12-11-2013, 02:31 PM
I made my own BRC SW1500, RS2 and NW2 with Microscale decals some years ago. The BRC sound and looked so good to me for a switching layout....
A closer look teaches that BRC is only marginal serving small industry but is running huge classification yards and runs loooong transfer trains between all the large yards of the class I railroads. That is their business model.
There are several other much smaller RR in the Chicago area (like CIRY until 2010) doing the base jobs. And last not least do the class I RR still run their locals serving clients (e.g. UP and Morton Salt).
Update. I did not do my own GP38-2 but switchers. My three GP38-2 are Athearn shells on two Athern drive with a new motor and one Trainman drive. I will bring them back down in the cellar. BRC does not serve small industries like mine or it would be a big exception to their primary business.
A closer look teaches that BRC is only marginal serving small industry but is running huge classification yards and runs loooong transfer trains between all the large yards of the class I railroads. That is their business model.
There are several other much smaller RR in the Chicago area (like CIRY until 2010) doing the base jobs. And last not least do the class I RR still run their locals serving clients (e.g. UP and Morton Salt).
Update. I did not do my own GP38-2 but switchers. My three GP38-2 are Athearn shells on two Athern drive with a new motor and one Trainman drive. I will bring them back down in the cellar. BRC does not serve small industries like mine or it would be a big exception to their primary business.
Reinhard