Train Shelf Through Closet

[alanopolis1]

cool concept bro, nice work!

[SHESABUTE]

THAT IS SOOOO COOL!

[chickinstompin]

great layout and beautiful woodwork, well done

[ajay999999]

Do you fire rubber bands at it?

[PerformanceManager1]

That's awesome, made me smile!!!

[LKrocks13]

its the poler express

[supertlsmith]

I am about to build something like this for my kid. He is getting the polar express o gauge for Christmas. Your's looks great! What materials did you use as I am concerned about the straitness of the boards. I think this design would be perfect for my son's room. Thanks!!!

[bluemoonhalos]

Really like the way you made it look like part of the room. Better then most others I've seen so far.

[CrossCountry43303]

thats well good

[handsomepete]

seems loud.

[waldenhouse]

Neat Idea! (Don't forget to take the cover off your smoke alarm!)

[mx20100]

you cant do a layout 

[ujogetile]

best wall mounted train yet love the moldings and trim work - it looks pro

[ericiscoolify]

A train of ppl just came out of the closet ;D

[dugger403]

Awesome layout - love it!

[awojton]

Can you give me an idea on how you ran the power, and the bedside controller. LOVES this setup, and going to try and do it myself. How did you plan it out?

[mjtunstall1976]

of all these ceiling trains i have seen on youtube this is the best one i ever seen!!!!

[Xenomorph237]

guys on the train: "so when is this station coming up?"

[dltodd1966]

Terribly coincidental, but I spent the last three weeks designing a double-HO wall layout that looks extremely close to yours. That makes me feel comfortable as yours is very aesthetically pleasing and I know my design will work. Great work!

[dltodd1966]

This is well-done. Some setups look ratty. They maximize the train but do little to make the shelving/support look decent. This is done well-enough to assume that the shelves were part of the house. Great work. I will be doing the same when I build mine.

[mytjojo]

check this out

[pete5668]

I think your choochoo has gone around the bend. ;)

[thepofmeister]

how cool is that?! love it! : )

[elliehs]

cool

[cat4forlife]

Its good to know a neatly made around the wall layout can be made!

[kezug]

Very nicely done! I built something similar but with HO scale.

[CCConservatory]

I'll bet the kids find this a lot of fun to play with. No, wait, they can't get near it 7' off the ground. What a concept.

[mapugh73]

The controls for the train are on a bedside table (right at kids' level). The kids love it. Besides, they have other train toys to play with that aren't at 7 feet.

[CSX8663]

@CCConservatory jack ass

[CJames2578]

on christmas im getting an o scale train and im putting it around my huge room

[GoldenCreekValleyRR]

did that cost a lot. Not including the train and track

[theairsoftman6050]

oh my garments my room is just the same and we have a lionel polar express train going around it were just alike that is wierd

[mmccaw7017]

Of all the ceiling layouts I've seen on Youtube (including my own), yours is my favorite. Nice work!

[mapugh73]

Thanks!

[sawracer]

This video was my inspiration for my son's train, thank you.

[mapugh73]

Glad to hear it! Can you post a video of yours?

[21rossyboy21]

what would you do if it derailed?

[mapugh73]

In 1+ year of operation it has not derailed. It is a consideration, but with such rare occurance I don't worry about it.

[pamiparocks]

@mapugh73 I have one that used to go around my house that I put a piece of electrical tape over the last 1/4 of the transformer and put a piece of sheet copper over that and let it touch the 3/4 mark element of the transformer. Taped the edges so as not to cut power accidentally. So no matter how fast they try to crank it, the train only goes 3/4 speed. But I also have some elevation issues with the not-so-level crown molding NOT put in by me...

[rickbigs]

Very nice. Like how you did the shelf support. I used 1/4 round and a couple shelf brackets on mine. Like yours better.

[mjsfnq]

excellent

[lp90user]

That is so cool. Did you build that yourself?

[EarthCareTV]

I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chessie9009]

AWESOME!!!

[viking051005]

Just finished ours - didn't go through the closet though. +80 hrs later and lokks/works great.

[ibiubuok]

Great layout and beautiful job of carpentry! You've put a lot of work into your railroad. Good Job!

[viking051005]

am building one similiar, what is the distance // depth in the corners - from the corner of the room to the outside edge of the curve?

I am using MDF, and routering the track into the wood itself, to help reduce noise.

- looks awesome.

thanks,

[tylerluvstrains9086]

I really like that train.

[spartymsu2004]

I am preparing to put the Hogwarts Express on the wall in the family office. This is one of my favorite videos because I have a closet in the same spot.

One thing I notice is the noise. I assume it is from all the coach car third-rail contacts. Does it bother you in a small room like that? I just want to know what to expect.

Thanks!

[mapugh73]

I am not sure precisely what is causing the noise (obviously wheel contact with the rails produces a lot of noise), but it is quite noisy. It's not the kind of thing you'd want running all the time in the background.

[MINIBNRR]

It is preferred to use a soft material under the tracks so dampen the sound, and change train if it has three rails to just a train with two rails, your layout is the perfect solution a dream I allways had as well.

[mdt29827]

Thats sweet! I model N scale and should have videos uploaded soon for you to view if you would like. Nothing as neat as that though! Great Work!

[supergamerbros]

What if you were able to get two more of those same coaches to put on it?

[mapugh73]

Could I not simply buy some more?

[supergamerbros]

Well, it is an "O" gauge Polar Express. It would only be natural if it had 5 coaches like the real one.

[mdt29827]

Was that the Polar Express?

[mapugh73]

Yep. Polar Express "O" guage.

[shazam75]

fantastic!! really cool

[meme2eight]

This is beautiful, can you tell me how you built this shelf, what materials you used???

[wleland]

This is one of my favorite videos. Thanks for sharing.

[WilbertVereAwdry]

cooooooooooooooooo!

[paterovski]

Solid. Railbed really matches the decor. Great job!

[CCMike28]

Very nice shelf layout, construction and installation looks professionally done. Great space saver too.

[mjh0099]

That is unreal.