After a long hiatus, I have a big update on the layout. I expanded the yard (again), I have a new 2-10-0 decapod, and there are 2 more expansions for the layout.
Nice! Hope you post more often and show what you're doing. I'm like you, I've always liked steam more than diesel but I like 1st and some second generation diesels just as much. Steam locomotives are by far my favorite type of locomotives though. The expansion you've done and are going to be doing looks and sounds awesome. I've never been a fan of Pennsylvania Railroad but they had a lot of interesting models of locomotives both steam and diesel and I find I'm more and more interested in that aspect of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Southern Railroad is my favorite I guess because I live in the southeast and my first experiences with trains was a Southern Railroad steam locomotive. Keep the updates coming. Stay safe. -Wil 👍
I like first and second generation diesels too. I like most 4 axel diesels but GP-9s are probably my favorite along with F units. I like the Southern Railroad color scheme a lot. Thanks and stay safe yourself -- Tyler
Have enjoyed your videos for quite a while. The Decapod is a really nice addition. I'm hoping to have my own Pennsy layout operating before too much longer. Like yours, it will be primarily steam with some 1st gen diesels. I'm not going to try to model a specific locale, however. If all goes well, there will be a video series inspired by you and other RUclipsrs. Thanks for the inspiration. Keep it going!
I thought you quit RUclips! The new yard is a real improvement. And looks better too. I received my hippo a bit over a week ago - short tender. There's a warning not to run the smoke burner w/o fluid. And on mine, the switch is underneath on one side near the front. Apparently there's a CV too.
Thanks! I had gone back and forth with how I wanted everything to work, so it took me all summer to figure things out. I hope to buy a short tender hippo at some point too. I just recently heard about the warning, I just have to find where the switch is.
I thought about it but in order to keep a 2% max grade it would take 8' to get the track down under Tyrone which would cut into the scenery in Tyrone a lot. The upper level I'm just sneaking behind the coal mine lead, which doesn't take much space luckily.
Nice to see you back….converting all the way to steam, wow…that 2-10 sounded great…how’s the pulling power of steam engines up and around horseshoe curve? That’s gonna be awesome yard when completed
Thanks! Yeah I always liked both - steam and diesel - but I thought I would never have a big enough radius to really do steam or the roundhouse to do it justice. Now that I changed the yard I have plenty of room, and I bumped the minimum radius up to 22 on the whole layout which let's me run almost any steam engine. The pulling power seems really good, the engine has the rubber wheels for traction and it's pretty heavy. I haven't tested it pulling much yet but the m1b can pull 15 or so freight cars up the curve and that one doesn't have any rubber wheels so I'd imagine the 2-10-0 can pull 20+. I'm tempted to speed match them and run double headers up the curve, both with the smoke units running. I can't wait to do that, it will probably push me to get scenery done on the curve.
@@pennsylvaniamodelrailroad We have the same aspirations but you are so so far ahead. I've wanted to recreate the 'ore train' with four decs. Apparently so have many others. I'm sure you've seen all the vids. Looking forward to your Steam on Horseshoe Curve series.
@@gonebamboo4116 I may be a little ahead but I'm probably not too far ahead haha. I still have 50+ pieces of track to buy and half a dozen switches so it will be quite awhile before I have all the track laid. When it comes to scenery, I'm even slower. But I enjoy it and I'm glad you like my videos.
I haven't touched the layout since this video but I have to relay half the yard because the dehumidifier died in the summer and the homasote got so swollen that once it shrunk, it pulled the rails together so badly there's kinks every foot or so. Got so humid the wood door wouldn't even shut. So that's probably where I'll start, it should take me about a week and then I'll at least have a video of trains running. Since I still have some work to do.
Sorry to hear about the swelling. I know you don’t want to hear this during the problem but have you considered cork? Cork is more stable and doesn’t take up water. It might help if god forbid the next dehumidifier takes a crap in the future.
@@derekalexander4030 I use cork where I have the mainline, but since the homasote is just compressed paper it can swell a lot and then shrink. In the past I've mainly only laid track in the winter time and I didn't run into many issues. Now that's it dry once I re-lay it it should be fine. It might also be how I lay track. I put spikes outside the rails, if I just put them down the middle it would allow the ties and rails to flex more rather than being pulled together when the homasote shrunk. Luckily the first 5 tracks have no issues. Just the next 4-5 I have to re-lay.
Nice! Hope you post more often and show what you're doing. I'm like you, I've always liked steam more than diesel but I like 1st and some second generation diesels just as much. Steam locomotives are by far my favorite type of locomotives though. The expansion you've done and are going to be doing looks and sounds awesome. I've never been a fan of Pennsylvania Railroad but they had a lot of interesting models of locomotives both steam and diesel and I find I'm more and more interested in that aspect of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Southern Railroad is my favorite I guess because I live in the southeast and my first experiences with trains was a Southern Railroad steam locomotive. Keep the updates coming. Stay safe. -Wil 👍
I like first and second generation diesels too. I like most 4 axel diesels but GP-9s are probably my favorite along with F units. I like the Southern Railroad color scheme a lot. Thanks and stay safe yourself -- Tyler
Very cool!
Wahooo, new decapod!
I love me some Pennsy hippos.
Hope to get one myself some day.
Been looking for your next installment, so thanks.
Have enjoyed your videos for quite a while. The Decapod is a really nice addition. I'm hoping to have my own Pennsy layout operating before too much longer. Like yours, it will be primarily steam with some 1st gen diesels. I'm not going to try to model a specific locale, however. If all goes well, there will be a video series inspired by you and other RUclipsrs. Thanks for the inspiration. Keep it going!
I thought you quit RUclips! The new yard is a real improvement. And looks better too.
I received my hippo a bit over a week ago - short tender. There's a warning not to run the smoke burner w/o fluid. And on mine, the switch is underneath on one side near the front. Apparently there's a CV too.
Thanks! I had gone back and forth with how I wanted everything to work, so it took me all summer to figure things out.
I hope to buy a short tender hippo at some point too. I just recently heard about the warning, I just have to find where the switch is.
@@pennsylvaniamodelrailroad It should be underneath near the front of the loco.
@@frankhellman6879 thanks, I'll be sure to check it out. It's probably my favorite engine overall. I love the sounds especially.
You could stick staging levels underneath the coal mine and tyrone. That's what Ken McCrory did and it worked out pretty well
I thought about it but in order to keep a 2% max grade it would take 8' to get the track down under Tyrone which would cut into the scenery in Tyrone a lot. The upper level I'm just sneaking behind the coal mine lead, which doesn't take much space luckily.
Nice to see you back….converting all the way to steam, wow…that 2-10 sounded great…how’s the pulling power of steam engines up and around horseshoe curve? That’s gonna be awesome yard when completed
Thanks! Yeah I always liked both - steam and diesel - but I thought I would never have a big enough radius to really do steam or the roundhouse to do it justice. Now that I changed the yard I have plenty of room, and I bumped the minimum radius up to 22 on the whole layout which let's me run almost any steam engine.
The pulling power seems really good, the engine has the rubber wheels for traction and it's pretty heavy. I haven't tested it pulling much yet but the m1b can pull 15 or so freight cars up the curve and that one doesn't have any rubber wheels so I'd imagine the 2-10-0 can pull 20+. I'm tempted to speed match them and run double headers up the curve, both with the smoke units running. I can't wait to do that, it will probably push me to get scenery done on the curve.
@@pennsylvaniamodelrailroad
We have the same aspirations but you are so so far ahead. I've wanted to recreate the 'ore train' with four decs. Apparently so have many others. I'm sure you've seen all the vids. Looking forward to your Steam on Horseshoe Curve series.
@@gonebamboo4116 I may be a little ahead but I'm probably not too far ahead haha. I still have 50+ pieces of track to buy and half a dozen switches so it will be quite awhile before I have all the track laid. When it comes to scenery, I'm even slower. But I enjoy it and I'm glad you like my videos.
Looking forward to the changes. Please don’t make us wait another 10 months. Lol. 314 subscribers now.
I haven't touched the layout since this video but I have to relay half the yard because the dehumidifier died in the summer and the homasote got so swollen that once it shrunk, it pulled the rails together so badly there's kinks every foot or so. Got so humid the wood door wouldn't even shut. So that's probably where I'll start, it should take me about a week and then I'll at least have a video of trains running. Since I still have some work to do.
Sorry to hear about the swelling. I know you don’t want to hear this during the problem but have you considered cork? Cork is more stable and doesn’t take up water. It might help if god forbid the next dehumidifier takes a crap in the future.
@@derekalexander4030 I use cork where I have the mainline, but since the homasote is just compressed paper it can swell a lot and then shrink. In the past I've mainly only laid track in the winter time and I didn't run into many issues. Now that's it dry once I re-lay it it should be fine. It might also be how I lay track. I put spikes outside the rails, if I just put them down the middle it would allow the ties and rails to flex more rather than being pulled together when the homasote shrunk. Luckily the first 5 tracks have no issues. Just the next 4-5 I have to re-lay.
8:30 ref. for my fave.
Is that 18 hoppers behind the M1b?
Sure look great. What's the mfg?
Yep, that is correct. The manufacturer for the M1b is Broadway Limited, and the hoppers are all Bowser.
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Thanks. I saw your tip on the H21 hoppers coming from Bowser. So I'll keep an eye out for them.