Ray, been watching since your first episode, absolutely loving your build. Gotta say, the 100-car train was just mesmerizing to watch! I model the other end of PA, the LV, and in N, but if my road let's me pull 50 cars, half your length here and probably only 1/4 the mass, I'd consider that a raging success. Well done, sir! Glad the marching season is now over and summer yardwork is coming to an end, as I (and you too, I'd assume) can now properly spend more productive time in our train rooms.
You should have heard my expression when i heard "lets just get crazy, i have a 100 car train here" im still watching it. I even went and got snacks, love this!
@@bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061 on our club, the club owners has a 120 car train pulled by 4 GG1's, i dont doubt the weight of that train for a second haha
I grew up listening to the B&LE making it's way through Culmerville from just a fews hill over to the east in Fawn Township. We lived on top of a hill, so I could hear them pretty clear. Now I live in Grove City. So pretty much my whole life I've been listening to the B&LE. I get excited when I see the orange paint every now and then again. Usually it's paried up with the old Missabe painted unit.
@TransformerDad think those are the last 2 left right now. I was sad to see that old gate bell get taken down at Grove City. Video of that on my channel. Happy to see the cn sd40-2W back though - its got personality
I don't have the space, time, or money to get into the hobby although I've always wanted to. When my son was younger he was really into trains and dinosaurs. He really didn't take to Thomas but liked a cartoon called Chuggington and we bought him their die cast railroad sets and I spent hours setting them up for him to play with. Your roundhouse, maintenance sheds, offices and yard have given me great ideas to try in the city building game Cities Skylines. Some great modders on there that have a ton of assets for railroads. It's the closest I can get to model railroads currently. I tried to build the massive freight yard that is north of Pittsburgh a few times but my current gaming pc is limited. Seeing how you did the transfer table has given me something to work on. Love the updates.
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).
Fantastic layout and congrats on 2k+ subs! The progress is awesome. Once I complete my smaller industrial park layout and use it as my test subject of learning and progressing my knowledge and experience in taking my layouts to a higher level of quality I’ll get back to working on my triple decker, top decks not been built system fried a few years back when I didn’t have funds to replace it but bottom two levels are fully operational and basic scenery in place. Just hope I can achieve the level of quality and detail you and many other RUclips model railroaders reach, awesome!
Crazy cool layout so far - can't wait to watch progress ! Also - thanks for the Yankee Dabbler shout out - never heard of them, and that price on wheels is great !
Super cool, I also rode my bike to watch the Bessemer in the early 80's in Erie all the way down to Greenville. Miss the loads from Bucyrus Erie and the yard at Albion. Also remember the line from Conneaut Lake to Meadville
Another grand slam progress video Ray. I really do not know where to start. The engine facility which is awesome. Can't wait to see it completed. One knows they are doing something right when it looks awesome and its not even completed yet. The 100 car ore drag which I have deemed "The Mother Load" was outstanding. Going through the helix was suburb. With only what? 3, 4 derailments only shows your skills in laying rail bed and track. Not to mention the work you have done on your rolling stock. Its a testament to your meticulous attention to detail. Bravo and congratulations on the milestone. I cant wait for the next up-date.
Great achievement with the hundred, my N scale long train experiments have proven the sentient nature of the model machines - waiting until the rake is on a concave curve before snagging to bring on a string line, pulling cars to the valley below (is . The physics doesn't scale, we modellers live in a different universe. In 2016 I visited the US Open golf at Oakmont, I didn't know before arrival that the B&LE runs though the middle of the golf course before crossing the massive bridge across the Allegheny that you have included on your layout
Sorry, touch tablet premature send syndrome, anyway the cars seem to find the floor when I tempt fate with a long one. How are going to approach the construction of that bridge, I guess you'll have to scratch the trusses in brass ? It will keep you busy for a while.😊
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!
I was born in 1944 last day of year. When I was about 3 or so every time I heard a train whistle I would run to the front window to see the trains go by. I saw lots of steam trains before there were diesel engines. Probably around 1948. Even saw a caboose hop with several going east behind one steamer as more trains moved west. Coal trains were popular as coal moved from W Virginia to Lake Erie to be dumped into large ore boats as many as 4 trains per day roamed the rails turning at Sterling, Ohio to head be unloaded at the ports. Then one morning when mom was in the house and had forgot about me, I crossed the road and walked down a cow lane to cross another road to see trains up close and personal. When I heard a train whistle, a diesel coming west and flying fast as he was pulling a passenger train, I climbed up n the blinker light which were mounted on a concrete post. My short sleeves whipped my skin as he flew by going west towards Chicago. I was 3 years of age. A man sitting in e car near by came to rescue me and take me home. Mom didn't know him nor did he know me, but he figured I had to love near by. Mom hugged the life out of me and it never happened again, but to this day I get excited when hearing trains whistles coming near. Loved the long train and where there are derailments put in a rerailer. Even place them at yards on either end to have less derailments. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video.
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
If you’re not too solidified on decoders, ESU is an amazing option. I found a method that I haven’t seen anywhere else of making consisting extremely easy, along with the possibility of adding multiple function maps. I have a video on it on my channel. As far as I’m aware, no one else knows about this. If you do decide to watch it, just know it’s kinda cringey. I apologize, it’s my first time.
@draven7311 for sure. my pacific and coaches are in most of the intros - I also have 3 of the sd7s originally bought for passenger service - 801,802,803. I also have McKeen car #1. One of the best reasons to model the bessemer pre 1955 is getting the passenger traffic.
This is classic, not just because of the monumental task he's set for himself but because of the political statement. He, like the rest of us watching this, is a true Right Winger. A guy who goes off by himself with patience, sweat, talent, and purpose, and BUILDS something. A Left Winger ,on the other hand, would get a bunch of people together (so the blame can't be pinned on him alone) and go off and destroy something. That's the difference between the fringe Left and Right. We build and we're proud of it. And yes, I watched until the end. A lot of inspiration here. People like him don't get enough credit for their accomplishments because they're not front-page news.
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Ray, been watching since your first episode, absolutely loving your build. Gotta say, the 100-car train was just mesmerizing to watch! I model the other end of PA, the LV, and in N, but if my road let's me pull 50 cars, half your length here and probably only 1/4 the mass, I'd consider that a raging success. Well done, sir!
Glad the marching season is now over and summer yardwork is coming to an end, as I (and you too, I'd assume) can now properly spend more productive time in our train rooms.
@@cymrych79 thanks for watching! Yes modeling season back in full swing
You should have heard my expression when i heard "lets just get crazy, i have a 100 car train here" im still watching it. I even went and got snacks, love this!
@@sdmsapphiremodels lolol! It was legit nuts. If you grabbed the head car and pulled it by hand.. she was HEAVY.
@@bessemerlakeerieinhoscale6061 on our club, the club owners has a 120 car train pulled by 4 GG1's, i dont doubt the weight of that train for a second haha
"It's insane, but it's pretty cool." Indeed it was, I stayed for the whole video. Epic ;-)
@OtterCreek thank you! Glad you hung around for it!
Wow, this layout is super cool! I love that prototypical engine terminal
@@bearzlla thank you! Look for an update soon, Ballast is done in the engine terminal
I grew up listening to the B&LE making it's way through Culmerville from just a fews hill over to the east in Fawn Township. We lived on top of a hill, so I could hear them pretty clear. Now I live in Grove City. So pretty much my whole life I've been listening to the B&LE. I get excited when I see the orange paint every now and then again. Usually it's paried up with the old Missabe painted unit.
@TransformerDad think those are the last 2 left right now. I was sad to see that old gate bell get taken down at Grove City. Video of that on my channel. Happy to see the cn sd40-2W back though - its got personality
Congratulations on besting 2000! That was a great video. How do you make your coal loads?
Thank you! Here's how I do them!
ruclips.net/video/0gqF9r8aqDk/видео.htmlsi=oTbomZo_K-fUifOs
That was awesome! Now,let's get those 2-10-4s running 😂
Great video. The long train operated really well.
@@robwillett7832 I swear it's coming. I keep getting better ideas on how to do it, so I'm not sorry I've waited
@robwillett7832 thank you. Definitely better than I thought. I was waiting for a 30-40 car string line
I don't have the space, time, or money to get into the hobby although I've always wanted to. When my son was younger he was really into trains and dinosaurs. He really didn't take to Thomas but liked a cartoon called Chuggington and we bought him their die cast railroad sets and I spent hours setting them up for him to play with.
Your roundhouse, maintenance sheds, offices and yard have given me great ideas to try in the city building game Cities Skylines. Some great modders on there that have a ton of assets for railroads. It's the closest I can get to model railroads currently. I tried to build the massive freight yard that is north of Pittsburgh a few times but my current gaming pc is limited. Seeing how you did the transfer table has given me something to work on. Love the updates.
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).
@@markmccummins8049 there's some things you just want!
Very impressive, I look forward to seeing the scenery develop.
Fantastic layout and congrats on 2k+ subs! The progress is awesome. Once I complete my smaller industrial park layout and use it as my test subject of learning and progressing my knowledge and experience in taking my layouts to a higher level of quality I’ll get back to working on my triple decker, top decks not been built system fried a few years back when I didn’t have funds to replace it but bottom two levels are fully operational and basic scenery in place. Just hope I can achieve the level of quality and detail you and many other RUclips model railroaders reach, awesome!
@@jwrailve3615 you'll get there! It sounds like a solid plan.
Thank you for sharing. WOW, now that's a train!!! Very nice. The crew at SN Tower was impressed.👍
Crazy cool layout so far - can't wait to watch progress !
Also - thanks for the Yankee Dabbler shout out - never heard of them, and that price on wheels is great !
That's incredible! Must be some excellent track work and car maintenance. The engine terminal is the bomb.
@@hutchewah thank you! Identified at least one spot that needs attention in that run.
I can only dream about having so much space 😮😮😮 The engine depot is amazing It’s giving me some good ideas for mine.👍
Super cool, I also rode my bike to watch the Bessemer in the early 80's in Erie all the way down to Greenville. Miss the loads from Bucyrus Erie and the yard at Albion. Also remember the line from Conneaut Lake to Meadville
The miracle of 3d printing. Magic of our times.
Well done.
Nice railyard layout. Really nice.
Another grand slam progress video Ray. I really do not know where to start. The engine facility which is awesome. Can't wait to see it completed. One knows they are doing something right when it looks awesome and its not even completed yet. The 100 car ore drag which I have deemed "The Mother Load" was outstanding. Going through the helix was suburb. With only what? 3, 4 derailments only shows your skills in laying rail bed and track. Not to mention the work you have done on your rolling stock. Its a testament to your meticulous attention to detail. Bravo and congratulations on the milestone. I cant wait for the next up-date.
Really nice roundhouse
Is big proyect.
Congrats on 2K subs…top notch engine facility…train ran pretty good…like the helper push
Congrats on 2000! That train ran quite well, especially in the helix. I always enjoy seeing your progress, Ray.
Great achievement with the hundred, my N scale long train experiments have proven the sentient nature of the model machines - waiting until the rake is on a concave curve before snagging to bring on a string line, pulling cars to the valley below (is . The physics doesn't scale, we modellers live in a different universe. In 2016 I visited the US Open golf at Oakmont, I didn't know before arrival that the B&LE runs though the middle of the golf course before crossing the massive bridge across the Allegheny that you have included on your layout
Sorry, touch tablet premature send syndrome, anyway the cars seem to find the floor when I tempt fate with a long one. How are going to approach the construction of that bridge, I guess you'll have to scratch the trusses in brass ? It will keep you busy for a while.😊
@@johnwhatmore163 I plan on including the golf cart bridge over the tracks!
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!
This is one heck of a HHHUUUGGEEEE layout!!! And one heck of a long train! Very nice! Congrats!👏👏👏
That was totally awesome. Congratulations on 2,380 subscribers. The roundhouse and engine facility are amazing. Great job.
It’s impressive to do that!! Nice!
I sub for the progress on the scenery, but 100 cars is an excellent way to celebrate
@flakstruk-8481 some minor basic scenery coming this calendar year. Not much. But some.
Enjoyed every minute. Thank you.
Well done, I loved it!!!
@russellholland2022 thank you!
That was pretty cool. Nice job.
Congrats on the 2,000 + subs, I really enjoyed watching your layout. Really liked watching 100 car drag too! 👍. 👋😎🛤🚂🚂🚂
Congratulations on 2,000! Really cool!
Congrats on reaching 2k! I’ve always enjoyed your work. Miss seeing Molly. Hopefully you’ll name something for her on your pike.
@loupecci4901 now there's an idea. Thank you!
Wow! I enjoyed this one. Thanks
I was born in 1944 last day of year. When I was about 3 or so every time I heard a train whistle I would run to the front window to see the trains go by. I saw lots of steam trains before there were diesel engines. Probably around 1948. Even saw a caboose hop with several going east behind one steamer as more trains moved west. Coal trains were popular as coal moved from W Virginia to Lake Erie to be dumped into large ore boats as many as 4 trains per day roamed the rails turning at Sterling, Ohio to head be unloaded at the ports. Then one morning when mom was in the house and had forgot about me, I crossed the road and walked down a cow lane to cross another road to see trains up close and personal. When I heard a train whistle, a diesel coming west and flying fast as he was pulling a passenger train, I climbed up n the blinker light which were mounted on a concrete post. My short sleeves whipped my skin as he flew by going west towards Chicago. I was 3 years of age. A man sitting in e car near by came to rescue me and take me home. Mom didn't know him nor did he know me, but he figured I had to love near by. Mom hugged the life out of me and it never happened again, but to this day I get excited when hearing trains whistles coming near. Loved the long train and where there are derailments put in a rerailer. Even place them at yards on either end to have less derailments. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video.
wuaooooo congratulations
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
Let’s go crazy. Let’s get nuts
@@kurtgoodwin9490 lolololol
Love it! Especially with the long snaking hopper train.
thanks great job on the run and 2k
Awesome update and congratulations on 2000+ subs! I can’t even get to 300 lol
You heald my attention the whole trip. 👍.
Nice layout you’re getting mirror
I grew up with that running threw my back yard
I live in central VA. I see many very long coal trains come through here. They normally have helpers in the middle
@erichelm4339 cutting them in 2/3 or 3/4 deep would have helped but I was trying to stick to B&LE practices for the fun/ challenge of it.
Fantastic engine terminal,i bought same turn table dont realy know why 😅
@veliborvrhovac9 it's a good working unit. They could have done better with the contact brushes. But. Other than that - it's a great unit.
I would love to come and see you layout
@@catap977 I do occasional open houses. I'll make sure to announce
If you’re not too solidified on decoders, ESU is an amazing option. I found a method that I haven’t seen anywhere else of making consisting extremely easy, along with the possibility of adding multiple function maps. I have a video on it on my channel. As far as I’m aware, no one else knows about this. If you do decide to watch it, just know it’s kinda cringey. I apologize, it’s my first time.
Would like to see a cab ride
Very nice layout of an engi e facility.
The only thing wrong with a 100 car train for 2000 subscribers is ,what will you do for 3000?
@bobainsworth5057 something completely different! Lol 😆. If it even makes it that far. Who knows. I've under estimated it so far so maybe I shouldn't.
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
@@andrewstrains5717 6'
What about some passenger traffic?
@draven7311 for sure. my pacific and coaches are in most of the intros - I also have 3 of the sd7s originally bought for passenger service - 801,802,803. I also have McKeen car #1. One of the best reasons to model the bessemer pre 1955 is getting the passenger traffic.
Links almost 101 with caboose
Are there 100 different numbers on them cars???😂
@@clarencedavis9845 God no. I probably have 200 more of that car
This is classic, not just because of the monumental task he's set for himself but because of the political statement. He, like the rest of us watching this, is a true Right Winger. A guy who goes off by himself with patience, sweat, talent, and purpose, and BUILDS something. A Left Winger ,on the other hand, would get a bunch of people together (so the blame can't be pinned on him alone) and go off and destroy something. That's the difference between the fringe Left and Right. We build and we're proud of it. And yes, I watched until the end. A lot of inspiration here. People like him don't get enough credit for their accomplishments because they're not front-page news.