I have pretty much finished designing my layout. It will be a fantasy link connecting as many as three or four major lines with interchanges and through passage. It is to be situated in the Pacific Northwest and heavily used due to major geological events that permently destroyed other mainlines in that area. The period is modern, but situated in an old mining and timber town that would have structures spanning the range from early 1900's through today.
My problem is that I am not a "railfan" as many of you are. What I need to know is what rail lines operate in that area. I'm fairly sure that you wouldn't see a Rock Island or a SOU engine in that part of the country, although rolling stock would be another matter. I need to know which ones you probably would see in addition to the lines own engines. Maps of lines would be a great help, not only for the information about which lines went where, but also to help pin down a location for my town.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
My problem is that I am not a "railfan" as many of you are. What I need to know is what rail lines operate in that area. I'm fairly sure that you wouldn't see a Rock Island or a SOU engine in that part of the country, although rolling stock would be another matter. I need to know which ones you probably would see in addition to the lines own engines. Maps of lines would be a great help, not only for the information about which lines went where, but also to help pin down a location for my town.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks