dieselfan1
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I have a good sized N scale layout (20'x18') around the walls layout w/duckunder for continuous running on two mainlines. I run mostly modern heavy mainline freight. Its about 90% complete and fully running. Kato unitrack. All scenery, no towns or structures.
I did this for a few reasons.1. I never really liked the towns I had on my previous layouts,(this is layout #8 and the biggest one yet).2.No buildings means no money spent on them. More money for trees and trains. 3. With no structures to tie the layout to a certain year, I can run modern equipment like a lashup of SD70 Ace's with long strings of ethanol tankers or some SD70 Mac's with a string of Bethgon Coalporters or a new Amtrak passenger train with at least a dozen cars.
Or I can go back to the 1940's and break out the Great Northern Empire Builder with an A-B-B-A of F-7's with a 15 car train. And lets not forget the California Zephyr with A-B-B lashup of WP F-3's.
What I want to get next is a 1940's -1950's freight train. I have no ties to any roadnames so I'm wide open. I do know I want either F units or early SD-7's. I want long trains, 50- 70 cars. What were some roads that used diesels for heavy freight? What kind of freight? I really like the idea of a A-B-B-B-A Santa Fe lashup of F-7's pulling a long string of Fruit express reefers.(Kind of like an early unit train). Or 3-4 Western Pacific SD-7's pulling a mixed freight of lumber and boxcars.
Just looking for some ideas. Whats your thoughts? What you got?
I did this for a few reasons.1. I never really liked the towns I had on my previous layouts,(this is layout #8 and the biggest one yet).2.No buildings means no money spent on them. More money for trees and trains. 3. With no structures to tie the layout to a certain year, I can run modern equipment like a lashup of SD70 Ace's with long strings of ethanol tankers or some SD70 Mac's with a string of Bethgon Coalporters or a new Amtrak passenger train with at least a dozen cars.
Or I can go back to the 1940's and break out the Great Northern Empire Builder with an A-B-B-A of F-7's with a 15 car train. And lets not forget the California Zephyr with A-B-B lashup of WP F-3's.
What I want to get next is a 1940's -1950's freight train. I have no ties to any roadnames so I'm wide open. I do know I want either F units or early SD-7's. I want long trains, 50- 70 cars. What were some roads that used diesels for heavy freight? What kind of freight? I really like the idea of a A-B-B-B-A Santa Fe lashup of F-7's pulling a long string of Fruit express reefers.(Kind of like an early unit train). Or 3-4 Western Pacific SD-7's pulling a mixed freight of lumber and boxcars.
Just looking for some ideas. Whats your thoughts? What you got?