A Tour of the Southern California Traction Club

H.O. Model Trolley Module Set Up at the NMRA L.A. Division meet at the South Coast Botanical Garden, Palos Verdes, CA 2009. Visit the Southern California Traction Club website at: http://www.trainweb.org/socaltractionclub/

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[carnellm]

Fantastic!

[wwmyhouse]

great layout one of the best I've seen,with excellent music ,well done!!!!

[BurningtunaDC]

Who ever shot this did an AHHHHHH Mazin' job. Beautifully photographed and a great layout. Thanks for sharing.

[Greenbaron1918]

Awesome layout!

[JAFZX1207]

Awesome layout and what a great representation of a wonderful era long gone.

[davelyman]

The music in the video are: 1. Rhapsody in Blue, By George Gershwin 1924 2 Unknown 3. Honky Tonk Train Blues" Meade Lux Lewis 1927. Performed by AlexL83 2007 4. Someone stole Gabriel's horn, Ned Washington / Edgar Hayes / Irving Mills 1932. Performed by Royal Society Jazz Orch. 1990 5. Tuxedo Junction, Erskine Hawkins,Bill Johnson, 193?. Performed by the Glen Miller Orch. 2005 6. Basie Boogies with the Big Band (_'40s) 7. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller Orchestra 1941 8. Unknown

[juanski11]

Can someone tell the music that was used for this video?

[Trolleymoose]

These are really nice scenes. Great detail for HO scale. Interesting track plan and layout. Really looks like the past.

[JohnRinNoHo]

Lotta detail. This reminds me of Long Beach, California.

I remember seeing the Big Red Cars when i was a kid.

[protomodelsdotcom]

That is great.The music sets a nice mood too!

[Intransitman]

5 stars! That was awesome! WOW!

[pboston6]

WOW! That is fantasatic! Great models, excellent video, and super sound track. I'll share this with all my O gauge friends to show them how is should be done!

Thanks for sharing.

Paul Boston (pboston6)

[mrisfun]

Fantastic ground level and tracking shots. Thanks for sharing your excellent modeling with the world.

[mattitude67]

Besides the running speed..fantastic layout and video. i might try to view it in slo mo..;-)

[CarltonLowry]

Remarkable setup. We have different layouts at different shows we participate in, but this has to be the most elaborate and detailed scene of a town. The video production is very entertaining, also.

[Cockroach2008]

I understand what you mean. Most people at these shows have no perception of what it would be like if they were using this transportation system for themselves. They would be the first to complain or abandon use of the system because of the transportation experience.

I don't agree with the need to "satisfy the public" while they are viewing this model.

Never the less, the craftsmanship is fantastic!

[webercanyon]

Most people at these show are not model railroaders, so if you run cars at a prototypical speed, people tend to loose interest and move on. Comes back to that instant gratification mind set.

[Cockroach2008]

Nice work! Great craftsmanship!

However, the equipment is being operated too fast.

At a curve or corner, all the passengers & operator are "thrown" across the car or against an interior wall.

Not a very comfortable or pleasurable ride I would think. More reason to take the bus, purchase your own car & drive yourself, use a bicycle, walk or use an ox cart.

Try running at prototypical speeds instead of "racing". It will try your patience at first, but your videos will improve.

[csxmodeller]

Great layout guys the city scenery is top class the effort you have put in has paid off, enjoyed watching the video.

[Paul34Grand]

great show for anyone who attended. Long straightaways, lots of variety, very smooth operation.

[elruddick]

Great font, great music, great video, great layout! I have seen it about a dozen times and am ALWAYS fascinated. I discover something new everytime.

Lindley Ruddick

[stevefromPA2]

Somebody has it right, multiple trolleys running and no pole interuptions..nice video production nice layout.. Septa pccs look nice..

[customtraxx]

Just shows the immense amount of work that a good model railroad club can do! What you see is over 12 years in the making!