The one major type of Canadian rolling stock I think we never see down south are the "Canadian Tire" containers, especially the 60' containers. It seems like every CP intermodal train up north has at least a few. Love the channel!
Do you ever see the canadian cylindrical hoppers? They're an absolute icon of the canadian prairies and it really makes me sad there's less and less every year.
I hauled fuel to a contractor working in a NS yard in Atlanta GA. They were building a loco servicing shop. They also built a turntable to turn the locos. It was surprising to me to see this,as I thought they were something of the past.
Sorry, Jimmy, but I think you have mischaracterized the L-girder system. In L-girder benchwork, the L-girders *do* *not* form the legs - the L-girders are the main structural support for the layout, and they, in turn, are supported by legs (which can be L-shaped members as well, or simple 2x2s, or...) *Generally* the L-girders in turn support risers, and the subroadbed is applied to the risers. The advantage of the L-girder system is that it is very flexible for supporting open benchwork (which eliminates the plywood) - especially when you plan a lot of elevation changes. See the Union Pacific Evanston Division in HO Scale channel for a great example of L-girder framing. All that said, I think your visual example is the best option for supporting a small layout which will be mounted on plywood; it's just not an L-girder construction.
1) Since North American freight railroads are private, they have their own way of conducting business and have to follow the rules of the free market (supply/demand) vs. other countries that are mostly government-ran. Government railroads can spend frivolously as they please because they don't have to worry about losses or operating inefficiently because it is the government, they can just tax, borrow, and print as much money as they please. Private companies can't so they have to operate more frugally thus why you will see the blending of locos and rolling stock from different eras together thus making the era system in North America untenable. B) North American freight cars have dates on the side of them (unless it is a freight car meant to solely operate on the owner's railroad like the New York Central Pacemaker that originally only operated over New York Central lines), a NEW or BLT date. Go by the most recent date to determine what era it should be operating in. Also, FRA regulations made certain freight modifications illegal during certain years such as giant billboard adverts on reefers made illegal in the 1930s or 1940s(?) due to clamping down on the advertising collusion between railroads and private companies, steel cables forming a trapezoid beneath the frames of boxcars/reefers illegal in the 1930s, walkways on the top of boxcars/reefers illegal in the early 1980s, etc. Passenger cars are different but usually by looking at them you can tell when they operated (wood 1800s-1920s, heavyweight Pullman steel 1920s-1970s, Budd/smoothsides 1930s-1980s). Of course, there are always exceptions, but these are the general rules.
A good rule of thumb (but certainly not perfect) for eras is the length of freight cars. 1920s - 1950s: 40’ cars. 1960s - 1980s: 50’ cars. 1990s - present: 60’ + cars. Of course there are many exceptions, but for building a manifest freight that’s a safe bet.
I'm drinking Starbucks True North Blend. Just to add a little to the question about rail car time periods...The Association of American Railroads (AAR) Interchange Rule 88 limits the service life of railcars to 50 years from the date of construction. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. My question is: I'm getting a Bambu Labs A1 for Chrismas. When I look for items to print, how do I know if it can be printed on my printer or if it requires a resin printer? For example, there is a Bay Line Woodchip hopper I'd like to print but I don't see where it says what material to print it in.
On the US rolling stock question, the easy answer is to look at the reporting marks on the car. There will a mark like “BLT 1-50” for “Built in 1950” as well as commonly “New” meaning, not refurbished, or something like “S 1-60” for “shopped (repaired refurbished) in 1960”
Hi Jimmy. Love your show. I’m the vp of a model rr club and want to honor a member who has been with the club for 35 years. I’d like to present him with a custom boxcar. Can I use water based decals to decorate the car? I have an inkjet printer. Thank you
You might want to know that there is a DCC-EX commandstation+motorshield+wifi combo coming outs soon™️! No proper ETA yet but might be worth waiting for if youre thinking about getting the motorshield.
My question: using Bachmann EZ track DC switches while using DCC setup. Are they compatible? I have a simple track layout on folding tables. I'm using NCE Power Cab.
What would you recommend for having under the table storage/yard for someone using kato unitrack? Also what would i have to do to run push buttons for switchs for kato unitrack? Thank you for your time if you decide to asker my question.
Bluford car shops website has a RR timeline on their homepage with a lot of era related info on it. A RR car built before 7/1/74 had a 40 year max use, after that date it became 50 yrs(better, safer construction???) A RR car over 50 years old and not rebuilt may continue to be used, BUT it can't be interchanged to another RR, it must stay on home rails. The ones ive seen have "Rage" stenciled after the road #, which indicates restricted due to age. Modern diesels do not need to be turned, they run long hood forward just as well as short hood, think Southern rwy.
Drinking Columbian Maxwell House. Question: Is it easy to replace a speaker in a locomotive? I messed mine up and need to replace it. Thank you! The locomotive is a ho scale Bachmann GP40.
I use Atlas code 55 flex track on my layout, and now thinking about building a helix. To keep the radius consistent, I was thinking about using Kato Unitrack or Bachman EZ-Track. Can this be done? What suggestions would you have to make this work?
I would love a 3d printing primer for model railroading video. What each type of printer is, tips and tricks, and example prints.
The one major type of Canadian rolling stock I think we never see down south are the "Canadian Tire" containers, especially the 60' containers. It seems like every CP intermodal train up north has at least a few. Love the channel!
Do you ever see the canadian cylindrical hoppers? They're an absolute icon of the canadian prairies and it really makes me sad there's less and less every year.
I hauled fuel to a contractor working in a NS yard in Atlanta GA. They were building a loco servicing shop. They also built a turntable to turn the locos. It was surprising to me to see this,as I thought they were something of the past.
Sorry, Jimmy, but I think you have mischaracterized the L-girder system. In L-girder benchwork, the L-girders *do* *not* form the legs - the L-girders are the main structural support for the layout, and they, in turn, are supported by legs (which can be L-shaped members as well, or simple 2x2s, or...)
*Generally* the L-girders in turn support risers, and the subroadbed is applied to the risers. The advantage of the L-girder system is that it is very flexible for supporting open benchwork (which eliminates the plywood) - especially when you plan a lot of elevation changes. See the Union Pacific Evanston Division in HO Scale channel for a great example of L-girder framing.
All that said, I think your visual example is the best option for supporting a small layout which will be mounted on plywood; it's just not an L-girder construction.
1) Since North American freight railroads are private, they have their own way of conducting business and have to follow the rules of the free market (supply/demand) vs. other countries that are mostly government-ran. Government railroads can spend frivolously as they please because they don't have to worry about losses or operating inefficiently because it is the government, they can just tax, borrow, and print as much money as they please. Private companies can't so they have to operate more frugally thus why you will see the blending of locos and rolling stock from different eras together thus making the era system in North America untenable.
B) North American freight cars have dates on the side of them (unless it is a freight car meant to solely operate on the owner's railroad like the New York Central Pacemaker that originally only operated over New York Central lines), a NEW or BLT date. Go by the most recent date to determine what era it should be operating in. Also, FRA regulations made certain freight modifications illegal during certain years such as giant billboard adverts on reefers made illegal in the 1930s or 1940s(?) due to clamping down on the advertising collusion between railroads and private companies, steel cables forming a trapezoid beneath the frames of boxcars/reefers illegal in the 1930s, walkways on the top of boxcars/reefers illegal in the early 1980s, etc.
Passenger cars are different but usually by looking at them you can tell when they operated (wood 1800s-1920s, heavyweight Pullman steel 1920s-1970s, Budd/smoothsides 1930s-1980s). Of course, there are always exceptions, but these are the general rules.
I have a boatload of questions Jimmy
Oh wow! Very cool
A good rule of thumb (but certainly not perfect) for eras is the length of freight cars. 1920s - 1950s: 40’ cars. 1960s - 1980s: 50’ cars. 1990s - present: 60’ + cars. Of course there are many exceptions, but for building a manifest freight that’s a safe bet.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
Great session today, good info. Thanks!
I'm drinking Starbucks True North Blend.
Just to add a little to the question about rail car time periods...The Association of American Railroads (AAR) Interchange Rule 88 limits the service life of railcars to 50 years from the date of construction. However, there are some exceptions to this rule.
My question is: I'm getting a Bambu Labs A1 for Chrismas. When I look for items to print, how do I know if it can be printed on my printer or if it requires a resin printer? For example, there is a Bay Line Woodchip hopper I'd like to print but I don't see where it says what material to print it in.
On the US rolling stock question, the easy answer is to look at the reporting marks on the car.
There will a mark like “BLT 1-50” for “Built in 1950” as well as commonly “New” meaning, not refurbished, or something like “S 1-60” for “shopped (repaired refurbished) in 1960”
Hi Jimmy. Love your show. I’m the vp of a model rr club and want to honor a member who has been with the club for 35 years. I’d like to present him with a custom boxcar. Can I use water based decals to decorate the car? I have an inkjet printer. Thank you
Another way to keep cats away could possibly giving the area a citrus smell
If you were to ever get a larger space would you switch to a larger scale. Also is there a brass engine you specifically want?
Will you buy a kato pacific surfliner? It would be interesting to see a review from you
Damn, just missed being first. Not a coffee drinker but hope you had a great thanksgiving yesterday.
You might want to know that there is a DCC-EX commandstation+motorshield+wifi combo coming outs soon™️! No proper ETA yet but might be worth waiting for if youre thinking about getting the motorshield.
My question: using Bachmann EZ track DC switches while using DCC setup.
Are they compatible?
I have a simple track layout on folding tables.
I'm using NCE Power Cab.
What would you recommend for having under the table storage/yard for someone using kato unitrack? Also what would i have to do to run push buttons for switchs for kato unitrack? Thank you for your time if you decide to asker my question.
What are the big differences between nce and digitrax systems and which one would you recommend for beginners.
Bluford car shops website has a RR timeline on their homepage with a lot of era related info on it. A RR car built before 7/1/74 had a 40 year max use, after that date it became 50 yrs(better, safer construction???) A RR car over 50 years old and not rebuilt may continue to be used, BUT it can't be interchanged to another RR, it must stay on home rails. The ones ive seen have "Rage" stenciled after the road #, which indicates restricted due to age. Modern diesels do not need to be turned, they run long hood forward just as well as short hood, think Southern rwy.
Drinking Columbian Maxwell House. Question: Is it easy to replace a speaker in a locomotive? I messed mine up and need to replace it. Thank you! The locomotive is a ho scale Bachmann GP40.
I use Atlas code 55 flex track on my layout, and now thinking about building a helix. To keep the radius consistent, I was thinking about using Kato Unitrack or Bachman EZ-Track. Can this be done? What suggestions would you have to make this work?
I am building a layout with American rolling stock. Can I use british locomotive? If so will I have to change anything?
It's your railroad. You can do whatever you like!
i was first click this morning...drinkin mennonite homeade java