Label: The Towns Along the Way

The current dilemma: where to put the railroad? I don't mean I don't know whether to put the railroad in one room or another. I mean, where should the model railroad be situated as far as depicting a location. As many of you know, I model the GM&O during the late forties. The current idea is to put a “staging” yard at a farther point on the model railroad. This area will represent both a large northern destination as well as a southern destination. In model railroad usage, this area will be used to build respective southbound and northbound trains. Many modelers use this technique. It gives a lot of planning flexibility with regard to making up trains. But the real question now is what actual locations to use on the modeled portion of said layout. I currently have diagrams for the Union City Tennessee freight house, which has been built, and the union station. I also have a diagram for the Humboldt Tennessee freight house. Right now my thinking is to build Union City on the layout. Have Humboldt as well. And, lastly, I am considering Murphysboro, Illinois. I have pictures of the passenger station here as well as a track diagram showing the location of shops, roundhouse, freight house and other buildings. Looks like things are shaping up. (Aren't you glad I didn't say on track?) omscaler