Too Many RR Names on One Layout?

[santafewillie]

Next up would be to replace the UP units with CPKC.

CPKC didn't exist in 2020 if you're being true to the prototype.

 

[AstroKnight]

As I have built my layout, I have always operated under the Fantasy RR theme, meaning I can run whatever I want whenever I want. Which means, I have a bunch of locos with different road names. I only have a couple locos that have been painted to my RR's personal paint scheme. It bothers me a little, but it also doesn't.
The other day at work I happened to look out the window at an actual railroad, the NECR's round house, and was able to count Four road names and Five different paint schemes of all the locos sitting around. I guess my layout is doing okay.

NECR is a division of Genesis & Wyoming, so we have a couple of visiting locos from their other divisions hanging out right now (like HESR, of all RR's to be in Vermont). We are the nightly parking spot for Amtrak, and CN regularly delivers a large freight to St. Albans at least one a week. A couple of NECR's locos still wear older paint schemes from either previous NECR versions or their previous employers.

Kind of nice to know my fantasy isn't completely divorced from reality.

It’s fine, it’s your railroad, but if you want it to be prototypically operated just put a locomotive of the home railroad as the leader.

 

[KB02]

All you need is a locomotive rebuilding facility, like a smaller version of this.

Bruce

Oh, my God! That's hilarious!
I was watching that video and thinking to myself, "Yup... that's my Railroad," and at exactly 1:38 in I SAW ONE OF MY LOCOS!!!
CP Rail GP38-2 #7311.
That's just funny!!

 

[AuburnCentral]

I have a bunch of vintage dc stuff and now some dcc stuff. But I look at it if you like it and have it then run it

 

[Gary B]

My Fox River Valley Railroad I claim to also be part museum and tourist train . That justifies running anything I care to if I care to justify to anyone anything I do on MY layout.

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

My Fox River Valley Railroad I claim to also be part museum and tourist train . That justifies running anything I care to if I care to justify to anyone anything I do on MY layout.

I claim the same thing for mine as well. I also claim it as an active bridge line with the UP and BNSF both having trackage rights.

 

[Canalligator]

Five plus road names, with a realistic back story. My road is a freelanced shortline off the CSX Water Level Route, set in late 1999. So I see my freelanced freight operator, freelanced commuter agency, CSX and CSX-patched Conrail, Amtrak and whatever run-through power I want. (UP was a frequent visitor.) An online customer also has their own yard goat.