Once around. An engineer's view of my railroad.

[backintheworld6]

Thats so frigging cool dude. You just made me want to pick up a hobby. keep om trucking oops, training

[tnks2me]

Fantastic and Clean Layout, WOW!!!. Thanks for Sharing

[bellajohn]

Fantastic! I wish I had the space for something like this.

[ccolimon]

Wow, that's great ! Did you put all the rocks in place, or were they their already ?

[pineapplepete45]

ahh! it's dogzilla!

[Crintingnut]

thoroughly enjoyed this! I normally FF over some of these clips but this is excellent. I think it might be the realistic speed.

[KnexThrillsmaker]

Thats A BIG circuit!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DDA40X6936]

Very nice!

[bluedoris]

spectacular! thanks thats really excellent where is it? what state? USA

 I assume.

[BeezrGeezr]

@bluedoris Thank you! It is in Washington state. San Juan Island. Friday Harbor.

[thehellmantrain]

love the horn

[ekoslosky]

Was that camera car homemade or did you buy it?

[BeezrGeezr]

It is an Aristo track cleaning caboose. I installed a 1/4-20 machine screw from the bottom and locked it down with a nut leaving some threads showing. I screw the camera down on that. When i'm done shooting I just snap the body back on and it's a cleaner car again.

[045aaron]

hey awesome video.this is the best model train video ive ever seen.

[BeezrGeezr]

Thank you! I'd like to shoot another as there is now about 250' more track but You Tube won't upload anything longer than about a minute or so.

[hotrod347]

would it be at all possible for you to adopt me as your grandson. i'd love to have you as a family member. model railroading was my grandpa's favorite thing when he was alive. he loved my HO layouts when i was a kid.

[rao633]

A lovely track. I have a few questions:

1. How long do you estimate it is?

2. How do you make the switching of the track?

3. Do you have an electronic panel, such that you see in real time at which point the train is located?

[BeezrGeezr]

Thanks. There is about 650' of track. The switching is all manual. Check my other videos for a look at some automatic switches I have built. No electrical panel. All trains are RC thru track power and battery cars.

[durangoandsilverton]

nice layout, you put a lot of work into it

[jehannaq]

impressive! I would like to see the layout. The work you put into it is evident.

[qbandog]

nice layout what was the type of train

did you use in your one of a kind layout

ive seen other video of trains layout

but this is thae best how did you made

that tunnel

[pennsyr1]

That was fun. It gives me the feel of a cab ride on some narrow-gauge mountain railroad.

I'm an HO scale guy by preference, but after seeing this, I may have to give large scale garden railroading a try someday.

[imagreatbigman]

what an amazing railway, how long did it take you to build?

[BeezrGeezr]

Thank you! Of course it is never 'finished' but the main line seen in the video took me about six months to build, I think. On a good day I could get 20' of new track installed.

[turnoutjim]

At the beginning; is that Rex, Destroyer of Garden Gnomes I see?

[pruitt3507]

It is very nice, gave me some ideas if i ever do one

[supradude26]

WOW!!! That is a great layout!!! I love the fact that it just goes on and on. Do you know what the length of the mainline run is?? It looks to be several hundred feet. Perfect to run LONG trains.... What do you typically run? I would love to see several modern deisels lashed up pulling a long intermodal or coal freight. Nice work!!!

[BeezrGeezr]

Thank you for the nice comments. I think the mainline is about 500'. I normally run about ten cars per train. The layout has about a7' elevation from high to low so some pretty steep grades were required (4%+) so long trains cannot do the entire loop as the couplers let go on the hills. I have the option to run just around the pond (the switch by the deck.) so a longer train would be possible on that run.

[BlackWolfessUSCM]

Don't use plastic wheels in the Garden. Plastic tends to break down and scrape debris onto the rails reducing electrical conductivity. Even on my indoor test layout, I use Metal wheels because despite the problem of sound as you mentioned, you get much better traction because of the better friction. Metal doesn't leave nasty residue like plastic can when it breaks down over long periods of run time.

[ch8ch]

Nice bridge!!!

[ATKFOH3]

you sure have a lot of track. great job.

[BeezrGeezr]

What year 'Goat'?

[badbluegto]

going off the rails of a crazy train

[hoboville12345]

what locomotive is it

[BeezrGeezr]

AristoCraft SD45 w/Dallee cheapo sound.

[shandyalex]

THIS IS FUCKING AWSOME!

[AyTrane]

It looks like you put a lot of effort into your track work.

[TVRM610]

You should have used a steamer.

[Locomotive450]

Actually, metal whhels are better than plastic. If your track is getting dirty, I would suggest running a train with a track cleaner on it every once and a while. Awesome layout!

[MinnesotaRails]

You have an amazing back yard layout!

[stevenskaterkidd14]

i would hate to be you if, A. a flood came in your backyard.

B. if a tornado spawned in your backyard.

C. if i was your neighbor and my dog took my truck and backed it all over into your back yard.

goodbye 56 k in train shit.

well cool video.

[DeanBeansik]

lol dog at 0.13

[digistew]

That is really neat. Talk about awesome scenery! Thanks for posting, you have done a great job with your G Scale.

[LuminolBlue]

That is really cool. Must have taken a very long time to create!

[chilikilla]

great layout i have a question though me and my father are buildin a garden railway in our back yard do you have any suggestions for roadbed

[BeezrGeezr]

Test. Not able to reply to comments.

[TheGondorian]

wow nice layout

[BeezrGeezr]

If we get a 'gully washer' some of the ballast may wash away and a little re leveling may be required. Other than that it doesn't hurt anything. I have plowed snow also. Although a hard freeze on 'old' snow makes it impassible.

[CaptainDarthy]

Just a quick question. Does rain effect the rails in any way?

[Fortress0Forever]

do u check your tracks often? if ur not careful, natures gunna take over just like the other guys awesome track did :(

[t44florida]

Very clean sounds.  What sound system are we hearing?

[BeezrGeezr]

Believe it or not....Dallee from Aristo Craft. The camera is a Sony Handycam with stereo mike.

[indycar101]

One of the (Best) at YouTube! Your Rail is Straight, roadbed is excellent. Lots of hard work. Thanks for sharing your Rail Road! Chuck

[BeezrGeezr]

Thanks for the nice comments! Made me feel so good I went out today and re-ballasted some of the 'not so good' stretches.

[cruepoison]

Wow... very cool indeed! Impressive!