12-25-2011, 10:57 AM
paulus_jas Wrote:Ralph,
you seem to miss the point. Building the Penn Central is impossible. It ranges too from race tracks along the Hudson, NYC barge switching, the famous 4 track mains through Horse Shoe curves, and numerous small branches. Even if you had a huge warehouse it would have been to much. Not to mention the run through Albany or the coal and steel region around Pittsburg.
That's funny Paul! No, of course I'm not suggesting that I model the entire Penn Central system and all of its various components. I model The Penn Central as far as having chosen it as my preferred railroad which then led me to select scenery and industry that fit with that line, my preference being the American Northeast location. Justin mentioned several different railroads in different locations all over the United States. It seems to me that the first decision to make when considering building a layout might be which railroad will run on it. That decision will affect all subsequent choices regarding scenery, track complexity, size and type of industries, operations, etc.
Ralph