Great Northern Railway Cab Ride

Cab ride on the Great Northern railway from Seattle, Washington to St. Paul, Minn. The bad thing is videos show all the discrepancies on your layout. Good things: hand laying ties and rails gives a nice random tie pattern and I like my new trees, both conifers and deciduous.

[@vixenator7657]

Amazing, and all the seasons too! Can't believe the detail and amount of work this must have taken.

[@samparfitt]

Thanks for the kind comments. The layout is now 43 years old. A more recent video with lots more scenery and signaling system is listed below:
ruclips.net/video/U31dN9oD9zc/видео.html
Pictures and other videos are on my web thread:
ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/great-northern-railway?page=57

[@MrJefdavies]

I don't know why I have not seen this before --It is fantastic ! what a great train layout . Thank you so much for posting the videos & yeah, I miss the GN too. Kind regards, J J Davies

[@samparfitt]

Thanks for the kind words. A lot has been since this video was taken. Lots of new scenery and trees, complete signalling system installed, DCC added. See my thread for updates:
ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/great-northern-railway?page=35

[@Everforward64]

Very nice layout, thanks for sharing.

[@MattThornton87]

A lot of hard-work must have gone into that layout! Thanks for sharing. 9:30 must depict a British train station, as one poor chap has collapsed waiting ages for a train...! ;)

[@samparfitt]

Here's a later video (2 years) with a lot more updates including complete signaling system and several hundred new trees added:
ruclips.net/video/U31dN9oD9zc/видео.html

[@shayengineer10]

Would hate to cross paths with the spiders that left all of those cobwebs on the catenary wires!

[@tractorsmachinesro1405]

Great work....Epic images...Thumbs UP!!! Big like & subscribe from Romania

[@samparfitt]

Thanks for the kind words. More videos can be found at:
ruclips.net/user/samparfittvideos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=1&view_as=subscriber

[@FTIR100]

Great fun Sam

[@samparfitt]

Thanks Rick, see ya' this summer.

[@edb7742]

Great video, very realistic. Thanks!

[@samparfitt]

Thanks for the kind comments. Here's a later version with signals added plus more trees added:
ruclips.net/video/U31dN9oD9zc/видео.html

[@crs2385]

The two occasions your train cut off was probably due to a dirty track. A build up of dirt in the metal rails can cause a short circuit in the rails causing the train to stop

[@samparfitt]

I had the turnout set the wrong direction. I just purchased one of those 'all brass' track cleaners and they are really nice.

[@samparfitt]

Here's a later version with more trees, etc added:
ruclips.net/video/U31dN9oD9zc/видео.html

[@samparfitt]

The latest video, also, has all the new signaling system that was installed.

[@tmotorman]

Neat! Would like to see what you have for heavy electrics for use under those overhead catenary wires?? I know GN had some cool ones!

[@samparfitt]

Thanks,
Go to this web site to see pictures.
ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/great-northern-railway

[@jonnybeck6723]

That's an amazing layout... If you finish it (are they ever finished?) it'll be one of the best
Thanx for the cool vid and...
cheers

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[@TheOriginalBadger]

Nice cab ride, great layout.....horrible bloody noise. (And yes, I did mute it...but its not the same)

[@gunsaway1]

Awesome

[@samparfitt]

Thanks for the kind words.
Here's a later video with the functioning signals and several hundred new trees and vegetation added:
ruclips.net/video/U31dN9oD9zc/видео.html

[@iceeking2006]

Amazing layout and great cabride. Your layout was once featured in Railmodel Journal, no? What passenger trains do you run? It would've been cool if the snow scene would've been longer. Thumbs up!

[@samparfitt]

thanks. good memory: that was March of 2005 of railmodel journal. I've got the heavy weight passenger set and the streamlined version plus a 5 car old wooden car set. I've been wanting to put a snow shed in the snow scene area.

[@rhbeadlejr]

Your catenary wires look like crap and are full of dirt. Might as well take them down.

[@bluegoosecommuterline]

Nice, your jealous that you dont have a layout this nice, and everybody knows it!