Y,A, J on the Abingdon Branch?

[NW Modeling List]

Thanks Dave.
 
I'm considering 1971 as an option (my birth year) also...
 
There is an ex-N&W GP9 near here in South Carolina (still pulling unit coal
trains on the Hampton & Branchville) and seeing it made me consider that option
also.
 
My only N&W N scale steam is an old Bachmann 611 that my wife picked up for me
at a flea market, so I'm not too invested that direction.
 
 
 
 

On May 19, 2011 at 9:21 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:



> Hey Gene,

> If you are going to model the Abingdon Branch in N scale, then consider the

> mid-60's through 1977. Atlas makes a good looking and great running GP9 and

> Life-like has the ole GP18. Cabin cars are (or were) made by Atlas, though

> maybe not totally correct, but are great considering N scale. Not much

> available for the steam era.

> Dave Grigsby

> 

> --- On Thu, 5/19/11, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>wrote:

> 

> > 

> > From: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

> > Subject: Y,A, J on the Abingdon Branch?

> > To: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org

> > Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 10:49 AM

> > 

> > So I've settled on N-scale for the Abingdon Branch.

> >  

> > Quick question: Did any Y's, A's, or J's operate on the branch? I think I

> > remember reading that they were too heavy to go over the bridges.

> >  

> > I'm debating on the era so far, I'm probably going to do transition as I

> > like

> > 1st/2nd Generation diesels almost as much as steam.

> >  

> > I was showing my wife the OWL photos of the branch in late steam and she

> > likes

> > the "rural" aspect of the line, I also think that it has great potential to

> > be

> > done in a modular style "shelf" layout for portability.

> >  

> > Look forward to working out the track plan in the next few months and

> > getting

> > started on a module hopefully this summer.

> >  

> > Thanks.

> > Gene

> >  

> >  

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