<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I model the 1930's which may be a little early for most, and the pre-WWI loco's and cars are a pain to get right, but I model area in south-western Virginia, with lots of hills, and cuts and small towns just starting up. I generally follow the practices and such of the N&W where I can find pictures to imitate. There is lots of activity east of Honaker.... I have W's, M's a load of Y3's and the occasional Z1, K3, and USRA K2's. The glaring omission is the HU and HUa hoppers which Lifelike dropped the ball on. They would have been perfect behind their Y3's. Sadly, Westerfield was going to do it, but he retired instead. I have a few HP's to build, and maybe make molds of so I can have more. I do have the one HR, but it was a one of a kind. I don't have or want the E's, but still might cobble one from a Bowser K4 and N&W tender. <div><br></div><div>Mark Lindsey</div><div>Stuck in the1930's</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Oct 31, 2009, at 2:04 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Kit,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>The Kenova District between Williamson and Portsmouth or anything Roanoke eastward towards Norfolk would give you troop trains, long coal trains and Class A's. I'm working towards mid to late 50's on my layout, but if I was doing WWII era I would have to include at least one unstreamlined J1. I think there is a picture of a J1 in Ken Miller's J book doubleheading on a troop train. What a brutish looking 4-8-4!! I guess the biggest drawback I see for my personal taste for the WWII era on the N&W is the exclusion of the Y6b. I guess its all in what you want.<br> <br>Chris Dalton,<br>Bluefield, WV<br><br><br><div><br><br><br><br><br><table id="EC_EC_HB_Mail_Container" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" height="100%"><tbody></tbody><tbody><tr height="100%"><td id="EC_EC_HB_Focus_Element" height="250" valign="top" width="100%"> <font color="#800080"></font><font color="#800080"> </font><br><br><font color="#ff00cc" face="Arial Black"></font> <br><br><font color="#ff00cc"></font> <br><br><font color="#ff00cc"></font> <br><br><font color="#ff00cc"></font> <br></td></tr><tr><td height="1" style="font-size: 1pt; "><br><div id="EC_EC_hotbar_promo"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><br><br><hr>New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pc-scout/default.aspx?CBID=wl&ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_pcscout:102009" target="_new">Learn more.</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>________________________________________<br><a href="mailto:NW-Modeling-List@nwhs.org">NW-Modeling-List@nwhs.org</a><br>To change your subscription go to<br><a href="http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-modeling-list">http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-modeling-list</a><br>Browse the NW-Modeling-List archives at<br><a href="http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/">http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/</a></div></span></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Mark Lindsey</div><div><a href="mailto:y3a@earthlink.net">y3a@earthlink.net</a></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>