05-05-2009, 09:28 AM
Even though I used to work for them, I do not like CSX. I wanted to model something with some nostalgia to it though. Going back through the history of CSX along the line that I worked there is Chessie, which I thought was ugly and poorly maintained. C&O, which is my 2nd favorite, Pere Marquette, my favorite, and the Flint & Pere Marquette.
I find myself drawn to the PM for a few reasons. It is an interesting railroad because of the structure of it, it was a class I, but almost all of it's trackage was in 1 state. It was built out of sticks, and served the industrial revolution, and then the labor revolution. It became an extremely vital part of both world wars, the rise of the automotive industry, and the post war construction boom, and it was all born from a failing logging road.
Matt
I find myself drawn to the PM for a few reasons. It is an interesting railroad because of the structure of it, it was a class I, but almost all of it's trackage was in 1 state. It was built out of sticks, and served the industrial revolution, and then the labor revolution. It became an extremely vital part of both world wars, the rise of the automotive industry, and the post war construction boom, and it was all born from a failing logging road.
Matt
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