Trains Across America - Part 12

[mxferro]

not bad fellas... I can tell its module like the one I'm with... If you search on youtube for Colorado Rail Link.. you'll see some of our stuff running on the modules. yours look good, we only have one or 2 that run anything "old" BN..otherwise we get a mix of things. Keep up the good work.

[agentM1991]

So it is a classification yard?

[wesolint]

@agentM1991 I guess you could call it that. At the club, we use it to set up our trains. In the video however, I used it to stage freight trains and it looks like a classification yard.

[CSX8663]

@wesolint yall need to make a video titled (Chessie4155, A Fallen Flag.) :)

[wesolint]

@CSX8663 There are several tribute videos posted in remembrance of Mark.

[CSX8663]

@wesolint i just thought that would be a good title

[wesolint]

@CSX8663 You're right, it would be.

[ussoldierrail]

@CSX8663 Great vids, i have been watching them for several yrs now. A good inspiration for my layout in HO scale. check us out at toledoOHindependnetrailfan @ photo bucket we are a independent rail fan group. No foamers, self important idiots, wanna get pics into mag jerks, no selling DVDs, I also give away HO scale weekely to poor working class and unioin heros and military. Last week gave away two GEVOS BNSF UP HO scale union poor family. god bless working class heros

[ussoldierrail]

@ussoldierrail If you ever comne to the toledo ohio area look us up and we will be more than happy to show you around thr ail yards and a HUGE amount of rail action. I have some greta spots that other rail fans are not allowed becuse my dad and two uncles worked for CSX and i get hooked up since we are a union family and have love for our union brothers and sisters on CSX. take care

[dumbbuff]

@ussoldierrail So you don't even work for CSX and you are talking shit?

[agentM1991]

At 3:16-4:28, is that a classification yard? If it is, why did #33 go right through, when other trains stop?

[wesolint]

@agentM1991 Around the 3 minute mark, the narrator states the train will stop for refueling and a crew change. As action resumes at about the 3 sixteen mark, the train is already underway again, having refueled and changed the crew. The narrator states that the dispatcher has given a clear signal to proceed. I could have shown the train from a dead stop, but at the time I posted this video, YouTube was not so generous with time allotment or video size. My files were huge back then. Sorry.

[jacklazzell]

a little tip from a pro modeler...you always want to paint your plastic, or it will look like plastic

[wesolint]

@jacklazzell Yeah, my wife tells me that all the time - lol

[agentM1991]

Where is this layout loacated and what is its name. Is featured in the track plan on the Model Railroader magazine?

[wesolint]

@agentM1991 There are actually 2 layouts featured. Layout #1 (time lapse 0:34 to 3:15) is the old River City Modelers layout that has been demolished. They lost their lease in 2009. They are now building a new layout at a new location. Layout #2 is a modular type belonging to the Inland Northwest Society of HO Modular Engineers (INSHOME) and is still at it's current location in an old strip mall toy store. Neither has been featured in Model Railroader mag. They are both in Spokane Washington.

[WestOkieRailroadVids]

@wesolint WHen you say 'demolished', do you mean that the layout was destroyed or just taken apart?

[wesolint]

@WestOkieRailroadVids The club lost their lease to that particular building and tore down the layout and threw it away. They were able to salvage several buildings but that's it. Hammers, saws, and brute force were used so yeah, demolished.

[conrailbuff]

whats the wait in minutes between trains running on the same line? and whats the size of this club layout? it seems really large. I love these video series!! they are very inspiring!

[wesolint]

@conrailbuff Since both layouts use DCC, you can run trains right on each others tail. Both are/were quite large and could handle prototype sized trains of 100+ cars if the operator chooses. See some of my other model train vids for some fairly long trains. ;o)

P.S. sorry about the delayed reply - I get so many emails it's hard to keep up sometimes.

[JamesTyreeII]

This is the best intro yet! UP SP RG&W, GE brand and BN switchers. WOW,WOW,WOWEE!

[DouglasP201]

At 2:35 why is that signal showing clear, it should be red?

[wesolint]

It's actually double track at that location and the signal is protecting the other track. I was wondering when someone was going to comment on that - lol

[RichmanJ93]

Who makes the beacon lights you use, & where did you buy them ?

[seniorbiscut]

WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR EMD SD60

[UnionPacificBNSF]

SP Quit using cabooses in 1992. In 1987 they ran a daily test train usually 2 GP40's and 15-20 cars with EOT between Houston-Shreveport.

[wasteom]

Whats the lil red blinking thing on the back of the train at 8:59? and wher can i get it?

[wesolint]

When I went to work for the BN in 1990, they were just starting to phase out cabooses on the trains and they were smack dab in the middle of rebuilding 125 of them at the WFE shops here in Spokane. The early "freds" were being used at this time - these were not equipped with the "emergency brake" feature that is now standard on all of them (freds).

[UP5314]

@wesolint thanks wesolint I am doing an N scale of the same era it is on the UP line in Hinkle Oregon.

[wesolint]

@UP5314 How's the layout coming? I'd like to see some pictures.

[agentM1991]

What scale is thi? What year is it in these vidoes too?

[wesolint]

HO scale - mid to late 1980's

[BNSF700]

This is my fav. one in the series! I wish I could model railroad with you guys. Nice job. 100 out of 10!!!!!!!

[wesolint]

WOW! Thanks!

[dieselguy2008]

is that all in ur basement?

[MopacdivB]

nice scenery, love the module work!

[kendallscottxo]

Wow, Great Train Action, Thanks! I see you also have a High Nose B&O GP9. Like I said below, leave the Road Freights for a wee while and maybe do a switch run video with the GP-9 and your great looking MP's and SW's. Please and thank you, Kevin.

[kendallscottxo]

Wow, love the MP15's! Do a video please showing say a switch run with the MP-15's and so on. Kevin.

[123chinch456]

Actually, about 8:13

[wesolint]

I think that's the stack train #8

[123chinch456]

At 8:25, you can see what looks like #14

[morfeusz120]

SUPER Real . THE BEST :)

[wesolint]

Thank you!

[mitch9521]

pause at 5:55 you can see no. 33 in the background.

[wesolint]

I was wondering if and when somebody would notice and point that out. lol

[mitch9521]

merry christmas steve!!

[wesolint]

Thanks!

[bigbubba467]

very Well Done

Keep up the good job

[mitch9521]

6:28 better check if there is a headless body in the greyhound lol (canadians would know this story)

[wesolint]

I thought that happened in the US....????

[mitch9521]

no i think it was in saskatchewan or manitoba

[mitch9521]

bn train #33 is very small but other than thar 5/5

[wesolint]

I have way more cars for it. I just wanted to make this interesting to view. Not everyone wants to watch a long train go by several times. Sorry. Some of my other vids have very long trains in them.

[NJT4111]

it's so great that you guys are sharing cars through-out the entire US like the real railroads, i would do something like it, but my layout is to small, the train clubs isn't though. If you guys want a car or two from me, let me know, i got plenty, and I would love to be part of this hit you created.

[wesolint]

Visit the web site listed in the description. Thanks for the compliment.

[BaronvonBavert]

very great video, good job

[wesolint]

Thank you sir.

[infantrysandhill]

This nice. I have a SD-70 ace and a SD-70mac2 made out of stainless steel! they have functional doors and a functional engine, fuel tanks that work, horns that blow, interiors that work, air hosses that function and 100 coal cars made out of brass and gold, 200 grain hoppers made out of silver and platninum, 95 tank cars out of bronze, 200 well cars from granite, 34 box cars from stone and if you took the time to read this you have just wasted your time!

[wesolint]

I stopped reading after the second sentence, but then again I could have read through the whole thing. Which reminds me of a lesson that I learned a long time ago. When corresponding with person or persons unknown, it is always a good thing to try to read between the lines to see if you can gain any insight as to what the underlying meaning truly is. It can be said that once this is discovered, a person can then determine the best and most positive way to respond and take the time to come up wit

[Trainmaster062]

I like the first loco shon

[wesolint]

Me too! ;o)

[mitch9521]

that town at 8:06 is named after me!!! lol!

[wesolint]

We planned it that way... ,o)

[KrustyBurritoVideos]

Awesome.

[jpaufsc]

You should use bigger locomotives like the SD70MAC or some GEs like the Dash 9 instead of small EMDs

[wesolint]

We are trying to represent the 1980's with these videos. 70MACs & Dash 9s are too new.

Watch my vid "Modern Day Railfanning - in HO Scale".

[lalakis55]

thats amazing!!!!

[wesolint]

Thank you.

[patatje70]

no comment...5*

[wesolint]

Thanks!

[coolswaga]

where the sounds coming from?

[wesolint]

I dubbed them in from sounds I have collected off the internet.

[updash9]

Is EMD 9003 an athearn model? I can't find it on their site.

[wesolint]

EMD 9003 and BN 8300-8301-8302 are all Proto 2000 (8301 was a renumber before the Athearn release). BN 6321, 8090, 8097, & 8143 are all Athearn RTR. LMX 8507 & 8554 are Walthers trainline.

[updash9]

what are the #'s of the loco's?

[wesolint]

Here they are listed by train number.....

#33 EMD 9003 & BN 8301

#195 BN 8090 & LMX 8554

G82 BN 8097 & BN 8143

#14 BN 6321 & LMX 8507

#8 BN 8302 & BN 8300

[steven8979]

replying to mercenary454 no just regular old genisis dc, pretty nice though!

[mercenary454]

This series is taking on a cult status type life of it's own...it's a sweet concept......

[wesolint]

Cool, our legacy!

[mercenary454]

OOOO.......Genesis...so it's DC sound equipped?

[willhibdon]

hey what do u use for the water? and nice layout!!!!!!!

[wesolint]

I guess they use the stuff you can buy at the hobby store. Thanks.

[steven8979]

i might be able to give you guys my bnsf sd75 # 8213 to put in a video of yours interested wesolint? its a atheran genisis model.

[BNSF5608]

Very nice! Love the angles! I may join up for something to do over the summer now that school is over. I have a few locomotives I need to finish if I do.

[mafarnz]

Nice modeling, autoracks are hard to get to behave, and the FRED adds a nice touch. Nice job with the filming and sound bytes too.

[wesolint]

When they don't behave, I won't let them stay up late or have dessert........

Thanks for the compliment.

[mercenary454]

Autoracks, Grain Trains, Well Cars OH MY!!!!!

[wesolint]

The Railroad of Oz???........

[2005GLI]

has there been a trains across america video with NY/NJ stuff?

[wesolint]

No one that models that region has signed up yet, sorry.

[BNSF5608]

Now you may have a midwesterner join! I'm open and just sent the email with my 80's viable roster.. well, just a part of it.

[jimmyp42002]

cool

hey adam, are we still using my gp20 for a scrap train in TAA or did we scrap that?

[rdw283]

Awesome video steve! Looks really good on the Blackberry.

[wesolint]

Cool, tiny TAA! lol

[steven8979]

ok  on the taa website? i looked thru it brifely

[wesolint]

That's a step in the right direction.

[Sabrestrainsfan]

very nice job, this will be the best season ever for you guys so far and this is only the 2nd season!

great job, keep 'em coming!

[wesolint]

I hope we have many more seasons to come.

[Sabrestrainsfan]

us too!

[Stephenson18]

great work!!!!!

[wesolint]

Thank you Justin. Maybe we'll get some Canadian roads involved.

[Stephenson18]

they would be sweet!

[EJEouterbelt]

YES!!!! Episode 12!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wesolint]

YEA!!!

[jazzlife1]

Super, Super, Kool!!!

[wesolint]

I'm really happy to see everyone is enjoying this so much!

[UPTurner]

Excellent!! Always getting better!!

[wesolint]

Thank you.

[ttcgeek]

LMFAO! Is that a PCC on two sets of RUBBER wheels at 00:12?!

[Derailedtrain666]

sure is...

[wesolint]

I don't know, that's Adams layout.

[MrDaylight844]

AWESOME!

[wesolint]

Thanks.

[steven8979]

wow! i really want to partcipate i have some cool fright cars!

[wesolint]

Sign up!

[bechho]

What can I say that haven't already been said. The videos keeps on getting better and better.

Beautifull is perhaps the right word for videos of this class.

[wesolint]

Thanks Keld.

[RailFanDavid]

Great video.i like those tiger strip BN locos. Can,t wait to see the next one.

[wesolint]

Thanks. The SD60 standard cab is my favorite loco (and SD40-2s and Alco FA1s and GP60Ms and....lol).

[ILoveThickChicks88]

Man this is so good, I feel like I should be paying to watch it!!

[Nec1228]

shhhh! dont say that! it might make them do that! great video though, looking foward for the next one!

[wesolint]

From now on there will be a PayPal entrance fee......... lol

[wesolint]

TICKETS please! lol

[chessie4155]

Excellent! I agree 10 stars! Well Done!

[wesolint]

Thank you sir, it really means alot when the kings of HO vids (you & Jer) give me such high praise.

[Derailedtrain666]

ALRIGHT!!! About time lol... Love all of those SD60's and now i gotta fix my intro cause you took my clip lol... great work...

[wesolint]

You gave it to me.....

[Derailedtrain666]

no, the one with jer's MP15AC thing lol...

[wesolint]

Sorry, I got alot of Jer's vid clips and just happened to pick that one ;o)

[GARailfan]

Very nice video! 5*. Where did you get the refridgeration cars on #195?

[wesolint]

Refers are old Walthers kits. You can still find them at swap meets and ebay.

[mtrails]

Spectacular!!! 10 stars!

[wesolint]

I was hoping you'd say that! Thanks.