Do you own/operate locomotives from railroads other than your layouts primary railroad?

I own only UP steam.  However, I do have a N&W "J" 

It's such a beautiful locomotive I couldn't help myself.

They call it "pool power" when todays railroads share their locomotives. If you model modern railroads any engine combination is possible. 

NOPE. I model a real-life, landlocked, 3-footer RR. Having anything from another railroad simply wouldn't make any sense at all. The RR I model did have a 'subsidiary' as such, another RR name showed up on some freight cars but all the locomotives were lettered for the one RR name long before my layout's timeframe.

There are times when I think people modeling standard gauge have it made over narrow gauge folks, in that they can have other RR's rolling stock, especially freight cars.

But simply put, I didn't decide I wanted a layout, then looked for a concept. The concept I now have really was the only thing I ever wanted a layout for at all.

I run a Chessie System theme so I'm inclined to buy rolling stock that was a common sight in the '70s and '80s. I have a lot of 70 ton open hoppers, PS-2 covered hoppers and cylindrical hoppers to name a few. Of course I have cabooses, too, like bay windows, I-12s, extended visions and Northeast cabooses.

But, I like some of the contemporary items like the Atlas O 25,500 gallon tank cars and the Trinity 5161 covered hoppers that wouldn't fit into a Chessie System layout. So, I have a "mistress" railroad...CP Rail System/Soo Line where I can run these types of newer rolling stock on occasion and they would look period correct.

I have locomotives in NYC, PARR, Strasburg, Santa Fe, C&NW, Reading and Chessie, which I run separate and in tandem in mixed steam and diesel. I have rolling stock from many different roads which I mix as well. Unfortunately, my only layout is a Christmas Carpet Central. I have a suspended layout around the ceiling of a covered patio attached to my workshop, but haven't had any trains running on it for quite some time.

I have no allegience to any one road, or era. I like them all, and run them all. 

Don

Not I. I live in Maryland and the Western Maryland is my favorite railroad, so that is what I model (steam-era). I have a couple of B&O steam locomotives, since that was a nearby railroad and in some instances their mainlines ran parallel or in close proximity to each other. Big Boy's, N&W J's, and other great engines will never be on my layout. 

I ran B&O exclusively until MTH started doing short lines local to Baltimore, so I've added most of them for the yard. Since then my grandson came along and our layout has been invaded by  NW J, SP Daylight, and Chessie Special. Bright colors appeal to the little guy.

You could run some Reading CO as well and it would fit right in!

I own locomotives from just about every US class 1 railroad that ever existed. According to my inventory,I have more Pennsy 40 than anything else,then comes UP 28,ATSF 26,NYC 22,SP 19 then MOPAC 18 and then the rest 263.

Up until last year all my motive power was Seaboard Air Line.

Now I have an ACL Pacific and a N&W 611 J.  I'm in the process of painting/lettering a PRR 2-8-0 for Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line.  MTH makes one that matches the prototype plus a caboose.

If I can get these 2 pieces done I may change may layout from a SAL-based layout to a NPBL layout serving the eight RRs that NPBL originally served.  Maybe an engine form each RR and some more rolling stock.  I'd also need to build a wharf/pier or even redo the entire layout to represent more closely the track plan of NPBL.

I model a fictitious railroad, so I will reletter all its, generally shortline, power for it.

However, it connects with the Joint Line, so a couple of large D&RGW helpers will sit

on sidings at the junction.  Both can be presumed too large to handle the curves and

bridges on the short line, however, smaller steam power from MoPac, C&S, Burlington, or Rock Island, if any become available, might make it on the line as borrowed power,

as could Santa Fe.  I think Third Rail has made some small Santa Fe freight power?

I don't think the U.P. used the Joint LIne...but ??

When I did modern, I did a Conrail/CSX/NS/CP thing. It was cool having the different engines.

Now, just strictly CNJ. I think its cool just having the one railroad in the yard, etc.

Maybe I'll change again. Lol.

My O scale line is all Pere Marquette.... and I live in Tennessee too!  LOL

My G line is ET&WNC.  

If I catches my eye I buy it, way too many colorful engines out there to limit myself.

Obviously a man of taste! I would have done the ET in G scale if I'd had enough room and a bazillion bucks...

I now try to stay with one road name, BNSF and all modern diesels. I ruled out steam early on when getting back in the hobby a few years ago, just didn't want to spend that much on one engine and decided I really liked the engines seen around here everyday in my area. We live near a couple different sets of BNSF tracks. 

I now have about 15-16 engines, most are BNSF and most are MTH. Only have one Lionel Dash-8, they haven't had many since I returned to the hobby. I wanted an RS-3, BNSF has none, so I got an Interstate. Really liked the color scheme on that one. I have one UP SD70ACe from the first set I bought when re-entering the hobby, before I decided to try and stick with just one road name. Then there is the GE Evolution diesel and the purple MTHRRC version of it, those were just for fun and also purchased before deciding to try and stick with just one road name.

I have a few pieces of non BNSF rolling stock, probably 90% of it is BNSF. I have a few odd pieces from different roads and also several operating cars from different road names that my grandson and I play with when he comes over to visit.

i am a Pennsy modeler but also have B&O,ERIE and AKRON CANTON & YOUNGSTOWN.I also have some Milwaukee Road as my dad and grandfather worked almost 90 years combined. My son is a died in the wool NEW YORK CENTRAL guy and thats all he has.

The Chicago, Milwaukee and Southwestern is a joint venture of the Milwaukee Road and the Southern Pacific, but several other railroads operate on its track. These include the UP, Rio Grande, Santa Fe, Kansas City Southern, Green Bay & Western, and the Gadsden Pacific Lines (house railroad of the Gadsden Pacific Toy Train Museum in Tucson). I also occasionally run the Lehigh Valley's John Wilkes and a semi-scale GG-I with Fleet of Modernism cars, just for fun. And speaking of just for fun, there's an RMT Beef ABA set with passenger cars painted for the B&O. And, of course, Lionel Lines operates everywhere. 

Sometimes the layout moves from Milwaukee Road/SP territory to Europe to run the Orient Express, a couple of Swiss Crocodiles (MTH and ETS), and an assortment of ETS tinplate. I change the setting by swapping out all the die-cast cars on the layout for 1930's European models. 

Well...sort of. I basically run Nickel Plate Road for the most part, modeling Northeast Ohio where I'm from. However, I did add a Chesapeake and Ohio GP-7 (love the paint scheme) after reading in a Nickel Plate book about how the NKP leased some C&O Geeps while waiting for their order of Geeps to come in from EMD in the 50's. I could justify it for my layout so I did it. 

The one locomotive that completely doesn't fit, but hope to add some day is a C&O yellow belly Hudson. Probably my favorite steam streamliner. 

In a word, NO, and it is a LOT easier on my wallet. 

Regards,

GNNPnut

I have effectively three layouts.  First is my modular 8x16 layout in three rail in my train room that was given to me by a friend who was going to throw it away if I didn't take it.  I run mostly 80's era east coast trains on that layout like NJT, Conrail and Amtrak, but really anything goes.  I am ready to significantly thin the herd on my 3 rail equipment fairly soon though.

My second layout is in progress and is two rail.  It is solely PRR and CNJ on the NY&LB circa 1953-1957.  My only exception was a gorgeous 3rd Rail J1 Texas that I couldn't pass up at a swap meet.  Not at all prototype for the Jersey Shore, but I made an exception.  Ironically, my New Haven FL9 in two rail is prototypical as they were tested for possible use to eliminate the engine change at South Amboy.

My third layout is my club layout at the Paradise and Pacific Railroad in Scottsdale, AZ.  At 1300 s.f. I can run long trains to my hearts content.  I have been recently skewing Santa Fe having received 3rd Rail FTs and MTH FP45s in preparation for the El Capitan's release.  I also enjoy running any shiny long passenger set wether it be the K-Line Empire State Express, my Amtrak long distance train of mostly GGD cars or my GGD Canadian in VIA rail. 

This is pretty much the way I buy engines. I run what I see locally (Twin Cities, MN) BNSF, CP, UP, CN, TC&W, Minnesota Commercial and Amtrak. This includes any of the roads in their family trees. Thanks to pool power, I can run NS, CSX and the occasional Conrail and still stay true.

I also have UP 3985 and Milwaukee Road 261 which will be available for "fan trips" on my layout.

GG1 4877, If you decide to break up the modular layout let me know, I might be interested in acquiring some of the sections. 

I am constantly swapping out locos but mostly CN and CP with some 'generic' Lionel.

I model both the Reading and B&O, having grown up about 1/4 mile from a Reading line and now living a couple of miles from a former B&O line.  I also, have both a set of Chessie and CSX engines as these operate on the former B&O trackage.

I had some PRR sets, but I sold them to focus on the Reading.

Jim

I think my list of Class One railroads I DON'T own is shorter......

My railroad is the D&RGW...Denver NC, Rio Grande Ohio and Weston WV.

Common sites will be NYC, PRR, B&O and C&O as they all ran through the region MY RR serves.

But any paint scheme I like may show up........

I model primarily UP,SP then a little of WP and Santa Fe with DRG&W and Burlington power for the Ca Zephyr.

Mikey

Primarily CNW and ATSF, but I have some SP and UP, plus a Pennsy S2 Turbine that I'll eventually convert to command control and remove it from shelf status.

NO problem - I run whatever suits my fancy! 

I'm interested in northeastern railroads from the 1935-1955 era.  Functionally, that means RDG, PRR and NYC.  But I do make an exception for my Lionel 6220 ATSF NW2 switcher.  The cover story is that the PRR just bought the NW2 from the Santa Fe, and they haven't repainted it yet.

Yep, lots of Eastern RR locos travel the Seattle & Yakima track right of way. I live only a couple miles from the NS Buckeye Yard. Lots of Western Pool locomotives visit the Buckeye Yard.

My first layout built many years ago was mostly BN, CB&Q, GN, & NP with a few Frisco & C&S thrown in...but on my new layout I will run whatever I want, mostly consist's I like and think look good! Almost anything goes now!

At first I thought about doing a version of the Raritan RR here in Middlesex county, NJ....but decided not to after all....but it would be a cool layout if I did the RRR!

There is a lot to be said about the paint job.  Many are quite well done.  Some that I thought exceptional.

I don't have a layout at home. My club runs anything and everything since the member's tastes vary. I specialize in Pennsylvania Railroad. I love the railroad and I love steam engines which The Pennsy had a lot of. Specializing allows me to mix and match engines and rolling stock. It hasn't been the cost saver I originally imagined since the Pennsy had so many different types of engines and cars.  Regardless, I also have a N&W J and passenger set as well as a challenger and a Shay. I have a number of passenger sets from different railroads since these tend to stand alone as a set and I don't feel tempted to add to it like I would a freight. Also, how can you not like the beauty of vintage passenger service.  I also run a Rutland milk train and I am looking for a small B&M steam. Bottom line is, it's your trains. Run what brings you enjoyment. It's the variety of this hobby that keeps so many interested. 

Yes.

Rusty

Most of my collection is Boston and Maine, but I have a few locos from connecting roads, such as the Maine Central and the New Haven.  I would buy a Central Vermont loco if MTH offered one.

Yes, 

From every road that I can, also from every era that I own, wood burners to the SD-70s, if a friend brings newer equipment add that to the mix.

Ray

Oh yeah.  I am a N&W modeler to the core...but I also have some NKP, UP, SP.