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What would yall folks do train wise if someone just walked up and gave you 1 million dollars?


SPSF_luvr

Model the entire P&LE in true 1/87.

Aaron

Model the entire SP Sunset Route in 1995.

Build a room just for my railroad, will all sound engines.

I'd start by buying a new house with a big, dry basement.

Buy one railroad spike and spend the rest elsewhere. Ok we all know Im just kidding. I'd buy 2 railroad spikes and spend the rest elsewhere.

See 4294 steam again

Southern-Pacific-fan Wrote:
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> See 4294 steam again


I would buy an old grocery store and build the all new Trewsville Southern Railroad, complete with a gift shop, and use the proffits to restore TA&G 80 at TVRM

Jason/Chessie2018

Model the Arcata & Mad River AND the NWP at least to Petaluma. Gots ta have the Redwood Valley.
jd

I'd continue doing just what I am now, modeling the west end of the IAIS. But my basement would be paid for. :-)

Joe

Buy one real locomotive for the mobile mansion on wheels (2 or 3 Amtrak certified cars), maybe restore a GG1 if not too pricey

Have a spur at Rollinsville, CO and model whatever the heck I wanted!

Wish list:
KATO PA-PB sets in Delaware & Hudson, Rio Grande
Rio Grande GP30 sets (3 or more)
Colorado & Southern SD9 sets (3 or more) probaly some in BN and some in CB&Q
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Tunnel motors, SD38s and SD9s and ore car sets
As many F and E units as I could find, make some New Haven and Metro North FL9s
As many DRGW power sets, probably everything they had in the diesel era
BN Tiger SD40-2s
Santa Fe Fs, GP60s, F45s, SD45s, GP30s



Probably once a week drive down the old DRGW to N Scale Supply and get some fun stuff....

Invest it and make a few more million...

-Justin

SPSF_luvr Wrote:
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> What would yall folks do train wise if someone
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> SPSF_luvr


I'd hit him over the head and see if he had any more money. Actually I would waste one dollar at the hobby shop and invest the rest of the money on women and booze.

Open a hobby shop, which would be part of a building with a large enough space for a hugh layout based on a local area, turning it into a club type set up.

SPSF_luvr Wrote:
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> What would yall folks do train wise if someone
> just walked up and gave you 1 million dollars?
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> SPSF_luvr

Help re-engine the only airworthy B-29, "Fifi".

Guess I would pay income tax so I didn't end up like Richard Hatch!!

Never give ANYONE my new phone number or new address! Then start my own modeling company producing MORE F UNITS! BWAAAHAHAHAHAHA

bnsfjth Wrote:
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> Invest it and make a few more million...
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> -Justin


Same here. Invest and make that money work for me to make more millions. Then buy a nice dry, finished 50ft x 30ft basement with a nice house on top of it and build a master double track 1/87 scale layout based on modern Sunset Coast Line, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and Norfolk Southern practices. By the way, Sunset Coast Line is my free-lanced RR.

Thats what I would do.

SantaFeRuss

Give almost half of it to the government in gift taxes. :-(

Do a complete Ho version of Tennessee Pass route running modern and DRGW of the 80's era.. All DCC and alot of sound locos.

Mike