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Love the "Dyno" sounds on these models. Thanks for sharing!

You have got some great looking cars on the railroad!

As always I learn something. Thanks

I have participated in op sessions using that very switch list and it is so much easier to use. It is nice to know it's industry standard at least coming from a locomotive engineer. Thanks. I also like your layout.

Learned a lot. Thanks for sharing. The tractive effort video sounds good, gave you a sub and high five

Nice tutorial. Do those "flower pot" pull knobs come with the kit? If not, would you kindly post a link to the online store? Thanks

I enjoyed the explanation on using dynamic brakes. Following a few of the rules on using dynamic brakes helps slow down an ops session and makes it more realistic.

Nice info, thanks for sharing. Dave

Tim, would you be will to teach my as a student to learn how a locomotive operates? Im writing software to run locomotives on mu layout.

I apologize that this is not related to dynamic brakes. At the 1:26and 1:49 mark there is a 2 bay hopper car right after the loco's. I recently bought some Walters cars that are gray in color but need to be the color of you hopper. What was the original color? Did you paint the car? Just trying to determine how to achieve the same coloration(look). Thanks for any tips?

Very interesting.

Why the axle difference between GM and unit trains?

Really informative. Good info on dynamic braking! Did not realize using it outside of controlling a train on the downgrade.

Great video. Thanks for the info.

Us railroaders love dynamic brakes. The sucky part is the jerk between motors going in and out of them lol

thanks Tim,,great vid.

Interesting to hear that NS's dyno rules are just slightly different than BNSF, but they are pretty much the same idea in terms of dyno rated axles per locomotive.

Nice Video

Great informative video

Great video Tim, are dynamic brakes used on dpu units? Cheers John.

Hey Tim I work the Pittsburgh "keystone" division out of conway I've noticed the rules on dynamic amps have been overlooked for the mountain when coming into Altoona our grade is pretty nasty we usually use minimum service and 6-8 dynamic for about 10/12 miles with a running release at the bottom. Ile be at the Macon rpm this coming year with my freelance stuff again would love to see some seaboard central stuff there (other than what I brought last year) -Strattyn

"Heavy-duty high-capacity dynamic brake" AKA, we're running out of terms to mean "better".

question tim... does NS have any locos that are equipped with non-aligning couplers?... i was just reading an article about preventing jack knifing when a consist has a unit with non-aligning couplers

Awesome!!! Great video sir! - Gary

My question has nothing to do with dynamics brakes. Was noticing on your locos you have speed recorders on several axles. Is that prototype practice, never noticed it on the real locos? Good informative video, appreciate it.

Great episode! Very informative.

Love this information. Keep it coming.

Can you MU engines together, in a train, that have different dynamic systems?

Next step in this enlightening discussion is how to simulate DB in a decoder-equipped loco(s). Most modern sound decoders have one or more function keys to activate, increase. decrease and stop dynamics. Believe you have standardized on Loks. So what and when are your key inputs on a DCC throttle as you enter the downward helix and then come out into the yard? How do you use dynamics on the Proto making the same trip down? Any needed modifications to the above if locos in a consist have different levels of dynamic capability? So great to get insights from a real, live RR engineer.

Nice units. Congratulations on your article in Model Railroader.

Thanks for the video and info, Tim. My largest Locos are SD40-2s with no D/Bs (ex. MoPac) Would these be about the max. size/HP Loco where no DB is acceptable, please? Looking forward to the next weeks edition, thank you.

Great video Tim, now my question is if there is a restriction on the amount of units on the head end that can use dynamic brakes, what about a dpu in the middle or end, and is there a different factor into determining that?

Good video, Tim, I know some railroads (The Rock and the TA&G) didn't even order dynamic brakes

Awesome to know this information. Keep it coming.

another nice vid tim... and that's a good pulling test you did with those SDs... EVERYONE needs to know how many cars their motor/s can pull... not knowing this can negatively impact your operations... "todays" (post DCC) locos are MUCH lighter than some of the older non DCC locos... some of those older pre DCC locos, the manufactures would fill up all that extra space in the shell with one giant heavy weight... some of the heaviest non DCC locos i owned were two kato C44-9Ws and a walthers proto GP18... those were some super heavy locos... the DCC locos of today have the decoder and extra wiring and speaker in there that takes up space where extra weight USED to be

Tim as a fellow railroader there are 3 things that you can appreciate. 1.) Being safe at all cost. 2.) A Conductor that can see moves ahead of time and keeps things simple and straight forward. And an engineer that doesn’t let the slack run back on his switch person. 3.) An Engineer that can keep its train momentum up a step grade. More notches after 6 may not be best if it will create will slip. Sometimes more power is not the best. Loved the video!

It made it up the hill! The new locomotives and the weathered freight cars look great.

What did you kitbash to make ADM?

I have the same frog juicer, and it's hooked up right, but it never changes color or seems like it's working. Any ideas?

Just got a Athearn RTR SD40R this morning...cant wait too strip it, redetail and repaint....i got the athearn U-C sideframes a few months ago for this project ...the railway i model has 2, with GE trucks....

Beautiful modeling 😍 Thanks for sharing!

Gotta dust that spider web off of 281! The mechanical union doesn't have cleaning in the contract I guess.

Nice progress on the layout, I am looking forward to the local making it to Ragland. It was nice to see the SC in Model Railroader although it took me a little to figure out where you were working until I caught one of your older videos

Great ideas for yard operation.

"Pullin' the Helix"!... That was Great Tim! What's the radius on that inside helix track? That's an unusual consist too... nice! Weathering nice too.

Assume that the outside helix track will feed the connection to Ragland. That will be a big event. Do you have a way to measure the drawbar pull in ounces? Micro-Mark sold one, but no longer available. Some of my newest 6-axle units pull over 4 oz.

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who hates directional lighting! The first thing I do when I get a new engine or add a decoder is go into JMRI and disable the directional lighting. ESU makes it pretty easy, I have a few Soundtraxx that made it a bit more difficult but still doable. I haven't attempted my Broadway Limited engines yet. I could see how directional lighting may have been a feature in the DC only days so you have a headlight in either direction. But now with DCC direction lighting is not a feature at all! Yet manufacturers continue to list it as a feature...

I hope the next update and still take his time that it will complete the Helix and connecting all the way up there so we can start in the next update I bring a free cars turn the next level and where it connects to the cement plant

Thank you for showing the continuing improvements on the SC. I really like the "dull" faded paint on 281 and 286. They look like they have spent a lot of time working out in the weather. I am intrigued by the amount of rust on the Washington Northern box car door. I'd almost be afraid to try to open it for fear something would break. If the engines had stalled on the 1.8% grade, could a helper engine push from the rear without derailing cars on this type of layout?

Love the weathering Tim. Is your helix built from laminated foam board? Cheers Peter from downunder.