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You're too kind.

Thanks Guss, those on board shots give a greater sense of motion and are just visually more interesting.

Thanks Ray. I have a number of good ones for this Winter season. Stay tuned.

I would be very surprised if that happened but I guess anything is possible.

Thanks! That was my second layout. If you revisit my channel I have playlists that feature each of the four layouts I have built over the years.

@@soundman1950s Thanks! I'll check them out!

Thanks. It's really no secret, it's a giant box of fun.

And you would be correct. I have no idea what would have led you to believe they were. All of the engines in this video were purchased new by me in the past five years.

Thanks, I've noticed some sitting on the sidings of your layout. Those nose art boxcars are really cool.

Thanks Steve, that was "Colonel Bogey March" from the TH-cam audio library. Normally I would give credit for the music I use but this was not my typical music video.

@@soundman1950s I remember playing that march in parades in high school many moons ago.

Wow, thank you for that tribute. Really, I'm just a humble operator having fun making train videos.

Thanks, it's hard to beat that old time rock.

@@soundman1950s You ain’t kidding Bill!👍

Thanks Joey. The GoPro Max camera makes it easy.

In this particular video the engines on the lower level are LionChief and the Santa Fe is a LionChief Plus. If you are asking about the layout, the lower level can be switched between variable voltage AC and a LionChief 18 volt DC power pack. On the upper track I am using a variable voltage regulated DC power supply I built myself.

@soundman1950s That is a cool setup. Are most of your engines, older, with no digital. How does your 18V DC work? Can it run older Lionel or Williams?

Originally it was all conventional but I have been adding LionChief and LionChief Plus engines which are digital. Older Lionel conventional engines can run on either AC or DC but the 18 volt DC power pack is just for the newer LionChief engines since conventional engines require a variable voltage to control speed. I have never owned a Williams engine but I suspect their operation is about the same as conventional Lionel.

@soundman1950s The Williams I bought in the 70s and 80s are all analog AC, like Lionel, with digital E-units or maybe mechanical E-units. I have a ZW, KW, AND LW transformers. It would be a HUGE task and expense to convert everything to digital. Too old anyway. LOL. But I might set up a simple analog layout. You have an interesting mix.

You're talking about controlling everything digitally with some kind of command control. That would be expensive and something I have no inclination to do. I'm old school but Lionel makes it simple with LionChief control. I can run conventional on either track and I can run LionChief on either track. I just can't mix the two on the same track. Most people have a layout dedicated to LionChief and add a separate track with transformer control for their conventional engines. My 4x8 layout is like that with the two outer loops for LionChief and the inner track transformer controlled.

You are very welcome. I find making and sharing train videos a most enjoyable part of this hobby. Do you have, or are planning a layout? I know it can be a big undertaking. I was nearing retirement before I finally built a "permanent" layout.

I have a 8 ft. by 12 ft. O-27 layout with O-42 curves so I can run my larger diesels and steam engines and I like it just fine the way it is. Thank you for asking though.

Many thanks.

Thanks John and welcome to the channel.

Thanks Terry. When it comes to doing a search I don't believe it makes any difference whether the hash tag is in the title or description. I didn't have anything in the description at the time so I just added it there.

@@soundman1950s yeah, I think you’re right. Now when i tap the hash tag everything comes up, including your video. I may have been having a glitch.

@@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks Not unusual for TH-cam. They are constantly changing things over there.

@@soundman1950s yep

Thanks Steve. Looking forward to your next layout.

That Rio Grande was new old stock from the year 2000 I picked up off eBay.

A Little Bit Of Soul by The Music Explosion. th-cam.com/video/JIlVQ4geq_Y/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MkyR6UzZsyaCbZb1

Thanks, I do that quite often in order to blend two separate pieces of video into one.

Thanks, Bill. I really appreciate the high praise.

@@soundman1950s I just always enjoy your videos. Bill

You Just can't beat those oldies.

@@soundman1950sYou ain’t kidding Bill! 👍

Thanks Joey. I've got video shot for the CN coal train. Just deciding how I'm going to present it.

@@soundman1950s that's a good looking diesel.

Angled tunnel portals occur naturally at times and I just thought it would add some variation to the layout.

Thanks Guss, but there are others with far more skill and patience than me.

It's a 360 degree camera but not professional grade. The ones used by real estate brokers have better resolution and cost much more. The GoPro Max is adequate for my needs, but if I want better resolution I use my cell phone camera.

1979 was just a coincidence. I have other years I will be doing in the future.

I re-edit some of my videos without music on Facebook. facebook.com/100024786069141/videos/1202551297581700/

Thanks Scott.

Thanks Joey. I really need to get the universal remote, trying to control the CN with my cell phone is rather clumsy.

@@soundman1950s I could see a ton of coal cars behind that diesel.

I can work on that as long as they are O scale tons.