Been there/done that. Retired from Southern Pacific in 1997. Worked nearly all subdivisions from Roseburg, OR to Tucumcari, NM. Hired out in Tracy, CA. Spent a lot of time working out of West Colton, Tracy, Tucson, Dunsmuir, & Tucumcari. Brakeman/Conductor. Great job you're doing on the layout! Take care Railfan....
Oh this layout is really something. Video is great but doesnt do it the justice it really deserves. Cant believe how much progress has been made since this vid. You sure got a great crew there Jim! Long live the espee / atsf …and Howdy to the gang. :)
very prototipical, and well done, and at last a good rendition to th tehachapi line that doesnt is the la mesa model railroad, regards from argentina, i went to california in 1998, but to be honest the main goal was visit the line, happy to saw a lot of sp and atsf emd,s spartan at notch 8
Marcelo, thank you for the kind words on Jim's layout! Greetings form California. The prototype Tehachapi Loop attracts visitors from all over the world and I'm glad that you came from so far (Argentina!) to see it. Back in the 1990s I met two German Air Force pilots at The Loop who were training at nearby Edwards Air Force base and wanted to see Tehachapi for themselves :)
@@ndemrailfan909 thank you I wish some day in the future if time and money permit, came back, but the engines i liked are gone, dont like the ge locos, and the emd is gone too,so, those loved sd45, in all types , were scrapped or sold, in brazil near to argentina, there are lots of ex sp, emds, regauged to meter gauge, and battling and roaring at full 8
I enjoyed the history of your layout.. looks like it is enjoyable to operate on.. Is the CTC panel mainly to operate turnouts or does it have sum signal capability? 🤔🤗
Hi Daylight Dave, glad you liked it! It's a realistic and fun layout to operate. The CTC panel, through the switch levers (top row, like a US&S machine) operates the turnouts from Sandcut through Tehachapi; field equipment at the control points and intermediate blocks displays signal indications based on track occupancy and switch position. Currently the CTC panel signal levers are inoperative, but they will eventually be interfaced with modules that will allow the dispatcher to set the signals as well.
@@ndemrailfan909 Thanks for the information... Sounds Cool. !! Im actually slowly shutting down my CTC panel in favor of being a roaming dispatcher with my NCE DCC Throttle controlling switches and signals... DD 🤗
Been there/done that. Retired from Southern Pacific in 1997. Worked nearly all subdivisions from Roseburg, OR to Tucumcari, NM. Hired out in Tracy, CA. Spent a lot of time working out of West Colton, Tracy, Tucson, Dunsmuir, & Tucumcari. Brakeman/Conductor. Great job you're doing on the layout! Take care Railfan....
Nice layout to be certain, looks great and operates smoothly too.
Oh this layout is really something. Video is great but doesnt do it the justice it really deserves. Cant believe how much progress has been made since this vid. You sure got a great crew there Jim!
Long live the espee / atsf
…and Howdy to the gang. :)
Top on the top layout
Well done. This looks like an incredible layout and is an inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks
Thanks for staring
very prototipical, and well done, and at last a good rendition to th tehachapi line that doesnt is the la mesa model railroad, regards from argentina, i went to california in 1998, but to be honest the main goal was visit the line, happy to saw a lot of sp and atsf emd,s spartan at notch 8
Marcelo, thank you for the kind words on Jim's layout! Greetings form California. The prototype Tehachapi Loop attracts visitors from all over the world and I'm glad that you came from so far (Argentina!) to see it. Back in the 1990s I met two German Air Force pilots at The Loop who were training at nearby Edwards Air Force base and wanted to see Tehachapi for themselves :)
@@ndemrailfan909 thank you I wish some day in the future if time and money permit, came back, but the engines i liked are gone, dont like the ge locos, and the emd is gone too,so, those loved sd45, in all types , were scrapped or sold, in brazil near to argentina, there are lots of ex sp, emds, regauged to meter gauge, and battling and roaring at full 8
Nice explanation of your layout
Anyone know the name ot title of the music played at the beginning and at 10:22? It sounds like a synthesizer.
I enjoyed the history of your layout.. looks like it is enjoyable to operate on.. Is the CTC panel mainly to operate turnouts or does it have sum signal capability? 🤔🤗
Hi Daylight Dave, glad you liked it! It's a realistic and fun layout to operate. The CTC panel, through the switch levers (top row, like a US&S machine) operates the turnouts from Sandcut through Tehachapi; field equipment at the control points and intermediate blocks displays signal indications based on track occupancy and switch position. Currently the CTC panel signal levers are inoperative, but they will eventually be interfaced with modules that will allow the dispatcher to set the signals as well.
@@ndemrailfan909 Thanks for the information... Sounds Cool. !! Im actually slowly shutting down my CTC panel in favor of being a roaming dispatcher with my NCE DCC Throttle controlling switches and signals... DD 🤗
Why is HO on an OGauge youtube search😂
Would me and nice video there's too much background noise.