Great video highlighting your motive power. Very nice job on the weathering for each locomotive. The video also showcases your fantastic layout. Thanks for posting. -Tom
Hi Tony - I always appreciate you taking the time to watch my videos and thanks for your comment. Best wishes with teaching during your new school year! Mike
Amazing looking trains, great weathering. I would like to have seen more of each consist, most stopped before the rolling stick entered the frame. Very entertaining though. Thanks. 😉
Yes sir, Vincent ....... I really like the SP and Cotton Belt. It was common to see SP locomotives on Rock Island freight trains in the late 60's and 70's. Thank you for watching! Mike
In the land of oz I think you are the wizard I really love the layout mate .no matter what u run on it it really is true the locos are the actors on your stage . Any chance of some steam ??? One day
What a treat! Your videos always give me my Rock Island fix. All of the consists look great and are weathered just right. I don't model R.I. but the yellow and red paint scheme is my all-time favorite. It's because of this I currently have 3 or 4 units to run on my layout just because.
I'm glad that I was able to provide you with your "Rock Island fix". I, too, really like the yellow and red scheme ......... very eye-catching. Thank you for watching and for your comments. Mike
Mike,, nice as always! I noticed the Milwaukee power, is that new? Still waiting for the Soo to show up……. I running ops on my layout this weekend after the temple train show,, I hope mr Murphy and his bunch of gremlins stay away! Later
Hi Wyatt - Good to hear from you. I acquired the Milwaukee power a few months ago. Good luck with your ops session and thanks for watching the video. Mike
From: SouKan Angling i love seeing the different locomotives and the weathering that you have done to them. It's interesting to see how the engines become stained by the elements. Especially this time of year when the grasshoppers, spiders and cicadas create a black smear on the pilot sheets, snow plows and safety appliances. railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=318598
SouKan Angling: For some reason your comment did not show up on this thread; therefore, I copied/pasted your comment as noted above. I appreciate your comments and I really like the photo you attached of E6 628 at Amarillo, TX. You're right, the front of locomotives take a pretty good splattering from all the insects and elements. Thank you for watching! Mike
Hi Mike, Love your videos. Are those C-430 Centuries some of the ones that were ordered but never delivered? They look good in that scheme! :-) Best, Andy K
Hi Andy - Yes, it is alleged that the Rock Island placed an order for 10 of the C430 locomotives but the order was never fulfilled. I appreciate your comments! FYI, here is a link to a video I made of the C430s operating on my layout: ruclips.net/video/3xvAusiAnyU/видео.html Thanks for watching. Mike
Your video skills are wonderful!
Thank you very much for your comment and for taking the time to watch the video. Mike
The train you showed in 3:36 looks very futuristic and streamlined!
Great video highlighting your motive power. Very nice job on the weathering for each locomotive. The video also showcases your fantastic layout. Thanks for posting. -Tom
Greetings Tom - Thank you very much! Great job on the "Building the Right-Sized Layout" book. Well written and great overall content! Mike
That was great really like all your rock island logos and rolling stock
Thank you, Gary ....... I appreciate it! Mike
Hello Mike! Very enjoyable to watching and gets me fired up to work on some projects on my own layout this fall. Thanks so much for sharing! Tony
Hi Tony - I always appreciate you taking the time to watch my videos and thanks for your comment. Best wishes with teaching during your new school year! Mike
You have quite the collection of motive power. Sure brings back memories of watching the RI leave or come into Des Moines.
Thanks for watching the video and I appreciate your comments. Mike
Great video and great layout. Very cool fleet of locomotives and freight car, great paint scheme as well .
Thanks so much for watching and for your comments! Mike
Very well put together and if you own all that power it is a very nice collection.. 😜🤗
Thanks, David, for taking time to watch the video. I appreciate your comments. Mike
@@rimodeler7963 THxs Mike.. 🤗
Great looking Layout 👌👍
Thank you very much, Tom ........ I appreciate it! Mike
Amazing looking trains, great weathering. I would like to have seen more of each consist, most stopped before the rolling stick entered the frame. Very entertaining though. Thanks. 😉
Thank you, Tim, for watching the video and I appreciate your comments. Mike
Great video Mike!
Thanks, John! I appreciate you watching the video. Mike
That was awesome!!! Even threw in
a BL2, along with the E7s and covered wagons, thanks Mike!!!!!
I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and thanks for your comments. Mike
SO much delicious eye-candy, especially the M&StL units...
So glad that you appreciated the M&StL units. I have a soft spot in my heart for the "Louie". Thanks for watching! Mike
Great compilation of your unique units. Thanks so much for sharing with us.
You are welcome, John. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. Mike
@@rimodeler7963 Mike thank you for putting together this post. I know how difficult it can be to put together. I used to post myself.
Kudos! This is a great compilation! Thanks. I enjoyed every minute.
Glad you enjoyed the video, Roger. Thanks much for your comments. Mike
Thanks for sharing. I saw a few Southern Pacific's in there thank you very much.
Yes sir, Vincent ....... I really like the SP and Cotton Belt. It was common to see SP locomotives on Rock Island freight trains in the late 60's and 70's. Thank you for watching! Mike
Thank you for sharing. Mike, you have a great stable of power on your layout. I really enjoyed 3:43. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe my friend. Gary
Hi Gary - I threw in the EL SDP45 just for you 😊. Thank you for watching and for your comments. All the best! Mike
In the land of oz I think you are the wizard I really love the layout mate .no matter what u run on it it really is true the locos are the actors on your stage . Any chance of some steam ??? One day
Hi Noel - Thank you for your comments! Mike
What a treat! Your videos always give me my Rock Island fix. All of the consists look great and are weathered just right. I don't model R.I. but the yellow and red paint scheme is my all-time favorite. It's because of this I currently have 3 or 4 units to run on my layout just because.
I'm glad that I was able to provide you with your "Rock Island fix". I, too, really like the yellow and red scheme ......... very eye-catching. Thank you for watching and for your comments. Mike
Mike,, nice as always! I noticed the Milwaukee power, is that new?
Still waiting for the Soo to show up…….
I running ops on my layout this weekend after the temple train show,, I hope mr Murphy and his bunch of gremlins stay away!
Later
Hi Wyatt - Good to hear from you. I acquired the Milwaukee power a few months ago. Good luck with your ops session and thanks for watching the video. Mike
From: SouKan Angling
i love seeing the different locomotives and the weathering that you have done to them. It's interesting to see how the engines become stained by the elements. Especially this time of year when the grasshoppers, spiders and cicadas create a black smear on the pilot sheets, snow plows and safety appliances. railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=318598
SouKan Angling: For some reason your comment did not show up on this thread; therefore, I copied/pasted your comment as noted above. I appreciate your comments and I really like the photo you attached of E6 628 at Amarillo, TX. You're right, the front of locomotives take a pretty good splattering from all the insects and elements. Thank you for watching! Mike
Hi Mike, Love your videos. Are those C-430 Centuries some of the ones that were ordered but never delivered? They look good in that scheme! :-) Best, Andy K
Hi Andy - Yes, it is alleged that the Rock Island placed an order for 10 of the C430 locomotives but the order was never fulfilled. I appreciate your comments! FYI, here is a link to a video I made of the C430s operating on my layout: ruclips.net/video/3xvAusiAnyU/видео.html Thanks for watching. Mike
I got Two Rock island Roundhouse ore cars.
Thanks for watching, Arran. Mike
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Actre2000 - Thank you! Mike