Trains Across America - Part 19

[JadedRomantic]

I miss so very much that cascade green of the big mean bn machine.

[TSBYrailroad]

awesome layout!! i love the yard near the end. fantastic video and great sounds (they were right on the dot!)

[wesolint]

Thanks for the great compliment! I really enjoyed making videos for this series and tried really hard to put together a good quality show. Comments like yours make it all the more satisfying. My personal favorite is part 12.

[TSBYrailroad]

@wesolint no problem! i'll check it out!

[phillonly]

hi.. im relatively new to the hobby and ive seen in some videos the cars uncouple automatically.. is this done by a pice of track or what?

[wesolint]

Hi back.

There are several ways to do it. I suggest you ask at your local model train store as I do not have room to describe it all here. They will be, at least in my experience, more than happy to assist you in learning all about this hobby (they want you to spend money in their store!). There are also a lot of good beginner books available too - they have them.

I prefer to uncouple by hand and then edit the film!

[BNforever2009]

I have a old rebuilt brass Alco C-636 and custom painter into a private railroad scheme (ZGM--Zyglot Gold Mines RR) and this railroad hauls coal and aggregrate from upper Michigan Peninsula and Minnesota and southern Manitoba Canada and a seperate line in the Yukon Territories which connects w/ CP in Canada. I will be concentrating on Minnesota and connecting with the BN as far as coal trains is concerned and shipping coal to the Texas ports as well as the Seattle ports.

[wesolint]

I have gathered quite a large collection of real trains sounds surfing the internet. When I edit my movie clips, I mute the audio portion and "dub-in" the appropriate sound for the shot.

[cprail34]

2:07 looks real auctually all of it looks real.

[wesolint]

It IS real models-lol. Thanks for the super compliment!

[mitch9521]

when is part 21 coming???

[mrlrrconductor]

Part 21 is now playing on my channel!

[Tuckbnsf]

are all the sounds like the horn and rumble and stuff being made from the engines themself?

[ballparkfrank10]

what do u mean?

[wesolint]

I wish! I do a lot of editing with real train sounds laid over the top of my clips. It would be a lot easier if the models were doing it but I guess that's half the fun of doing this.

[Sunclief]

@wesolint All along I was thinking that it was the trains that were doing the sounds and the rumble and stuff and I thought that this must have cost you an absolute fortune. I will say that this is worth watching very well made.

[wesolint]

That would be TOO COOL if it were all generated from the models! It took a lot of editing to get it to sound "just right". Thanks for the super compliment!

[marklester01]

i have no idea why,but Bn never had P5NCs or did they? i'm talking 2:40-2:43

[wesolint]

If you're talking about the cement hopper (the car behind the transformer flat), BN had tons of them, many inherited from the GN, NP, and the CB&Q. I've switched them out at several cement companies in my area. They are one of my favorite car types.

[marklester01]

no,i was talking about the horn sound,I heard a Nathan P5(New Cast) Bn never had any or did they?

[jazzlife1]

KOOL!!!

[wesolint]

I try to make them as fun to watch as they are to make. Thanks!

[BNSF5608]

Genius! If you guys can get ahold of me Monday Night, I'll be on yahoo. Could you guys fill me in then?

[wesolint]

Cool! I thought my talents as a rocket scientist were going to waste.......lol

[Espeelover]

awesome!

[wesolint]

Thank you!

[consistadore]

Another great video Steve! You don nice work!

Really enjoyed it. Keep 'em coming!

[wesolint]

Thanks again.

[dawkinsdude2019]

It's amazing how much TAA has progressed, this video really tops it all off, you guys made it as real as it can get and with all the new angles, and you guys a truly experts. Amazing work

[wesolint]

Aw, schucks..........I'm blushing. Thanks alot.

[marshmallower]

That was once again pretty frickin awesome!

[wesolint]

Thanks!

[bechho]

This is one of the best videos I have seen on Youtube in a long time. The action, the scenery, the trains - it all fits together. You really have two amazing layouts in your area.

[wesolint]

Well, just one left now, the other is all gone.:((

[bechho]

sad sad reading.... The other layout really looked good, but I hope that they will find another room soon.

[wesolint]

We have a new place to build a layout. The preparation of the room is nearly complete. We should be able to start the benchwork after the first week in December.:)

[collegeboy1083]

Great job. Aren't those new Athearn SD40-2's nice?

[wesolint]

Yes, they sure are.

[jimmyp42002]

nice work. Love BN!

[wesolint]

Me too!

[MrDaylight844]

Awesome trains! Awesome scenes! Awesome video!

[wesolint]

AWESOME! thanks

[mrlrrconductor]

Nice video! Wonder where that transformer will end up? AHAHAH!

[wesolint]

It'll probably wind up on some cold dark siding in some cold dark foreign country...........

[wesolint]

I wonder where that transformer got off to?!?!?!?!

[BaronvonBavert]

awesome vid, great job

[wesolint]

Thank you!

[rdw283]

Nice video steve, I liked the whole thing.

[wesolint]

Cool, I know how hard it is to keep your interest for more than 3 minutes.....LOL!

[mitch9521]

nice to see some cnw in the scene. and awesome job on the mountain scene!!!

[wesolint]

Thank you, I'll pass the word to the club members.

[darthnate117]

What do you use for the sound effects?

[wesolint]

We use real trains sounds.

[mtrails]

One of, if not your very best!! Loved the sequencing FRED's at the end, cool!

[wesolint]

Thanks Jer. You're a hard act to follow!

[UPTurner]

Awesome!! You guys do the best!!

[wesolint]

It's the fans that make it all worth while, thanks for cheering us on!

[chessie4155]

Great Job Steve

[wesolint]

Why thank you sir.

[consistadore]

Great vid as usual Steve! Gotta love 'em man!

Keep 'em coming! Love that BN!

[wesolint]

I knew you'd like it!

[helloween1987]

beautiful... 5 stars... btw where can i find those lights for the rolling stock that appear at the end?? and whats the real name of those lights???

[wesolint]

The common term is FRED. It stands for Flashing Rear End Device. You will find them at your local hobby shop. Be prepared to give up your first born for them.........lol

[RailFanDavid]

great series.keep them coming.i'm waiting for part 20.

[wesolint]

Thanks, it's almost time for season 3.

[RANDY2045]

wow i love all theses videos

[wesolint]

Thanks

[djzachispunk]

i love this series

[wesolint]

Thank you, we love making it.

[Derailedtrain666]

Great work steve, Love the BN! and cool to see some CNW for once lol... awsome!

[wesolint]

I told a club member that I'd sneak his CNW freight into the show. Thanks.

[WVBBBOOOYYY]

Very realistic opperation guys! Once again GREAT JOB!

[wesolint]

Thanks, the hoghead was a little jittery with those brand new SD40-2s.

[Stephenson18]

great video!

[wesolint]

Thank you