Bessemer & Lake Erie in HO scale
Bessemer & Lake Erie in HO scale
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Layout Update 11 5 24
About Chairs, contact "Bessemer Mike" on Facebook (preferred) or Bessemermike86@outlook.com.
In this episode we see a nearly completed engine terminal, take a look at the control panels, move some engines around the terminal, and take a look at some sweet Rapido U25B's.
Speakers: www.scalesoundsystems.com/
DCC: www.tcsdcc.com/
Rapido: rapidotrains.com/
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Видео

Engine Terminal Progress, 100 car hopper train.
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This update I cover update to the engine terminal overall, additional structures and track built - then we run a monster 100 car hopper train to celebrate 2000 subscribers to the channel. Spoiler alert - it didn't run without issues!
Layout Update 9 3 24 Walthers Diesel Shop
Просмотров 11 тыс.2 месяца назад
In this update I chronicle building my 12 stall diesel shop using the walthers kits. This wasn't a difficult kit, but it tried my patience right to the end. There are SO MANY pieces, and the tooling wasn't well though out and left every single tiny piece in need of cleanup work just to be functional. It's a good product, I'd recommend it, but not a quick weekend build!
50 car hopper train climbs my helix. Helix stress test.
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ABA athearn F7 set with TCS wow sound climbs my helix with a 50 car hopper train in tow. I'm looking for first failure modes and how much margin I have on my more standard size trains.
Layout Update & Overview 8 10 24
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A few updates, then an overview of the layout and future vision. Updates feature Division Point Pacific #904 on a passenger train with TCS Wow Sound, a tribute to "DAYLIGHT DAVE!" - more brass cabooses - MARX toys cabooses, and a sneak peak at my walthers diesel shop. Buckle up, this is a long one.
Southbound ore chase 7 27 24
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Caught the southbound ore train coming out of conneaut at the 'hog back' - then again at the former location of the Albion PA depot. Lots of limestone on the head end of this one. Some good "Bessemer" logos, SD70M's pushing and pulling. Nice day to be outside!
Layout Update 7 7 24
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Layout update for 7/7/24. 0-8-0 #256 is a Proto 2000 model I re-lettered and added LED lights and TCS V4 sound to with Scale Sound System Speakers. We take a look at new trackage in the diesel servicing area including ready tracks, fuel delivery tracks, along with a misc set out track. A neat turnout control button I first saw on Peter Lee's channel, link below along with the button. www.youtub...
Walthers Transfer Table Build & Install
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Build and installation of the Walthers Transfer table on my HO scale Bessemer & Lake Erie RR.
Layout update 6 23 24
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90's era Bessemer train, running through new fast tracks number 8 switch crossover at Butler. Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-2 #522 with TCS WOW sound goes into the new servicing track at the roundhouse. 0-8-0 #253 works the steam servicing tracks.
Layout update 5/27/24
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Layout update! big changes to the digitrax system, fast tracks turnout builds, more freight cars, and more.
OP SESSION #1 3 23 24
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Video clips and pictures from my first operation session on the HO Scale Bessemer & Lake Erie.
Layout Update 3/10/24
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Layout Update 3/10/24
Layout Update 2 18 24
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Meadville Jct. is complete, more lights up in the basement, fascia continues, wow sound in MTH F units. #tcs #Bessemer #HOtrains #switching #B&LE
Layout Update 1 21 24
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Lots of random tasks! TCS sound and Scale Sound speakers in a Rapido U25, custom painted and decaled hoppers, NA tower rebuilt, Digitrax Loconet progress, fascia, lights, and more! Dick Bradley's AMAZING Pennsylvania & Maryland: ruclips.net/video/lc0d4WLKNC4/видео.html LED strip lights: www.amazon.com/TUNICHX-Flexible-3000K-2400LEDs-Density/dp/B0C4DY6JZS?pd_rd_w=7uotx&content-id=amzn1.sym.80b2e...
Northbound layout tour 12 25 23
Просмотров 6 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Follow along the full length of the railroad as we run a coal train northbound from North Bessemer, PA to Conneaut, OH. We'll see Union 0-10-2 and B&LE 0-8-0 switchers while double headed 2-8-0's lead our train across the road. We pass south bound ore trains lead by 2-10-4's and ABBA F sets. The mainline was just completed, so join me as we continue to build the Bessemer & Lake Erie in HO scale.
Layout Update 12 25 23 - Gold Spike!
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Layout Update 12 25 23 - Gold Spike!
Layout Update 12_5_23
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Layout Update 12_5_23
Layout Update 11 18 23
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Layout Update 11 18 23
Layout Update 10 22 23 Hand Laying GN Interlocking
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Layout Update 10 22 23 Hand Laying GN Interlocking
Layout update September 2023
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Layout update September 2023
Layout update 8_27_23
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Layout update 8_27_23
Short Layout update 8_12_23
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Short Layout update 8_12_23
Layout update 7_23_23
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Layout update 7_23_23
Layout Update 7 15 23 - Benchwork Complete!
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Layout Update 7 15 23 - Benchwork Complete!
Doubleheader steam with NB coal.
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Doubleheader steam with NB coal.
Layout update 6/25/23.
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Layout update 6/25/23.
Climbing the Erie Branch helix with steam helper.
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Climbing the Erie Branch helix with steam helper.
Layout update Memorial Day, 2023. 1,000 subscribers!
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Layout update Memorial Day, 2023. 1,000 subscribers!
Layout update 5/21/23
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Layout update 5/21/23
Making Realistic Coal Loads
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Making Realistic Coal Loads

Комментарии

  • @robertsiebenrock3997
    @robertsiebenrock3997 День назад

    I would like to see a tourof the layout and your equipment!😅

    • @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061
      @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061 День назад

      I've done a few overviews of the layout, which is heavily under construction. I'm 3 years in to a 20 year project is how I like to say it. I've never done a equipment review. Guess I didn't think anyone would be interested. Maybe I'll do that. Could be fun even for myself. Here's one "tour" from almost a year ago when I finished the main. The beginning is assembling the train, actually moves out at about 12:30 if you want to skip ahead. ruclips.net/video/nCwtVmOtZyg/видео.htmlsi=AQdV6uYGhw0AluyE

  • @KatoOnTheTrack1
    @KatoOnTheTrack1 2 дня назад

    Haven’t been here in a while. Love the updates. There was a lot to see. Definitely rewind worthy.

  • @lionellance
    @lionellance 2 дня назад

    Wow.. amazing first time seeing your layout

  • @blainedunlap4242
    @blainedunlap4242 3 дня назад

    Hope your engine complex is sectional or easily disassembled because it should go to a museum when you are done with it. Electrical, track, overall layout, all are due a comment, but I'll steal one from below. WOW

    • @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061
      @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061 3 дня назад

      @blainedunlap4242 lol thank you. It's not sectional per say, but disassemblable with effort. Thank you.

  • @CrazyBob1357
    @CrazyBob1357 6 дней назад

    Great job on voting day.

    • @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061
      @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061 7 часов назад

      Thanks. Not sure what it has to do with election day, just happened to be the night I got around to uploading.

  • @darenhamill9881
    @darenhamill9881 6 дней назад

    Hi

  • @Red1Wollip
    @Red1Wollip 6 дней назад

    Awsome job on the engine lighting.

  • @mikerooney7928
    @mikerooney7928 7 дней назад

    It’s impressive to do that!! Nice!

  • @lottaaction8072
    @lottaaction8072 8 дней назад

    Wow. Just, wow! The power table? Oh my!

  • @scottericcatalano596
    @scottericcatalano596 9 дней назад

    Wayne Cole, personal friend, is very good you should get his other ghost rails books very well researched.

  • @gregcameron9953
    @gregcameron9953 9 дней назад

    Links almost 101 with caboose

  • @jonstoddard3970
    @jonstoddard3970 10 дней назад

    Wow looks great! I’m very interested in how you built your control panel for the roundhouse and turn table 🤔

  • @billjacon4527
    @billjacon4527 10 дней назад

    Amazing work! May I ask what you used for your diesel fueling area? Was it a kit?

  • @brandonfront143
    @brandonfront143 11 дней назад

    so cool that you work for Wabtec man! every railroader these days knows Wabtec for the positive train control screens we all have to look at every time we get on a train lol. I subscribed

  • @derekalexander4030
    @derekalexander4030 11 дней назад

    That was a great update and I was very impressed with the great job you did on those control panels. Love your layout.

  • @joshthompson302
    @joshthompson302 11 дней назад

    Your passion for this hobby is shown in everything you do! I need to get that book about the Western Allegheny. That line used to run across the North East end of the road I live on. My nerdy train brain has been mesmorized, thank you!

    • @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061
      @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061 11 дней назад

      @joshthompson302 thank you! Getting down and exploring the WA and the hilliard branch is on my to do this winter.

  • @dkservice424
    @dkservice424 11 дней назад

    That is well on its way to being one hell of a layout. Great work.

  • @daviddryden8088
    @daviddryden8088 11 дней назад

    Those control panels are sweet.

  • @AndrewRiha
    @AndrewRiha 12 дней назад

    Well done, sir. Thank you for sharing.

  • @mattw9667
    @mattw9667 12 дней назад

    Your panels are fantastic. You make it look easy but we know that there was a ton of work to get to this point. Rapido... I love em, I hate em.

  • @johnbanicki7232
    @johnbanicki7232 12 дней назад

    Very nice. Thanks for sharing the updates.

  • @elsdp-4560
    @elsdp-4560 12 дней назад

    Thank you for sharing. From SN Tower in Leavittsburg, Ohio, this is a very nice update on the engine terminal.👍

  • @achb-railway
    @achb-railway 12 дней назад

    Looking good! Nice control panels.

  • @daleroth236
    @daleroth236 12 дней назад

    Two months ago I purchased a DT602D radio throttle from Digitrax. I like it and I don't like it. To MU+ an engine I have yet to figure that out So, I use my DT500 which works much better. Now I can MU- an engine from a consist but to get it to work the other way is confusing as it wants to consist to the engine I am consisting. I have notified Digitrax to see why these problems exist. Love how the sound on your layout is so clear. Most layouts don't have the clarity that yours does. Why is yours so much different? Well, I spoke too soon about what decoders you use. I had one Athearn engine where the light attaches to break off from the frame. I soldered the pickup wires directly to the trucks and that really worked out rather well. I highly recommend it if one has the patience to get those thin wires down through the frame holes. Well, we all face issues of all sorts and with patience and a good attitude we can make it work. Thanks for sharing your beautiful layout.

    • @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061
      @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061 12 дней назад

      Thank you! I did do a review of the tcs throttle. They work wildly different in the sense that the command station is unaware of the consist, or only exists in the throttle. No cv messing... no forgetting you had a engine in consist.... just.. "add engine" type the number in, and go. . Dropping one just as easy. Love it. ruclips.net/video/rWV4hyvb0k8/видео.htmlsi=NsQwj5MLlmIhlVVA

  • @The0311gruntUSMC
    @The0311gruntUSMC 12 дней назад

    The layout looks awesome Ray. Just you cleaning up makes the layout "POP"

  • @rogerhuber3133
    @rogerhuber3133 12 дней назад

    Looking good! Love those U-boats. You're where I'm at with my layout. You have so many areas and projects it's hard to decide where to go next. I'm new here so I have to ask what are those dowels or plugs in your foam benchwork?

  • @locolorenzo
    @locolorenzo 12 дней назад

    Ghost Rails is a great series - 22 volumes (or more?). Congrats, Ray! BTW, moving the couch and tidying up a bit really opened that space up. The layout is looking good!🤗 . . . .🚂Lawrence

  • @upsd402
    @upsd402 12 дней назад

    Very impressive.

  • @themightyhood-4117
    @themightyhood-4117 12 дней назад

    Inspiring stuff. I am still fairly new to model railroading (longtime railroad and model lover, only just now had the space, and only have a 4x8) Can't wait to be in a position where I could make such a vast and detailed layout of my own!

    • @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061
      @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061 12 дней назад

      @themightyhood-4117 thanks! Starting small is a really good idea and a great way to learn what works for you.

  • @jasonweir6345
    @jasonweir6345 12 дней назад

    That's typical Rapido. Poor customer service and their products don't work as they should out of the box.. if at all. But they look fantastic as they derail, or not work. Very impressive layout.

  • @ronaldrondeau7870
    @ronaldrondeau7870 12 дней назад

    great, thanks, for your stick just put a eire connector at the end for easy catch

  • @carlosochoa9010
    @carlosochoa9010 14 дней назад

    Really nice roundhouse Is big proyect.

  • @rogerhuber3133
    @rogerhuber3133 24 дня назад

    Congratulations on besting 2000! That was a great video. How do you make your coal loads?

  • @derekalexander4030
    @derekalexander4030 25 дней назад

    That was totally awesome. Congratulations on 2,380 subscribers. The roundhouse and engine facility are amazing. Great job.

  • @ManuelSanchez-p3l7w
    @ManuelSanchez-p3l7w 26 дней назад

    Any one know where this could possibly be found. Or for sale. Been looking for a while now

    • @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061
      @bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061 26 дней назад

      Long out of production, you have to check ebay pretty much daily. They come up for sale periodically and go immediately if set as a buy it now. Price varies wildly. If you're lucky you can snag one for 100-150 bucks. I've seen them go for 500, 600. I think the hobby could really use walthers re running them. Still the nicest kits I've ever built.

  • @DavidMueller-kp7sy
    @DavidMueller-kp7sy 29 дней назад

    Very impressive, I look forward to seeing the scenery develop.

  • @russcole5685
    @russcole5685 Месяц назад

    Would like a good look at how this works. Would like to do the same thing to my layout

  • @SylTrunkett
    @SylTrunkett Месяц назад

    Nice layout you’re getting mirror

  • @SylTrunkett
    @SylTrunkett Месяц назад

    That was pretty cool. Nice job.

  • @SylTrunkett
    @SylTrunkett Месяц назад

    Would like to see a cab ride

  • @andrewstrains5717
    @andrewstrains5717 Месяц назад

    how wide is your Engine Terminal peninsula? id like to rebuild my layout and do something similar to that for a freelance of the fony shops in WC era

  • @RB.1595
    @RB.1595 Месяц назад

    YES!!!

  • @beeble2003
    @beeble2003 Месяц назад

    I'm not invested enough to watch an hour of this, but that train is super-cool and it's really impressive that you got it up the helix with only one minor derailment. Awesome stuff, and congrats on 2000 subscribers!

  • @bertcresta6685
    @bertcresta6685 Месяц назад

    This is one heck of a HHHUUUGGEEEE layout!!! And one heck of a long train! Very nice! Congrats!👏👏👏

  • @mikehumphrey7413
    @mikehumphrey7413 Месяц назад

    Great Layout, lots of work to complete this layout. Congratulations on all the milestones on the layout. Looking forward to the next update. Mike HO from Australia

  • @danielboone3770
    @danielboone3770 Месяц назад

    Love it! Especially with the long snaking hopper train.

  • @AppalachiaRRlover
    @AppalachiaRRlover Месяц назад

    Awesome update and congratulations on 2000+ subs! I can’t even get to 300 lol

  • @Vman7757
    @Vman7757 Месяц назад

    Wow! I enjoyed this one. Thanks

  • @Tom-ru6rb
    @Tom-ru6rb Месяц назад

    You heald my attention the whole trip. 👍.

  • @markmccummins8049
    @markmccummins8049 Месяц назад

    I understand not only the hundred cars, but also the PRR 2-8-8-2. Everyone wants to run a train like this. IIRC railroads stopped plenty of traffic down here in New Castle in the day with mineral trains for the steel mills. The old blast furnaces were hungry. And when I was little (60s) Troutman’s had tons of AHM. On the side of any car box they had a picture of the Rivarossi Y6. PRR was one of the options. That stuck in my head for decades. I, too, have the Y3 that I bought 10 years ago (mine’s in O scale).