Hey all - anyone out there interested in the AC&Y? I was thinking about starting a model railroad in TS12, to depict a modern day what-if version of the ACY.
I came up with this idea for a paint scheme for the locos:

The theory behind the model railroad(z) would be that the AC&Y, which remained a separate company even after the N&W "merger", was spun-off by N&W/NS when the NW-SOU merger happened (the formation of NS is when the AC&Y officially ceased to exist). I have ideas about how the railroad would service as a regional, acquiring more track, etc...but I'd model the AC&Y's original trackage (today owned and operated by W&LE) between Brittain (Akron) and Carey.
Just wanted to see if anyone else has interest in this railroad, or has ever tried to modernize it themselves. The AC&Y had a fleet of FM diesels, and the paint scheme doesn't translate the best to modern EMDs. A literal translation looks quite boring, so I thought this would give the ACY feel, but keep it a bit more interesting. Feel free to post your thoughts!
I came up with this idea for a paint scheme for the locos:

The theory behind the model railroad(z) would be that the AC&Y, which remained a separate company even after the N&W "merger", was spun-off by N&W/NS when the NW-SOU merger happened (the formation of NS is when the AC&Y officially ceased to exist). I have ideas about how the railroad would service as a regional, acquiring more track, etc...but I'd model the AC&Y's original trackage (today owned and operated by W&LE) between Brittain (Akron) and Carey.
Just wanted to see if anyone else has interest in this railroad, or has ever tried to modernize it themselves. The AC&Y had a fleet of FM diesels, and the paint scheme doesn't translate the best to modern EMDs. A literal translation looks quite boring, so I thought this would give the ACY feel, but keep it a bit more interesting. Feel free to post your thoughts!