Great to see this layout. I built this one 46 years ago and I move from NY to CA and back during that time. It is currently with one of my nephews and his dad (still in NY) and a real hit with the kids at train shows. I always loved the design and the various scenery details it allow for in addition to the super yard in the front. ENJOY!!!!!
Order some micro trains wheel sets then take a couple of cars and put the new wheel set on one end of the car and leave the other side old style then this way you have an easy way to use new and old. Also mirco trains has conversation kits for the old locos as well. Mirco trains couplers have been a personal favorite of mine as they work well and look better. NIce Layout BTW adding those details and trees/ bushes will really make things look good. Also now with 3d printers getting better, you can add lots of little details.
Thank you. I did get the micro trains couplers and did what you stated. They work great. Since this video I've been working on the scenery and have the first batch of trees to put in. I have lights in my four buildings now. Also have a few more KATO engines now and I have bought more rolling stock to. I guess maybe it's time to post an update video.
A very nice layout. I have plans to expand my own layout and turn it into a mountain railroad town, though as it will be HO scale, I think I'll have room for only one main line track and 90-degree crossing.
Always liked that layout since I saw it in my 1971 copy of "Nine N Scale Model Railroads" by John Armstrong and Thad Stepek. DCC would be a good fit. No more block switches.
What I did with the coupler situation like yours is I took one freight car and left the old “U” shape coupler as you call it on one end and put a brand new coupler like they use now days on the other end so no matter what I can purchase any freight cars I want even if they have the old couplers I still buy the freight cars and run them right away. I do this because the old couplers don’t bother me one bit and I have a family to take care of so I’m not going to sit around all day switching couplers.
Glenn I started building the same track plan in the early 80s and only got to the point that the track was down and i was able to run trains. It was DC at this time with the same atlas controls that you are showing on yours. It was then put in storage in the basement of my business until 2011 when we sold the business. I then started to work on it again and found that out cats had got behind it and loved to play with all the wires. So at that time I switched to DCC I can now run 3 or more trains at a time. I do not have a youtube site but have posted on my facebook page Jim Carr
I hope will post video for your layout. I would like to see it. I've done a lot since I got my running again like lights in the few buildings I have and working on scenery. I should probably do an update video.
I thought about going DCC with this. I have blocks in where I can run 4 trains now but I think DCC would be the way to go. If I expand this layout or start a new one it will be DCC for sure.
cool layout... is that new Norfolk Southern a Kato sd70ace? if so I have had the same problem with one where the front trucks wouldn't turn freely and were getting hung up on something internally causing it to derail on curves that other sd70ace locos had no problem with.
Thank you. Yep, this is the Kato Norfolk Southern sd70ace. I also ended up getting a Kato Union Pacific ES44AC GEVO and a Santa Fe EMD SDP40F. The Norfolk Southern was the only one that really gave me issues on the tighter turns but for the most part it can runs them better now.
@@Glenn1962 ya I have some of those others you mentioned too and never had this issue... only had it on the sd70ace. Kato is making some sd70m locos right now and I'll be buying one next month when the southern pacific one comes out. hoping for no issues with that one.
@@tony791999 I also bought a Bachmann EMD GP40 Diesel Locomotive because it wasn't as long as the Katos are. The Bachmann does not run nearly as good as Katos do. I'm sticking with Kato and I read Atlas makes good locos too so I might try an Atlas engine
@@Glenn1962 Ya I've had pretty good luck with Kato overall. smooth running and long lasting. I've also heard of broadway limited and scale trains but I think they are a little more expensive than Kato and people say they dont run as well.
Use micro trains couplers for rolling stock and you can put micro trains couplers on the kato locomotive part #2004 .i did a few locomotives on my kato s .kato couplers don't work well. Good luck
HAHA my bridge also got damaged in the same spot when mine got moved around, I made my own viaduct out of mdf and near the yard where the trains go under the top deck I had some under layout storage yards
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That payout looks pretty good for something that's been in storage for 15 years!!!! NICE WORK!!!
Thank you. I've been working on scenery. Trees, lights in the few buildings I have. Might be time to do an update lol
Great to see this layout. I built this one 46 years ago and I move from NY to CA and back during that time. It is currently with one of my nephews and his dad (still in NY) and a real hit with the kids at train shows. I always loved the design and the various scenery details it allow for in addition to the super yard in the front. ENJOY!!!!!
It is a fun layout. I need to do another update. Have been doing a lot of scenery work.
Great track plan.
Thanks. It's a nice little layout
Love the viaduct and double track 90° crossing!
A great vintage layout 😊
Thank you
Nice Layout!
Thank You
Order some micro trains wheel sets then take a couple of cars and put the new wheel set on one end of the car and leave the other side old style then this way you have an easy way to use new and old. Also mirco trains has conversation kits for the old locos as well. Mirco trains couplers have been a personal favorite of mine as they work well and look better. NIce Layout BTW adding those details and trees/ bushes will really make things look good. Also now with 3d printers getting better, you can add lots of little details.
Thank you. I did get the micro trains couplers and did what you stated. They work great. Since this video I've been working on the scenery and have the first batch of trees to put in. I have lights in my four buildings now. Also have a few more KATO engines now and I have bought more rolling stock to. I guess maybe it's time to post an update video.
I just said that lol didn't read the comments first
@@richharris9489 No worries lol
Troy , i was starting to post same thing then i saw your post .
I just saw this comment after I wrote mine. This sounds exactly what I did.
A very nice layout. I have plans to expand my own layout and turn it into a mountain railroad town, though as it will be HO scale, I think I'll have room for only one main line track and 90-degree crossing.
Thank you. This would be an awesome layout in HO scale
Always liked that layout since I saw it in my 1971 copy of "Nine N Scale Model Railroads" by John Armstrong and Thad Stepek. DCC would be a good fit. No more block switches.
Great layout
What I did with the coupler situation like yours is I took one freight car and left the old “U” shape coupler as you call it on one end and put a brand new coupler like they use now days on the other end so no matter what I can purchase any freight cars I want even if they have the old couplers I still buy the freight cars and run them right away. I do this because the old couplers don’t bother me one bit and I have a family to take care of so I’m not going to sit around all day switching couplers.
On one of my trains I did that. Regular coupler on one end and the u-shape on the other
@@Glenn1962 yeah it works great. After I wrote this I saw others had shared the same idea. Cool layout man!
@@Yyyyyy5 thank you
Glenn I started building the same track plan in the early 80s and only got to the point that the track was down and i was able to run trains. It was DC at this time with the same atlas controls that you are showing on yours. It was then put in storage in the basement of my business until 2011 when we sold the business. I then started to work on it again and found that out cats had got behind it and loved to play with all the wires. So at that time I switched to DCC I can now run 3 or more trains at a time. I do not have a youtube site but have posted on my facebook page Jim Carr
I hope will post video for your layout. I would like to see it. I've done a lot since I got my running again like lights in the few buildings I have and working on scenery. I should probably do an update video.
@@Glenn1962 just posted a new video on Facebook under the name Jim Carr
@@jimcarr9810 What is this video it says I posted?
Nice, i always liked trains, not so much HO but I got like that more as I get older lo
It's getting too hot to fly here so I need to get back to the trains
@@Glenn1962 true! Thank you
Love the Layout.
Thank you
Still rocking Rapido couplers on the old one
this would a good time move to DCC your lay out is great and could run at lest 3 trains at the same time with DCC more with DCC + automation
I thought about going DCC with this. I have blocks in where I can run 4 trains now but I think DCC would be the way to go. If I expand this layout or start a new one it will be DCC for sure.
nice layout man it gives a lot of inspiration
Thank you. I need to do another update. Have done a lot of scenery work. Lights in the few building I have and trees, lots of trees have gone in
cool layout... is that new Norfolk Southern a Kato sd70ace? if so I have had the same problem with one where the front trucks wouldn't turn freely and were getting hung up on something internally causing it to derail on curves that other sd70ace locos had no problem with.
Thank you. Yep, this is the Kato Norfolk Southern sd70ace. I also ended up getting a Kato Union Pacific ES44AC GEVO and a Santa Fe EMD SDP40F. The Norfolk Southern was the only one that really gave me issues on the tighter turns but for the most part it can runs them better now.
@@Glenn1962 ya I have some of those others you mentioned too and never had this issue... only had it on the sd70ace. Kato is making some sd70m locos right now and I'll be buying one next month when the southern pacific one comes out. hoping for no issues with that one.
@@tony791999 I also bought a Bachmann EMD GP40 Diesel Locomotive because it wasn't as long as the Katos are. The Bachmann does not run nearly as good as Katos do. I'm sticking with Kato and I read Atlas makes good locos too so I might try an Atlas engine
@@Glenn1962 Ya I've had pretty good luck with Kato overall. smooth running and long lasting. I've also heard of broadway limited and scale trains but I think they are a little more expensive than Kato and people say they dont run as well.
@@tony791999They are smooth running. I love the way the Kato's run.
Use micro trains couplers for rolling stock and you can put micro trains couplers on the kato locomotive part #2004 .i did a few locomotives on my kato s .kato couplers don't work well. Good luck
I don't like the couplers that came on the Kato engines. Thank you for the part number. I will have to give that a try
HAHA my bridge also got damaged in the same spot when mine got moved around, I made my own viaduct out of mdf and near the yard where the trains go under the top deck I had some under layout storage yards
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Je recherche à savoir ou je peux acheter ce model ?
Kato N Scale SD70ACe Locomotive Norfolk Southern NS #1001 DCC Ready
Merci de votre réponse
Bien cordialement
Just convert to kadee