Model Railroad Plan 2

I've let the track plan simmer for a couple of weeks here to see if I still like it, and so far so good. The other thought that I had simmering was where the layout should be based. I knew it would be somewhere here in the midwest to ease construction. I know the area is not exactly plywood flat, but with a few creative cuts in the foam here and a few small hill's there, I could create the illusion of rolling terrain without having to try and make actual hills for the trains to go up and over.

I also know that I would like to have my main line be for the CB&Q and or BN/BNSF. I also wanted to interchange with the Chicago Northwestern/descendants and the Santa Fe. I would also like a short line interchange.

My candidates for locations are as follows:

Saginaw Texas
Galesburg IL
Minneapolis to Omaha line

I'll go over the pros and cons on following posts. Stay Tuned!!