Railroad room atmosphere

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Railroad room atmosphere

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I have several things in my railroad room to help set the atmosphere. There are old train pictures on the walls as well as emblems for the Pennsylvania RR, the Algoma Central and also a large emblem for the GAP Route. The GAP Route is my fictitious railroad that extends north from St Ignace to Sault Ste Marie Ontario, connecting (filling the gap between) the two railroads mentioned above. Now I'm looking for a 1961 calendar to help set the date.

What do some of you have to help set the atmosphere in your train room?

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I keep some NS calendars, a large "thanks for the memories" f units poster, and some RR rule books and other railroad stuff
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I've got a set of Real Crossbucks :D
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MQT3001 wrote:I've got a set of Real Crossbucks :D
I've got some GP38-2s SD40-2s a ballast regulator snow plow and some real ties....oh wait thats the yard I work in.
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CAT345C wrote:
MQT3001 wrote:I've got a set of Real Crossbucks :D
I've got some GP38-2s SD40-2s a ballast regulator snow plow and some real ties....oh wait thats the yard I work in.
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Got a view of the MI line out my rooms window, makes it easy to check prototype.
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i have a station clock in the corner and some pcitures of various locomotives....the railroad itself creates the atmosphere ;)
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