It is a S Scale SD40-2 LONG TRAIN running on 3-4-24

This is celebrating the completion of my long wanted B&O Chessie SD40-2 .There are approximately 100 S Scale SD40-2 TOTAL made by Overland in 1983. The mostly do not run well and have lots of issues with cold solder joints. The handrails always pop off. The cross braces that hold the shell to the walkway and frame pop off. Is short it is a LOT of rather skilled work to get them running. Seeing 5 SD40-2 running in one place is really something special. I will have more running soon. 3 SD40-2 would pull this train but 5 are better. There is about 15 feet between the locos and caboose. Count the cars as they go by! I am guessing it is about 70 feet long.

[@LibertyRailfan]

Sweet video Bill, love the train and the scale...

[@crazyman762]

Thanks - check this out. www.lanestrains.com/Diesel_Locomotives.htm

[@the_atsf_railfan2926]

Very nice! In my opinion I think S scale is a quite underrated and forgotten scale for trains. Very cool layout you got as well.

[@crazyman762]

Thank you glad you liked it. See my other clips. Also see this..... www.lanestrains.com/My_Models.htm

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

WOW .... Thats Beautiful!!! 😍

[@crazyman762]

Thank you,. See the builds here. www.lanestrains.com/Diesel_Locomotives.htm

[@caryhewitt1256]

Nice! Lucky you, having 5 unique diesels! They look great!

[@crazyman762]

Thanks - check this out. www.lanestrains.com/My_Models.htm

[@sernajrlouis]

Awesome SD40'S

[@crazyman762]

SD40-2 is 1 of my favorites. The builds are here. www.lanestrains.com/My_Models.htm

[@jamessutton9319]

Nice. Looks like you had some folks break into some of your intermodal containers. Thieves are everywhere.

[@crazyman762]

Thanks. It was somewhat accidental to have containers with open doors. The fact is that the Husky Stack cars are really light and not usable empty. Even the plastic Des Plaines containers are not enough weight so I use die cast containers from the 1/64 model truck hobby to add weight. THAT added enough weight, and they have opening doors. It made for good photos and made comments as well.

[@Otherbean1]

Nice! Lots of cars not commonly seen in S-Scale.

[@crazyman762]

Thanks - that is my ultimate goal getting 1 of a kind cars even other S Scalers know are different,

[@gregoryamer]

Nice run by. I had no idea that variety of freight cars was available in S Scale.

[@crazyman762]

Thanks. I am in S Scale for 36 years now. I try my best to get cars that are not common in S Scale some I built and some were built by others. You can poke around here if you are curious. www.lanestrains.com/My_Models.htm

[@TrainiacProductions]

Wow! This is awesome. Beautiful work.

[@crazyman762]

Thanks - I am working on 2 more SD40-s now. Hopefully will have them done this month.

[@fritzb43]

Look at the covered hopper car in the background. Then look at these engines and cars. *ZERO WEATHERING*. They may as well be American Flyer - tinplate.

[@crazyman762]

Nice - show me what you have in S Scale that is better. And where are your 90+ S Scale project pages? You can start here. www.lanestrains.com/My_Models.htm