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Junction II - Ann Arbor Revisited
Genesis cont'd
When I realized this approach was never going to yield a gratifying
layout, I decided to build a layout featuring the Pennsylvania Railroad.
My logic? I had more
Pennsy stuff than any other road name, and PRR equipment was popular and
readily available!
Even though I was slowly learning some valuable lessons and my modeling
skills got better and better, none of the layouts I built were truly
satisfying to me.
I finally realized that while always fun and worthwhile, my modeling
simply did not capture the essence of why I fell in love with trains.
I never saw a Pennsy K4 lugging heavyweight coaches through a
mountain pass, nor did I ever witness long trains of keystone-clad hoppers
headed for steel mills. I did, however, see a lot of glorious Annie orange
traveling through the beautiful lower peninsula of Michigan. Therefore, I decided it was time to replicate some of my fond childhood
memories.
So
I gathered up my extensive collection of Pennsy-themed motive power and
rolling stock and logged on to eBay. With
a fresh, burning desire to model the Annie, the goal was to sell all of my
Pennsy transition era equipment and seek out Ann Arbor Railroad models
from the late 70s and early 80s.
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