Railroad Joe
Engineer, RI #424
Greetings all!!
My name is Joe and I'm a modeler of the local railroads around where I live. I live in Joliet, IL. and the railroad I model the most of is the Rock Island. Secondary is the EJ&E. Currently, I have a collection of about 100 locomotives and about 300 freight cars. My goal is to have a building built, 40X40X16 tall and to build a layout, amongst other things in the building. My dream is to model the Rock Island from around 1965 to shutdown(1980), the 2 months the EJ&E operated over it and todays operations of CSX & the Iowa interstate. The layout will run from between New Lenox west to around Morris and model everything in between. Hopefully this will take place in 5 years or less. I have lots of good friends in the Joliet area who have expressed interest in helping build a layout of this proportion. Also, I would like to start posting pictures of my equipment for all to see. As I work swing shift for a living, I will start posting when I have time. Take care and I have enjoyed this site and it's members for quite some time now. Keep up the fantastic work all!!
My name is Joe and I'm a modeler of the local railroads around where I live. I live in Joliet, IL. and the railroad I model the most of is the Rock Island. Secondary is the EJ&E. Currently, I have a collection of about 100 locomotives and about 300 freight cars. My goal is to have a building built, 40X40X16 tall and to build a layout, amongst other things in the building. My dream is to model the Rock Island from around 1965 to shutdown(1980), the 2 months the EJ&E operated over it and todays operations of CSX & the Iowa interstate. The layout will run from between New Lenox west to around Morris and model everything in between. Hopefully this will take place in 5 years or less. I have lots of good friends in the Joliet area who have expressed interest in helping build a layout of this proportion. Also, I would like to start posting pictures of my equipment for all to see. As I work swing shift for a living, I will start posting when I have time. Take care and I have enjoyed this site and it's members for quite some time now. Keep up the fantastic work all!!