Thanks, Jim, but I have to say you're a bit prejudiced! LOL. And, for overall scenery, your Feather River Canyon layout is tops in my book, hands down!
@@kazoik Yah! It's all in the loops and the reveerse curves. I intentionally put 4% grades into it so that I could have a helper distrct I have had 12 units pulling and shoving trains up the grade toward Summit. The grade is so stiff that I need real working brakes. I designed a prototype that works great, and I want to go into business with my inventions, but I have Primary Progressive MS and it is really screwinbg things up for me. Would you be interested in running my company? It is called Miniature Railway Foundries. I just can't do it now after my wife died. I need someone to run with it. I don't want to tell everyone on YT about the things that I have dreamt up because they can be stolen. They are so simple, and so easy to put on a layout that I have to be careful talking about it!!! Would you be interested???
@@wasatchrangerailway6921 I appreciate the offer, but I think I will pass on it. I like being retired and plan to keep it that way. Perhaps somebody like David Hussey who owns Cannon & Company might know of someone. www.cannonandco.net
There's nothing better than a presentation from a pro(s) who worked it all. Absolutely awe inspiring. Thank you. I'll subscribe for sure. I loved the Old Dutch Cleanser dirty and weathered car. Reminds me of the carpenter who refuses to work on his own house if you get my drift. I'm recalling Pegasus, the flying Mobile horse being 2 sets of neon wings alternating the lighting appearing as if it was flying. You just took me back 70 years lol.
That Old Dutch Cleanser weathered reefer was acquired as is from Tony Thompson. I use a lot of modeling license by operating it during my 50s era sessions!
Brilliant! Just the kickstart I needed; I long have been planning a "3-era layout" with WWII, transition, and a bit of mid 1960's thrown in at different spots, with mostly arid SP SoCal and lush Central Coast, but some Santa Fe and UP sharing trackage. This layout in a 20'X20' building covers it all without seeming packed in tight.
that would be a nice layout to watch someone do switching on. I would do it but I always end up breaking something, so I will just watch. lol very nice, some of the scratch built industries alone would give you enough to be in awe of for hours.
beautiful layout and great story behind it and the way people are honored in the modeling. I was drooling over the SN crossbuck outside and the working wig wag, nice job
I’m modeling 1910-1935 for the entire layout, with the ability to run both 1935-1965 for about half of the layout that in that time still had rail service, and 1965-present on the main level (it’s a three deck layout) this layout is awesome!
Hi John - Beautiful layout and Dave did a great job of explaining the railroad and providing background regarding the various names of businesses, etc. Very well done video and thanks so much for sharing! Mike
Glad you enjoyed it. We do run a "Denver" local which currently sports a pair of Rock Island GP7s (power/caboose get swapped around between sessions, using either Rock, CB&Q or D&RGW). Train originates in staging, interchanges at Junction City and then works a few on line industries before returning to staging.
Even though I am a "Modern Day" N Scaler, I found a lot about Dave's layout which really appealed to me. If I'm ever back in California, I'll make a point of asking to visit!
I read about this layout in one of the magazines mentioned. I thought it was rather nicely done and very well designed for the space at the time. Seeing the video is even better. You did a wonderful layout tour I wish there were many more done in this format. I must add congratulations on a very well done layout, truly beautiful workmanship and design work.
If your interested in the Amador Central, go to the Amador County Model Railroad Museum in Pine Grove, CA. They model the Amador Central and other locations in California.
Two of my favorite pieces of railroad. Only worked the Placerville Branch to Nimbus (for UP) but I did ride the entire line in 1978 as a "non-paid" brakeman (I knew the crew personally and they convinced me to mark-off my brakeman's job at Central California Traction for a day and ride with them to P'ville. Glad I did!).
@@kazoik you lucky dawg! I've rode the Placerville branch on their '38 Skagit motor car, very fun. Cant wait to ride their full size trains when this pandemic is over. I live near the amador central as well, sad to see what it has become.
G'day from Australia....Thanks so much for a truly terrific video....Everything is fantastic ...I'm starting out in modern era ATSF/ BNSF merger and this video is inspiring ...Cheers
The chuckle the man gave when telling the story of the "Tequila Shela Bar/Brothel" made me laugh! That HAS to be one of the funniest moments I have heard on a layout tour! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I thoroughly enjoyed the tour, partly because I'm familiar with some of the areas (Victor, Grey Rocks, Acampo, Sand Pass, etc). Lots of great details to see and search for,
The amount of cab forwards, shays, and SP consolidations on the HO division of this channel is amazing, but something eastern would be a nice amount of variety. Perhaps two videos on the east, one in the north and one in the south.
It will happen at some point. Where I live, western North American railroads are what's modeled on most layouts. There are three east coast-themed layouts on my radar to do layout tours here, though. Just have to get back to being able to get together in person.
@@tsgmultimedia Understandable, have a great day. All I can think of is just this little mainline in the thick woods as a big green pacific goes rolling by with matching coaches, then a black consolidation huffing and puffing along with a long freight...
Thank you! I remember quite a bit of it as a kid. As far as SP steam, I can recall hearing an occasional whistle while visiting my grandparents in downtown Sacramento...but no visual memories.
Hey Dave. My name is Russ Soares. Maybe you remember me. Love the railroad. I worked with you on the layout in Lodi. A man at a rail show told me how to find you 😁 good seein ya. Workin on a N scale11X 3 1/2 thats pretty awesome. Donner style. Take care
Very nice. Nice detailing and weathering. Always nice to see the SP modeled. Model trains never start or stop smoothly or creep very well. Seems like a free rolling gear set would help that. Also, the loco sounds always need more bass. Anyway, thanks for sharing.
Mr Larson, thanks so much on explaining your cement plant where it starts off by the conveyerd limestone. Less than eight miles away I believe that is being built. The roller or partial roller is in and a huge 4 to six story building is going up now. Now to the west of those two structures are two six story "water"? tanks then a smaller / wider tank, no clue what will be in it. But all three are together. I'm hoping to model something similar, but primary use will be for making concrete ties for my upcoming layout.
Very excellent video..,. You guys did a great job , so awesome 👍 I have to much city but that's where I grew up so I know a lot about it. Being your responsibility retired do you use the trains alot? You all have great experience on the railroad so that helped a lot.. again great work guys, joe
First I want to start by saying this is an incredible layout. Wonderfully done. Lots of hidden gems throughout. Small details like the fisherman in the beginning, the globes on the gas pumps that glow, and many other small scenes that make the layout so nice. I enjoyed it very much. 👍👍 Was the train, in the opening scene at Oakwilde, coming down grade while coming through and out of that cut? It looked like a fairly steep grade. If it's not my eyes are playing tricks on me or maybe it was the camera angle. I'm not sure. Again wonderful layout. Great video. I can't wait to see what the next video holds in store for all us viewers. 👍🎅❄🎄☃️
Thank you for your comments, William. At Oakwilde, the main line (against the backdrop) is about a 2% grade. The climb from the drill track back up to the main is short but steep, above 4 percent. Two places I worked in the real RR world had switching leads that were exceptionally steep, the Best (Fertilizer) run-around at Lathrop, California on the SP and the Steed Industrial lead on the WP's Reno Branch. Handling short cuts of cars never proved to be an issue with either.
Maybe I'm missing it but one thing about sound systems. I never seem to hear that distinctive clack-clack sound from when the wheels of cars or engines run over the rail joints on pre-welded rail. I do realize it would be a bear to install. The number of speakers involved to have the sound localized for a large layout would be prohibitive most likely. Add in sensors to trip the circuit for when a wheel passes over a joint etc. It might be something for somebody to look into for use on a limited basis at grade crossings and such. Myself I have enough trouble getting the red electricicles to go down the red wire and the black ones the black. Multi-colored wire is a real puzzle. 😉 Nice layout by the way 👍
Wonderful layout, I am impressed how you took advantage of the helix to make scenery sections. Is there any webpage page with pictures of that section to see how the levels blend together???... Congratulations!. I have the 2019 magazine and after re-reading it today I surfed youtube and boom! there it was, the real thing!!
The beets are anise seed. I picked them along a nearby country road (had to shuck them too!) but you can buy them in the spice section of your grocery store. A bit expensive though!
I use anise seed that was growing wild near my home. Had to do my own shucking which was time consuming. You can find it in the spice rack at your grocery store but it's not cheap.
Love the layout, just incredible! I don't understand what a "Southern Pacific Torpedo Boat" is- please, when you use nonsensical terminology (Southern Pacific has never owned any actual Torpedo Boats), please explain what you really mean by it. Thanks.
Angie, the four SP passenger-service GP9s, 5622-5625 (later 3004-3007) didn't have dynamic brake fans and grids on their roof but instead had air reservoir tanks, resembling "torpedoes" thus the nickname torpedo boat.
@@mpetersen6 Oh, please. I got at least 50 hits Googling "torpedo boat" and ALL OF THEM WERE ABOUT NAVAL VESSELS. Not the first (none, zilch, zero, zip, nada) mention of anything to do with any railroad whatsoever. Maybe you have a different brand of Google in your location. Or maybe you're full of sh*t.
Theres been several times I've seen celebrities in airports etc and been on the same flights. I would never approach them for an autograph. The only time we did that was after Braves games when I was a kid. And that was at Milwaukee County Stadium which shows I old I am
That is an AC4/5 Cab Forward 4-8-8-2, numbered incorrectly as an AC6. Broadway Limited manufactured the locomotive but we installed a Soundtraxx decoder and discarded the factory supplied QSI decoder.
@@stefanlorse2249 the cab forward was a design unique to Southern Pacific, to prevent crew asphyxiation while traveling through the tunnels and snowsheds in California.