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steam or diesel

Started by sonnyw, May 07, 2015, 10:12:45 AM

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jbrock27

More like Thunderdome, with prison rules...
Keep Calm and Carry On

Jerrys HO

Quote from: jbrock27 on May 10, 2015, 05:33:47 PM
More like Thunderdome, with prison rules...

The new Fury Road in theaters May 15th!

jbrock27

Anxiously waiting for the newspaper review! :)
Keep Calm and Carry On

Trainman203

When I first started model railroading well over 50 years ago this question would never have come up.  You never saw any diesels in the photos in the magazines.

If you'd grown up with steam like all those modelers  of yore,  you'd never want a diesel on your layout.  I understand though.  People enjoy the familiar things from their younger days.  No one remembers everyday steam anymore except old guys like me.  For me, steam engines recall pleasant times and s world of old.

I have two ceremonial grey and white MP GP 9s but they'll never turn a wheel in regular service on my railroad.

RAM

When I moved to Oklahoma in 1944, our train was diesel powered until we got to Okla. City.  The diesel units were replaced by a 4-6-2.  South of Okla. City was all steam after the war.