This place is really amazing. That some person or persons found such a property to buy to create the park with all the attendant work to create what now exists. What a labor of money, time and effort. I doubt if there are that many places like this around the country. The site is gorgeous. I love the CN loco with the sound effects and I really love the little true steamers.
There are more railways like this than you'd think. I've covered at least a half dozen different miniature railways on this channel and I'll do more as time permits. They don't all have the impressive bridges that Adirondack Live Steamers does, but each railway is unique in its own way.
Very nice track layout. Hard to believe a wheelchair motor would pull a train. It appeared at least one of the steamers, was a battery powered replica of a steamer.
Fan grills are a bit weird. Sound is spot on! Yeah whistle and bell are a bit weird too but I love it. Love the trip and a walk around would be a neat way to spend a day. Camping as well isn’t a bad idea. Neat set up all the way around.
The bridge is a K truss or truss bridge notably is the Hawkesbury River Bridge of very similar design on the main north line in New South Wales Australia. Th Hawkesbury Bridge consists of 6 K truss (2 large and 4 small) as well as 2 standard truss spans. Look it up, just brilliant. Also not the first bridge across the Hawkesbury River but the second.
The bridge you mentioned is a Truss Bridge. Usually, there are two strong I-Beams under the ties supported by other I-Beams connected to the vertical beams that are supported by the overhead curved beams.
Pretty cool seeing some of those diesels powered by small traction motors and lithium ion batteries. I think some are also petroleum powered if I'm not mistaken correct?
Very fun looking for sure. I have a few ESU Loksound decoders in HO trains and they're very nice. You can select various bells and ring rates for those bells. Horns as well. Many of the sounds are from actual GP40's (or other GP's), so they're authentic as far as that goes. They do make decoders for up to G scale, which handle higher power loads than the postage stamp sized ones. They also handle the lights and in scale models, the motor including simulated load control and so forth. When my trains head up the grade, they notch up and "struggle" as the prototype would.
In this case, the DCC decoder is only providing the sound. The traction motors pull over 100A at 24V, so we have to trick the decoder with a few extra circuits.
9317 guy.. Great ingenuity ~~ to use that sound from a HO Scale . Outstanding !! just install a couple of mist foggers on top of that 9317.. Then you have it DONE !!
Auf der Adirondack Live Steamers Railroad hat jede Brücke ihre eigene Geschichte. Die Brücke im Miniaturbild wurde vom Staat New York gebaut, ein lokaler Hersteller baute die größte Brücke und der Rest wurde von Clubmitgliedern gebaut.
I'll be honest. As cool as it is to visit, it is a rough track to run on. I felt like I was going to leave the rails in a couple of spots and I was going about half the speed of everyone else. I might have gotten used to it if I'd taken more than one trip around, but I was pressed for time. Perhaps I'll make a visit with the MLBK 70 in the future and enjoy it more.
I've run here before. My late friend Dan Crabtree was very involved in the early days of this railroad. The tracks are pretty rough which means very slow going. That old big steel truss bridge is a old car bridge that was saved and cut down to size. If you ever want to go where you can run or ride faster hop on down to PA Live Steamers. They have mainline tracks so you can really get up and go!!
You obviously have not been to ALS lately. Much of the track has been rebuilt. Most of the tight curves have been rebuilt and there are plans to rebuild the rest. The club operates 7500 feet of mainline which is an enormous burden on the volunteers who work tirelessly to keep everything operating.
@@nickbruno2537 it is a large track and alot of work. I'd say it was about 8 years ago my last visit. But unless the ruling membership has changed a third time they didn't like anyone running faster than a walking speed and the line wasn't busy with lots of traffic. That was disappointing. Yes they have a few tighter turns than other places big deal you just slow down for them. Being in the hobby 35 years PLS, Montreal, and Waushakum are the places you can let your engine stretch their legs. Especially Montreal they allow mainline speeds like the United Kingdom.
@@MillBrookRailroad But you can still buy one in kit form so that you only assemble components, and we're just talking semantics here between hand built buy the owner and hand built by a manufacturer...yes, someone hand built them, but not necessarily the owner. I'll call this one a tie.
There are a couple steam engines in the video. Live steam is an old term for backyard railroading, which is why it's in the name of the club. Until the 2000's, the hobby was mostly known as live steam or miniature railroading.
here a video idea for ya... if you choose to do it... maybe do a video on how to get started with back yard railroading in 7.5 gauge trains... there 2 good size 7 1/2 inch gauge lines here in Michigan if you ever come to Michigan.... there the MID MICHIGAN RAILROAD CLUB, INC, in Milan,MI and the White Creek Railroad that is an 1/8 scale railroad in the Grand raids Michigan area...
Have you been reading my list? LOL! Just kidding. I actually have a list of topics to cover and how to get started is near the top. I also have a bucket list of railroads to visit and there are three in Michigan I would like to see and hopefully share.
@@MillBrookRailroad lol i live about an hour from the great folks at mid Michigan railroad club,inc in Milan,Mi ... i need to get over there my self and visit and ride when they have a public day... 7 1/2 inch gauge is interesting to me... i look at discover live steam.... and with the money i make now there now way in heck i can aford it right now but maybe someday..
@@MillBrookRailroad If you find yourself near White Creek I recommend the ops meets. I try to be there pretty much every meet with my ex-RMI Ingersoll Rand boxcab. Card order is a heck of a change, but a ton of fun.
Are there companies that make the rail and relayed parts? How about the ties or do those who volunteer here make them? This is so cool that this place exists.
@@michaelgarrity6090 The rail is available from a few suppliers (some advertise on www.discoverlivesteam.com) and the ties are cut from pressure treated 2x4's from the local building supplies store by volunteers.
The reason we do not publish our address is because of a deed restriction placed on the land to ALS in 1985 by Henry and Alice Buesing. It states the club will not be open to the public. Virtually anyone, however, may be an invited guest. Simply go the the club’s website to find how to do that.
