Zephyr
Rocket Red
Here are a few photos of my model railroad, the modern-day SPSF.
The SPSF formed from the merger of the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe in 1986. The ICC approved the merger because of the SPSF's
appeal, citing the merger of the Burlington Northern, which had its own
monopoly in the Northwest United States; the Staggers Act of 1980, which
permitted such economically efficient and public beneficiary corporations; and
a new plan that sold all of the railroad’s property north of Sacramento to the
Union Pacific, the Denver and Rio Grande Western, and the Burlington
Northern, respectively.
Since the merger, the railroad has grown to acquire
various parts of the Rock Island, the Soo Line, the Kansas City
Southern, and the former Nickel Plate Road lines from Norfolk
Southern. The focal point of the system is the Midwest, the central
transfer point for railroads in the US, and "Where the West Begins."
I am focusing on modeling the Omaha area (see page 3 of this thread for a
map), and will ultimately expand to an Omaha-Chicago layout. Currently, I
am just building up my rolling stock and running trains on a club layout.
The SPSF formed from the merger of the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe in 1986. The ICC approved the merger because of the SPSF's
appeal, citing the merger of the Burlington Northern, which had its own
monopoly in the Northwest United States; the Staggers Act of 1980, which
permitted such economically efficient and public beneficiary corporations; and
a new plan that sold all of the railroad’s property north of Sacramento to the
Union Pacific, the Denver and Rio Grande Western, and the Burlington
Northern, respectively.
Since the merger, the railroad has grown to acquire
various parts of the Rock Island, the Soo Line, the Kansas City
Southern, and the former Nickel Plate Road lines from Norfolk
Southern. The focal point of the system is the Midwest, the central
transfer point for railroads in the US, and "Where the West Begins."
I am focusing on modeling the Omaha area (see page 3 of this thread for a
map), and will ultimately expand to an Omaha-Chicago layout. Currently, I
am just building up my rolling stock and running trains on a club layout.
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