First Run on New Layout - BC Rail Freight

Here's the first train to run on the new layout - a BC Rail freight headed up by two MTH SD 40's. Also included are the new MTH modern tank cars in BC Rail dogwood livery as well as the new Atlas extended vision caboose.
I am running DCS control although with a very old TIU. I bought the Revision L but haven't had the courage to install it yet. The track needs some fine tuning. You can see some signal surges near the tunnel mouth.

The last two scenes were filmed with the help of my seven year old grandson. That explains the rather constant horn blowing, and the otherwise inexplicable cars picked up on the island of Sodor.

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[MrPaulkBoot]

Enjoyed watching this one. Memories of a trip to USA in 2009 and waking up in the night at hotel in Flagstaff, to hear the distant wailing of engine horns. Thanks for reminding me of a great trip.

[bluecomet390]

@MrPaulkBoot You're welcome, Paul. Your videos remind me of my childhood in the U.K. so we have a "mutual benefit" thing going on here. Cheers, Robin

[rj2571]

Very nice layout and video!!! The different camera angles are great. Those BC Rail locomotives look fabulous. I always liked that color scheme. And I think it's wonderful that your grandson helped with this video.

[bluecomet390]

@rj2571 Thanks for watching. We all missed the BC Rail dogwood livery up here when they switched to red, white and blue. Now, of course, BC Rail is a "fallen flag", having been sold to CN Rail a few years back.

And yes, having my 7 year old grandson operate the DCS remote was fun. Took him about five minutes to figure out what took me weeks. That is a real generation gap.

[Nathanrailfan]

@bluecomet390 If you don't mind me asking, What was so bad about the RWB scheme?

[bluecomet390]

@Nathanrailfan Good question. I think the dogwood scheme represented British Columbia - the provincial flower, and the colour of the forests that the line runs through. The RWB was more of a "political" colour representing the party colours of the government in power at the time. Also maybe a kind of flag thing going on there. But let's face it, it's just a matter of personal taste in the end. Thanks for watching.

[bluecomet390]

@TommyZTrains Thanks.

[bluecomet390]

@escape150 Hey, thanks for watching. It's great to get this kind of feedback. And there will be more on the way.

[bluecomet390]

@byates59 Thanks for your comments. I'm glad you enjoyed it. There will be more when I can find the time.

[bluecomet390]

@AlcoholicSemenStain2 Actually, it's quite small compared to other layouts - about 10'x 17' It's the different camera angles that give the impression of size. Plus going through a wall of course. Thanks for watching.