| CLOSED
POLLS: |
| March - April 2015 |
December 2014 -
February 2015 |
| If
you could travel back in time to see the Green Bay Route in
action, what era would you want to see? |
|
 |
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| 1871-1900 |
 3% |
3 |
| 1901-1919 |
 1% |
1 |
| 1920s |
 5% |
5 |
| 1930s |
 2% |
2 |
| 1940s |
 15% |
14 |
| 1950s |
 20% |
19 |
| 1960s |
 22% |
21 |
| 1970s |
 17% |
16 |
| 1980s |
 12% |
11 |
| 1990s |
2% |
2 |
|
|
|
| 94
total |
|
| Do
you belong to a model railroad organization (NMRA, Train Collectors
Association, etc. — other than a model RR club)? |
|
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| Yes |
45% |
21 |
| No |
34% |
16 |
| No,
but someday I would like to |
21% |
10 |
|
|
|
| 47
total |
|
| October - November
2014 |
August - September
2014 |
| In
1982 the GBW introduced a new paint scheme on #312. Do you think it
was an improvement from the all-red locomotive paint scheme of the
1970s? |
|
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| Yes |
47% |
39 |
| No |
46% |
38 |
| I'm
not sure |
4% |
3 |
| I
don't care |
4% |
3 |
|
|
|
| 83
total |
|
| The
December 2013 GB&W Historical Society magazine had an article
about the railroad considering to trade in five of their RS2s and
RS3s for five General Electric U23Bs in 1972 at a cost of $225,000
each. Instead, the railroad acquired five rebuilt Alco Centuries
from GE later that decade for $365,000 each. In hindsight, should
the railroad have traded for the U23Bs? |
|
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| No! |
52% |
34 |
| Yes! |
32% |
21 |
| I
don't know. |
15% |
10 |
|
|
|
| 65
total |
|
| June - July 2014 |
April - May 2014 |
| Have
you ever handlaid model railroad track? |
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| Yes
- all the time. |
18% |
7 |
| Yes
- but never again. |
10% |
4 |
| Does
flex-track count? |
15% |
6 |
| No
- but I intend to try it sometime. |
10% |
4 |
| No
- I could never do that. |
43% |
17 |
| I've
done it for real-sized railroads. |
5% |
2 |
|
|
|
| 40
total |
|
| What
is the most challenging part of building a model railroad? |
|
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| Wiring |
23% |
7 |
| Planning |
20% |
6 |
| Benchwork |
13% |
4 |
| Scenery |
13% |
4 |
| Track |
7% |
2 |
| Operation |
7% |
2 |
| Maintenance |
7% |
2 |
| Other |
10% |
3 |
|
|
|
| 30
total |
| pollcode.com
free
polls |
|
| October 2013 - March
2014 |
August - September
2013 |
| What
is your favorite type of Green Bay Route steam locomotive? |
|
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| 2-8-2
Mikados (#401-406) |
50% |
31 |
| 2-6-0
Moguls (#250-261) |
34% |
21 |
| 2-8-0
Consolidations (#301-303, 350-351, 398-399) |
8% |
5 |
| 4-4-0
Standards (#1-26) |
6% |
4 |
| 0-4-0
Switchers (#1, 3, 5) |
2% |
1 |
| 0-6-0
Switchers (#140-146) |
0% |
0 |
|
|
|
| 62
total |
| pollcode.com
free
polls |
|
| Testors
Corp. announced they are discontinuing their Floquil and Polly
Scale model railroad paints. What alternative paint are you going
to use? |
|
 |
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| I
didn't use Floquil / Polly Scale. |
5% |
3 |
| I
don't know. |
49% |
30 |
| Badger
Modelflex |
10% |
6 |
| Railflyer
Model Prototypes |
0% |
0 |
| Scalecoat |
13% |
8 |
| Tamiya |
3% |
2 |
| Testors
Model Master |
3% |
2 |
| Tru-Color |
5% |
3 |
| True
Line Trains |
0% |
0 |
| Vallejo |
5% |
3 |
| Other |
7% |
4 |
|
|
|
| 61
total |
| pollcode.com
free
polls |
|
| May - July 2013 |
March - April 2013 |
| Which
is your favorite N scale locomotive manufacturer? |
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| Kato |
51% |
40 |
| Atlas |
27% |
21 |
| Intermountain |
6% |
5 |
| Bachmann |
3% |
2 |
| Walthers |
3% |
2 |
| Arnold
Rivarossi |
1% |
1 |
| Athearn |
1% |
1 |
| Fox
Valley Models |
1% |
1 |
| Lima |
1% |
1 |
| Micro-Trains |
1% |
1 |
| Tomix |
1% |
1 |
| Trix |
1% |
1 |
| Con-Cor |
0% |
0 |
| E-R
Models |
0% |
0 |
| MDC
Roundhouse |
0% |
0 |
| Model
Power |
0% |
0 |
| Precision
Craft |
0% |
0 |
| True
Line Trains |
0% |
0 |
| other... |
1% |
1 |
|
|
|
| 78
total |
|
|
| Do
you have any relatives (parents, aunts/uncles, brothers/sisters,
sons/daughters) who were model railroaders? |
|
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| No. |
59% |
26 |
| Yes. |
39% |
17 |
| I
am not a model railroader. |
2% |
1 |
|
|
|
| 44
total |
|
|
| January - February
2013 |
November - December
2012 |
| Bowser
is producing an HO scale ready-to-run Alco C430 model in GBW paint
schemes for $199.95 ($299.95 with DCC and sound). Will you be
getting one? |
|
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| No |
9% |
7 |
| No
- but I would if it were at a lower price |
22% |
17 |
| No
- but I would if it were available in my scale |
8% |
6 |
| No
- but I would if were from another manufacturer |
1% |
1 |
| Yes |
60% |
47 |
|
|
|
| 78
total |
|
| How
old were you when you first considered
yourself to be a 'model railroader?' |
|
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| less
than 12 years old |
53% |
42 |
| 12
years - 14 years old |
28% |
22 |
| 15
years - 17 years old |
4% |
3 |
| 18
years - 21 years old |
4% |
3 |
| 22
years - 25 years old |
3% |
2 |
| 26
years - 30 years old |
3% |
2 |
| 31
years - 35 years old |
0% |
0 |
| 36
years - 40 years old |
0% |
0 |
| 41
years - 50 years old |
4% |
3 |
| 51
years - 60 years old |
1% |
1 |
| 61
years - 70 years old |
0% |
0 |
| over
70 years |
1% |
1 |
|
|
|
| 79
votes total |
|
|
|
September - October 2012
|
July - August 2012 |
| Merger
Partners |
| Which
railroad would have been the best merger partner for the GBW? |
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
Burlington
Route
(CB&Q / BN) |
43% |
30 |
| Ann
Arbor (AA) |
14% |
10 |
Milwaukee
Road
(CMStP&P / MILW) |
11% |
8 |
Omaha
Road / Chicago & Northwestern
(CMStP&O / C&NW) |
11% |
8 |
Soo
Line
(MSt.P&SSM / SOO) |
9% |
6 |
Wisconsin
Central
(WC / FV&W) |
9% |
6 |
Ettrick
& Northern
(E&N) |
3% |
2 |
Pere
Marquette
(PM/C&O) |
0% |
0 |
|
|
|
| 70
votes total |
|
| Train
Videos |
| What's
your favorite GBW train video? |
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| The
Green Bay Route (Pentrex, 1992) |
39% |
12 |
| Alcos
on the Green Bay &
Western (Plets, 1991) |
35% |
11 |
| The
Green Bay & Western Boat Train (Szwajkart, 1991) |
6% |
2 |
| The
Green Bay & Western (Backtrack, 1992) |
3% |
1 |
| I
don't watch railroad videos. |
16% |
5 |
|
|
|
| 31
votes total |
|
|
May - June 2012
|
March - April 2012
|
| Finishing
the Layout |
| On
a scale of zero to five, how finished is your layout? |
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| 0
- I don't have a layout |
23% |
12 |
| 1 |
23% |
12 |
| 2 |
19% |
10 |
| 3 |
31% |
16 |
| 4 |
4% |
2 |
| 5
- I'm finished! |
0% |
0 |
|
|
|
| 52
votes total |
|
| Insurance |
| Do
you have insurance on your model trains? |
|
|
| Selection |
|
Votes |
| Yes. |
42% |
5 |
| No. |
50% |
6 |
| I'm
not sure what is covered. |
 8% |
1 |
|
|
|
| 12
votes total |
|
|
| November - December 2011 |
September - October 2011 |
July - August 2011 |
May - June 2011 |
| Freight
Car Types |
What's
your favorite type of freight car?
Box 17
(34%)
Refrigerator 7
(14%)
Covered hopper 7
(14%)
Gondola 5
(10%)
Special (pickle/coil/auto...) 5
(10%)
Hopper 3
(6%)
Doublestack / well 2
(4%)
Flat 1
(2%)
Stock 1
(2%)
Tank 1
(2%)
49 Total votes |
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| |
|
| Running
Locomotives |
What
type of locomotive models do you prefer to run?
Diesel 29
(78%)
Steam 7
(18%)
Gas turbine 1
(2%)
Electric 0
(0%)
37 Total votes |
|
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|
| Model
Train Shows |
Do you
plan on attending any model train shows in the upcoming year?
No. 3
(7%)
One show. 8
(20%)
Two shows. 13
(32%)
Three shows. 6
(15%)
Four or five shows. 4
(10%)
Six or more shows. 6
(15%)
40 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| Model
Railroading |
How
Long Have You Been a Model Railroader?
0 - 1 years 1
(1%)
1 - 3 years 1
(1%)
3 - 6 years 1
(1%)
6 - 10 years 1
(1%)
10 - 15 years 2
(3%)
15 - 20 years 4
(6%)
20 - 30 years 8
(12%)
30 - 40 years 18
(28%)
40 - 50 years 11
(17%)
50+ years 17
(26%)
64 Total votes |
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|
| March - April 2011 |
January - February 2011 |
November - December 2010 |
September - October 2010 |
| D-I-V-O-R-C-E |
What
would you do if you got divorced and your ex got all of your
trains in the settlement?
Nothing. 11
(25%)
Quit model railroading. 5
(11%)
Step into the path of a train. 5
(11%)
Sell my organs for new stuff. 23
(52%)
44 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| Layout
Planning |
What
layout planning software do you use?
Right Track - Atlas 5
(11%)
3rdPlanit - El Dorado Software 2
(4%)
CadRail - Sandia Software 2
(4%)
XtrkCad - open source 2
(4%)
Anyrail - DRail Modelspoor Sof 1
(2%)
RR-Track - R&S Enterprises 1
(2%)
Pencil and Paper 31
(70%)
44 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| Amtrak
to Green Bay |
Do you
support a resumption of passenger train service to Green Bay,
which ended in 1971?
Yes - bring it back! 72
(75%)
Only if it is profitable. 18
(18%)
No. 5
(5%)
95 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| Cabooses |
What's
your favorite Green Bay Route cabooses?
Red - wood bay window 24
(35%)
Yellow - steel bay window 20
(29%)
Yellow - steel cupola (#112) 9
(13%)
Yellow - steel transfer 6
(8%)
Red - wood cupola 4
(5%)
What's a caboose? 4
(5%)
67 Total votes |
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| July - August 2010 |
May - June 2010 |
March - April 2010 |
January - February 2010 |
| N
Scale Diesels |
Which
'N Scale' Alco diesel model would you most like to see
produced in a GB&W paint scheme?
RS-27 (#310, 316-318) 10
(27%)
C-430 (#315) 8
(21%)
FA-1 (#501-#507) 6
(16%)
RS-2 (#301-304) 3
(8%)
S-1 (#102, 103) 3
(8%)
HH-600 (#101) 2
(5%)
S-2 (#201) 2
(5%)
RSD-15 (#2400-2407) 2
(5%)
RS-11 (#309) 1
(2%)
37 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| Car
Ferries |
What
is your favorite Lake Michigan car ferry?
Badger 43 (C&O) 41
(28%)
Spartan 42 (C&O) 23
(15%)
City of Milwaukee (GT) 20
(13%)
City of Midland 41 (PM) 17
(11%)
Viking (AA) 17
(11%)
City of Saginaw 31 (PM) 6
(4%)
Pere Marquette 21 & 22 (PM) 4
(2%)
Wabash/City of Green Bay (AA) 3
(2%)
Arthur K. Atkinson (AA) 3
(2%)
Other 11
(7%)
145 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| DCC
Equipment |
What
brand of Digital Command Control system do you use on your
layout?
NCE 17
(30%)
Digitrax 16
(29%)
CVP 2
(3%)
MRC 2
(3%)
Bachmann 0
(0%)
Lenz 1
(1%)
Zimo 1
(1%)
Other 1
(1%)
I use AC or DC 9
(16%)
I don't have a layout 6
(10%)
55 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| Locomotive
Builders |
Who
built the best diesel-electric locomotives?
Electro-Motive 73
(51%)
Alco 47
(33%)
General Electric 10
(7%)
Fairbanks-Morse 7
(4%)
Baldwin 3
(2%)
Ingalls Shipbuilding! 2
(1%)
142 Total votes |
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| |
|
| November - December 2009 |
September - October 2009 |
July - August 2009 |
May - June 2009 |
| Layout
Location |
Where
is your layout located (or where do you intend to locate it
when built)?
Basement 43
(65%)
Spare Room 15
(22%)
Outside (Garden Railroad) 3
(4%)
Local Club 3
(4%)
Modular Layout (Train Shows) 1
(1%)
Garage 1
(1%)
Roof / Attic 0
(0%)
66 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| Resin
Models |
Have
you ever built a resin model kit?
Yes, and I would again. 13
(40%)
No, but I would like to! 12
(37%)
Yes, but never again. 4
(12%)
No, don't have the time/skill. 2
(6%)
No, I'm not a modeler. 1
(3%)
No, not available in my scale. 0
(0%)
32 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| Passenger
Trains |
What's
your favorite Wisconsin passenger train?
C&NW '400' 250
(79%)
Milwaukee Road Hiawatha 33
(10%)
GB&W mixed local 30
(9%)
Amtrak Empire Builder 2
(0%)
315 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| Amtrak
Funding |
Amtrak
lost $456 million last year. Which of these three options
would you favor?
End all aid to Amtrak. 64
(49%)
Increase aid to Amtrak. 54
(41%)
Keep aid at current levels. 12
(9%)
130 Total votes |
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| March - April 2009 |
January - February 2009 |
November - December 2008 |
September - October 2008 |
| Railroad
Quiet Zones |
Do you
support Quiet Zones, where a city can ban train horns at
highway-rail grade crossings?
No, horns should be mandatory. 83
(84%)
Yes, cities have the right. 13
(13%)
I don't care. 2
(2%)
98 Total votes
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Visitor Comments
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| Scale
Models |
What
scale (gauge) do you primarily model?
HO 1:87.1 (16.5mm) 96
(63%)
N 1:160 (9mm) 24
(15%)
O 1:48 (32mm) 21
(13%)
G 1:22.5 (45mm) 7
(4%)
Z 1:220 (6.5mm) 1
(0%)
S 1:64 (22.4mm) 0
(0%)
I'm not a modeler 2
(1%)
151 Total votes |
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| |
|
| Operating
Divisions |
What
is your favorite Green Bay Route operating division?
Waupaca Branch 44
(33%)
Whitehall Division 33
(25%)
Kewaunee Division 28
(21%)
Stevens Point Branch 8
(6%)
New London Division 7
(5%)
Sturgeon Bay Division 6
(4%)
Iola Branch 3
(2%)
La Crosse Branch 2
(1%)
131 Total votes |
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| |
|
| Model
Railroad |
What
road do you model?
GB&W / A&W / KGB&W 21
(35%)
MILW / CMStP&P 9
(15%)
WCL / WC / SOO / MStP&SSM 9
(15%)
CB&Q / BN 3
(5%)
C&NW / CStPM&O 1
(1%)
C&O / PM 0
(0%)
Other Midwestern RRs 5
(8%)
Other Western RRs 2
(3%)
Other Eastern RRs 1
(1%)
Free-lance 8
(13%)
59 Total votes |
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| July - August 2008 |
May - June 2008 |
March - April 2008 |
January - February 2008 |
| Monopoly |
Which
is your favorite 'Monopoly' railroad?
B&O Railroad 22
(42%)
Short Line 17
(32%)
Pennsylvania Railroad 9
(17%)
Reading Railroad 4
(7%)
52 Total votes |
|
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| GBW
Loco Models |
Given
a choice, which GBW-accurate model would you like to see
produced in your scale?
Diesel RS20 (#305-308) 42
(29%)
Diesel C430 (#315) 27
(18%)
Steam 2-8-2 (#401-406) 22
(15%)
Steam 2-6-0 (#250-261) 18
(12%)
Diesel C424 (#311-314,319-322) 16
(11%)
Diesel HH600 (#101) 12
(8%)
Steam 2-8-0 (#350-351) 5
(3%)
Steam 4-4-0 (#18-26) 2
(1%)
Other 0
(0%)
144 Total votes
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Visitor Comments
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| HO
scale couplers |
What's
your preferred HO scale coupler?
Kadee Magne-Matic 81
(75%)
Accurail Accumate 12
(11%)
Sergent Engineering 6
(5%)
Bachmann EZ Mate 0
(0%)
Intermountain 1
(0%)
McHenry 2
(1%)
Proto 2000 0
(0%)
X2F (horn hook) 3
(2%)
Other 3
(2%)
108 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| A&W
Paint Schemes |
Which
is your favorite Ahnapee & Western diesel loco paint
scheme?
Maroon & green (1950s-60s) 43
(48%)
Orange & white (1970s) 46
(51%)
89 Total votes
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Visitor Comments |
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| November - December 2007 |
September - October 2007 |
May - August 2007 |
March - April 2007 |
| Model
Train Sounds |
Do you
have sound on your locomotive models?
I'm not a modeler 2
(3%)
No, and I never will 4
(6%)
No, but someday I will 16
(27%)
I have some with sound 14
(23%)
Some, but I wish I had more 13
(22%)
All my locos have sound 10
(16%)
59 Total votes |
|
| |
|
| Survivors |
What
is your favorite surviving GBW locomotive?
GBW 2407 (RSD-15, ILL Ry Mus.) 43
(39%)
GBW 316,318 (RS-27, MNNR) 20
(18%)
GBW 1201 (S-6, Nat. RR Mus.) 11
(10%)
GBW #315 (C-430, Nat. RR Mus.) 10
(9%)
KGB 201 (S-2, WP&L) 8
(7%)
GBW 305, 308 (RS-20, private) 7
(6%)
GBW 313,314 (C-424, MNNR) 6
(5%)
GBW 319,320,321 C-424, LALRR ) 1
(0%)
GBW 322 (C-424, Reading Mus.) 0
(0%)
GBW 323 (C-420, LNA&C RR) 3
(2%)
109 Total votes |
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| Railroad
purchases |
Where
do you make most of your train-related purchases?
Local train shop 23
(51%)
Internet auctions (eBay, etc.) 12
(26%)
Train shows / swap meets 8
(17%)
On-line retailer 2
(4%)
Other 0
(0%)
45 Total votes
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Visitor Comments
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| Modeling
Era |
What
era do you model?
Early Steam (-1918) 10
(5%)
Standard Steam (1918 - 1941) 12
(6%)
Steam / Diesel (1941- 1955) 32
(16%)
Early Diesel (1955 - 1975) 22
(11%)
Modern Diesel (1975 - present) 93
(49%)
I mix them all! 18
(9%)
I don't model 2
(1%)
189 Total votes
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Visitor Comments
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| January - February 2007 |
November - December 2006 |
September - October 2006 |
July - August 2006 |
| Tracks
Ahead |
Do you
watch the PBS TV (USA) show 'Tracks Ahead'?
Usually 17
(29%)
Sometimes 16
(27%)
Once or twice 5
(8%)
Never 2
(3%)
Not available where I live 18
(31%)
58 Total votes
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Visitor Comments
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| |
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| Christmas
Train |
Will you
be building a Christmas layout this year?
Yes 58
(47%)
Maybe 38
(31%)
No 26
(21%)
122 Total votes
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Visitor Comments
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| Digital
Control |
Do you
operate your model trains using DCC?
Someday! 29
(42%)
Yes! 22
(32%)
Never! 12
(17%)
Not available in my scale 3
(4%)
Not a modeler – what is DCC? 2
(2%)
68 Total votes
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Visitor Comments
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|
Required
Reading
|
What's
your favorite book about the Green Bay & Western?
GBW Color Pictorial (Nelson, 2003) 32
(52%)
Green Bay & Western (Mailer, 1989) 16
(26%)
The Story of the GBW (Sprecht, 1966) 10
(16%)
GBW Steam Era (Burg, 2006) book/CD 3
(4%)
61 Total votes
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Visitor Comments
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| May - June 2006 |
March - April 2006 |
January - February 2006 |
November - December 2005 |
| What
if? |
Could
a modern-day GB&W be a profitable railroad?
Yes! 41
(33%)
No. 75
(60%)
Not sure. 7
(5%)
123 Total votes
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| Modeler's
License |
What
do you think of Union Pacific's policy of licensing model
railroad products?
Agree with what they are doing 10
(5%)
Don't agree, but understand 46
(27%)
No more U.P. models for me! 109
(64%)
I haven't heard about this 4
(2%)
169 Total votes
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| All
in the Family |
Have
you or any relatives ever worked for the Green Bay &
Western Lines?
I worked for the railroad. 8
(5%)
A parent or grandparent did. 10
(7%)
Other relatives did. 8
(5%)
No. 116
(81%)
142 Total votes
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| Railroad
Photography |
What's
your favorite media when you take railroad photos?
Digital Images 37
(57%)
Film - Slides 14
(21%)
Film - Prints 11
(17%)
Movies - Film, Tape or Digital 1
(1%)
I do not take railfan pictures 1
(1%)
64 Total votes
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| September - October 2005 |
July - August 2005 |
May - June 2005 |
February -
April 2005 |
| Model
Paint |
What
color of red paint do you use when modeling GBW diesels?
Caboose Red 17
(47%)
Signal Red 6
(16%)
Soo Line Red 6
(16%)
Southern Pacific Scarlet Red 4
(11%)
Santa Fe Red 2
(5%)
Other (specify after you vote) 1
(2%)
36 Total votes
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| Modeling
magazines |
What
is your favorite general model railroad magazine?
Scale Rails / NMRA Bulletin 32
(50%)
Model Railroader 16
(25%)
Mainline Modeler 5
(7%)
Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette 5
(7%)
Railroad Model Craftsman 2
(3%)
Model Railroading 1
(1%)
Finescale Railroader 0
(0%)
Model Railroad News 0
(0%)
Railmodel Journal 0
(0%)
Other 2
(3%)
63 Total votes |
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| New
model? |
What
kind of easy-to-assemble freight car model would you like
to see produced?
A&W wood reefer (1950s) 15
(26%)
Blue GBW boxcar (1980s) 10
(17%)
GBW/KGB wood boxcar (1930s) 7
(12%)
Red 80' auto parts car (1980s) 6
(10%)
Box with PACKERS logo (1960s) 5
(8%)
Modern GBW gondola (1980s) 4
(7%)
WRX billboard reefer (1930s) 3
(5%)
Pink covered hopper (1990s) 3
(5%)
Green GBW 40' boxcar (1960s) 3
(5%)
AHW box (1980s) 0
(0%)
56 Total votes |
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| Amtrak
Funding |
The
2006 federal budget proposes to eliminate Amtrak's
operating subsidy. How much should it get?
Nothing- the proposed budget 5
(5%)
Less than $1.2 billion 2
(2%)
$1.2 billion- same as 2005 5
(5%)
$1.8 billion- the 2005 request 17
(17%)
More than $1.8 billion 68
(70%)
97 Total votes
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December 2004-
January 2005 |
October -
November 2004 |
August -
September 2004 |
June -
July 2004 |
| Railroad
Activities |
What's
your favorite railroad hobby activity?
Watch actual train operations 30
(44%)
Buy,
build or operate models 23
(33%)
Historical research 8
(11%)
Collect railroad artifacts 5
(7%)
Collect photos, slides, etc. 2
(2%)
Meet and discuss with others 0
(0%)
68 Total votes |
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| HO
Scale 50' Boxcars |
Who
produced the best HO scale 50' GBW boxcar recently?
Intermountain (PS 5277) 10
(55%)
SLHTS
(exterior post modern) 4
(22%)
Athearn (FMC 5347) 3
(16%)
MDC (FMC plug door) 1
(5%)
Other (specify after you vote) 0
(0%)
18 Total votes
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| This
Web Site |
What
is your favorite part of greenbayroute.com?
PHOTOS: Prototype images. 9
(34%)
INFORMATION:
History, rosters 8
(30%)
MODELING: News and tips. 5
(19%)
LOCOS: Data, paint schemes. 3
(11%)
POLLS: This poll and others 1
(3%)
EPHEMERA: Passes, matchbooks. 0
(0%)
REFERENCES: Links, books, etc. 0
(0%)
26 Total votes |
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| Athearn
HO Kits |
When
was the last time you built an HO scale Athearn 'blue box'
freight or passenger car kit?
Last month 32
(33%)
Within the last year 25
(26%)
One to two years ago 9
(9%)
Two to five years ago 7
(7%)
Five to ten years ago 6
(6%)
Over ten years ago 7
(7%)
Never 6
(6%)
Never - I’m not in HO scale 3
(3%)
95 Total votes
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April -
May 2004 |
February -
March 2004 |
December 2003 -
January 2004 |
October -
November 2003 |
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GBW
Appeal
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What
quality of the GB&W appeals to you the most?
Location 14
(32%)
History 9
(20%)
Equipment 8
(18%)
Operations 4
(9%)
Modeling possibilities 3
(6%)
Paint scheme 1
(2%)
Other 4
(9%)
43 Total votes
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| Historical
Societies |
Do you
belong to a railroad historical society or museum? Vote below
then share your comments.
No. 13
(28%)
Yes, one membership. 16
(34%)
Yes, two or three. 12
(26%)
Yes, four or more. 5
(10%)
46 Total votes |
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Intermountain
HO Car
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Intermountain
Railway will be offering an HO scale GBW PS 5277 cu.ft.
boxcar. Will you buy it?
Yes, several cars. 16
(28%)
Yes, one car. 3
(5%)
Maybe. 7
(12%)
No, wrong scale (HO). 11
(19%)
No, wrong era (1980s-90s). 7
(12%)
No, too expensive ($31.95). 10
(17%)
No, I already have enough cars 1
(1%)
No, I don't have a layout. 1
(1%)
No, I'm not a modeler. 1
(1%)
57 Total votes |
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| GBW
Models |
Do model
train manufacturers do a good job of producing GBW
equipment?
Good job generally 11
(34%)
Fair job and could do better 10
(31%)
Terrible job! Needs to improve 7
(21%)
Great Job! Keep it up 4
(12%)
What could be expected I guess 0
(0%)
Other. Please specify 0
(0%)
32 Total votes |
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August -
September 2003 |
June -
July 2003 |
April -
May 2003 |
February -
March 2003 |
| Itel
Purchase of GBW |
Was
Itel's 1978 purchase of the GBW good or bad for the
railroad?
Bad 30
(55%)
Good 15
(27%)
Undecided 9
(16%)
54 Total votes
Visitor
Comments:
- Bad in that the railroad became a dirty shadow of
its former self. But good in that it gave us another
15 years of GBW red instead of BN green!
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| Favorite
Railroad |
What's
your favorite line that interchanged with the Green Bay
Route?
Milwaukee Road 58
(31%)
Wisconsin Central (new) 49
(26%)
PM / Chesapeake & Ohio / M-WTC 27
(14%)
Wisc. Cent. (old) / Soo Line 10
(5%)
Omaha Rd. / Chicago & N. West. 10
(5%)
Ann Arbor / Mich. Interstate 7
(3%)
Fox River Valley Railroad 7
(3%)
Burlington Route / BN 4
(2%)
Other 14
(7%)
186 Total votes
Visitor
Comments:
- C&NW always had the best sculpured landscape
next to there mainlines in the major citys! I have yet
to find a close 2nd. Green Bay had that small town
alure like the little engine that could! They all will
be missed!
- La Crosse and Southeastern rules!
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Diesels |
What's
your favorite diesel power used by the railroad?
RS-27 (GBW 310 316-318) 29
(21%)
C-430 (GBW 315) 27
(20%)
S1/S2 (GBW 102 201, KGB 103) 20
(14%)
RS2/RS3 (GBW 301-308) 19
(14%)
C-424 (GBW 311-314 319-322) 16
(11%)
FA-1 (KGBW 501-503, GBW 506-7) 9
(6%)
C-420 (GBW 323) 5
(3%)
GE 70-ton (AHW 600-601) 4
(2%)
HH-600 (GBW 101) 3
(2%)
RS-11 (KGBW 309) 3
(2%)
135 Total votes
Visitor
Comments:
- GBW FOREVER!
- How many folks have seen an RS-27?
- I ran those rs2/rs3's for 25 years. They were the
best and snappiest switchers you could ever want. V.J.
Campbell
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| Model
Railroading |
Are
you a model railroader?
Yes - HO scale. 54
(56%)
Yes - N scale. 16
(16%)
Yes - O scale. 17
(17%)
Yes - S scale 3
(3%)
Yes - large scales 2
(2%)
Yes - other scales 1
(1%)
No, but I intend to. 1
(1%)
No, but I used to. 1
(1%)
Never. 1
(1%)
96 Total votes |
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December 2002 -
January 2003 |
October -
November 2002 |
August -
September 2002 |
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| Railfanning |
What
was / is the best part of the Green Bay Route for railfanning
(in any era)?
Norwood Yard / Green Bay 44 (39%)
Green
Bay - Wisconsin Rapids 21 (18%)
Wisconsin Rapids - Winona 15 (13%)
Green Bay - Kewaunee (KGB&W) 10 (9%)
Stevens Point Branch 11 (9%)
Winona Bridge Railway 8 (7%)
Casco Jc. - Sturgeon Bay (A&W) 2 (1%)
111 Total votes |
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Model Decals
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What
kind of decal set would you like to see? Pick one of
the following and then press vote.
Blue GBW boxcars (1980s-90s) 21 (28%)
'Packers' boxcars (1960s) 20 (26%)
Yellow
GBW boxcars (1970s-90s) 12 (16%)
Gray WRX reefers (1950s-60s) 11 (14%)
Other (comment when you vote) 9 (12%)
Orange AHW boxcars (1980s-90s) 2 (2%)
75 Total votes
Visitor
Comments:
-Side
Dump & Ballast Cars (Both yellow 70'S and red 80'Scars)
-GBW Consolidation #49 at North Freedom (have many excellent
side shot photos of the tender logo and the artwork (logo)
drawn up using a CAD system)
Green
Bay & Western "yellow" box cars with
"tuscan" ends & "black" ends...
GBW
ballast cars
GBW
gondolas
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Paint Schemes |
What's
your favorite used by the GB&W?
All-red
Itel scheme (1980s) 60 (44%)
Red and
gray (1950s-60s) 57 (42%)
Red w/
yellow railings (1970s) 13 (9%)
Homer
McGee (#312 only) 3 (2%)
Other 1
(0%)
134 Total
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Visitor
Comments:
I
personally like them all, but honestly, from being around
SD38-2's so much, what would one think of a big EMD road
unit in all the paint schemes
- Kenny Phillips
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