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My Life's Tracks
Добавлен 26 авг 2020
This channel is about my life and my love of model trains and real trains. I’ve been interesting in trains for 51 years. I plan on covering my layout being built (whenever I get it started!), highlighting new HO pieces I get, showing train related places people my not know about and experimenting with model trains.
This channel intended for Adult Model Train Collectors.
(Legend has it, my Mother built an Athearn Blue Box Railcar while pregnant with me. So technically I’ve been modeling trains before birth!)
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This channel intended for Adult Model Train Collectors.
(Legend has it, my Mother built an Athearn Blue Box Railcar while pregnant with me. So technically I’ve been modeling trains before birth!)
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Richfield Springs Scenic Railway- Friday Night Tavern Train
My nephew and I came to the narrow gauge Richfield Springs Scenic Railway for a fun adventure. It’s built on an old abandoned standard gauge Delaware Lackawanna & Western line. We had a great time and it was fun Flag the crossing, blow the whistle at the back of the train, throw a track switch and enjoy the beautiful landscape! A big Thank You to Engineer Theodor and Conductor Jade! They couldn’t be nicer and they answered all the questions we had about the Railway. For more information, check out the links below.
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Norfolk Southern First Responders Train on the Southern Tier!
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I caught the train first in Horseheads, New York, then in Wellsburg, New York heading east. I almost missed it in Wellsburg. I got out of my car and the gates were coming down. I didn’t have time to set up my tripod. This train was flying!
Steamtown Railfest Scranton, PA 2024
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Steamtown’s Railfest is this weekend, August 31 & September 1. I went on Saturday, 8/31 and had a great time! Steamtown website: www.nps.gov/stea/index.htm
My Life’s Tracks 4th Birthday! (Plus Conrail Heritage unit!)
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Thank you to everyone who has Subscribed, Thumbs Up, Commented and those who watch my channel. Four years seem to go by so quickly.
Train Lab 4 - Part 3, Rail Railroad Bridge
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I’m slowly getting this project done. Hopefully Part 4 I’ll get most of the scenery base done. Once again a big Thank You to Dave and Josh of The Freight Yard Model Trains and more in Endicott, NY for giving me space to make this project! Part1 ruclips.net/video/Nwm5fX3UEuw/видео.htmlsi=p_GKrFgj514uufyd Part 2 ruclips.net/video/ofxDbLLS57U/видео.htmlsi=1gFBkj-9pCOsAM51
Watching a Train with a Gnome!
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I was walking on my favorite road in Endicott, NY that parallels the Norfolk Southern tracks, when I happen to come across this Gnome! He told me his name is Spiky and he loves to watch trains. We become instant friends. Enjoy!
Model Train Shows - Fall/Winter 2024
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Do you know of any more Train Shows in the New York & Pennsylvania area? Please let us know in the comments! Thank you. Train & Hobby Show of the Hudson Valley - www.midhudsonciviccenter.org/event/train-hobby-show-of-the-hudson-valley/ -November 30th 10-3 The Bullthistle Model Railroad Society Broad St United Methodist Church 74 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 More Shows listed on communit...
Train Lab 4 - Part 2, Rail Railroad Bridge
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I didn’t have much time to work on this project, but I wanted to get a little more done. I haven’t been to the Freight Yard Trains and More the past two weeks, where this is being videoed, due to illness and they were closed last weekend to be at a large local event. Hopefully the next Part will be longer.
Upgrading Lionel’s HO MagneLock Track
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Just for fun I decided to see if I could improve the look of Lionel’s attractive HO track with roadbed. #lionel
Lionel HO 2024 Part 2
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I just received 5 more Lionel HO cars! Check out the Lionel HO catalog at this link: catalogs.lionel.com/2024/HO/ My video of other Lionel Cars released earlier this year: ruclips.net/video/SWXO1CfaO40/видео.htmlsi=9C1n0PZdb47A7vhz #hoscale #modeltrains #lionel
Fairport, NY Train Day - Model Trains, Railfanning, MACS, Heritage Unit & Friends!
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I needed a day to get away and have some fun. I went to Fairport, NY (Rochester) and went to a Model Train Shop and then went Railfanning with friends! I had a great day!
Train Lab 4 - Part 1, Rail Railroad Bridge
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I’m finally getting around to the long over due Train Lab 4! I big thank you to Dave of The Freight Yard Trains and More for giving me space to make this video. #modeltrains #modelrailwayscene #hoscale
Norfolk Southern Trains Highlights on the Southern Tier line in NY
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This video is the highlights of trains I’ve caught on video since July 5th. 1. NS 46A Eastbound Grain Train with BNSF locomotives in Johnson City, NY. 7/5/24 2. NS 265 Westbound with Reading Heritage Unit in Owego, NY. 3. NS 309 Westbound Endicott, NY 4. NS 265 with horn salute Westbound Endicott, NY 5. NS 316 in a rain storm Eastbound Endicott, NY 6. I show you a cool accessory for your tripod...
I finally got this Train car!!!
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Patience paid off and I finally got this fantastic train car! #train #modeltrains #hoscale
The Freight Yard Model Trains & More visit - More Locomotives!
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The Freight Yard Model Trains & More visit - More Locomotives!
Otter Valley Railroad (OVR) Version II Loads for Scrap Gondolas!
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Otter Valley Railroad (OVR) Version II Loads for Scrap Gondolas!
Surprise at the end of 309 on the Southern Tier line!
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Surprise at the end of 309 on the Southern Tier line!
Great Day of Railfanning! - 3 heritage units and AAPRCO Special
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Great Day of Railfanning! - 3 heritage units and AAPRCO Special
Three, Three, Three Trains on a Sunday (w/ SD40-2 and GoRail)
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Three, Three, Three Trains on a Sunday (w/ SD40-2 and GoRail)
Train Day at Eldridge Park - Elmira, NY
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Train Day at Eldridge Park - Elmira, NY
The Freight Yard Model Trains & More - Picking up an order.
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The Freight Yard Model Trains & More - Picking up an order.
Great Train Weekend! - Scaletrains Road Trip, Train Show & Railfanning!
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Great Train Weekend! - Scaletrains Road Trip, Train Show & Railfanning!
East DeWitt Yard Action, Syracuse New York - Trains, Chocolate & Models!
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East DeWitt Yard Action, Syracuse New York - Trains, Chocolate & Models!
Norfolk Southern Train 310 over Little Choconut Creek on the Southern Tier Line
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Norfolk Southern Train 310 over Little Choconut Creek on the Southern Tier Line
The Great Batavia Train Sale - 4/14/2024
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The Great Batavia Train Sale - 4/14/2024
Greene Model Railroad Club Train Show 2024
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Greene Model Railroad Club Train Show 2024
Looks to me like you two had a lot of interaction. A great Friday night.
@@fbrailroad4628 It was fun being the only two on board and having the full attention of the crew. (Not so good for the railways finances) They couldn’t be nicer and answered the ton of questions we had. I’m thinking of organizing a Railfan trip??
Wow, what a fun little railroad? How long was the ride? It seemed like a lot longer than I expected. Thanks so much for sharing- I want to go see that myself now!
@@TheyCallHimDietSeth The ride is usually around an hour. Although we chatted awhile with the crew after the ride, learning more about the railway. It will interesting to see how far this will go out. Whenever you want to go, let me know!
@@MyLifesTracks Sounds great! Mrs. Diet and her younger brothers would also enjoy this. Might be fun to make a trip out of it!
What a beautiful ride!! I’ll have to add this to my bucket list! 😊
The wetlands are beautiful. We saw some turtles and fish on our trip.
Dave, you keep filming motorcars... you need one so you can operate it! Talk the mine into buying you one!!! The A 3 I have that is all restored would be an excellent car. It has a 4 cyl engine with a 4 speed transmission and reversing rear end.
@@joekelley1014 I would love to have one, but I have no place to keep it. The one piece I have always been fascinated by is the Velocipede. Happily the dream of riding one come true at Railfest! I’m a former bicycle racer, maybe that’s why I find the Velocipede so appealing.
Gee have to get out there soon. Ben has done a great job. Chobani Yogurt country!! And I treasure any new piece of the Lackawanna I can ride. Lights on the bride were cool!
@@intercityrailpal They have lights along the enter route. I was surprise to see all the signals on the enter trip. That Semaphore was fantastic. Not many places have a working one!
My first favorite train is the bullet train 🚅, of course you know my 2nd favorite train the Big boy, 3rd favorite train is the Amtrak, 4th favorite is nice beautiful blue engine is the Conrail and the blue coobse, and my 5th favorite train is the Santa Fe my 5 favorite trains
Very cool! I always enjoy hearing about rail fans favorite trains.
Thank you for showing me my 2nd favorite train the Big boy awesome, and I am happy for you that you found your favorite train. Your favorite train is cute and nice too. I am glad you got chance to find and see your favorite train engine nice.
The Big Boy is extremely cool! I always say hi to my favorite locomotive when I visit Steamtown.
Wow that is super cool! The quirkiness makes it even cooler. I need to take a trip and visit that place. Loco #6 is a VERY interesting piece.
It’s the most unique train ride I’ve been on. I look forward to riding it again!
Great video man! That's a neat little operation they have going! I never knew this place existed. Would love to go down there to check it out eventually.
Thank you! I think if we got all the guys together, we would have a blast on this line!
Wow I never know this
It’s a fairly new operation. If you get a chance check it out!
Nice one
The train cars reminded me of trains back in the late 1800s!
Спасибо за шикарную экскурсию!! Я из России и я фанатка американских паровозов😊❤❤❤ мой самый любимый это Большой Мальчик 4014💯💥💯💥
Thank you for your comment. The Big Boy is so massive when you stand next to it! 🚂
Looks like a fun way to spend a Friday evening. You got to participate.
It was a blast! Getting to participate was so cool.
That was fun. Enjoyable
I could ride a train all night! To me it’s the best way travel! 🚂😀
Looks like they are struggling, you were the only passenger.
They said they were expecting Friday night to be quiet now that school has started. It was cool to have our own “private” train!😄
@@MyLifesTracks Cool indeed! The night run was fantastic.
Very cool! Thanks for showing us - Jenny
I loved that we got to flag and flip a switch!
@@MyLifesTracks very neat indeed.
Great video. The Berkshire was always my favorite. I bought an HO scale Berkshire by AHM in 1967. It has not run in years, which is my fault as I left it stored for too long. When it ran, it had a great sound to it. Very smooth and refined. Thanks for the Steamtown Railfest video, Steamtown is on my bucket list to visit.
@@pfkinsey Thank you! I got my AHM Berkshire around 1976 I would say. I mowed a lot of lawns to get it. I still have it and it runs. She does need a little fixing up!
Delaware & Hudson rebuilt real their PA 1s into PA 4s. The Nickel Plate painted PA 4 you see is one of them.
@@DELSTAR1 Sadly I never got to see them run on the D&H even though I didn’t live that far from their tracks.
Nice raiway
@@TazhumgChennai Steamtown is a great place!
In Michigan we have the 1225 Pere Marquette Berkshire. It’s the biggest engine I’ve seen movin. Huge drive wheels.
@@MrStevesTrains I would love to see 1225 in person someday. She’s a beautiful locomotive!
Talk about small confined spaces.
@@MrStevesTrains Are you talking about the passenger cars? In those I had to keep ducking into rooms to let others pass in the hallway.😀
Thank you for the video and your work. Very nice. What's the deal with that little blue jeep thing on 514?
@@billxam2674 Thank you. That is a Whiting Trackmobile. I’m guessing it was built in the 1960s?
Can't wait to see B&M 3713 when it's all finished, hopefully they resume restoration soon. Great coverage of the event!
@@NotGavin Thank you. I would love to see some bigger steam running at Steamtown.
I got an Idea would R&N 425 run from reading to steamtown and Buffalo and would CP 2317 and 1246 run both steamtown and the New York Central.
425 has been to steamtown. I’m not sure we’ll ever see it run to Buffalo.
@@MyLifesTracks i did this for the New York Central.
Beautiful photography.
@@legiontheatregroup Thank you so much. I tried to give the viewers a feel of the place and how there was always something happening through the day.
Excellent video my friends awesome 😮like 👍🏻 and Greeting 🙋 from Argentina 🇦🇷
Thank you very much!
Funny story, I actually worked on rebuilding the generator for the nickel plate car when it was owned by Operation Toy Train, we pulled it out and rebuilt the generator from the bare block
Very cool! Was the NKP car in Port Jervis when you worked on it?
@@MyLifesTracks yes, I have a picture of me after I “crawled” out of the generator😂
The Ten Wheeler you briefly showed a photo of they are calling Nickel Plate #44, the oldest existing Nickel Plate locomotive of any kind, later became Akron, Canton and Youngstown #304, the last existing AC&Y steam locomotive. It exists because it was bought by the Danville and Mt. Morris Railroad in upstate NY, and served there longer than it did on either the NKP or AC&Y. From there it was bought by Nelson Blount for Steamtown in the early 1960s. Baldwin shop switcher #26 was later sold to Jackson Iron and Steel Co (JISCO) in Jackson, Ohio to be their plant switcher until the mill closed in the 1970s. That is where the late Jerry Jacobson found it in the late 1970s, bought it and restored it to operation, which is where I came in, as part (a very small part) of his restoration crew. He later traded it to Steamtown for their CN Ten Wheeler #1551, which he used for years on his Ohio Central excursion trains. It now resides in his Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio.
Thank you for the information. I always like to learn more about railroad equipment. I wish more of Steamtowns collection was under cover.
I am standing in the middle on the walkway. I am the one wearing white long sleeve and black shorts at 19:11
You didn’t wave!😄 I thought about going up the walkway, but I wasn’t sure when the train would move.
@@MyLifesTracks I just got there when the train was still there and was wondering when it was going to leave.
Wow wow, the level of detail wow
@@tjwilkins7065 It’s one of those things, it’s so much more impressive in person! If you look at my video of the layout with my railcar cam, there is a secret scene when you pass through the tunnels!
NKP 190 used to be doyle Mccormicks locomotive
I saw him at Steamtown when the 190 first arrived!
Hello from Scranton Pennsylvania
@@michaelwademan Hello from Binghamton, NY!
Nice Catch! Caught That in Lancaster!
Thank you. It’s so nice that many people got to see it. It’s certainly one cool train!
You nailed it when you said the Berk may not be the biggest or most powerful, but I don't care. So true. Mine is the Niagara. I found an old railroad calender in a second hand store that showed a painting of New York Central passenger train with a PA 1 on the head rolling along beside the Hudson river in a rainstorm. I now have that picture in a frame in my living room and I model the New York Central. Thanks for the tour.
Thank you. It’s always interesting to hear what circumstance leads someone getting a favorite locomotive or favorite railroad. Thank you for sharing!
I love NY D&H car cause NY paid to upgrade and paint them.. 1962 two NKP trains daily to Chicago. 'The private rail system finally went bankrupt Oct 1, 1967 cause that was the day. GM and the highway boys finally got the government to remove the last mail and express from the coast to coast private passenger rail system. Under funded cut back Amtrak was the result in 1971. . Gas was 20 cents a gallon in places , it was a different world. Sorry your a kid, so you did not see the passenger trains of Binghamton. D&H to New England, The Interstate Express to Syracuse and Philadelphia vis the CNJ and Reading . I rode the Owl and Lake Cities mostly the night trains run for mail and express. Did get a few trips out of Elmira and Bingo on the Phoebe too.
The Phoebe Snow stopped running about a year before I was born. My mother got to ride on it.
@@MyLifesTracks The last day it ran in SECTIONS it was very popular but without the mail and express lost money. Or didn't make enough that is for sure. It was dropped just before the heavy holiday travel season of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Nov 1966.
Lake Shore Limited a FULL SERVICE TRAIN A SOLID TRAIN TO CHICAGO AND WEST. Or in this case NY and Boston.
A few years ago, I rode the Lake Shore from Syracuse to Chicago, then took the California Zephyr to Grand Junction , Colorado.
@@MyLifesTracks NOT SO GRAND JUNCTION TODAY. i use the ZEPHYR Often It's the LAST WORD IN TRAINS!
And you walked by those Nickel Plate Passenger time tables that told you thousands of things about the NKP> !! I have NKP dishes I eat on everyday and T-shirts. Wear them out everyday too.
I have a bunch of NKP timetables and paperwork. The date on that one timetable just caught my eye.
Utica is easy to get to by Amtrak! Utica the last station not torn down on the Chicago Main Line . NYO&W and DL&W used the station.
I am so glad the station was preserved. I just can’t get over how gorgeous it is.
@@MyLifesTracks It was done by poor UTICA , by putting the drivers license office in it. The intercity bus stop there, and the courts upstairs. The Local NRHS group is up there too. Of course Amtrak and Adirondack RR on the track level. it's a locally owned government building . Or it would end up like Schenectady and Syracuse with stations all over the place through the years! GE and other industry was there, and it was built to impress the management and investors of those companies. Not Mom buying a 75 cent ticket. The lunch counter there is a very famous place in UTICA. Yes it is still there too. Maybe not as a lunch counter. It also had a barber still in it last time I got on there.
@@MyLifesTracks Well it just ended up that way. I'm sure the local government ended up with it when the taxes were not paid. PC was in bankruptcy and government owned Con Rail did not have to pay them. There was NO money to tear it down either. Like Buffalo Terminal. The money from the rent to the barber shop, Amtrak and news stand. Really was not enough to cover even the taxes or heat of the place. The famous lunch counter business came and went over the years. I love the place! A real O&W-DL&W station still open I can use and enjoy! I do hope you can RAIL A WAY for the fun of it again soon!
Big Flats was around in pieces somewhere. Yes great paper for framing! Go to a frame shop or Walmart and get a frame.
To help you don't have to buy train stuff, you can join with memberships and donations. So you know Robb P ? I bet you do!
I’ve never met Robb.
@@MyLifesTracks I called him tonight , he does not know you he says. But you should know him. I hope you meet soon. He's is the major force behind these Elmira events and would welcome you to the groups.
CAF tracks were the LACKAWANNA MAINLINE The NS is Erie
Easy to mis these shows. Many do not advertise in magazines I get and searching on the internet is a plain. I also will not drive long distances. I use the comfort and safety of a train. So I must be able to get a cab or rent a car to get there from the hotel or train station. . I have been to some of these shows. Love to go again . Remsen has a perfect copy of the New York Central ....RW&O station rebuilt there. Maybe the Adirondack RR someday will run a shuttle train up from the Amtrak, NYO&W, DL&W, NYC station in Utica! Yes the last NYO&W station in service today is there and has Amtrak service connecting 500 cities and Canada. Mile Post 235 on the New York Central ....CSX Chicago -NY and Boston Main Line. Route of the Lake Shore Limited.
I was frustrated with how hard it was to find out about shows sometimes. So that’s why I make these videos. Whenever I go to Train Shows I pick up all the flyers they put out of other shows. Hopefully I’ve helped many people to find shows to goto.
Sorry, but my favorite NKP engine is the Hudson used on passenger trains like the BLUE DART AND THE CITY OF CHICAGO. It's in the Kirkwood railroad museum. 4-6-4 Hudson. Check that date on the Berk I think it's 1949 which would make it 75 years old! Make a date with NICKEL PLATE. The shortest distance between NY and Chicago. 927 miles vis DL&W and Scranton.
Seeing the NKP Hudson is on my list. Next time we drive out to Colorado, I hope to stop by and see it.
@@MyLifesTracks It really west of Saint Louis Kirkwood, the next town. Amtrak passes four times daily but doesn't have a stop there. I have to cab from Saint Louis. Boy I love that engine too.
Keep Cabooses on tourist RR's where you can run them!
I love riding in cabooses!
353 used to be owned by Richard Horstman of Syracuse kept at the East Syracuse station until he died. It traveled the country behind Amtrak. The Palour Car that the LV kept with it in the shops at Sayre is rusting away in Winslow Jct, NJ. The tail car of the Diamond was rebuilt into a mid train lounge. One Is at Cooperstown, NY downtown offices of the N&S&W .
I could get use to traveling all around in this car! I might be passing through Cooperstown this Friday. If I do, I’ll check that car out.
I thought that was the car I was thinking of. Charles Kuralt featured the car in one of his "On the Road" segments for CBS about 40 years ago. When I worked as an attendant for Amtrak in the 1980s and '90s I used to see that car on Amtrak trains, and had it on the rear of the "Montrealer" more than once. I fixed Mr. Horstman up with a few bags of ice from my lounge car once and he let me come back when I had a break and stand on the rear platform for awhile while we were moving. I was sorry to see that car fall into disuse after he died, it was one of the nicest PVs in Amtrak service, but I'm glad it's preserved at Steamtown.
@@MyLifesTracks A short distance a way is the D&H passenger station. Hidden behind trees! What a building! It's a house now.
I could have bought that sleeper many years go for just 7,000 dollars in Michigan. The first private owner was a doctor that died. It has had a few owners since then. C&NW sold at auction for 55,000 dollars in Clinton, Iowa. The owner donated it to the Dining Car Society. They sold it to Delaware Lackawanna.
Very interesting. Thank you for the history on it!
The last time i was at Steamtown, was 2001 for a military display/encampment (I'm a re-enactor) and hung out with the WW2 veterans . I had a blast. I live maybe 5 minutes drive from NKP # 765. She's a beautiful loco as well!.
Very cool! I would have liked to have seen that encampment. The 765 came to Binghamton, NY a few years back and I was like a kid on Christmas morning!😄
Didn't get there. Thanks for sharing. That FA under going work was something I didn't know about.
I didn’t know they had an FA either. Hopefully we’ll get to see that run soon.
At least 759 is kept in good cosmetic condition, but after that boiler freeze of hers, it was a shame. and she does deserve to steam again but now it’s one of the Baldwin locomotives that’s operational at this location, but they should overhaul 759 and restore her again too. Then she along with 765 and 1225 will be operational again just like they used to be.
I’ve heard 759 is still in great shape for a restoration. I’ll be so happy if she gets to run again!