Building the Potomac Line

[Puddlejumper]

Very nice work so far. I would suggest the Magic Pan Bakeries since I like the building a lot.


I forget, what era you representing?

Tom, I have quite the anachronistic collection of equipment with no single era, but I recently decided to focus the layout around 1950 or so. That means a lot of my diesels and more modern equipment will have to go, but I find myself increasingly more interested in steam locomotion and older style freight cars, old brick buildings, fine architecture, old cars and trucks, etc. I think 1950, +/- 5 years will allow GP7s, F/E units, and early ALCos, and also allow late steam. Also, my favorite type of freight car is the open top hopper, favorite commodity is coal. My largest customer is a fuel dealer, and I want to represent different grades of heating coal. In this way, they hoppers become individual loads, not unlike a boxcar. My understanding is that this type of fuel dealer was in decline by the 1950's, and that is a factor in my decision. I find no interest in modern coal operations, where the are few grades of coal, and it is treated as a bulk commodity rather than individual car loads.

I do need to further research the topic of era.

As far as Magic Pan bakery, would they have an inside or outside loading/unloading area? I have not seen the building you refer to.

Thank you guys so much for your input. I really enjoy reading all of your input, criticism, ideas, etc.

Dave