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well done

Personally, I do N scale and I really don’t do coal. I go towards rock trains, but I do this kind of similar to what you do but not as realistic

I have many questions. Ive always been into model trains, but never outdoor. I did a simple google search and cant find any G scale modern equipment. Where do you buy your modern equipment and then is the track powered? If not its battery powered with an RC remote? Any gelp is appreciate even if you can point me to a website.

Thanks so much for posting this video, one of my goals is to simulate live coal loads in either 2 rail o scale or g scale one day. This is inspiring!

At the first i think it real

Knowing zip about your control interface, have you considered putting a radio-control tower at the top of your property that has LOS to the entire layout? (I'm a ham radio operator, KC9PZN). You could have micro HD FPV cameras on the locomotives to give a first-person view of train operation, even animating the engineer's head to look forward, back, down. (I used to do animatronics in Hollywood). IP cameras could be placed along the track for operating and 'railfan' videos. TH-cam channel MarioFPV for affordable DIY HD microcams. I would think you could precisely control the locomotive traction motors by watching the amperage draw and motor/wheel rpm.

You might consider putting the rotary dumper station uphill from the loading chute so it's a gravity reload. If I had one of your hopper cars and a section of track, I could build a scale rotary dumper with scale steel girders, a 1/8" thick steel chute mounted to 1/16 scale truck tires, with a vibrator electric motor to make the coal slide off. A gearmotor in the rail bed just after the rotary dumper, with a slowly-turning brush, could give the empty car a gentle push. I used to build dioramas. Diesel-electric locomotives are kinda boring to me because the family home is next to a freight line, with a turnout 30' from the bedroom I'm currently watching this video in, and a crossing 200' further along. Friends find it hard to believe I can sleep through four horn blasts and multiple whining-throbbing diesel engines vibrating the whole house. My friend gave me a (Buddy L No9 ?) 260 steam locomotive, tender, caboose before he passed away. I think the manufacturer designed it to be slightly off from G scale but I only got it for a model to scale up to build a 24" gauge smoker grill, with the tender car acting as a refrigerated bar. Grade can be assessed by the use of some clear plastic hose almost filled with water, to measure the rise over 100" of track. The water will be the same height at both ends. Working with 24" gauge we use garden hose with clear hose at either end. Really cool setup man!

A runaway on this line has real consequences! Now...if Kadee would make a rotary coupler for you!

the best ever

Wow impressive.

Im a retired "C N. North America" engineer, Sarnia , Port Huron based. I really like the realism to your layout, your B.N.S.F. locomotives caught my eye because I was transporting them on a train from Sarnia to Battle Creek mi. Back in the 1990's, they were brand new and the envy on the railroads at that time, I was lucky because we were using the Canadian National wide cab and s d. 40 locomotives replacing the Grand Trunk Western Geeps which were pretty Old at the time but we still envied thise B N. Locomotives. Just thought i would share my memory of railroading.

Just curious if you ever tried pulling the coal trains with all of the power on the front end, 7 or 8 locomotives ?

i wanna do similar shit with Lego, have a lot of things designed for it too just need money (and space) to build it 😭

Which company makes the best Dash 9s?

WOW, where do I start? Have you ever heard of black lung disease? Coal dust is not healthy. What's the big deal about using real coal? Wheel slip damages your locos! Only 25 coal cars! You need two people to run your train! I tried to watch your video but ended thinking how ridiculous it all seems. I model HO scale BNSF, I run coal drags with over 90 cars 3 locos on front 2 in the back. Wheel slip is not an issue, does not damage my locos. I use black saw dust instead of real coal. Overall my operations are more prototypical than yours. How many times can you load and unload 25 cars before it gets boring. I run all the different types of trains on my layout. When coal bores me I switch to something else. I'm also not bothered by the weather.

the cheap bungie cords kill it!!!!!!!!! it was looking so real until that

Those of us who grew up in the late 70's and early 80' s knew how awesome it was to have one of those giant dishes!

👍👍👍

Beautiful footage as always. 👍😎🍿

I've never seen such a realistic G-scale layout. So many larger scale model trains like these always are unrealistic, but these videos show the incredible potential these larger scales have to be realistic and lifelike

m.th-cam.com/video/vKLzyByhv6w/w-d-xo.html burl rice Makes Type-F rotary couplers I don’t remember what the website is called. He is on gscale central and large scale central if You want to try and contact him.

Love your videos! Great weathering job!

I just discovered your channel. The amount of work into the details on the locomotives and rolling stock is phenomenal. It's arguably one of the best modern American G scale railway layouts I've seen on TH-cam. Subscribed. 👍

This has got to be the best setup I've ever seen and running live loads. It is a crime that this channel doesn't have more subs.

epic

Long train- how many cars? How many engines?

Live coal is not smart, it's flammable

Beautiful work.

DPU.....I see you.

Awesome (Sladen)

Gentec-Engines with AC traction motors .... no problem to get the train on the move....Greetings from Germany !

amazing, well done

Great!

Thing looks like it’s a real train going by

Doyou store the trains indoors for winter?

DPU's my dude, not "mid-train helpers"

I never knew the sierra northern had a line going to James town!

I live in Jackson, CA. I have a bunch of G scale trains and no place to run them, do you allow guest to bring a train to your place? I have family in Jamestown. and I used to volunteer at railtown.

What are those strange UP SD-units with a hood much lower than the cab?

Simply amazing. So realistic. Never seen anything like this before.!!!

Great shots! I love it...

Wow! Very similar to how we dump iron ore at Cleveland Cliffs Steel(formerly AK Steel) in Middletown, Ohio. Whether right or wrong, I always referred to it as a Swing Dumper, since it was uncoupled and did not use true rotary couplers.

And just when I was thinking HO scale is expensive! LOL You've got a fantastic garden railroad in progress. and I love your operational speeds.

Phenomenal garden layout, and your weathering is fantastic, as well as your prototypical operational speeds.

Appreciate you making these videos.

This is awesome

Sorry I asked this on multiple vids but what exact horn is on your sd70’s. I’m trying to put that same horn on my engines using railpro software. And I don’t know the exact horn that is

I love that horn, which one is that?

What horn is that on your sd70’s? K5LA 5 chime or 3 chime?

should add some game controller vibrators to that chute make it truly touchless