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@TwoRailfans Thank you John. I'm still looking for some improvement. Would think this would work REALLY well on black coal hopper cars!

@@blackhillsandeasternrailroad hint taken. 😂 I don’t have anything to clean like that though.

@TwoRailfans Sorry John! Wasn't talking about you! I have a string of coal hoppers that I've never shown on the channel. They need this treatment too! With regards to the weathering powder, I probably have two lifetimes' supply here for both of us and all the regulars on the channel. Would send you some if you decide you're interested!

@jimkruszka3817 Thanks Jim. Always on the lookout to reuse stuff... when I noticed that stuff stuck to my hands, it reminded me of what the guys say about pan pastels and other self-adhesive powders... This is definitely that. Except only available in one color!

@tunnelmot Me too! That old FMC hopper car has aged really well as has Accurail's slab side model. Still looking forward to seeing new releases of both. I keep meaning to pick up a rock island car from Accurail. Think it would be a fun patch/weathering project.

@4everdc302 Thanks!!! Just put the finishing touches on the video for Friday!

@jimkruszka3817 It was! I've been meaning to do this for a very long time. Just finished editing and uploading the long form video.

Thanks! The Mfr is 'BVI Rail Tooling'. Can no longer find the template anywhere. I got it in 2021 off ebay.

Thanks! The Mfr is 'BVI Rail Tooling'. Can no longer find the template anywhere. I got it in 2021 off ebay.

Thanks! The Mfr is 'BVI Rail Tooling'. Can no longer find the template anywhere. I got it in 2021 off ebay.

Thanks! The Mfr is 'BVI Rail Tooling'. Can no longer find the template anywhere. I got it in 2021 off ebay.

Thanks! The Mfr is 'BVI Rail Tooling'. I can no longer find the item anywhere. I got it in 2021 off ebay.

We will be okay if we don't lose a unit halfway up the hill!!!

@ianconder1626 Much love for that green and black!

@TwoRailfans D&I is a class act. Clean locomotives are part of a larger corporate image philosophy. I'm lucky to call some of the railroad employees friends. Good people, all of them!

@TwoRailfans As of just now, I have 13 of them mounted. About half done with the staging area switches. Still need to wire in the panels. Those edge connectors will be a big help. I can't find where I got the template now. Seems like I got it from ebay or a vendor... Midwest Model Railroad or Spring Creek Trains? Ugh. I'm getting old.

@TwoRailfans Ugh. Looked back in my ebay... I bought it in 2021. The Mfr is 'BVI Rail Tooling'. Can no longer find it being sold anywhere. It is handy but lots of people mount Tortoise machines without them.

@154Colin Agreed. So much so that I decided to bend the time continuum and allow these on my layout set in ~1985-1995.

@@blackhillsandeasternrailroad I won't tell, if you don't.

That's one snappy paint scheme isn't it?

Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much!

Thank you sir!

@rottenroads1982 Your point is well taken. I don't have any F45s on my roster. Originally, I was saying they didn't fit my era, but I have other BN stuff that predates even the 45 series engines leaving the roster. I have no excuses. Since the point of this train was to be colorful, maybe even some Canadian power? An SD50F or an SD60F? The green F45s are definitely on my list!

@georgiasunbelt I've never heard much about the BLI C30-7. Do yours run with the original electronics? They came out shortly after I left the club I was in and I never had a reason to buy any being I already had a pair of Atlas C30-7s. I'd be interested in seeing your big black C30-7s running!

@@blackhillsandeasternrailroad yes…one is a NS paragon 2 & the other a NW…the NW is DC that I’ve never had a decoder installed

@TwoRailfans Thank you very much! I always appreciate that information at the beginning of a locomotive/railcar review when magazines like MR and MRH do reviews. Figure some of the people that look at BH&E would like it too. And I'm somewhat of a locomotive nerd... Love to track an engine's history back to build. However, these GEs are pretty historically uninteresting!

Thanks Randy! Seems like the Rock had a few big GEs too?

Thanks John! I discovered some years ago that Polly-S, roof brown, shot out of the airbrush, makes good weathering. My approach these days might be somewhat more nuanced, but I'd still make use of that concept. Probably going to have to find a different paint though as Polly-S is no longer made.

Thanks for watching!

@@blackhillsandeasternrailroad I like the GE U23B the most among conrails. I used translation for this article.

Yep. Made a special side trip to see it. 10/10 would do it again!

Perhaps the best public model railroad display in Colorado if not west of the Mississippi River!

SVMES has a very nice layout. It has gotten bigger and more mature since this video was taken way back in the day!

Yes, for sure. SVMES has an amazing layout!

SVMES has a really neat layout. More here: th-cam.com/video/0sdvlY-EM8U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=w0_4FORtGz0NeAlv. I will probably do another spot on the club before the Train show in November.

Thanks Ian.

Thanks!

Thanks for the visit!

@anneruppert9864 It was our pleasure bringing it to you!

10/10 agree. I'm terrible at train shows. If it fits my era and looks cool, I'm buying it for a mixed freight train! I like the variety too!

Thank you! We are getting there!

Thanks! We are learning together in the kitchen.

@pilarvalleyrailway3121 As long as you are okay that you never will want to do magnetic uncoupling, rule #1 is in effect. I agree they can be a pain in some cases, but I'd never go back to the X2F coupler!

@johnhood9567 Yes sir, just as the NMRA standards template and a postage scale are a big help!

@@blackhillsandeasternrailroad got the scale. Huge improvement! Still need to get the NMRA standards template!

They should not be any hassle if the knuckle is at the correct height. But I get it that the aesthetic isn't right and that those who don't need magnetic uncoupling have little use for them.

@naxshack Thanks for watching! I had a lot of fun putting that video -- and the train together!

@OklahomaRailfan_Productions I love working in the yard!

@jerryrigsit5400 Thank you sir!

Luckily much of it purchased a very long time ago!

@@blackhillsandeasternrailroad I'm sure, one piece at time and probably some bargains along the way too

@trainswithjake Thanks! You'll get there. Practice on something inexpensive. Don't be afraid to make a few mistakes.

@blackhillsandeasternrailroad your welcome and I will.

@Patrick-xp8bb Sweet! I think the BN bicentennial units are some of the more tastefully done ones of that era.

@robbiet8583 My mom used to make Rhubarb strawberry sauce... something like this? www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-rhubarb-sauce-49068 She'd serve it over angel food cake. I'd imagine though that it is difficult or expensive to find rhubarb in FL though?

@TwoRailfans Yikes! Lawn nerds take shelter! The pie was amazing. Stop by sometime and we'll be glad to share!

@154Colin Agreed!! Taste of summertime!

@@blackhillsandeasternrailroad The house where I grew up we had several plants Rhubarb. We had Strawberry Rhubarb pies. Occasionally if the yield was enough she would freeze some to make one for Christmas. I miss that.