This is the first time that you, Jim Zim, will run your G scale model trains in the backyard of the house in Washington. You have all of your G scale model trains to choose from in your collection of G scale model trains. Somebody has to be the first one to run on the new layout. You are going to pick one. You heard people already shouting: "Thomas the Tank Engine! Run Thomas!" "Toby! I want Toby! Please pick Toby!" And so, you will run the Piko brand White Pass and Yukon Route Railway steam locomotive #52 pulling freight cars from the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway first. You have a handy gadget for helping you get the G scale model trains on to the tracks, that orange tool is called a re-railer and it can easily get the G scale model trains on to the tracks and they will go through the special door that is designed for G scale model trains and they will go right to the backyard. We also see the LGB Santa Fe Super Chief passenger train lead by an EMD F7 diesel locomotive #202, and the Valvoline Train #49 made by Bachmann. This is Thomas Comeau and as always, I will see the replies from you, Jim Zim!
Me too! That was a really important feature of the back yard design that I wanted to be sure to have. None of my neighbors have one, and when the house was under construction and people saw that big cement path they were all wondering what is was for! I talked to some of my neighbors later and they told me their theories on what that cement path was going to be for... I remember one thought it would be some kind of race track for kids.
Your house is very pretty with a very big humongous backyard Jim Zim to have a whole lot of room to play your bunch of your model trains all around the house. I bet a lot of people will like your new TH-cam videos Jim Zim when you live in Washington state now. And by the way my name is Haley Rhianne Yates, and I enjoyed your new videos in Washington state Jim Zim. I love you Jim Zim.
Just came across your channel, it’s amazing of what you have. I was very proud of my H scale train set which took up half of my basement with a double tracks setting which allowed me to run two trains simultaneously at opposite directions as well as crossing each other’s track. Comparing to your setup, it’s nothing. Great work.
Hi Jim, dead man's curve, if you find a loco that doesn't run you could make it look like it has jumped the tracks and hit a tree, and find a skeleton to put by the loco, good video, gave me some ideas for my layout?!
The new yard is like a blank and almost infinite canvas. I see three tracks running in parallel with off shoots into the landscaping - tunnels, bridges, sky (and track budget) is the limit! I bet your creative juices are running overtime.
That's exactly how I see it... a blank canvas that I can get creative with. I wish I had "before" pictures from our yard in California to show people how I transformed that one. I'm enjoying working my magic on this big new one. Between now and the Spring, about the only things that will change will be the addition of river rocks around those evergreen trees. But come Spring time... things will start to get really interesting! Like you said, the budget is the biggest limit. I'm not really thrilled about forking out another $2000 for track just to be able to run a second line around the cement path... but I'm definitely going to do that. I do like your suggestion of ultimately having three tracks run on the path, but that's another $2000... so that won't be right away! I've thought about doing a Patreon page like a lot of TH-camrs do, and seeing if anyone in the audience wants to help pay for more track, but I hate the idea! I prefer the channel to be advertiser funded, not viewer funded. I might change my mind on that someday, but for now I'm sticking with the current plan because it seems a little tacky to have to ask for handouts!
This is very inspiring. I am wanting to put a small G Scale train track in my yard next year. It wont be anywhere near this large, but this is really fun to watch
It’s really cool to see the trains pull cargo or a lot of cargo I should say there’s something about a train pulling freight carts that’s so relaxing to watch
Man you weren’t kidding when you said your gonna hav a huge backyard, but also fun fact down in Cleveland Ohio there’s actually a part on the highway near one of the small airports called deadman’s curb because of the fact it’s a sharp turn and many many many trucks and cars have flipped there, and yes no one has died there... I don’t think at least
Wait until you see my next video, to be released towards the end of next week. I put a GoPro on the side of the last car on the Super Chief and got some incredible video. I think it's actually one of my best. I can't wait for the world to see it! You very much get the feeling that you're popping your head out the window of a real train for a ride around my yard. Also, because of the way I placed the camera, you don't see any dirt in my yard... so it makes the yard look awesome and the house looks like some kind of palace. I think folks will be impressed when they see it!
I really like the long straight stretches of track, something not normally seen on model train layouts (outside or inside). The lack of appropriate scale trees, mountains, buildings, etc. does not take away from pleasure of running the trains.
Let me know if you ever will be making a trip out this way, and we'll see if that lines up with a day when I have the trains set up. Over the winter, I probably won't have the trains up much. The rest of the year... maybe a few days per month. If it ever lines up with a time you'd be in the Tri Cities for something, you'd be welcome to visit. The weather has definitely changed from last week! We had our first rain yesterday. But because we're on the dry side of the Cascades, our rainy morning yesterday only brought .15 inch of rain, where in your area I imagine it was a lot more than that! 😎
How do you get your trains to run very far. I I often have trouble running mine across the whole room. Power on the track seams to diminishes across long distance. I usually have to have two transformer on each side of the room to amplify the current
I use LGB-brand brass track, which is extremely high quality. I can run it for very long distances with power connected to the rails at only one location, and it works fine. The key is to use the plastic track clips to hold the tracks together firmly, which helps to ensure that no gaps develop between the rails which would break the electrical connection. As you can see in this video, there is a good electrical flow over the entire very long layout. There was another one of my videos, from our California house, where I actually ran tracks all the way over to the next door neighbor's house and that, too, had just one single source of power. Eliminate any gaps between the rails, use the plastic track clips to keep things held together, and use LGB track... those are the keys to my success in keeping a good electrical connection over long distances. Oh, and don't leave the track outside in the weather for longer than necessary! I set up the tracks, play with the trains for a few days, and then put the track away again to keep it out of the weather. It's a lot of work, but that keeps the track in good condition. At our California house, I had a section of track that ran outside and I left it out there permanently. That track is basically junk now. I still have it, but I don't even use it anymore. Time takes its toll when you leave the track outside all the time.
Thanks Jim, I'm wondering if it would be posible for me to have the old brass tracks that you're not using anymore? I would like to use them to run my wireless train set
@@asbmp I'm holding on to them because I've got a nephew that seems interested in model trains. Someday, I can get him started in G scale with the track that no longer meets my standards.
Mr Jim I wanna thank you sir ^^ I got into model trains because you and your videos are very informative about running g scale engines I have a custom made percy engine I worked on and I will be posting a video soon ^^
VERY GOOD VIDEO AWESOME LAYOUT AND JUST BE CAREFUL LOVE THE HOUSE AND PROPERTY I DO APPRECIATE IT AND YOU JIM. I ALSO LOVE TRAINS AND YOUR INFORMATION AND COMMENTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT THANK YOU AGAIN JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA G SCALE IS AWESOME AND EXPENSIVE I AM DOING HO FOR MY BASEMENT LAYOUT. NOT AS BIG BUT MINE IS COOL TO ME. THANKS AGAIN AWESOME GOOD VIDEO...JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA 👍😷😷😁🚂🚂📸DRONE WAS COOL INDEED.
This is my dream .... Love tour video it was a trip to my child days..... I will do somerhing similar in my 2 acres land but will try if possible a riding one .... Trains came on my blood from gramPapa and Dad.
So here I sit, watching your White Pass RR model train while my computer’s screensaver just happens to be showing photos of our Princess Alaska Cruisetour and our trip on the White Pass RR. We’re booked to go again in May 2021, hope it happens!
Hi Jim, just had to click on and see the first video from the new house. Strangely, as you took us outside and I saw the view towards the backyard, I thought the yard looked big. I guessed at half an acre. Go figure. I also checked out the link to your website and the page about Diablo Canyon Power Plant. A very interesting read as my 85 y.o. Father spent 32 years working for the SECV, the State Electricity Commission, Victoria, here in Australia. He spent most of his career working at Monash House, Melbourne CBD. Monash House was named after the first Chairman of the SEC, Sir John Monash. Civil Engineer and Major General of British Forces (and some American) on the Western Front of WWI. Only the second man ever to be Knighted in the Field by his Monarch. Monash is also pictured on the Australian $100 note and has a major University, a major Hospital and a major Freeway all named in his honour here in Melbourne. My Father also spent plenty of time traveling to and from the Latrobe Valley where the majority of the SECV Generation Stations were. He also undertook studies into the various power generation options, including looking into Nuclear power and renewables in 1969, but with large reserves of Brown Coal in the Latrobe Valley the choice was made. I am 55 and work as a Maintenance Carpenter at a large private school in Melbourne. My welding bay is actually under a part of the Main Oval. We are also situated near the Shrine of Remembrance, which Sir John Monash was heavily involved in establishing.
We stumbled on your channel and I was telling my wife, looks like pasco or somewhere in tri cities. Looked on your home page and seen the cable bridge. Howdi neighbor.
Howdy right back to you. My first winter in the Tri Cities has been quite interesting! I hear that last year, you had less than four inches of snow for the entire season. Over the last week, we've had ten inches here at my house!
@@JimZim they are saying we might get some more tomorrow. Last year was only a few inches but the winter of 2017 was a record breaker for this area. I'm born in kennewick, lived here most my life. We're enjoying the train videos.
That's really cool!! If you were to put triple tracks on dead man's curve Aim I could be close to Horseshoe curve. Never know what imagination could bring to this awesome layout in your backyard!
You have an extraordinary train collection and track layout. Your narration is outstanding. I thoroughly enjoyed your video and have subscribed to watch more.
Love seeing your blessings. Enjoy and so your living your life Golden. Thanks for sharing.
My little boy was so excited to see this video. Everything looks great Jim!
No Jim you didn't have a senior moment, you had a Gomez Addams moment, you are living the good life enjoy 👍
i love the sata fe super chief warbonet paint scheme
Nice house
Excellent video work Jim. Thanks for posting.
Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
Nice layout👊🇺🇸
Thanks for the train ride around your new backyard on the White Pass.
Amazing! My grandson LOVES trains and can’t wait to show him your amazing layout. Enjoy and great job. Looking forward to seeing more videos.
Looks great Jim! Nice job on the drone footage. I sure wish I had your back yard for my train and gardening hobbies!
This is the first time that you, Jim Zim, will run your G scale model trains in the backyard of the house in Washington.
You have all of your G scale model trains to choose from in your collection of G scale model trains.
Somebody has to be the first one to run on the new layout.
You are going to pick one.
You heard people already shouting: "Thomas the Tank Engine! Run Thomas!" "Toby! I want Toby! Please pick Toby!"
And so, you will run the Piko brand White Pass and Yukon Route Railway steam locomotive #52 pulling freight cars from the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway first.
You have a handy gadget for helping you get the G scale model trains on to the tracks, that orange tool is called a re-railer and it can easily get the G scale model trains on to the tracks and they will go through the special door that is designed for G scale model trains and they will go right to the backyard.
We also see the LGB Santa Fe Super Chief passenger train lead by an EMD F7 diesel locomotive #202, and the Valvoline Train #49 made by Bachmann.
This is Thomas Comeau and as always, I will see the replies from you, Jim Zim!
A wonderful garden railroad got there! Spectacular job!
That is ONE BIG backyard you have there!
I watched two ads to support him. love your models:D
Living the dream, Love it.
Your channel is incredible. Keep posting videos.
I really like that concrete walkway in the backyard for the trains!
Me too! That was a really important feature of the back yard design that I wanted to be sure to have. None of my neighbors have one, and when the house was under construction and people saw that big cement path they were all wondering what is was for! I talked to some of my neighbors later and they told me their theories on what that cement path was going to be for... I remember one thought it would be some kind of race track for kids.
Great choice of train!
Awesome! Great photo shots! My favorite is the Santa Fe. 🙂
Your house is very pretty with a very big humongous backyard Jim Zim to have a whole lot of room to play your bunch of your model trains all around the house. I bet a lot of people will like your new TH-cam videos Jim Zim when you live in Washington state now. And by the way my name is Haley Rhianne Yates, and I enjoyed your new videos in Washington state Jim Zim. I love you Jim Zim.
When the horn is blasting, wonder if your neighbors can hear it?
If they were out in their yard, they would hear it... but not if they were in their house.
Thats exactly what I was thinking!
Came here to get ideas to possibly build an outdoor railroad for my 3yr old son. I just wanted to say you have a beautiful yard!
Just came across your channel, it’s amazing of what you have. I was very proud of my H scale train set which took up half of my basement with a double tracks setting which allowed me to run two trains simultaneously at opposite directions as well as crossing each other’s track. Comparing to your setup, it’s nothing. Great work.
I love how you give us a warning for the commercial like an actual tv show i love your content
very nice Jim I am also very proud of watching this video.... thank you for sharing
You have the best train yard ever I wish I had an big one like you :)
I love ur steam trains MR I’m going to like ur video !!! 😃
Awesome layout, definitely like the brick fence around your yard, beautiful house as well
Wishing you the best
Looks great Jim!
That’s a crazy amount of backyard. Love it!
my backyard has a ton of space with no fences
Video is very nicely done Jim. Drone flying is excellent. Thanks for posting.
Hi Jim, dead man's curve, if you find a loco that doesn't run you could make it look like it has jumped the tracks and hit a tree, and find a skeleton to put by the loco, good video, gave me some ideas for my layout?!
Well done Jim!! What an amazing set up. Looking forward to future train videos. Greetings from Australia.
Well done mate happy retirement 😀
Nice place and hugh backyard. It's going to look awesome when you finish that half acre land. 😊
The new yard is like a blank and almost infinite canvas. I see three tracks running in parallel with off shoots into the landscaping - tunnels, bridges, sky (and track budget) is the limit! I bet your creative juices are running overtime.
That's exactly how I see it... a blank canvas that I can get creative with. I wish I had "before" pictures from our yard in California to show people how I transformed that one. I'm enjoying working my magic on this big new one. Between now and the Spring, about the only things that will change will be the addition of river rocks around those evergreen trees. But come Spring time... things will start to get really interesting! Like you said, the budget is the biggest limit. I'm not really thrilled about forking out another $2000 for track just to be able to run a second line around the cement path... but I'm definitely going to do that. I do like your suggestion of ultimately having three tracks run on the path, but that's another $2000... so that won't be right away! I've thought about doing a Patreon page like a lot of TH-camrs do, and seeing if anyone in the audience wants to help pay for more track, but I hate the idea! I prefer the channel to be advertiser funded, not viewer funded. I might change my mind on that someday, but for now I'm sticking with the current plan because it seems a little tacky to have to ask for handouts!
⭐️excellent 1st choice ⭐️
Nice enjoy those trains.And have a good time running then.Thanks for sharing
You have a wonderful layout! I love your variety of locomotives and rolling stock.
My 5 year old son loves your channel!!
Thanks, Karen! Please say hello to him for me!
this is excellent...lucky to have this layout and yard...lookin forward to more, maybe a royal hudson? :0)
Now that is something, love it
The area where the train goes by the hot tub you can name it, "Hot Springs Pass" 😉
Congrats on the new house!! It is beautiful and well deserved 🍾🥂🥂
This is very inspiring. I am wanting to put a small G Scale train track in my yard next year. It wont be anywhere near this large, but this is really fun to watch
WOW nice big yard Jim.
Nice job on the trains keep the good work
Awesome! Love it!!!!!!!! Cool model train collection!!!!!👍
Would love a backyard like this. The Amtrak train is my favorite!
It’s really cool to see the trains pull cargo or a lot of cargo I should say there’s something about a train pulling freight carts that’s so relaxing to watch
The Santa Fe is my all time favorite I have one as a ho scale
Man you weren’t kidding when you said your gonna hav a huge backyard, but also fun fact down in Cleveland Ohio there’s actually a part on the highway near one of the small airports called deadman’s curb because of the fact it’s a sharp turn and many many many trucks and cars have flipped there, and yes no one has died there... I don’t think at least
Your videos are fun to watch . NOT BORING😁
That was way cool!!
4:02 A Hot Wheels truck was called that too...
Welcome to SE WA when this covid thing ends we can get together and play trains
That is really awesome. The train level view on the Super Chief made it look almost real. I love seeing multiple trains running at once.
Wait until you see my next video, to be released towards the end of next week. I put a GoPro on the side of the last car on the Super Chief and got some incredible video. I think it's actually one of my best. I can't wait for the world to see it! You very much get the feeling that you're popping your head out the window of a real train for a ride around my yard. Also, because of the way I placed the camera, you don't see any dirt in my yard... so it makes the yard look awesome and the house looks like some kind of palace. I think folks will be impressed when they see it!
Jim, the name dead man's curve was used in the 1991 movie "The Addams Family".
I know! And also in a song by the Beach Boys in the 1960s.
I know that as well
@@JimZim I LOVE YOUR WOODEN REEFERS
@Ezekiel Renteria its a fun family movie buddy. Lmk what you think. Enjoy.
Can't wait to see your trains inside!!!
You must have missed it a few weeks ago.
th-cam.com/video/pjAWwuNA_94/w-d-xo.html
Hey Jim here’s an idea, a double header video.
You just put a few double headers on you’re layout, and ride them around.
I really like the long straight stretches of track, something not normally seen on model train layouts (outside or inside). The lack of appropriate scale trees, mountains, buildings, etc. does not take away from pleasure of running the trains.
How much fun is this. Great Job Jim.
very nice. my 8 year old is crazy about this video.
The return of America of the king.
Awesome video liked 🚂👍🚄
"no one's died here in the backyard, yet"
hmmm
Thank you for being the only one so far to mention my witty line! I was very proud of that one.
Jim Zim haha it was pretty funny along with you poking fun at the fans who get mad when you don’t run Thomas
@@JimZim Jim Zim was the Imposter
@@JimZim are you 100% sure no one died in the backyard?
Notice when he said..... YET you gonna kill someone hmmm?
I voted for the White pass engine
Welcome to Washington. I would love to have all that space for gardening.
The great jim zim railway,btw are g scale models of union pacific available?Love ur videos sir from india🇮🇳🇮🇳
Amazing! Would love to actually see it in person! Hope the weathers good over there, shout out from Seattle!
Let me know if you ever will be making a trip out this way, and we'll see if that lines up with a day when I have the trains set up. Over the winter, I probably won't have the trains up much. The rest of the year... maybe a few days per month. If it ever lines up with a time you'd be in the Tri Cities for something, you'd be welcome to visit.
The weather has definitely changed from last week! We had our first rain yesterday. But because we're on the dry side of the Cascades, our rainy morning yesterday only brought .15 inch of rain, where in your area I imagine it was a lot more than that! 😎
FANTASTIC!!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING
How do you get your trains to run very far. I I often have trouble running mine across the whole room. Power on the track seams to diminishes across long distance. I usually have to have two transformer on each side of the room to amplify the current
I'm curious too. We're are your power wires and transformer? Nice video
I use LGB-brand brass track, which is extremely high quality. I can run it for very long distances with power connected to the rails at only one location, and it works fine. The key is to use the plastic track clips to hold the tracks together firmly, which helps to ensure that no gaps develop between the rails which would break the electrical connection. As you can see in this video, there is a good electrical flow over the entire very long layout. There was another one of my videos, from our California house, where I actually ran tracks all the way over to the next door neighbor's house and that, too, had just one single source of power. Eliminate any gaps between the rails, use the plastic track clips to keep things held together, and use LGB track... those are the keys to my success in keeping a good electrical connection over long distances. Oh, and don't leave the track outside in the weather for longer than necessary! I set up the tracks, play with the trains for a few days, and then put the track away again to keep it out of the weather. It's a lot of work, but that keeps the track in good condition. At our California house, I had a section of track that ran outside and I left it out there permanently. That track is basically junk now. I still have it, but I don't even use it anymore. Time takes its toll when you leave the track outside all the time.
Thanks Jim, I'm wondering if it would be posible for me to have the old brass tracks that you're not using anymore? I would like to use them to run my wireless train set
@@asbmp I'm holding on to them because I've got a nephew that seems interested in model trains. Someday, I can get him started in G scale with the track that no longer meets my standards.
Very cool, sir 👍 greeting from Indonesia 🇮🇩
OMG
Or about the Norfolk southern
I love your videos
Pls do the polar express
Eyyyyy whats up my Indonesian Friend!
That's a great House and a great backyard layout. I should try something like this someday if I have a friend that likes trains as much as me.
Welcome to the evergreen state, Jim!
Ok
i love the w p n 52
Mr Jim I wanna thank you sir ^^ I got into model trains because you and your videos are very informative about running g scale engines I have a custom made percy engine I worked on and I will be posting a video soon ^^
I'm happy to have inspired you!
Like that side view with the Santa Fe super chief, that was cool 😊😊
Great video. I'm signing up
VERY GOOD VIDEO AWESOME LAYOUT AND JUST BE CAREFUL LOVE THE HOUSE AND PROPERTY I DO APPRECIATE IT AND YOU JIM. I ALSO LOVE TRAINS AND YOUR INFORMATION AND COMMENTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT THANK YOU AGAIN JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA G SCALE IS AWESOME AND EXPENSIVE I AM DOING HO FOR MY BASEMENT LAYOUT. NOT AS BIG BUT MINE IS COOL TO ME. THANKS AGAIN AWESOME GOOD VIDEO...JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA 👍😷😷😁🚂🚂📸DRONE WAS COOL INDEED.
try running the engines at night that would look amazing
This is my dream .... Love tour video it was a trip to my child days..... I will do somerhing similar in my 2 acres land but will try if possible a riding one .... Trains came on my blood from gramPapa and Dad.
You should take a look at this video: th-cam.com/video/1UBfGcOcMxY/w-d-xo.html
👍fantastic 👍
Wonderful Jim..
Very nice collection.
lovely video .. well done
So here I sit, watching your White Pass RR model train while my computer’s screensaver just happens to be showing photos of our Princess Alaska Cruisetour and our trip on the White Pass RR. We’re booked to go again in May 2021, hope it happens!
Hi Jim, just had to click on and see the first video from the new house. Strangely, as you took us outside and I saw the view towards the backyard, I thought the yard looked big. I guessed at half an acre. Go figure. I also checked out the link to your website and the page about Diablo Canyon Power Plant. A very interesting read as my 85 y.o. Father spent 32 years working for the SECV, the State Electricity Commission, Victoria, here in Australia. He spent most of his career working at Monash House, Melbourne CBD. Monash House was named after the first Chairman of the SEC, Sir John Monash. Civil Engineer and Major General of British Forces (and some American) on the Western Front of WWI. Only the second man ever to be Knighted in the Field by his Monarch. Monash is also pictured on the Australian $100 note and has a major University, a major Hospital and a major Freeway all named in his honour here in Melbourne. My Father also spent plenty of time traveling to and from the Latrobe Valley where the majority of the SECV Generation Stations were. He also undertook studies into the various power generation options, including looking into Nuclear power and renewables in 1969, but with large reserves of Brown Coal in the Latrobe Valley the choice was made.
I am 55 and work as a Maintenance Carpenter at a large private school in Melbourne. My welding bay is actually under a part of the Main Oval. We are also situated near the Shrine of Remembrance, which Sir John Monash was heavily involved in establishing.
We stumbled on your channel and I was telling my wife, looks like pasco or somewhere in tri cities. Looked on your home page and seen the cable bridge. Howdi neighbor.
Howdy right back to you. My first winter in the Tri Cities has been quite interesting! I hear that last year, you had less than four inches of snow for the entire season. Over the last week, we've had ten inches here at my house!
@@JimZim they are saying we might get some more tomorrow. Last year was only a few inches but the winter of 2017 was a record breaker for this area. I'm born in kennewick, lived here most my life. We're enjoying the train videos.
That's cool
ever thought on investing an automatic switching system to avoid a crash like that one at 7:23 ? could possibly help on that.
I love the 52 train whistle
Yeah, that is a pretty great train whistle!
From cruise ships to model trains is but one step! ;-)
That's really cool!! If you were to put triple tracks on dead man's curve Aim I could be close to Horseshoe curve. Never know what imagination could bring to this awesome layout in your backyard!
Exactly! Every time I look out in to the yard, my imagination just goes wild. There are LOTS of interesting possibilities.
Love it!
You have an extraordinary train collection and track layout. Your narration is outstanding. I thoroughly enjoyed your video and have subscribed to watch more.
Your trains are so cool
Great yard Jim
Great set up from Sydney Australia