12-04-2010, 10:18 AM
Brakie Wrote:...Don't sell the boxcar as "mostly out and gone" by any means because it will return to bite you...Don't worry. I did overstate somewhat intentionally. I am still in deep love with my high cube boxcars!
torikoos Wrote:...in the end went for a 50'box car with one 4 axle single motive power...I learned that areas (e.g. LA basin) with political enforced modern equipment for environmental protection are a critical choice for a modern layout because the rather short SW1xxx and MP15xx are pushed out fast. There are other regions in the US were those short, nice and well available from Atlas and Athearn switchers are still widely used. The BN part of BNSF county and the more northern UP area looks good from that perspective.
Reinhard