Hi Tim, I enjoyed part two of your yard switching video. Your video demonstrates how much fun and operations you can have just switching a few cars in the yard. I am already looking forward to part three.-Tom
Thanks Tom! Part 3 should be coming up soon. It’s hard to believe so much operations can be packed into this size of a layout when you try to mimic the way things are done on the prototype. Tim
Another spectacular op-session! The magnetic air hoses on some of the cars are a nice addition, as well as, the removal of the coupler trip pins makes the rolling stock and locomotives extremely prototypical. Great job👍
Thanks Gene! Plans are to add the magnetic air hoses to everything eventually. And yes, one of the first things I do before placing a new car on the layout is remove the coupler trip pins. Tim
I like bringing up model train videos on the tv while I eat dinner. Today was the first time seeing your videos, and I immediately subscribed. The scenery and detail and weathering are the best I have ever seen. Right from the start of this video (train 551 part 2 - which is the first one I saw), I must have rewound and froze 10 times the first scene, just staring at the asphalt roads !!! Those are the most realistic roads I have ever seen. Other roads are either too dark or too light or look like a plastic toy. Have you ever done a “how to” on your roads? The trees and thickness and varied vegetation is 100% real. Your weathering is so realistic and varied. Your backdrop and background buildings are seamless. I have been out of the hobby since college in the early 90s, and am just starting to get things out of boxes and running a little bit on shelves or the floor until I have the time to build the railroad empire I envisioned since I was a kid. I finally have my dream 1000 sq ft basement that I always wanted. In my mind’s eye, my future railroad looks just like yours. I am in the sierras out west, and most of my scenery would be alpine and rock. But I want my industries and towns and lowlands to look like yours. I still have about 15 years til retirement when I can really get to my future railroad in earnest. In the meantime I’ll start weathering and upgrading my locomotives and rolling stock. Metal wheel sets are the first order of business. If you ever offer layout tours, it would be worth the trip to see your layout in person. Thank you for you videos. Absolutely stunning! Your freight yard looks like one I used to park next to to eat my lunch at work around 2000/2001.
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for subscribing to my channel! You can go back and see some of my earlier videos where I talk about how I have done my roads and scenery. Since you want to do a western themed layout I would highly recommend Pelle Soeborg’s books he has done on his UP layouts. Great stuff! He and Lance Mindheim are folks who have been a huge inspiration for my work. Keep watching, more videos on the way! Tim
@@SeaboardCentral thank you for the pointers!! I will look at your previous videos and practice doing roads and scenery on a practice diorama. i remember Pelle Soeborg's Model RR articles from about 15/20 years ago, especially since he is Danish and so is my mom.
It’s a pleasure watching your layout in action. The train you built reminds me of the NS local that serves the businesses in my area. My heart has always been with the unglamorous get the job done little trains. I also like the high hood geep in your yard.
Great moves Tim. I truly enjoyed it. Most of us at times don't realize just how many it takes to break and make up a train. Thanks much for sharing and looking forward to part 3.
@@SeaboardCentral we call here on the bnsf, set and center, just getting back into the hobbie again, awesome layout and subscribe to ur channel , have a safe day
Yeah I have heard other railroads call it that and Red Zone. When I started out with NS in 1996 we called it Air and Brakes or A and B. Then they came out with the ruling where the Gen Field had to be dropped and they made it 3 step protection. I always find it interesting on how other railroads do things. Thanks for subscribing! Hope you enjoy the SC and it provides some inspiration. Tim
Fantastic video Tim. Love all the different camera angles and smooth panning. I know how long all those shots take to film and edit, which is appreciated. Cheers Brendon
Thanks Scott! Yeah I’m waiting on ScaleTrains to make their version of a GP38 equipped with the LokSound V5 that includes the flange squeal. Holding my breath. Lol
Absolutely beautiful layout and locomotives.Also lovin the camera smooth panning shots too. Question I’m a newbie to model railroad and I’m from the uk. What are the ribbed freight green and yellow called and what are they used for on track two I think please ? Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks! The green and yellow freight cars I pulled from SY01 and moved to SY04 are called Centerbeam Flat Cars and are used to haul products like lumber and drywall materials. Railroaders call these cars lumber flats. Most of these cars get loaded either in Canada or the Pacific Northwest in the US. Many make their way to Georgia where I live due to the thriving housing market and job opportunities that are seeing a huge influx of people moving to the state. Tim
Thanks Tim I really appreciate you getting back to me , i have two on my n scale layout and I wasn’t sure what they carried and also location . Cheers Phil. P.s You have quality content Tim 👍
Once again Tim, thanks for the inspirational video of how to run a fun small footprint layout. Have you published your loco DCC settings somewhere. I’d like to use them for a starting place for steam using a ProtoSteam throttle (some time when we get the first one going)
Thanks Mark! I did an article for MRH magazine on the ProtoThrottle awhile back. I know it was an August issue. Maybe 2020. Also, I have my latest settings published on the Seaboard Central Facebook page. Tim
@@SeaboardCentral thanks Tim. I will have a look. I’m testing our code right now and having “smart” setting will I hopefully save me a lot of trial and error (mainly error hahahaha)
For the SC I made up the numbers based on the type of service. For instance, trains in the 500 series are all switchers. Trains in the 400 series are all general local freight service. The second number in the train number identifies the origin. So 551 is a Griffin switcher because Griffin is 5. Macon is 3 so Train 532 is a Macon switcher. Hope this makes sense! Tim
@@SeaboardCentral Thanks. I have to say, you did a superb job of it. Very inspiring, as I'm starting on something similar, though it'll be a lot smaller and in the Mid West.
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