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John's O Gauge & HO Trains
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Добавлен 11 дек 2010
This channel documents my experiences getting back into the wonderful hobby of H0 Model Railroading after a long break of about 26 years, while simultaneously discovering the fun of 3-Rail 0 Gauge trains. It will feature progress reports, product reviews, and videos of trains running on the HO Scale "Williamsport & Susquehanna Valley Railroad" and the O Gauge "Whereazona Central Railroad." These are the adventures of someone who's not an expert at anything in model railroading - just a guy who's muddling through and learning along the way.
Joey's Trains #BackupYourLongTrainChallenge
This is my video in response to Joey's Trains #BackupYourLongTrainChallenge. My layout is a small single loop, but you do what you can with what you have.
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I broke my Marx 666
Просмотров 972 часа назад
I bought a few Marx engines as-is. Two 666 engines were functional, but the 999 loco was non-functional. Now one of the 666 engines has died, possibly from overwork. So I try to swap parts to get the 999 working. Included is a train run.
Train action on the Northeast Corridor
Просмотров 25214 дней назад
I stand trackside at the Bristol, PA Septa station on the Northeast Corridor, and capture every train that passes in one hour on a late Monday Afternoon on August 26, 2024. It's edited down to 7 minutes. Lots of Septa and Amtrak electrics, and even a CSX diesel run by.
Marx Car Unboxing & Mad Crazy Train Run
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.21 день назад
I unbox five beautiful new-to-me Marx 3/16 scale cars. Now I'll have enough cars to run two Marx O Gauge trains. After a little troubleshooting, I have mad crazy fun running three trains and a trolley simultaneously on my Carpet Central temporary tinplate layout. In addition to the two Marx trains - one pulled by a number 62 AA B&O diesel set and the other pulled by a Marx 666 steam engine - I ...
My new Lionel Whistle Tender & Weaver boxcar
Просмотров 264Месяц назад
I don't have many O Gauge trains with sound, so I was happy to see on my doorstep a new-in-box Lionel Whistle Tender. It will match perfectly with my Lionel 4-4-2 Atlantic that currently has only a non-whistle tender. Also received a beautiful Weaver C&O Standard O boxcar, still shrink-wrapped. I unbox these and discover I have to do a little troubleshooting.
Late Night Train Run
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.Месяц назад
I'm running four trains on a temporary carpet layout: A Lionel 262E pulling Prewar Lionel passenger cars, a Marx 62 twin AA pulling Marx freight cars, a Unique Art 2000 AA Rock Island pulling Lionel, Weaver and MTH Standard O scale cars, and a Lionel #60 Trolley. Eventually I'd like this layout to be on a table but for now this will do.
Adapting a Marx Coupler & Tinplate Run
Просмотров 2462 месяца назад
Tinplate trains and Marx are new for me, but I've learned that there are many kinds of couplers. I recently got a Marx 666 steam engine and separately bought some Marx freight cars. Most of the cars have fixed plastic knuckle couplers, whereas the locomotive tender has what is apparently called either a tilt, wedge, or fork coupler. This video documents my conversion of the tender so that it ca...
Lionel 8644 Train Run
Просмотров 2535 месяцев назад
This is a train run video of a new-to-me Lionel 8644 Atlantic 4-4-2 engine pulling some colorful traditional-sized cars around my layout.
Menards O Gauge REA Flatcar and Tractor Trailer Set
Просмотров 229Год назад
Menards O Gauge REA Flatcar and Tractor Trailer Set
Making a custom helicopter on flatcar load
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Making a custom helicopter on flatcar load
Menards O Gauge Barbershop gets a parking lot
Просмотров 196Год назад
Menards O Gauge Barbershop gets a parking lot
Weaver Delaware & Hudson Sharknose set Unboxing & Troubleshooting
Просмотров 375Год назад
Weaver Delaware & Hudson Sharknose set Unboxing & Troubleshooting
Part 2: Building a valley under the girder bridge
Просмотров 2052 года назад
Part 2: Building a valley under the girder bridge
Repairing my old Bachmann HO scale Diesel
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Repairing my old Bachmann HO scale Diesel
Building a valley under the girder bridge on the O gauge layout.
Просмотров 7232 года назад
Building a valley under the girder bridge on the O gauge layout.
Menards 0 Gauge PRR Flatcar with 1/48 scale Sunoco Fuel Truck
Просмотров 5052 года назад
Menards 0 Gauge PRR Flatcar with 1/48 scale Sunoco Fuel Truck
O Gauge Fake Switch and Coaling Tower Ghost Track
Просмотров 1732 года назад
O Gauge Fake Switch and Coaling Tower Ghost Track
Very nice John! That's a great submission!
Nicely done, like all your cars and locomotive! Subbed!
Thank you. Glad you liked it, Joey.
Nice! I love the old train station!
Agreed, it's a nice station. It was restored maybe 20 years ago. It's a daycare now. In the mid-70s there was a ticket agent for local trains, and one Amtrak train stopped at Bristol.
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains That's really cool! It looks like an old PRR station.
@johnlazar7582 You are correct. Sir! It was a PRR station on the New York Division, built 1911 when this line was elevated to bypass all the grade crossings in Bristol.
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains Thanks for the info!
Marx guy here, if the 666 is a double reduction motor and overheated, the armature may be damaged. They have plastic gearing which if all teeth don`t mesh, it will create drag or overloud on a motor. I speak from experience.
Thank you for the good info. Yes, that 666 is a double-reduction motor. Judging from some old comments on the O Gauge Forum, it sounds like maybe I ran it too long. They also said pulling more than several cars and exceeding 14 volts can destroy it. And I didn't know about the plastic gears. I'm learning from experience. 🙂
The motor that was in your 666 does not appear to be the correct motor for that locomotive. It looks like the motor that they put in low cost Marx steamers. I have quite a few Marx steamers, most of them being the 999 model, but I also have the 333 and the 666, so I'm pretty familiar with them. The 999 is my favorite!😊
I'm sure you're correct, John. I'm new at these so I don't really know what I'm looking at. The 999 is working good and I still have another 666 with the double-reduction gearing that works.
These older Bachman engines are very similar to lifelike though The gears on bachmann tend to crack I have fixed two diesels with 3d printed gears
@chasesrailwaylinesrr6447 Nice! I don't know anything about 3d printing, but it sounds like the way of the future for fixing this stuff.
I use it because it's better than the gluing tactic We always try it but it never works I only had once when it actually did work, It was on a damaged bachmann 0-6-0 and it is still working up to now
Wow! I love all of the camera angles John! This is an excellent video 😊
Thank you very much for the great feedback, John! I'm happy you liked it.
Nice camera angles!
Glad you liked it, Paul. I did try to shoot from different angles, so it's nice that people notice.
I really enjoyed this video John! I was born in Philly and lived there until I was 10. We lived a stone's throw from Penrose Yard. We later moved to Western PA and I was always near the tracks. After getting married, we lived right next to the PC mainline in Latrobe PA. I eventually moved to North Carolina because of my job. Now I live in a town where we get one train per day, a little local. I miss those days of train watching. Thanks for the memories 😊
Really glad you enjoyed it, John. I was spoiled growing up where I could ride my bike 1/2 mile to the NEC after school most days. GG-1s, Metroliners, E33s, E44s, Amtrak E60s, heritage fleet cars, Penn Central commuter and freights - all electric but for the occasional diesel way freight! I took it for granted like that was normal.
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains That was the same with me and steam locomotives. As a kid, they seemed to be everywhere, and then they were gone. I was too young to understand what was going on. I was born in 1945, steam was gone from the Pennsy in 57 and the B&I in 58. The GG1s lasted until 83, so I got to ride behind them and photograph them.
Nice run! I had to add a bunch of weight inside of my Union Pacific tender, I think it might have been part of a wind-up set.
Thank you, John. Yes, I only added 1 ounce, but just the other day, I said to myself I should add at least another ounce.
That brings back memories, thanks for posting this vid!
@autoharpmeditations944 Thank you, Paul. It was a throwback to other times, and so enjoyable that I think I'll do it again.
Great video
@paulbervid1610 I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Nice, slow action!
@autoharpmeditations944 Thank you, Paul. Glad you liked it.
When using a loco of this type and running them on a layout with hills/inclines, make sure there is no oil or grease on the traction tires. That tends to contribute to "wheel slip" issues when going uphill. If worse comes to worse and you cannot find any gears, you could potentially replace the motorized truck with one from a company called Northwest Shortline. They make a motorized drive called a "Stanton Drive Truck". The motor is inside the truck itself and does not take up space in the locomotives body. However, you'd have to make a section of flooring to mount it in place and that's not hard to do. To add more weight, you can use those small, 1/4", flat wheel weights that have an adhesive backing on them. Just stick those inside the loco shells walls and or on the lower frame close to where the wheels are.
@WWIIREBEL Yes, I've read about those NWSL drives. I bought these so long ago that they're nostalgic for me. And I dont really want to put much money into them. Thanks for watching.
i love model trains, this is amazing
Thank you for watching and commenting! I'm glad you liked it.
Loved this video John! The lighting is very realistic, as is the scenery! 🙂
Thank you for the kind words, John. I'm glad you liked it. It is fun to create a small world and then film it.
I really enjoyed your unboxing and run session of Marx Trains. Great video! I just found your channel and did subscribe. 💯😎
@TwistedMacGyversTrains Thank you for the kind comments, Frank. Just checked out your channel and subscribed as well. Looks like we're both in the Phila area.
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trainsThank you John! We are very close. Thanks for checking out the channel too. 👍
I really enjoyed the video.-
@stevesoscaletrainchannel.1901 Thank you, Steve! I had fun making it. And I must thank you and others for getting me interested in Marx and tinplate. Three years ago, those were things that I thought I'd never want.
Great videos John! The Marx 3/16" cars are my favorite of all of the Marx trains. I have every one of the different 3/16" cars, except the PRR stock car. The cars that you received are in amazing condition! Out of all of my Marx cars I only have two boxes, but I have bought most of mine in sets. I loved all of the camera angles when you were running the trains!😊😊😊
@johnlazar7582 Thank you, John. Yes, these 3/16" cars really are nice. How is it possible that they've survived in this great condition since maybe 1954, if I read correctly? I was made a few years later, and I'm a lot worse! 😊
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains I've been collecting Marx trains since the 1970s and those are some of the nicest cars that I've seen. The tin trains scratch and rust fairly easily. Some years ago I got rid of most of my 6" cars and pressed tin locomotives. I kept all of the 3/16" cars and die cast locomotives.
Nice Weaver boxcar John.
@huntercoleman460 They are nice, especially at the price you can get them. Just added a little weight to it. Thanks for watching!
Nice unboxing video John. Weaver made some nice cars, I have a few. Those rollers just clip on, like you figured out. For a while LIonel had the same pickups on their cabooses.
@johnlazar7582 Thank you, John! It takes me a while to learn some of this, but I try to see the humor in it along the way.
Cool track configuration and nice way to add a trolley into the mix.
@@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards Thank you, John! I hope to eventually put this same basic layout up on a table.
I have a Bachmann F9 my grandpa gave me for my birthday. Some idiot painted one of the screw heads on the wiring part on the motor.
@caedmon2behrens186 Is the paint on the screw head something they did at the time of manufacture, to show if it's been opened up previously, in case of warranty claim?
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains I never knew that was something they did. Guess I should've researched it. The paint is like a rust brown.
@@caedmon2behrens186 Sounds like it might be that. But I'm no expert.
Beautiful video John! What brand are those Alcos?
@johnlazar7582 Thank you, John! They're just Bachmann. I don't have any digital control or sound on the HO layout, so I add music to cover that lack of sound.
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains I have a set of Proto 2000 Alcos that look just like yours. Both A and B units are powered. I had to replace the gears on both of them. I did install motor decoders in them but no sound. I really love the detail on your layout!
Nice set-up John, even though it's temporary. I love the Unique Art diesels, that's something you don't see every day. I have two Unique Art steamers and a handful of Unique Art freight cars, but no diesel.
@johnlazar7582 Thank you! Glad you like it, John. I watched those Unique Art Diesels on Trainz from late December until a couple weeks ago, gradually inch their way down to my affordability limit!
@johnlazar7582 Someday I'd like to add a Unique Art steamer and some Hafner.
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains I never thought about looking on Trainz. I've bought quite a few items from them in the past. I used to have some Hanger trains, but traded them away many years ago
Beautiful
Thank you, Iris!
Love what you did with the lumber yard.
Nice run, thanks for sharing.
@@poconotrainman Thank you for watching.
Nice video, John. The scenery on your layout is very nicely done!
@@johnlazar7582 Thank you very much, John. Like you, I enjoy HO & O.
@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains Yes, I grew up with Lionel trains but when I discovered HO as a kid I fell in love with it too, so I've been enjoying both scales for years. I'm happy to see that someone else has the same interests, and the same first name 😆
Nice rub! Great looking layout, amazing detail!
Thank you, John. The layout is really small, so I try to pack in as much detail as possible.
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains You've done a terrific job with it.
AWESOME 😊
Thank you! Glad you like it.
John, your layout has lots of detail, I like the crossing with the red pickup parked by a metal building. The grassy weeds look very nice and realistic.
Thank you, Steve. It is a very small oval, so little by little I try to add small details. I thank God for this hobby.
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains Yes, it's a great hobby, it lets me tinker and helps me relax.
Awesome run session, thanks!
Thank you, John! I'm glad you liked it.
I have been looking for someone else to show this problem for over a year lol THANK YOU!
Thank you. I don't really know what I'm doing but am glad you liked it! 🙂
why does my smoke vent ouy of steam chest rather than the stack. otherwise a good runner
Sorry, I'm replying late because I just saw this. The engine in this video has broken smoke unit. Recently I got another Lionel Atlantic 4-4-2 and the smoke on that vents out at the bottom apparently like yours, so I have to open it up and check it out.
Cool! I never knew Woodland Scenics had a pen like that. Great tip - thanx!
Thank you, Ed. It did work out pretty good.
It looks great. I love the Atlantic's and Columbia's, they look right at home on small layouts.
Pretty darn cool
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
For one thing, the hill is too steep inmo, and another is you might need new traction tires. Also check your track. Maybe has some oil or dirt that's making it slip so bad.
That Athearn blue box model doesn't have traction tires. But, yes, the grade is too steep, and on top of that the curves are less than 18" radius, which also robs power. The track plan is from Lin Wescott's old book "101 Track Plans."
How tall are those deck plates?
The plate girder bridge is a Lionel Fastrack bridge. It's 10" long and the plate girders are 1-3/4" high. Thanks for watching! I just checked out your site, Mike. Nice Union Pacific engines, weathering and bridges you have there.
@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains Thank You Sir! I'm thinking about using the plates to finish my deck bridge I was hoping that they would be at least 2" tall lol...
Nice run good camera views thanks for sharing new subscribers here👍
Glad you liked it, Eddie, and thanks for commenting. Just subscribed to you too. - John
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains Thanks John
looks great 👍
I'm glad that you liked it. Thank you!
John this is so fun! Thanks for sharing :)
I'm glad you liked it!
Wow John, you are so talented, as an artist and a producer!...from the background music to the scenery. Thank you for sharing your talent w/ me. So fun to watch :)
Thank you. I wanted that scene on the edge of the cliff to be a little frightening, if it's even possible for a model railroad to be frightening. 🙂
I enjoyed this video! So different than most! Nice job!
Thank you very much, John. I'd like to answer the question, "What would it be like to live in a model railroad?"
@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains That would be cool! I believe we build our layouts to represent a place where we would like to live.
Great night shots and camera angles! Love it!
I take that as a great compliment. Thank you, John! I'm getting to like editing video, getting 10 minutes down to 1 minute.
@@Johns0gaugeAndH0trains You do a great job with the editing!
Are the sinclair tanks from Menards. Cool commercial!
The Sinclair Fuel tanks are just cardboard tubes wrapped with strips of paper. In back are an MTH and Lionel tank car. I'm glad you enjoyed the commercial! I didn't know if anyone would like it. Thanks for watching.
Loved your ad for Dobie Spangler, as well as the detailed reviews!
I'm glad you liked it. The channel was really hungry for some revenue, so the ad dollars from Dobie Spangler couldn't have come at a better time. One of these days I've got to get down there and check out the new lineup of Chrysler products for '58. Their dealership is just east of the layout, between the plywood and the wall.
Nice job!!! Someday I'll get t the point of making a few bridges & creeks.
Thank you, Donald! I still haven't gotten to the bare plywood around that little valley.
Very realistic, that cliff is amazing.
Thank you very much, John. I'm glad you liked it.