MARK PREUSSLER'S SOO LINE LAYOUT

[ClinchValleySD40]

Beautiful layout, very well done.

[lowew79]

Does he make the signals in N scale by chance?

[rwundrock]

@lowew79 Send hii an e-mail via his web site and ask him.

[Wehategod]

Very Nice Layout !!!

[crnflks01]

Superb!

[TheBeatlesRock401]

where did you get all your trains

[rwundrock]

@TheBeatlesRock401

Santa Claus.

[cvgeeps]

One of the best layout vids on youtube!!!! The layout is awesome,models are awesome excellence all around.

[thebluetrain57]

HOW DID HE MAKE THAT?!?

[rwundrock]

@thebluetrain57 The signal, the layout or the video?

[Petemonster62]

Beautifully detailed layout and trains! And cool Griswold signals!

[tracyq144]

Wow. I grew up with the Soo in Ladysmith WI, and can't get it out of my mind. Outstanding work!

[heilichr]

Bob - Excellent job filming Mark's layout. I've seen it in person and you've certainly captured the spirit of it! Great Layout - Great Video

[rwundrock]

@heilichr Thanks. The steam loco sound is Soo Line 4-6-2 #2718 recorded on a 1955 fan trip. How often does your club have ops sessions? Do you have a track diagram and more ops info? Do you use cards or what?

[LordoftheKaty]

Where did you find some of your telephone poles?

[rwundrock]

@LordoftheKaty You'll need to ask the modeler, Mark Preussler. His web site is:

marksmodelrailroading com

[Raylroad72]

I know mark is getting layout ready for the nmra convention this summer. I would like to see an updated video.

[rwundrock]

@Raylroad72

Since I'm 3 hours away from Mark, it will be up to him to let me know he wants an updated video done. I shot this last summer, so it should be close to what will be on the layout this summer.

[Raylroad72]

Thanks for the reply. I really enjoyed the vid, Great sound!!!

[rwundrock]

@Raylroad72

The steam loco sound is actually a recording of Soo Line Pacific #2718 in 1955. 2718 is currently on display at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay.

[AndrewNeilFalconer]

Can somebody model the Soo Line accurately if they do not have any of the Green Bay & Western Box Cars and Hoppers on the tracks with the rest of the Soo Line freight cars? Would be too big of an omission to leave out the GB&W?

[rwundrock]

Mark's brother is a GBW modeler and has a GBW-themed layout.

[AndrewNeilFalconer]

Can it still be a realistic model of the Soo Line if there are no Green Bay & Western Box Cars or Hoppers?

[rwundrock]

I worked two summers in the Soo Yard in Stevens Point. I rarely saw GBW rolling stock in that yard among 1000+ other cars.

[cavhutch]

If I was modelling the same Era as this (I'm into Post-'61 Red/White) I think I would just give up now after seeing this... superb stuff!!

[rockguitarist946]

this was featured in model railroader magazine, right?

[rwundrock]

Correct...June, 2009 issue.

[rwundrock]

Correct(ion)...It was in the July 2009 MR.

[rockguitarist946]

i remember being impressed when i read the article

[GeileSexyZeiten]

I see that you equipped the last heavyweight sleeping car with tail lights. Can you tell me which manufacturer does these lights?

By the way: Magnificent layout and cool video! Looks so real!

[morfeusz120]

Great video

[skottkoonz]

Yeah I had head phones on the sound is A+++ It sounds so real. Great lay out!

[sillywesties]

Oh dang,Mark's layout and your sound dubbing makes this video top notch!! 2:40 to 3:22 of Dale is my favorite scene! Keep up the great videos Bob! five stars from me!

[romanowskistudios]

WONDERFUL!, BEAUTIFUL!, FANTASTIC! Your little attentions to detail are GREAT! Your modeling has really warmed my heart on this Sunday morning. Thank you.

[rwundrock]

I agree, that's why I taped Mark's layout and posted it for the rest of you to see.

[AndrewNeilFalconer]

Those structures make Walthers Cornerstone built-up kits looks like a great idea.

[AndrewNeilFalconer]

Those Griswold Signals are what I like.

Put Griswold Signals in the tags, please.

[SuperJLarsen]

What Scale?

Great video... Lets change the sound of the horn on the F3...

[rwundrock]

HO scale as stated in the "more info" section.

That was the only horn sound I had handy.

[nwsd40]

very good layout

[sooline2551]

Some day I hope that my layout will be as good as his.

[rwundrock]

Me too!

[ZytxZeeb]

this video is taken in the same way I remember watching (as a kid) on PBS, when they ran a show called "Model Railroading Today" I believe the Kalmbach produced it, but the right angle, & hiding of anything no 'model' form was what hooked me to this hobby many many years ago. Kudos to the photographer here. :)

[rwundrock]

Thanks. It helps to have a small camcorder.

Bob

[Trainbrain1949]

Great layout. Anyone can learn something from it. Even those of us three rail modelers.

[jazzlife1]

Awesome layout!!!

[foxrivermotorman]

Cool nice layout