tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273693093047871778.post7120843793416396533..comments2024-03-12T09:50:39.175-04:00Comments on New York Central Train Layout: The Numbers GameJohn R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02124262563821939556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273693093047871778.post-34316892878141224952015-11-15T20:04:18.533-05:002015-11-15T20:04:18.533-05:00It's funny how that works in this hobby John. ...It's funny how that works in this hobby John. Sometimes it seems like the more fun you're having enjoying your model trains the more other modelers must insist that you are going about it all wrong! Kudos to you. BTW I've enjoyed your latest blog entries on the BNSF. In spite of it all, it seems like we're still having fun!. John R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02124262563821939556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273693093047871778.post-82278929340059787392015-11-15T16:15:03.900-05:002015-11-15T16:15:03.900-05:00Yes, I think you're hitting on a critical issu...Yes, I think you're hitting on a critical issue. As a retired baby boomer with a lifetime interest in trains who's lived on both East and West Coasts, my era of concentration extends from PRR circle keystone to BNSF swoosh, and likely will go on to NSUP and CSXBNSF or however things pan out. I long ago decided to model what inspires me. It odes amaze me how many guys have tried to explain to me that I'm doing it all wrong! John Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625895756906828468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273693093047871778.post-8068186363813975582015-11-15T08:28:07.307-05:002015-11-15T08:28:07.307-05:00Thanks for the comments Ralph. As we communicated ...Thanks for the comments Ralph. As we communicated this was a tough topic for me to present in a manner that is not too boring or too rambling. Your commentary is a good summation on the topic. The GP20s are some of my favorite units. While under PC ownership some under went turbo lobotomies. On the NYCTL all three NYC units are in Power Pool A service! John R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02124262563821939556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273693093047871778.post-76195272796582879272015-11-14T22:10:32.731-05:002015-11-14T22:10:32.731-05:00Hi John,
I'm reading your latest blog post du...Hi John,<br /><br />I'm reading your latest blog post during the Iowa/Minnesota game half time. I think you summed up what a hobby is about just fine at the end. Numbering locomotives only needs to be as important as you want it to be. Like you, I started adding numbers to locomotives without much awareness of the prototype's system. It seems as we've spent more time in the hobby both of us have found it appealing to pay more attention to appropriate numbers and are enjoying the research related to discovering what those numbers might be. Like any hobby, the more you get into it the more interesting things you find out about it. I've benefited from your recent research and suggestions. Feel free to "annoy'" me with them any time! You have a great collection of locos that, whether completely accurate in their numbering or not, look mighty fine pulling trains! For some reason I keep going back to the GP20. That's a gorgeous unit! As for the PC E8, that's just one more example of the variability in the PC's practices. I take comfort in that as a PC modeler. There seems to be a prototype for everything! PCRalphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580789893778607792noreply@blogger.com