The trains, the scenery, the many paint schemes all speak for themselves. But this room is as close to perfection as I have ever seen in video. Simply immaculate.
I’ve said it before; I’ll say it again. It’s not just the railroad that’s impressive. The room as a whole is extremely well thought out and has “finished” look. No clutter. Just clean and neat. The floors, lighting, windows are all something most of us just can’t match.
Great layout & also a great tribute to the Rock Is,and, Chicago Great Western & the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroads at the same time.. I’m an N scale modeler, my N scale railroad is the Pacific West Coast Railroad which I will within a year have the first level of a permanent layout. My railroad will focus on the entire West Coast from the U.S.-Mexican border at San Ysidro, CA all the way up to Vancouver,BC, Canada, it will cover the final quarter of the 20th. Century from when I arrived in San Diego in 1974 up to the end of 1999 & all the railroads that served the West Coast & serve the West Coast.
Have fun building your Pacific West Coast Railroad. In my opinion, half of the fun of a layout is the building phase. Thank you for watching my video and for your comments. Mike
Amazing layout. You’ve accomplished a high level of finish with the small touches like a nice finished room and painting all the exposed benchwork. Everything just looks professionally done.
Very nice railroad. I grew up in Inver Grove Heights. For several years I lived across the street (Concord Blvd.) from the Rock Island yard. My first cab ride was in a Rock Island switcher in the yard along Concord Blvd.
Hi Jason - What a great experience and memory to have ridden in a Rock Island switch engine. Thank you for watching my video and for your comment. Mike
Magnificent! I do model the Rock Island, CGW and other roads but mostly in passenger trains . My wife's best friend and college room mate is from Trenton, Mo and would be proud that her hometown is represented on your layout.
Beautiful layout. Loved seeing the IC Green Diamond TT Geeps in the yard. I do N-scale and only have one GP-7. I need at least 4 more. They used to rumble me to sleep when I was staying with my grandmother. There was a sawmill across the 2-lane Highway (Old 61) and he home was across the street from where the old Y&MV and IC crossed. I used to swim in a pond under IC trestle a short walk from her house. I’m hoping someone will produce some Green Diamond GP-7’ and GP-9’s in N-scale again soon.
I enjoyed watching the IC operate in and around Dubuque, IA, in the late 1960's and early 1970's. There has always been something special about the black geeps with the green diamond logo ...... a classic look in my opinion. Thank you very much for watching and for your comments. Mike
Best part is the interchange with the interurban. I do not see that too often. Especially for railroads from transition era and back. Very nice layout. As someone who lives in Iowa, I can say you really captured the feel of the Rock Island.
Stunning layout, really enjoyed your tour very much! What I found interesting, was the two rather large yards directly on top of each other. I recently read a piece by Lance Mindheim where he took a look at two deck layouts and he described exactly that situation as something that you never should do ☺. He wrote the operating crews would just not have enough space to work in a place like that. Guess Lance is not always right 😉 Keep up the great work!
Actually, Lance Mindheim has a very good point as the yards on top of each other can create operational interference. We’ve been able to work around that issue during operating sessions to minimize space conflicts. Thank you for your comments! Mike
Thank you, Johann, for your comments which I appreciate! Yeah, I just couldn't resist acquiring the C-430's even though the Rock Island didn't actually own any of them. The RI did have plans to purchase them, but the order was never fulfilled. Mike
Very impressive layout. I had several friends in Texas who were Rock Island employees. They were some of the most friendly, kind people I ever met and always an encouragement to me.
Just found your video's today from a post in Facebook...watched several. Thanks you for sharing, you have a beautiful layout! I's a big fan of all midwest RR's. You're layout is great to watch! Thanks again!!
What I like about that freight train with the auto racks and piggy back flats is they look like the kind of freight cars that might have been handed off to the D&RGW, perhaps in Pueblo CO during that period. Nice overview and lots of space.
Hello Grant - I checked out your channel and am very impressed with the video of the UP special. I have subbed to your channel and I look forward to viewing more of your videos. From what little I have seen thus far, it appears you've got a beautiful model railroad. Thank you very much for watching my video and I appreciate your nice comments. Mike
Gorgeous layout! I love how you have the perfect mix of yard/city and open country, it makes a run feel more realistic than a station/town every two feet.
You have a great looking layout. Thank you for the tour. Loved the dispatchers desk. It may seem archaic, but it was how it was done in the time frame that you are modeling. Would love to run a train or two. You have put a lot of time and thought into this layout. These types of videos shows that. If you are running a train, who cares about the clouds.
Thank you, Mark. If you haven't yet checked out Corn Country Rails on RUclips, you will want to. Tony Bowen models the Rock Island in N Scale and has a great layout. Mike
What a wonderful video of your wonderful layout. Shipley continues to be my favorite spot. One of these days I will have to drive to Iowa to stop and chat with the farmer there. My earliest memories of the UP were F units and GP 7-9's pulling freights along the Columbia River east of Portland, OR in the mid-50's. I would like to see some of those units parked in the UP yard on your layout.
Mike, I keep returning over and over, like so many here have said, so inspirational. I was wondering, and maybe you have before, talk about your building process? When you started, how often you were able to work on it...maybe you have some process photos? Again, apologies if you have already done so. Thank you for sharing these posts.
Hi Greg - I began building the layout in September 2007 and mostly worked on weekends and some evenings until mid-2011 when I retired. Once retired, I spent several days per week on the layout and was fairly complete by about 2015. So, the bulk of the layout was built in about an 8 year time period. Unfortunately, I don't have many in-process photos as I guess I was just too focused on getting the layout built. I appreciate your kind comments and thank you for watching. Mike
@@rimodeler7963 Thank you Mike, that's great encouragement for a 58 year old with kids still in school, and other positive per-occupations of work and our own remodeling work. I still have a few years before starting my layout in our new home that we are finalizing designs. As an architect, I am designing for our family, but for my little "empire" centered on Spokane in the late 60's. Thank you again for sharing your insights. Best to you and your family in 2021.
Fantastic railroad... I love the clean lines. No big piles of "stuff" on the floor under the layout. Far too many layouts look like construction zones.
Wow, glad I found your channel. Beautiful layout! Cool hearing all those town names, been through most! I am in Council Bluffs! Used to watch the RI from our back yard when I was a kid comin and going from the yard which is now the Iowa Interstate RR. Very nice!
Great work on both the layout and video! I just revisited this overview and was as entertained as the first time. I think you have definitely captured the feel and look of a transportation system. The mix of equipment really adds life to the overall composition. Thanks for sharing.
Wow!!! Very nice! I especially liked the RI depot in Des Moines with the arch over 4th street and the junction in Mason City with the Iowa Terminal. Would love to operate your layout.
I always appreciate it when viewers recognize certain locations on my layout. Thank you for watching and for your comments. Once again, I am enjoying the many great videos you have posted of fallen flag operations …… those are priceless!!
THANK YOU...for sharing. One fantastic layout, you know how I feel about your layout Mike, simply one of the best out there. It is always a joy to see when you post a video. The layout room is always clean with no clutter, trains always run smooth, just one 1st class railroad. Thanks, Gary
Very impressive railroad! I finally have the space and financial means to build a decent sized layout and have acquired enough locos, rolling stock, track and switches to get started. Unfortunately I lack the imagination to tie all of my ideas together with a layout design and am currently paralyzed with fear of regret if I commit to any prospective design. I'm trying to learn to use the features of AnyRail design software to help me sort out the planning. Cheers!
Very impressive. One thing you might want to consider to add even more realism would be to add some cables to the sides of the upper level of those autoracks. I recall seeing some done that way at the Elmhurst (IL) model railroad club.
Every video of this layout is impressive. Those storage drawers where very well thought, like the grooves to hold the rolling stock. Everything about that train room is easy on the eyes! Take care.
I love your work on the Spine Line, just wish it was easier to show how rolling the grade really is! Magnificent layout, I hope I can get my CNW layout to be like that one day Edit: We still serve that cement plant today! Lehigh Cement is what its called now.
Fantastic layout! I subbed. My friend retired 3 years ago from the UP in North Platte. He began his career on the Rock out of Omaha down towards Fairbury. An old RI head told him this ship is going down and to look elsewhere for work. That’s when he went to the UP. He asked UP where is North Platte. 😂. He would love this layout! Looking forward to going back through your videos and future uploads. Merry Christmas and thanks for the present. 😉
Interesting story about your friend who retired from the UP. The Rock Island had some great railroad employees and I'm so glad that many of them were able to find work on other railroads. I really appreciate your comments and thank you for taking the time to watch my video. Thanks much!! MIke
What a fantastic layout you have got I would like to see it in operation with all the operators and the switching going on look forward to next time 😀👍
I had mentioned on one of your previous vids about how I liked all of the open country scenes. Model railroads need them to create the impression that trains are traveling between towns and cities. I used the same ploy back when I was modeling (in N-scale) back in the 80s/early 90s, but harder for me to acheive with a single-level layout, even though it was 11x14.
Fantastic railroad. You have done a great video and description of the location really helps put the railroad on the map. The detail of the landscape is awesome. Thanks for sharing another view of your railroad. Stay well and Merry Christmas.
Talk about deja vu, I was just looking thru my Model Railroader Magazines last night and thumbed thru the one with your layout in it then your video popped up, Ok I took that as a message to subscribe to your channel!!! You Sir have a AWESOME LAYOUT!!! I'm a Conrail freak myself but I also enjoy seeing railroading from the early diesel era!!
Congrats on a wonderful clean layout. I love the length of trains you ran and it would be a switchers dream in the applicable areas. The storage drawers were a nice touch but where were all the boxes for those cars? (LOL). Lots of great ideas displayed. Kman
Beautifull layout, must be a joy to see it come to life with trains everywhere and people running them. If there is a 'negative' it is the fact that there is slightly too much red and white in that M&StL train for this lover of the old colorfull early 1950s Modern & Streamlined... :-p Greetings and best wishes for 2021 from the Netherlands.
Your layout is wonderful! So neat and tidy, very pleasant just to look at. And your video really does it justice. Video is well done, too. I like the numerous small details you've added that really bring it to reality.
I can't find the words to describe your layout but I'll start with amazing and incredible! Puts my little 9 x 4 bedroom layout here in the UK in the shade! You've moved me sufficiently to subscribe to your channel. Keep up your excellent work. All the best for 2021. Cheers, Tim.
I love your layout. As a fan of the Rock Island, I love what you are doing. Great design, great scenery and great videos that inspire all model railroaders. Thanks. Merry Christmas and let's hope that 2021 will be a better year.
Wow, Vinny, how nice of you to do this! I really appreciate it and thank you very much! You've got quite a loyal following on your RUclips channel and I know you put a great deal of effort into making it the success that it is. All the best to you for continued success with your channel and Happy New Year! Thanks, again. Mike
I'm assuming that this is the Bruce Turner of former BN fame. If so, greetings to you and thanks for your comment on my video. I hope and trust that all is well with you. Take care! Mike Armstrong
@@rimodeler7963 Right you are. I have fond memories of our little group during my brief stint in Texas. May you continue to enjoy the hobby! Bruce Turner
Folks don’t realize the tremendous amount of work that went into this. One of the most well executed layouts I have ever seen.
Thank you for your very kind comments which I appreciate. Mike
One of the most impressive layouts to date. Your inspiration is intoxicating. It's a beautiful work you have created Sir.
Thank you, Chad, for your very nice comments which I appreciate! Mike
The trains, the scenery, the many paint schemes all speak for themselves. But this room is as close to perfection as I have ever seen in video. Simply immaculate.
I very much appreciate your kind comments, David. Thank you so much! Mike
It is fantastic! A real inspiration to all railroad modellers around the world!
Thank you very much! Mike
I’ve said it before; I’ll say it again. It’s not just the railroad that’s impressive. The room as a whole is extremely well thought out and has “finished” look. No clutter. Just clean and neat. The floors, lighting, windows are all something most of us just can’t match.
I very much appreciate your comments and thank you for watching! Mike
Great layout & also a great tribute to the Rock Is,and, Chicago Great Western & the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroads at the same time.. I’m an N scale modeler, my N scale railroad is the Pacific West Coast Railroad which I will within a year have the first level of a permanent layout. My railroad will focus on the entire West Coast from the U.S.-Mexican border at San Ysidro, CA all the way up to Vancouver,BC, Canada, it will cover the final quarter of the 20th. Century from when I arrived in San Diego in 1974 up to the end of 1999 & all the railroads that served the West Coast & serve the West Coast.
Have fun building your Pacific West Coast Railroad. In my opinion, half of the fun of a layout is the building phase. Thank you for watching my video and for your comments. Mike
Like the cabinets with drawers below your staging yards. What a great idea!
Thank you for watching the video and for your comments. Mike
Amazing layout. You’ve accomplished a high level of finish with the small touches like a nice finished room and painting all the exposed benchwork. Everything just looks professionally done.
Thank you very much for your kind comments about my layout ....... I appreciate it! Mike
Very nice railroad. I grew up in Inver Grove Heights. For several years I lived across the street (Concord Blvd.) from the Rock Island yard. My first cab ride was in a Rock Island switcher in the yard along Concord Blvd.
Hi Jason - What a great experience and memory to have ridden in a Rock Island switch engine. Thank you for watching my video and for your comment. Mike
Magnificent! I do model the Rock Island, CGW and other roads but mostly in passenger trains . My wife's best friend and college room mate is from Trenton, Mo and would be proud that her hometown is represented on your layout.
Glad to hear that you model the Rock Island and CGW. Thank you for your comments! Mike
The rock was so awesome many ways someday visit your layout run trains with your so awesome
You, sir, are to be commended! This is about as impressive a layout as I have ever seen. Just awesome!
Thank you, Mike ...... I appreciate your comments! Mike A.
Beautiful layout. Loved seeing the IC Green Diamond TT Geeps in the yard. I do N-scale and only have one GP-7. I need at least 4 more. They used to rumble me to sleep when I was staying with my grandmother. There was a sawmill across the 2-lane Highway (Old 61) and he home was across the street from where the old Y&MV and IC crossed. I used to swim in a pond under IC trestle a short walk from her house. I’m hoping someone will produce some Green Diamond GP-7’ and GP-9’s in N-scale again soon.
I enjoyed watching the IC operate in and around Dubuque, IA, in the late 1960's and early 1970's. There has always been something special about the black geeps with the green diamond logo ...... a classic look in my opinion. Thank you very much for watching and for your comments. Mike
One of most outstanding Model Railroads out there. Bob
Thanks so much, Bob, .......... I truly appreciate it! Merry Christmas! Mike
Best part is the interchange with the interurban. I do not see that too often. Especially for railroads from transition era and back. Very nice layout. As someone who lives in Iowa, I can say you really captured the feel of the Rock Island.
Thank you very much for watching the video and for your comments! Mike
And the feel of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities.
Stunning layout, really enjoyed your tour very much! What I found interesting, was the two rather large yards directly on top of each other. I recently read a piece by Lance Mindheim where he took a look at two deck layouts and he described exactly that situation as something that you never should do ☺. He wrote the operating crews would just not have enough space to work in a place like that. Guess Lance is not always right 😉 Keep up the great work!
Actually, Lance Mindheim has a very good point as the yards on top of each other can create operational interference. We’ve been able to work around that issue during operating sessions to minimize space conflicts. Thank you for your comments! Mike
Superb layout, looks like a joy to operate. I like the RI C-430’s in the maroon and yellow. A nice “what if” look.
Thank you, Johann, for your comments which I appreciate! Yeah, I just couldn't resist acquiring the C-430's even though the Rock Island didn't actually own any of them. The RI did have plans to purchase them, but the order was never fulfilled. Mike
Very impressive layout. I had several friends in Texas who were Rock Island employees. They were some of the most friendly, kind people I ever met and always an encouragement to me.
Thank you very much for watching and I appreciate your comments. Mike
Outstanding layout Roy sent me over and told me to check it out keep up the great work at looks outstanding, thanks Gary
Hi Gary - Thank you for checking out my video and I appreciate your comments. Mike
You Sir, have the cleanest RR room I've ever seen. Your layout is amazing and sets the benchmark extremely high. Well done on a superb layout.
Thank you, Duncan, for your kind comments and for taking the time to watch the video. Mike
Wow! What a well executed model railroad. One of the best I’ve seen anywhere. Thanks for sharing your work and talent.
Thank you, Tom, I appreciate your comments very much. Mike
Crew lounge looks great!
Hi Chris - Thanks so much and I hope we're able to get together sometime during 2021. Happy New Year! Mike
Now this is a model railroad. I can’t imagine how many hours of labor went into this. Just beautiful work. Thank you for sharing this.
Comments, such as yours, make it all worth while! Thank you very much. Mike
Just found your video's today from a post in Facebook...watched several. Thanks you for sharing, you have a beautiful layout! I's a big fan of all midwest RR's. You're layout is great to watch! Thanks again!!
Hi Gary - I appreciate you checking out my videos and thank you very much for your nice comments. Mike
What I like about that freight train with the auto racks and piggy back flats is they look like the kind of freight cars that might have been handed off to the D&RGW, perhaps in Pueblo CO during that period. Nice overview and lots of space.
Greetings from the UK. Very impressive railway room and stunning layout.
I appreciate your comments and thank you for watching! Mike
Fantastic! I really appreciate the fascia treatment. The finishing touch on a great looking railroad. Well done. -grant
Hello Grant - I checked out your channel and am very impressed with the video of the UP special. I have subbed to your channel and I look forward to viewing more of your videos. From what little I have seen thus far, it appears you've got a beautiful model railroad. Thank you very much for watching my video and I appreciate your nice comments. Mike
Gorgeous layout! I love how you have the perfect mix of yard/city and open country, it makes a run feel more realistic than a station/town every two feet.
I appreciate your comments and I thank you for watching the video! Mike
Beautiful layout. Just missing my Mom's hometown: Owatonna, MN.
Thank you for watching and for your comment! Mike
My family used to ride the CRIP between Des Moines and Owatonna. I remembered meeting relatives at the Des Moines depot.
@@rimodeler7963 I'm coming to the NMRA International this year. I plan on seeing your layout on the tour.
You have a great looking layout. Thank you for the tour. Loved the dispatchers desk. It may seem archaic, but it was how it was done in the time frame that you are modeling. Would love to run a train or two. You have put a lot of time and thought into this layout. These types of videos shows that. If you are running a train, who cares about the clouds.
Season's Greetings Todd - I appreciate your kind commentary. Thank you and Merry Christmas! Mike
Very very nice. Everything is so well balanced !!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Paul, for watching and for your comments. Mike
Most impressive railroad you have here!
Thank you ....... I appreciate it! Mike
Spectacular creativity and craftsmanship! Very inspirational for my future layout construction endeavors.
Thank you very much! Mike
@@rimodeler7963 You're very welcome!
I'm in the UK but I am going tomodel n gauge Rock Island. This layout is absolutely stunning and so well presented.
Thank you, Mark. If you haven't yet checked out Corn Country Rails on RUclips, you will want to. Tony Bowen models the Rock Island in N Scale and has a great layout. Mike
What a wonderful video of your wonderful layout. Shipley continues to be my favorite spot. One of these days I will have to drive to Iowa to stop and chat with the farmer there.
My earliest memories of the UP were F units and GP 7-9's pulling freights along the Columbia River east of Portland, OR in the mid-50's. I would like to see some of those units parked in the UP yard on your layout.
Thanks very much, Bill. Merry Christmas! Mike
Awesome layout! Please continue to provide more videos.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Mike
What an incredible layout! Just Beautiful..can't say more
Hi Jeff - Thank you for your comment and for taking the time to watch the video ....... I appreciate it. Mike
Great layout, clean and organized too!!
Thank you, Joe, for watching and for your comments. Mike
Mike, I keep returning over and over, like so many here have said, so inspirational. I was wondering, and maybe you have before, talk about your building process? When you started, how often you were able to work on it...maybe you have some process photos? Again, apologies if you have already done so. Thank you for sharing these posts.
Hi Greg - I began building the layout in September 2007 and mostly worked on weekends and some evenings until mid-2011 when I retired. Once retired, I spent several days per week on the layout and was fairly complete by about 2015. So, the bulk of the layout was built in about an 8 year time period. Unfortunately, I don't have many in-process photos as I guess I was just too focused on getting the layout built. I appreciate your kind comments and thank you for watching. Mike
@@rimodeler7963 Thank you Mike, that's great encouragement for a 58 year old with kids still in school, and other positive per-occupations of work and our own remodeling work. I still have a few years before starting my layout in our new home that we are finalizing designs. As an architect, I am designing for our family, but for my little "empire" centered on Spokane in the late 60's. Thank you again for sharing your insights. Best to you and your family in 2021.
OMGosh! That's just so neat and tidy! Everyone must LOVE coming to see your layout.
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and I appreciate your comments. Mike
Fantastic railroad... I love the clean lines. No big piles of "stuff" on the floor under the layout. Far too many layouts look like construction zones.
Thank you very much for your kind comments. Mike
Mike, thanks so very much for the tour. It puts all your other posts in prospective. Absolutely one the most fantastic layouts I've ever seen.
Your comments are much too kind, John, ......... thank you! Mike
Geez what a great layout...beautiful job sir..
Thank you very much! Mike
So well done, well-thought-out, ranks right up there with the Bitterroots layout. 15 out of 10.
Thank you very much for your comments and for watching the video. I appreciate it. Mike
What a great layout. You filled the room but kept the right balance of scenery to trackage. Beautiful and well thought out track plan. Thanks.
Thanks, Derek, for the nice comments and I appreciate you watching the video. Mike
What a awesome layout you have built.!!!
Thank you for watching and for the nice comment. Mike
Splendid work.
Thank you very much! Mike
Such a gorgeous and inspirational layout!
Thank you very much for your comments which I appreciate. Good luck with your C&NW Mondovi Line model railroad. Mike
Very impressive layouts and well done. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Vincent - Thanks for taking the tome to watch the video and I appreciate your comment! Mike
The sheer scale of this railroad is mind-blowing. Thank you for sharing your work
I appreciate you watching and thank you for your comments. Mike
Wow, glad I found your channel. Beautiful layout! Cool hearing all those town names, been through most! I am in Council Bluffs! Used to watch the RI from our back yard when I was a kid comin and going from the yard which is now the Iowa Interstate RR. Very nice!
Thank you very much for watching the video and I appreciate your comments! Mike
Wow! Are you kidding me!? What a kick @$$ layout!
Thank you. Mike
Just found out about your layout thanks to youtube. Totally jaw dropping! Congrats from France, keep it up! This is awesome!
I appreciate your kind comments and thank you for watching. Mike
Great work on both the layout and video! I just revisited this overview and was as entertained as the first time. I think you have definitely captured the feel and look of a transportation system. The mix of equipment really adds life to the overall composition. Thanks for sharing.
I greatly appreciate your comments and thanks so much for watching the video (again) 😊. Mike
Wow!!! Very nice! I especially liked the RI depot in Des Moines with the arch over 4th street and the junction in Mason City with the Iowa Terminal. Would love to operate your layout.
I always appreciate it when viewers recognize certain locations on my layout. Thank you for watching and for your comments. Once again, I am enjoying the many great videos you have posted of fallen flag operations …… those are priceless!!
THANK YOU...for sharing. One fantastic layout, you know how I feel about your layout Mike, simply one of the best out there. It is always a joy to see when you post a video. The layout room is always clean with no clutter, trains always run smooth, just one 1st class railroad. Thanks, Gary
Hi Gary - I always look forward to your comments and I appreciate the feedback. Merry Christmas and all the best to you in 2021! Mike
Outstanding just outstanding craftsmanship
Thank you very much! Mike
Waist hi weeds and BlackBerrys crowding the track near creek bridges and low spots was common near here in North Central Kansas Rock Island
Saw this layout in person, it has to be one of the most complete and realistic looking layouts I have ever experienced.Great Video👍
Thank you! Mike
@@rimodeler7963 No, thank you for giving me that experience of seeing this layout in person👍
I enjoyed this video. BTW, my mother, my sisters, and I all graduated from OPA in Nevada.
Thank you for watching and for your comments. I remember Oak Park Academy on the south side of town. Mike
Beautiful layout, really appreciate the tour. Thanks for sharing. Dave
Thank you, Dave, for your loyalty to watching my videos. As always, I appreciate your comments. Mike
Awesome. I'm impressed with the layout. I enjoyed the show 😀
I appreciate your comments and thank you for taking the time to watch the video. Mike
Very impressive railroad!
I finally have the space and financial means to build a decent sized layout and have acquired enough locos, rolling stock, track and switches to get started.
Unfortunately I lack the imagination to tie all of my ideas together with a layout design and am currently paralyzed with fear of regret if I commit to any prospective design.
I'm trying to learn to use the features of AnyRail design software to help me sort out the planning.
Cheers!
Thank you very much for your comments. Good luck with your layout ….. I’m sure everything will turn out great. Enjoy the journey! Mike
Ótimo trabalho. ..lindo layout. ..Feliz 2021 ...Abraços Brasil.
Muito obrigado pelas suas amáveis palavras. Tudo de bom para você neste novo ano. Mike
Amazing. Worthy of a great museum or other public display!
I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching. Mike
Great layout. when I was a kid I lived by mason city every time we was in mason city I would try to get my parents to stop at Ralph's hobby shop.
Thank you for watching the video, Bryan. I appreciate your comments. Mike
Amazing! That's not a layout, that's a real railroad!
I appreciate your comments .......... thank you very much! Mike
Very impressive. One thing you might want to consider to add even more realism would be to add some cables to the sides of the upper level of those autoracks. I recall seeing some done that way at the Elmhurst (IL) model railroad club.
Thank you. Mike
Incredible layout and a real top notch video production!
Thank you very much! Mike
Just found the channel and wow have subscribed for more! Excellent update
Thank you for subscribing. I appreciate you watching and thanks for your comment. Mike
Every video of this layout is impressive. Those storage drawers where very well thought, like the grooves to hold the rolling stock. Everything about that train room is easy on the eyes! Take care.
Your comments are very much appreciated. Thanks for watching! Mike
I love your work on the Spine Line, just wish it was easier to show how rolling the grade really is! Magnificent layout, I hope I can get my CNW layout to be like that one day
Edit: We still serve that cement plant today! Lehigh Cement is what its called now.
Thank you very much for watching the video and for your kind comments. Best of luck to you as you build your C&NW layout. Mike
Great work here, so many fine details, fresh plowed field is cool!
Thank you! Mike
Your railroad is on par with some others on a very high scale. I will look for more information about operations.
I appreciate your comments and thank you for watching the video. Mike
Fantastic layout! I subbed. My friend retired 3 years ago from the UP in North Platte. He began his career on the Rock out of Omaha down towards Fairbury. An old RI head told him this ship is going down and to look elsewhere for work. That’s when he went to the UP. He asked UP where is North Platte. 😂. He would love this layout! Looking forward to going back through your videos and future uploads. Merry Christmas and thanks for the present. 😉
Interesting story about your friend who retired from the UP. The Rock Island had some great railroad employees and I'm so glad that many of them were able to find work on other railroads. I really appreciate your comments and thank you for taking the time to watch my video. Thanks much!! MIke
What a fantastic layout you have got I would like to see it in operation with all the operators and the switching going on look forward to next time 😀👍
Thank you, Michael, for watching and for your comments. Mike
Love you grandpa
Thank you, Bradley. Love you, too!
I had mentioned on one of your previous vids about how I liked all of the open country scenes. Model railroads need them to create the impression that trains are traveling between towns and cities. I used the same ploy back when I was modeling (in N-scale) back in the 80s/early 90s, but harder for me to acheive with a single-level layout, even though it was 11x14.
Thanks, Tommy!
Fantastic layout!!! I absolutely love the signage and functionality of the Fascia! And the modeling is first class as well! Merry Christmas Mike!
Hi Andy - I always appreciate your comments and thanks so much for watching. Merry Christmas to you and your family! Mike
Nice layout. I like the backscene and the way it blends in with the scenery, very well done.
Thank you very much. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Mike
this layout you have made is the best I have ever seen it makes me amped to work on my little n gauge
Thank you, Tim. Good luck with your N scale layout. Mike
I have the issue of RMC that features your layout and the article was excellent.
Glad you liked the RMC article and thank you for your comments ......... I appreciate it! Mike
Fantastic railroad. You have done a great video and description of the location really helps put the railroad on the map. The detail of the landscape is awesome. Thanks for sharing another view of your railroad. Stay well and Merry Christmas.
Hi Rob - I appreciate your nice comments and thank you for watching. Merry Christmas! MIke
Talk about deja vu, I was just looking
thru my Model Railroader Magazines last night and thumbed
thru the one with your layout in it
then your video popped up, Ok I
took that as a message to subscribe
to your channel!!! You Sir have a
AWESOME LAYOUT!!! I'm a Conrail
freak myself but I also enjoy seeing
railroading from the early diesel era!!
Hi Scott - I really appreciate your nice comments. Thanks for subscribing to my channel and for taking the time to watch the video. Mike
Congrats on a wonderful clean layout. I love the length of trains you ran and it would be a switchers dream in the applicable areas. The storage drawers were a nice touch but where were all the boxes for those cars? (LOL). Lots of great ideas displayed.
Kman
I very much appreciate your comments and thank you for checking out the video. Mike
Beautifull layout, must be a joy to see it come to life with trains everywhere and people running them. If there is a 'negative' it is the fact that there is slightly too much red and white in that M&StL train for this lover of the old colorfull early 1950s Modern & Streamlined... :-p
Greetings and best wishes for 2021 from the Netherlands.
Thank you and best wishes to you in the upcoming new year! Mike
Your layout is wonderful! So neat and tidy, very pleasant just to look at. And your video really does it justice. Video is well done, too. I like the numerous small details you've added that really bring it to reality.
Thank you very much for your comments! Mike
great layout thx 4 sharing
Thank you very much for watching and for your comment. Mike
I love your layout. Very well done and thank you for sharing it.
I appreciate your comments! Mike
I can't find the words to describe your layout but I'll start with amazing and incredible! Puts my little 9 x 4 bedroom layout here in the UK in the shade! You've moved me sufficiently to subscribe to your channel. Keep up your excellent work. All the best for 2021. Cheers, Tim.
Thank you, Tim, for your very nice comments and for subscribing to my channel. I appreciate it! Mike
Very nice and clean layout. Congratulations from France for such a good job sir.
Thank you for your kind comments and I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video. Mike
@@rimodeler7963 I really appreciate, american railroad modelling. Thank you for answering my message 👍
What a great layout! Love the scenery! Looks like a very entertaining track plan.
Thank you very much! Mike
I love your layout. As a fan of the Rock Island, I love what you are doing. Great design, great scenery and great videos that inspire all model railroaders. Thanks. Merry Christmas and let's hope that 2021 will be a better year.
I really appreciate your very nice comments. Thank you and Merry Christmas! Mike
Beautiful layout! Superb engineering and artistry.🚂
Thank you very much ........... I appreciate it! Mike
Thank you for sharing! This is very sharp/nice, and I enjoyed this.
Thank you very much for watching and I appreciate your comments. Mike
i'll be giving your channel a shout out in my live stream tonight at 8pm eastern
Wow, Vinny, how nice of you to do this! I really appreciate it and thank you very much! You've got quite a loyal following on your RUclips channel and I know you put a great deal of effort into making it the success that it is. All the best to you for continued success with your channel and Happy New Year! Thanks, again. Mike
I really love looking at this layout! Very nice work.
Hi Gary - Thanks so much for watching and for your nice comments. Mike
Great update Mike. Thanks for the tour!
You are welcome and I appreciate your comment! Mike
Excellent work sir! Very clean layout.
Thank you! Mike
Very nice!
Bruce Turner
Gilbert, AZ
I'm assuming that this is the Bruce Turner of former BN fame. If so, greetings to you and thanks for your comment on my video. I hope and trust that all is well with you. Take care! Mike Armstrong
@@rimodeler7963 Right you are. I have fond memories of our little group during my brief stint in Texas. May you continue to enjoy the hobby! Bruce Turner