus I never saw them operate in real life there. And honestly, I'm not particularly a fan of they corporate mentality since their inception. For the same reason, you'll never saw me model CN after the privatization in 1995... feels like a fake to me and anyway, the disappearance of large wet noodle logo is particularly a let down in term of visual interest.
The time period is now circa 1975. Going in mid-80s would be nice, however, CN substantially dismantled rail infrastructure in the late 70s when they modified the yard and demolished virtually all tracksides structures. Also, after 1975, most downtown rail-served client closed when the city was hit by the proverbial desindustrialization.
If I had to redo a new layout, I would probably model Murray Subdivision in the mid-80s, as I knew it as a kid. It would include a large cement plant, the iconic Montmorency Falls bridge & Dominion Textile cotton mill, my hometown sawmill and Ste. Anne paper mill. None of these businesses exists (except the small sawmill which isn't rail-served anymore) and all structures were torn down. However, that would require lots of place and it's hard to make it believable..
Here's a picture of a typical freight consist running through my hometown with a M20. It's something I try to capture. I always loved those electric pylons running along the mainline. They alimented the area and also the substation when the railway was an electrified line until 1959. They are slated for demolition this summer...
I should take a few measurement for modellign purpose before then.
http://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/5/...570740.jpg
I also prefer older first and second generation diesel locomotives: mainly old GP with rounded cab and Alco/MLW stuff. I recall a geography book when I was in high school. The book was getting old and depicted many trains from the 70s and 80s, including string of C424 in wet noodle and Quebec-Cartier black and orange locomotives. I was always looking at those pictures!
I also model some steam era CN stuff and Quebec Railway Light & Power rolling stock and structures.
Matt
I model Canadien National operation in Quebec City area. I still have fond memories of the mid-80s when there was still a lot of industrial activity in town. I always loved CN trains with their endless string of brown boxcars with wet noodle logos including GT, CV & DW&P. My favourite was GT in blue with The Good Track Road slogan.
I have a lesser interest in CPR because they ditched Quebec City in the mid-70s and thus I never saw them operate in real life there. And honestly, I'm not particularly a fan of they corporate mentality since their inception. For the same reason, you'll never saw me model CN after the privatization in 1995... feels like a fake to me and anyway, the disappearance of large wet noodle logo is particularly a let down in term of visual interest.
The time period is now circa 1975. Going in mid-80s would be nice, however, CN substantially dismantled rail infrastructure in the late 70s when they modified the yard and demolished virtually all tracksides structures. Also, after 1975, most downtown rail-served client closed when the city was hit by the proverbial desindustrialization.
If I had to redo a new layout, I would probably model Murray Subdivision in the mid-80s, as I knew it as a kid. It would include a large cement plant, the iconic Montmorency Falls bridge & Dominion Textile cotton mill, my hometown sawmill and Ste. Anne paper mill. None of these businesses exists (except the small sawmill which isn't rail-served anymore) and all structures were torn down. However, that would require lots of place and it's hard to make it believable..
Here's a picture of a typical freight consist running through my hometown with a M20. It's something I try to capture. I always loved those electric pylons running along the mainline. They alimented the area and also the substation when the railway was an electrified line until 1959. They are slated for demolition this summer...
I should take a few measurement for modellign purpose before then.http://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/5/...570740.jpg
I also prefer older first and second generation diesel locomotives: mainly old GP with rounded cab and Alco/MLW stuff. I recall a geography book when I was in high school. The book was getting old and depicted many trains from the 70s and 80s, including string of C424 in wet noodle and Quebec-Cartier black and orange locomotives. I was always looking at those pictures!
I also model some steam era CN stuff and Quebec Railway Light & Power rolling stock and structures.
Matt
Proudly modelling Quebec Railway Light & Power Company since 1997.
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