Back Yard Rail Road 6

[4901prod]

Do u have any steam locos?

[daheick]

@4901prod Yes

[8138arron]

hi just wondering what u used for the rails and how u got the turnouts

[daheick]

@8138arron the rail is aluminum. it is made for this use. It looks like real railroad rail. The turnouts I made myself from the rail except for the frog and points. I have some experance from making full sized turnouts so I just did these the same way.

[daheick]

The rail is about $1. per foot. the ties were bought as damaged wood from a lumber yard and cut to size. it was very cheap that way. The ballast I got from my boss I just had to truck it home. the joint bars were made from scrap steel. the train cars are all homade from junk i had laying around. i just bought the trucks and couplers some of them were castings and i machined them myself.

[robby2448]

How much did it cost you to get all of the track and cars?

I am really thinking about getting one of these.

[fordlukebo]

@robby2448 check the mountain car company for 7.5 gauge trains. they have things that u can get like locomotives, cars, and etc

[arlingtontrains7]

freaking awsome i love it!!:D.. u should extend the line tho,, :D

[dlchambers]

Where do you live?

[silver760]

WOW! that place is well tidy now,the first few vids the whole place was a right mess.Grass and a massive tidy up makes all the difference!

[daheick]

I'm afraid to look

[donkeyspaze]

how much did tht train cost?