This is the best urban-scene layout I've seen on the internet. Buildings, rolling stock, overall design, people, vehicles and scenery are exceptional. Just one example: the street perspectives on the background are perfect. Well done, and thanks for sharing.
@@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776 If you don't mind a suggestion, what about adding trash piles beneath the warehouse loading doors. That's where the detritus from inside incoming empty boxcars generally ends up. (I'm not a modeler, just an old --geezer-stage--railroading fan.)
Great layout and well done scenes. The towering buildings/warehouses really set the stage for the area you are modeling. All the trash strewn along the tracks looks realistic. Enjoyed your recent interview with Ray Arnott on "Around the Layout" podcast. Mike
Fantastic layout.Great big-city atmosphere. The high-rise structures look really effective and don't seem to overpower the layout, which can so easily happen. Thanks so much for sharing
What an amazing layout! Everything feels so... "organic" - it feels like it grew together that way over decades, brilliantly blended together into a single form. And more than that, it feels like home to this native Brooklynite. ❤ PS: RUclips suggested your channel in my "model railroading" feed, so congrats on a lovely layout AND on getting the algorithm to promote you!
Absolutely stunning representation of the Manhattan freight service. As you proceed north it turns into the long defunct NY Highline. Everything north of that meat packing section you’ve modeled so well has now been turned into an incredible NYC park which retains its freight train atmosphere through clever artistry. The NYC high line is one of the most remarkable elevated public parks in the world. I’ve no doubt you could also model that if you were so inclined. You are a true artist. Kudos
Thanks! I grew up in Manhattan until age fourteen, but I was too obsessed with ocean liners and subways to pay any attention at all to the NY Central or the waterfront railroads.
@@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776 I grew up and lived in Brooklyn near the LIRR/NH Bay Ridge branch in East Flatbush during the 60s, 70s and 80s. I later worked in Manhattan and the Bronx for over 20 years. I have plenty of memories of riding the graffitied subway cars, going to Times Square before it became Disneyland and seeing the NYC High Line line after operations ceased as the West Side Highway also crumbled overhead. The first freight train I ever saw in NYC was Conrail at Oak Point in Bronx. Your eye for detail is phenomenal and this is a museum quality layout. I really have enjoyed watching all of the episodes. Thank you for sharing your work.
That sounds GREAT! There are at least five great books with lots of photos on the NY waterfront railroads and, if you haven’t found it, the great website on NY terminal railroads.
It's a simple thing but I really admire what's done here with the street/backdrop junction with getting the colors and perspective just right! Yellow taxis 2:28 ...midtown traffic jam 2:54 ...diner underpass 4:28 -- nice! Elsewhere in the comments the depth of the layout is ~24" -18" but those little street scenes give a sense that it goes on for many city blocks!
Fantastic tour of a brilliant layout. So much detail to see yomight have to do one focusing in more detail of specific areas, like onof the barges, one of the docs, one of 30th street yard.
You have captured New York to the max. It is one of the finest layouts I have ever seen in fifty plus years. Has your layout been in any of the model railroad magazines yet, if not it should be. Great job.
You’ve heard it all before, but great job just the same. Details to the Nth degree! I love the autos and how you’ve utilized the rolling stock. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely fantastic. Having grown up in NYC and worked in Manhattan many years I can say you nailed it. Excellent modeling skills. Do you have a printed trackplan?
@@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776 Your layout is much better than George Sellios's. His layout is a characterization of the great depression - never cared much for it. I love your layout. Your layout seems to present an authentic look of mid 50's NYC.
Agree while extremely well done the Georges layout is more whimsical , this NYC layout is spot on realistic, (having grown up in the 60's when some this was still operational) @@rayhamilton8004
New sub here. AWESOME layout!! The detail and scratch building are fantastic!! I have a couple questions... 1) Approx size of your "squashed U or tall C layout? 2) I have been searching for kits with tall arched windows and masonry/stone fronts. At Midtown (approx 3:03) the white corner building, the bldg behind it and the corner masonry building across the street. What kits were those or are they scratch built? They would be perfect for what I need. Thx in advance! Beautiful work!
Greetings Brian. Thanks for the kind words. The layout runs along three walls. On the wall with the car float and 30th Street Yard, it’s 22 feet long by 24 inches deep. The next section is 34 feet long by 18 inches deep, and the last section is 9 feet long by 18 inches deep. The white building with the arched windows and the one behind it are CMR kits (Custom Model Railroad). Several of the tall buildings near midtown are CMR kits. I like them a lot. The building across the street to the left is two Walther’s Ashmore Hotel kits kitbashed for additional height. The one across the street to the right, if remember, is a Walther’s built up kit. Hope that helps.
Good heavens! your layout is built with love and an eye to detail, I have looked at your videos over and over again and each time I see something that i missed before! how long did it take you to build such an artistic master piece!?
Thank you for the kind words. This layout is ten and a half years years old and I’ve done a handful of rehab projects, including new/rearranged track work and new structures/scenery in the past two or three years. Having a narrow shelf layout helps everything go quickly.
Very impressive. I love the way you handled your fascia. You have achieved a feel that I aspire to. How much of what you have done is per the prototype? I ask because I have tried to follow the prototype but not only is it hard, it seems that it may not be what I really want.
Very interesting question about the prototype. This layout is ten years old and when I started I intended to follow the prototype as closely as I could. I knew I couldn’t model everything, but the prototype is only a mile long, so I thought I could come close. But over time, little by little, I moved away from the prototype to make what I felt were significant improvements to the layout, either track arrangements, structures, or scenery. So, I’ve found that I like inspiration from the prototype, which gives me ideas, direction, and a locale, but then I want to unleash my creativity. If it doesn’t match the prototype exactly and I like it, so be it. So, my railroad has involved into a blend of the NY Central High Line, the various terminal railroads in NY harbor, and my own creative spin. If I were starting over, I would start here, conceptually speaking.
@@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776 Thanks for the response. I believe I may be heading down the same path. Should you be so inclined you can check out my layout at ruclips.net/channel/UCunam2LuVNy9g0oL7wLHmMQ
I don’t have a track plan online. The car float area is pretty straight forward. The car float itself has three tracks, which narrows to two tracks on the float bridge. Then those two tracks come ashore, and cross a street, After the street, there is a cross over and both tracks head into the yard, which is all trailing point switches. If you email me at manhattanterminal@gmail.com I can send you an overhead photo of this area. I also have a hand-drawn track schematic.
You had me at the opening shot of the tugboats: often included on layouts, but rarely with any accuracy. This looks spot-on.
This is the best urban-scene layout I've seen on the internet. Buildings, rolling stock, overall design, people, vehicles and scenery are exceptional. Just one example: the street perspectives on the background are perfect. Well done, and thanks for sharing.
Thank you, appreciate the kind words!
@@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776 If you don't mind a suggestion, what about adding trash piles beneath the warehouse loading doors. That's where the detritus from inside incoming empty boxcars generally ends up. (I'm not a modeler, just an old --geezer-stage--railroading fan.)
Great layout and well done scenes. The towering buildings/warehouses really set the stage for the area you are modeling. All the trash strewn along the tracks looks realistic. Enjoyed your recent interview with Ray Arnott on "Around the Layout" podcast. Mike
Thanks Mike, appreciate your comments!
Fantastic layout.Great big-city atmosphere. The high-rise structures look really effective and don't seem to overpower the layout, which can so easily happen. Thanks so much for sharing
What an amazing layout! Everything feels so... "organic" - it feels like it grew together that way over decades, brilliantly blended together into a single form. And more than that, it feels like home to this native Brooklynite. ❤
PS: RUclips suggested your channel in my "model railroading" feed, so congrats on a lovely layout AND on getting the algorithm to promote you!
Absolutely stunning representation of the Manhattan freight service. As you proceed north it turns into the long defunct NY Highline. Everything north of that meat packing section you’ve modeled so well has now been turned into an incredible NYC park which retains its freight train atmosphere through clever artistry. The NYC high line is one of the most remarkable elevated public parks in the world. I’ve no doubt you could also model that if you were so inclined. You are a true artist. Kudos
Thank you for the kind words. I’ve walked the High Line a few times and agree….it’s spectacular! I wish I had paid more attention to it as a kid.
Should have been converted into a light rail for little cost
Take it from a New York guy, this is an amazing layout!!! Manhattan never looked so good!!!
Thanks! I grew up in Manhattan until age fourteen, but I was too obsessed with ocean liners and subways to pay any attention at all to the NY Central or the waterfront railroads.
@@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776 I grew up and lived in Brooklyn near the LIRR/NH Bay Ridge branch in East Flatbush during the 60s, 70s and 80s. I later worked in Manhattan and the Bronx for over 20 years.
I have plenty of memories of riding the graffitied subway cars, going to Times Square before it became Disneyland and seeing the NYC High Line line after operations ceased as the West Side Highway also crumbled overhead.
The first freight train I ever saw in NYC was Conrail at Oak Point in Bronx.
Your eye for detail is phenomenal and this is a museum quality layout. I really have enjoyed watching all of the episodes. Thank you for sharing your work.
Very inspiring. Looking to recreate the Brooklyn waterfront in the mid 30s. Thanks for sharing.
That sounds GREAT! There are at least five great books with lots of photos on the NY waterfront railroads and, if you haven’t found it, the great website on NY terminal railroads.
@@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776 Yup. Know them well. Look forward to seeing more of your layout and thanks!
It's a simple thing but I really admire what's done here with the street/backdrop junction with getting the colors and perspective just right! Yellow taxis 2:28 ...midtown traffic jam 2:54 ...diner underpass 4:28 -- nice!
Elsewhere in the comments the depth of the layout is ~24" -18" but those little street scenes give a sense that it goes on for many city blocks!
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated!
A beautiful layout. Very well done.
Really an inspirational layout, rolling stock, locos, scenery, weathering. You have an excellent example here. Thanks for posting.😀
Thank you for the feedback and kind words.
Awesome Layout. I grew up across the Hudson in Hoboken NJ. That is one of the most accurate layouts I gave ever seen. Great job.
Thanks for the kind words. It’s a protofreelanced layout but it was important to me to capture the feel of Manhattan in the 60s.
Wow,, the structures, scenery and detailing is insane! Great looking layout!
Fantastic tour of a brilliant layout. So much detail to see yomight have to do one focusing in more detail of specific areas, like onof the barges, one of the docs, one of 30th street yard.
You have captured New York to the max. It is one of the finest layouts I have ever seen in fifty plus years. Has your layout been in any of the model railroad magazines yet, if not it should be. Great job.
Thank you for the kind words and feedback! Nope, no major magazines yet.
Love that last scene, for the market unloading! This layout tells a great story
Thank you!
Wow.... This layout is crazy ... Even had the highline in it
You’ve heard it all before, but great job just the same. Details to the Nth degree! I love the autos and how you’ve utilized the rolling stock. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. Always appreciate the feedback!
Beautiful work
WOW!!! what a fantastic layout. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to seeing more.
Wow!😮
You really nailed it with your modeling skills!! Thanks for sharing!
Looks fabulous!
👍🙏 Thanks I just found this a few days ago.
Very nice.
Exceptional layout, really like a work of art as much a model train layout -- great detail, looks so real and so authentic. I'm a new fan, to be sure.
Thank you…appreciate the kind words.
Great looking dock area,thanks for the video.
Awesomeness! I love the pier and the yards. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the feedback!
Absolutely fantastic. Having grown up in NYC and worked in Manhattan many years I can say you nailed it. Excellent modeling skills. Do you have a printed trackplan?
Thank you…appreciate the kind words. I don’t have a printed track plan at the moment.
Brilliant Layout..
an excellent look arouns that well busy line lots of detail to see and inspire cheers, ps I model the Weehawken side
wow what an amazing layout
Spectacular!!! I’m New to your channel. Great work. Amazing details. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the kind words! I am new to my channel too. It has been barely a month.
Beautiful! George Sellios quality craftsmanship.
Thank you! His work was one of my early inspirations. I still aspire to reach his level of talent.
@@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776 Your layout is much better than George Sellios's. His layout is a characterization of the great depression - never cared much for it. I love your layout. Your layout seems to present an authentic look of mid 50's NYC.
@@rayhamilton8004 thank you for the compliment!
Agree while extremely well done the Georges layout is more whimsical , this NYC layout is spot on realistic, (having grown up in the 60's when some this was still operational) @@rayhamilton8004
What a great looking layout! I'd imagine it's super fun to operate. Thanks for sharing!
It is, as long as you enjoy local switching!
Really, really nice stuff! Am enjoying deeply your films. Suggest a bit more space between motor vehicles.
Simply a work of art. I recognize some of the CMR buildings. Where did you get the Flatiron from?
It was also a CMR structure..
@@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776, from which CMR kit? It's beautiful.
@@hyperian_one I believe it’s the gas and electric building.
WOW! Awesome layout!
Thanks for the feedback!
Now I have to look at the rest of your videos. You captured the city so we'll.
Sorry so well.
New sub here. AWESOME layout!! The detail and scratch building are fantastic!!
I have a couple questions...
1) Approx size of your "squashed U or tall C layout?
2) I have been searching for kits with tall arched windows and masonry/stone fronts. At Midtown (approx 3:03) the white corner building, the bldg behind it and the corner masonry building across the street. What kits were those or are they scratch built? They would be perfect for what I need. Thx in advance!
Beautiful work!
Greetings Brian. Thanks for the kind words. The layout runs along three walls. On the wall with the car float and 30th Street Yard, it’s 22 feet long by 24 inches deep. The next section is 34 feet long by 18 inches deep, and the last section is 9 feet long by 18 inches deep. The white building with the arched windows and the one behind it are CMR kits (Custom Model Railroad). Several of the tall buildings near midtown are CMR kits. I like them a lot. The building across the street to the left is two Walther’s Ashmore Hotel kits kitbashed for additional height. The one across the street to the right, if remember, is a Walther’s built up kit. Hope that helps.
Good heavens! your layout is built with love and an eye to detail, I have looked at your videos over and over again and each time I see something that i missed before! how long did it take you to build such an artistic master piece!?
Thank you for the kind words. This layout is ten and a half years years old and I’ve done a handful of rehab projects, including new/rearranged track work and new structures/scenery in the past two or three years. Having a narrow shelf layout helps everything go quickly.
I've never seen better.
Very impressive. I love the way you handled your fascia. You have achieved a feel that I aspire to. How much of what you have done is per the prototype? I ask because I have tried to follow the prototype but not only is it hard, it seems that it may not be what I really want.
Very interesting question about the prototype. This layout is ten years old and when I started I intended to follow the prototype as closely as I could. I knew I couldn’t model everything, but the prototype is only a mile long, so I thought I could come close. But over time, little by little, I moved away from the prototype to make what I felt were significant improvements to the layout, either track arrangements, structures, or scenery. So, I’ve found that I like inspiration from the prototype, which gives me ideas, direction, and a locale, but then I want to unleash my creativity. If it doesn’t match the prototype exactly and I like it, so be it. So, my railroad has involved into a blend of the NY Central High Line, the various terminal railroads in NY harbor, and my own creative spin. If I were starting over, I would start here, conceptually speaking.
@@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776 Thanks for the response. I believe I may be heading down the same path. Should you be so inclined you can check out my layout at ruclips.net/channel/UCunam2LuVNy9g0oL7wLHmMQ
Wow, glad I found your layout page. this is a fantastic urban grimy railroad. Can't wait to watch the other videos. Subscribed...
Ha ha, I was going for grimy! I often think it could be more grimy in spots, but I don’t want to overdo it.
nice
Very realistic set!
Thanks for the tour, very nicely detailed layout. Where did you get the XO tower model?
The tower was made by CH&R Structures. A very nice kit!
WOW
Very nice "atmosphere", the layout seems to be a u shape no ? Just subscribed.
Thanks for the feedback. I would sat a short, fat U or a tall skinny C.
Is a track plan for your layout available on line? I am particularly interested in the barge and carfloat areas.
I don’t have a track plan online. The car float area is pretty straight forward. The car float itself has three tracks, which narrows to two tracks on the float bridge. Then those two tracks come ashore, and cross a street, After the street, there is a cross over and both tracks head into the yard, which is all trailing point switches. If you email me at manhattanterminal@gmail.com I can send you an overhead photo of this area. I also have a hand-drawn track schematic.