If anyone has ideas, here are some railroads I am unsure about in the merger eras.
Baltimore & Ohio
- Option 1: Merged into New York Central, retaining the NYC name
- Option 2: Remains independent by absorbing the RDG/CNJ
- Option 3: Becomes part of my TL's Chessie System. Which ITTL is all the Van Sweringen roads plus the Lackawanna
Reading/Jersey Central
- Option 1: Merged into B&O
- Option 2: Acquired by the PRR when they fall in the 70s
Wabash/Lehigh Valley
- Option 1: Merged into the PRR
- Option 2: Merged into Canadian Pacific
Boston & Maine
- Option 1: Merged into the PRR
- Option 2: Stays independent, unlike the New Haven, by absorbing the Maine Central and B&A
Here what i could think to occur in my opinion:
Baltimore & Ohio - Option 2
Reading/Jersey Central - Option 1
Wabash/Lehigh Valley - Option 1
Boston & Maine - Option 2