Very cool layout, it looks a little busy but when you only have so much room you have to make do. I also liked how you gave the information about each train in the first video. I model (TH&B) Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo ho scale but I really enjoy looking at Great Northern Passenger trains as well I like their orange scheme better than the blue. Anyways nice layout.
Sir, Your Skydome Obs car was not the lounge, I noticed it was the sleeper/lounge version, rather than the walthers lounge, where did you find the sleeper lounge skytop?
@davidh545 Did you know that the actual sleeper/lounge/skytop found it's way up to canada when amtrak took over passenger operations, where it was used on the super continental, (Rapido Should Produce it in HO Scale), But when VIA Took over, it was sold to someone who who wanted to make it part of a hotel, unfortunatle it was lost when the barge it was lashed to sank .
Have you seen one of my newer videos "NEW ADDITION" ? Now I have a west coast station so I can run the trains point to point. From Chicago to the west coast.
i still cant get enough of this layout and all these passenger trains! I frequently watch this video especially for the California Zephyr, it would be really cool to see it pulled by the WP locomotive.. please post some more videos :)
Very Nice Layout, SIR! I absolutely LOVE all the little fine attention to detail you have obviously paid great creedance to in the workings of your layout. I also feel that I have been educated on how the trains you modelled ran. For this I THANK YOU. 5 stars and a SUBSCRIPTION from me.
Nice layout you know your stuff good optimization of you limited space i have no space so im thinkin about a n scale layout or doing a garden layout have been reading up on HO outdoor layouts and it looks promising just cant leave them out have to bring the trains in
Wow, David, that is quite a wonderful lay-out you have. I love passenger trains and I'm surprised to see somebody else that loves them, as well! Very well done, sir! This is absolutely the best video I've seen of model lay-outs so far! It look to me like you really know your business with models and video gear!
I watched both tours very interesting!I wish I could build me something like that but I don't have the room.I want to build a set that goes from Chicago(Where I'm from originally)To Los Angeles California in HO scale.That's what I run now.
A few historical notes you didn't mention, both the Empire Builder and the North Coast Limited traveld Chicogo to the Twin Cities on the Burlington, and both the Burlington and rhe SP&S also owned some of the Empire Builder cars. I wouldhave liked to hear something about the models themselves too. I'm assuming you Olympian is brass, but what about some of the other locomotives and cars?
Most of the passenger cars are Con-Cor, AHM, Mantua and Tyco. The Cal.Zephyr are Tyco cars and I added the domes from Life Like cars. The Milwaukee Road are OK Streamliner cars that I painted and the tail car is brass. I made up all these trains 10 to 15 years ago,now Walters has some real nice sets as I'm sure know being from Milwaukee. Most the locos are Athearn with a couple Life Like Proto 1000 & 2000.
As I said less is more. I see some nice work, but the moutains are working for me. I would think some viaduct track would have worked better and hidden your loops better. Trains look nice, good to see passenger trains.
Great Layouts and Caboose shed! I liked your history of the passenger lines. I'm glad to see someone else who has interest in several passenger lines! How did the Milwaukee Road and Northern Pacific share a line? Thanks!
The NP ran across southern ND and the MR ran across northern SD. They met at Billings MT and fron there to Spokane they crossed each other a couple times and in a couple places they shared the same trackage. Thanks for the comment.
Theres NP cars in Missoula Mt. at the MRL yard and the still have the roundhouse circle in use there too. Also in Helena MT. at the MRl yard theres a restored NP steam locomotive on display
Thanks for sharing these videos. They are very informative about the Golden Years of passenger railroad service. I hope the passenger service will regain its popularity yet again.
Gee, I really don't know. I've been collecting for 35 years. Most of my stuff I bought over 15 years ago when thing were alot cheaper. Each passenger train would cost about $250 today.
Sweet layout. I'm thinking on building one of my own. Te California Zephyr is one of the nicest trains i've seen. You so alot of history about trains.
Me and my son very much enjoyed watching your trains. Your lay-out is one of the most interesting ones we have seen in a long time. Thank you for taking the time to post your videos.
Thanks for your comment. I hope you and your son get interested in the hobby, it's a great indoor hobby for those long cold winters. Looks like you live in the north and like fishing and camping by looking at your videos.
It is made out of mount board (a high quality cardboard used in picture framing.I glued wood strips along the sides, drilled holes and put small dowels in them for the guard posts.
very nice passenger trains and great informative video
mrmartyman7 1 month ago
Is there any way to get a trackplan of your layout? I like the idea of three loops with a figure eight in the middle.
tenoregermania 7 months ago
Very cool layout, it looks a little busy but when you only have so much room you have to make do. I also liked how you gave the information about each train in the first video. I model (TH&B) Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo ho scale but I really enjoy looking at Great Northern Passenger trains as well I like their orange scheme better than the blue. Anyways nice layout.
JJBW591 1 year ago
GREAT Lay out very interesting I my self am from Chicago I'm home sick for the Windy City now!GO CUBS!
cbnut81 1 year ago
Sir, Your Skydome Obs car was not the lounge, I noticed it was the sleeper/lounge version, rather than the walthers lounge, where did you find the sleeper lounge skytop?
HunterR909 1 year ago
@HunterR909 It is a brass import I bought about 10 years ago.
davidh545 1 year ago
@davidh545 Did you know that the actual sleeper/lounge/skytop found it's way up to canada when amtrak took over passenger operations, where it was used on the super continental, (Rapido Should Produce it in HO Scale), But when VIA Took over, it was sold to someone who who wanted to make it part of a hotel, unfortunatle it was lost when the barge it was lashed to sank .
HunterR909 1 year ago
@HunterR909 Thanks for the info.
davidh545 1 year ago
@HunterR909 wow, the barge sank man that was a waste of a beautiful car.
mrmartyman7 1 month ago
Any way to see your track plan?
timcoyle50 1 year ago
you can always build up. the top level you can have glacier National Park.
the middle level you can have the Washington Cascades. and on the bottom level you can have the sierra Nevada mountains.
eddog6666 1 year ago
AMAZING!
mtlhd803 2 years ago
Very impressive. Love your design I have o guage scale. I love those hobbies.
eal1011 2 years ago
i love the video
MrAsoft1212 2 years ago
sorry i ment saw not sasy
Allious11 2 years ago
I have seen the Milliwaki dome loung car in person. I sasy it this sumer at Florida Science Museum
Allious11 2 years ago
Have you seen one of my newer videos "NEW ADDITION" ? Now I have a west coast station so I can run the trains point to point. From Chicago to the west coast.
davidh545 2 years ago
Hi David
How do you operate this layout? Do you go round a few times for 'mileage' and then arrive at the destination?
Cheers
shazam75 2 years ago
Thanks. It's funny about the WP locos because I just got a set of WP F units and have been running them. I'll make a video soon .
davidh545 2 years ago
i still cant get enough of this layout and all these passenger trains! I frequently watch this video especially for the California Zephyr, it would be really cool to see it pulled by the WP locomotive.. please post some more videos :)
cubspiano 2 years ago
david, fantastic work, even though its a small layout, you can still have alot of fun with it, though, i run my trains in a simulator
joshmeister4449 2 years ago
Very Nice Layout, SIR! I absolutely LOVE all the little fine attention to detail you have obviously paid great creedance to in the workings of your layout. I also feel that I have been educated on how the trains you modelled ran. For this I THANK YOU. 5 stars and a SUBSCRIPTION from me.
romanowskistudios 2 years ago
Nice layout you know your stuff good optimization of you limited space i have no space so im thinkin about a n scale layout or doing a garden layout have been reading up on HO outdoor layouts and it looks promising just cant leave them out have to bring the trains in
FitzNS 3 years ago
wow nice layout!
BlackDiamondLines 3 years ago
are you from spokane by the wat nice egines and layout
geargrinder12 3 years ago
I love the California Zepher!
edj403 3 years ago
Wow, David, that is quite a wonderful lay-out you have. I love passenger trains and I'm surprised to see somebody else that loves them, as well! Very well done, sir! This is absolutely the best video I've seen of model lay-outs so far! It look to me like you really know your business with models and video gear!
13thBear 3 years ago
do you use dcc
ThaMeast25 3 years ago
No, just regular DC.
davidh545 3 years ago
Where do you get these trains from?
ElectricTrains2001 3 years ago
nice tour thnks for sharing
lionelguy8 3 years ago
hey love ur vid's
sater4life 3 years ago
your train layout is so cool. thanks.
hammondleroy 3 years ago
I watched both tours very interesting!I wish I could build me something like that but I don't have the room.I want to build a set that goes from Chicago(Where I'm from originally)To Los Angeles California in HO scale.That's what I run now.
chicagokid19 3 years ago
Wow, that's a beautiful layout! So much detail. I love it and I wanna get a train set now! lol. Keep it up!
phobos2k2 3 years ago
Do you use AC or DC track?
141wilson141 3 years ago
DC, all HO trains are DC except for Marklin which are made in Germany.
davidh545 3 years ago
Well thats strange, because we have AC, and I no that because we Got a $100 train engain thats a DC and dose not work on our set.
141wilson141 3 years ago
I really don't understand your question. Firsof all do you have Lionel trains (O scale) or HO scale? Lionel trains come in both AC and DC.
davidh545 3 years ago
nice!
KnoxKnowsBest 3 years ago
A few historical notes you didn't mention, both the Empire Builder and the North Coast Limited traveld Chicogo to the Twin Cities on the Burlington, and both the Burlington and rhe SP&S also owned some of the Empire Builder cars. I wouldhave liked to hear something about the models themselves too. I'm assuming you Olympian is brass, but what about some of the other locomotives and cars?
CreamCityTraction 3 years ago
Most of the passenger cars are Con-Cor, AHM, Mantua and Tyco. The Cal.Zephyr are Tyco cars and I added the domes from Life Like cars. The Milwaukee Road are OK Streamliner cars that I painted and the tail car is brass. I made up all these trains 10 to 15 years ago,now Walters has some real nice sets as I'm sure know being from Milwaukee. Most the locos are Athearn with a couple Life Like Proto 1000 & 2000.
davidh545 3 years ago
That was a freaky looking diesel on the Olympian Hiawatha.
TVRM610 3 years ago
That diesel is known as a Fairbanks Morse-Erie Built. Not too many railroads had them but the Milwaukee Road was one of them.
davidh545 3 years ago
Neat
TVRM610 3 years ago
I think the Eries are about the most beautiful passenger diesels ever built too.
CreamCityTraction 3 years ago
Sweet!
SWilkowski 3 years ago
your layout rocks man !
flexspinner 3 years ago
This is incredible. I'm sure this is an expensive hobby?
How long did it take you to construct the entire layout?
seafury 3 years ago
As I said less is more. I see some nice work, but the moutains are working for me. I would think some viaduct track would have worked better and hidden your loops better. Trains look nice, good to see passenger trains.
TitoQuintana 3 years ago
A C-, trying to do too much in to small a space.
TitoQuintana 3 years ago
I just added a west coast yard. Watch my new video - C&WC RR. Just having fun.
davidh545 3 years ago
Glad you liked them. Watching all of those must have cut into your fishing time. Ha Ha.
davidh545 3 years ago
Hey Dave its Scott from work...Love the videos! I've watched all of them and there very impressive...great work! Its a historical lesson also
goindycolts18 3 years ago
Thanks,I've seen several of your videos and your layout looks "state of the art". Looking forward to see the finished product. Dave
davidh545 3 years ago
Outstanding! enjoyed every min of it!
ennout 3 years ago
Great Layouts and Caboose shed! I liked your history of the passenger lines. I'm glad to see someone else who has interest in several passenger lines! How did the Milwaukee Road and Northern Pacific share a line? Thanks!
DHS1977 3 years ago
The NP ran across southern ND and the MR ran across northern SD. They met at Billings MT and fron there to Spokane they crossed each other a couple times and in a couple places they shared the same trackage. Thanks for the comment.
davidh545 3 years ago
Sorry, they didn't meet at Billings they met at Butte.
davidh545 3 years ago
Theres NP cars in Missoula Mt. at the MRL yard and the still have the roundhouse circle in use there too. Also in Helena MT. at the MRl yard theres a restored NP steam locomotive on display
Peonygreenleaf 3 years ago
Awesome Layout and Trains, I'm Jealouss!
EXCELLENT JOB!
By the way, is this DC or DCC?
flyboy1994 3 years ago
This is just DC. It took alot of wireing but I have too many engines to conver to DCC. Thanks for the comment. I like your airplanes.
davidh545 3 years ago
Thank You. I also have a small layout in the works, but nothing like yours. Everything is running, Now I'm plastering and doing scenery. Lots of Fun!
flyboy1994 3 years ago
Thanks for sharing these videos. They are very informative about the Golden Years of passenger railroad service. I hope the passenger service will regain its popularity yet again.
piktrains 4 years ago
nice video im very impressed :) awesome job!
54spiritedwill54 4 years ago
How much did you spend on all youre trains??
Dogball24 4 years ago
Gee, I really don't know. I've been collecting for 35 years. Most of my stuff I bought over 15 years ago when thing were alot cheaper. Each passenger train would cost about $250 today.
davidh545 4 years ago
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!!
This is my favorite layout on the whole web, keep up the fantastic work.
Happy Rails!
JREDHORSE 4 years ago
how long have you been doing this?. its really good!
mutantcat95 4 years ago
Sweet layout. I'm thinking on building one of my own. Te California Zephyr is one of the nicest trains i've seen. You so alot of history about trains.
563Pyro563 4 years ago
i noticed how you had a matching caboose by the tunnel for every railroad
dash8amtrak 4 years ago
Me and my son very much enjoyed watching your trains. Your lay-out is one of the most interesting ones we have seen in a long time. Thank you for taking the time to post your videos.
joeseif 4 years ago
Thanks for your comment. I hope you and your son get interested in the hobby, it's a great indoor hobby for those long cold winters. Looks like you live in the north and like fishing and camping by looking at your videos.
davidh545 4 years ago
Yes i do. We are planing a large layout for our 3rd floor. it will be 6x4 conected to 4x4 via a 6foot x 28" causway.
joeseif 4 years ago
how did you make that elevated road seen at 4:00 to 20:00? what did you use?
mmamaster971 4 years ago
It is made out of mount board (a high quality cardboard used in picture framing.I glued wood strips along the sides, drilled holes and put small dowels in them for the guard posts.
davidh545 4 years ago
Really nice layout. Like all the trains running.
consistadore 4 years ago
You wish you had more room?? I wish I had half the room that you have now! That's a very, very nice set-up!
sort187 4 years ago 2
What an excellent collection of passenger trains!
wesolint 4 years ago 2
Thanks. You might like my video of passenger trains to the song Bound for Glory.
davidh545 4 years ago
montana i miss that place
78720 4 years ago 2
nice!
AmtrakPalmetto 4 years ago
nice video im very impressed i like it i usually do ho scale garden railroad
PrincessSerenity12 4 years ago 2
wow what a layout, very impressed - nice work
giant54giant 4 years ago 3
cool job! thanks for all the info
BRIANamtrak 5 years ago