Seaboard Central - April 2024 Layout Update
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- Seaboard Central HO Scale Model Railroad Layout Update. The April 2024 Layout Update shows the latest work done to the locomotive and car shop facility in Gadsden Yard along with two new units added to the roster which were painted by www.scprototypes.com and DCC work done by Georgia Bigfoot Trains.
looking fantastic Tim, thank you for sharing the progress
Thanks for tuning in!
Those B units look tough! Really nice additions to the roster. Engine facility looks great as well!
Thank you!
Man is that an awesome layout! And the weathering details are incredible! 👍🏻
Thank you very much!
Thank you for sharing. Very nice update.👍
Thanks for watching!
The new layout is looking great. I especially like how all your locomotives tell a story. And it’s not just the locos, you are telling stories all over your layout. they sure do resonate with me.
Thanks! I really appreciate it. Stay tuned. More to come.
Great work! I love the asphalt effect of the roads and platforms. Your car shop gave me an idea to create one for my layout as well :)
Thanks! Stay tuned for a video on how I’ll end up switching cars into and out of the facility.
Wow you've really got a lot done this past month. The engine facility looks great as do those new Dash-8 units. Interesting video with detailed description on locomotive servicing needs. Never thought beyond the sand and fuel that there was much more to service. I might need to rework my locomotive service track. Thx for another great video, appreciate all the work that goes into these.
Thanks for watching! The next update is going to have a lot more. I am getting a lot done this month. Stay tuned!
Thanks for the update, Tim! Love the GP-30s and the 2 new GE locos. Engine facility looks great!
Thanks!
Thanks again Tim for another fantastic layout update and I like your new GE
Thanks for watching!
Superb work as always to complete the new yard, but I have to admit that the update I yearn to see (will have to be quite a few on this topic) is the helix and track connecting Ragland to the new yard. Major undertaking but it will allow the long leads needed on both the mains and the first yard tracks. Then you can really operate this yard as planned, receiving, sorting, blocking and making up the outbound trains.
Thanks! Keep watching. It is getting closer to happening.
Great stuff Tim. I always love seeing your progress.
Thanks Thomas! I appreciate it. Enjoying following your progress on the Montana Northern
Those GP-30s are sharp looking!
Thanks!
Thanks Tim,,another great vid. locos and facility looking great. looking forward to the next update =]
Thank you!
Looks great! Best Wishes!
Thanks!
Very nice .. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching!
Wow! Tim the Diesel facility looks GREAT! love Gadsden Yard...... Oh yeah, I saw last week's class. Missed making comment, because I was busy working while watching you LOL. Great stuff
Thanks! Be sure to tune in next week. It is going to be a great one for folks into operations.
Love the GP30's, probably my favorite locomotive. I have 2 Cotton Belt GP30's on preorder from Scale Trains. The diesel facility looks fantastic. Love the paint schemes on the Seaboard Central. Beautiful layout, fantastic work!
Thank you very much!
Very well done.
Thanks!
hey Tim, nice update! As usual, everything looking, running and sounding good. The ditch light problem is a known issue with ScaleTrains. It's happened on their run of Dash 9, GP30 and the AC4400. The contacts mounted on the underside of the cab do not make contact with the pogo pins. ScaleTrains recommends installing Kadee washers under the pogo pins to raise them to make contact. I did the opposite, I shaved the front coupler screw boss to bring it down to make better contact. Thanks, Terry
Thanks Terry. Yeah Jason ended up working with them to get them to make contact. They work great now.
@@SeaboardCentral A thousandth of a millimeter in HO scale isn't much to have it work or not work. If one of your viewers is having problems and reads this, they can contact us for help. I think the pogo pin concept is a nice idea, just gotta understand how they're supposed to work and there's not much margin for error
Hi Tim
I love the prototypical details on the servicing facility.. I love that it not only has some fueling pads, but sand, waste-water? I mean thats absolutely cool!
Thanks! Glad you like it.
Hi it is Neil schwerdt / MRL man in west valley city Utah I have a HO 18x15 layout in the garage.
I like what you,ve done to your engine shops.
That is what I'm working on now, I've got the same engine shops on my layout..
But again you,ve done a very nice job.
From Neil MRL / man😊
Thanks Neil! I appreciate it.
Great Video Tim! Love the engine facility! The B40-8's sure look sharp! So do the GP30's. I've always been a sucker for the GP30. Cheers - Brian
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Checked three times this morning to see if you posted….. absolutely love your videos!!!!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate it.
Still have a B40-8W that we use. Hopefully it sticks around for a bit. Glad you grabbed some for the SC...maybe need to pick up one of the gull wing cab ex ATSF units that BNSF sold around 2010, would be right at home over there.
Thanks! Good info
I always enjoy these updates. One "geezer critique:" I prefer the red-and-gray locomotive paint scheme over the newer versions. Then again, I don't pay for the paint!
Thanks! Yeah I wanted to keep a few around in that original scheme.
Jason at Georgia Big Foot Trains has been working on some of my older Atlas, Kato, and Stewart locomotives. Absolutely outstanding work.
Thanks! He said it was nice to work on some of the pre-ditchlight era stuff for a change.
Engine terminal looks really nice…thanks for explaining its different aspects…dash8’s look and sound great…I’ve got a couple Gp38’s I’d like GaBF to work on…gotta get in touch with him…
Thanks! He can fix you up. Does great work.
Another great update. Engine facility is looking very nice. Good to see standard cab Dash 8's, really like the look of standard cab Dash 8's.
Thanks!
Very nice layout. Especially like the details and explanations, plus the history of the locos, terrific!
Thanks! Stay tuned. More to come.
The B40-8s look sharp! Used to see those units back in the 90s when I lived in Syracuse and saw them on the Susquehanna RR. Great video!
Thanks!
Beautiful layout
Thank you!
Great scenery. Always enjoyable videos. Thanks for sharing. Dave
Thanks!
Hi Tim, thankyou for the Layout Update, especially the Diesel Service Pad details.
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
Engine terminal is looking great Tim. Love those GP 30s, Seaboard Central is rostering the same number of those as Canadian Pacific did !!
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Always great video
Thanks!
hello tim !!! excellent video... the diesel service facility (dsf) is really comin' around and i cannot wait to see the completed project. my dsf is roughtly 2' x 8' and i am going to try the ak product as i do not really like the w. scenics plaster-type stuff. btw, your b's look real nice and are a true favorite of mine as i, too, have several areas on my pike that can only see 4 axle power. prototypically, and somewhat unfortunately, the b's were not liked well by actual crews as they ran real rough/bumpy...
mine do great work, i think they are made by atlas, and are about 15-20 years old !!! keep the videos rolling !!!
Thanks! I ran a lot of the B32-8s and they were fine. A lot has to do with Conrail power in general. All the ex CR stuff wasn’t maintained well and ran rough. The worst being the CW40-8s. They suffered from extreme lateral movement at speeds above 40 mph.
Cool shot with the standard cab GE's coming out of the Engine House with the high nose GP38-2 on the other track
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Those Dash 8-40Bs look great. Those Atlas models are great runners and they look sharp in the SC scheme!
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Fantastic and the dash 8's are remarkable! Great job.
Thanks Gene! Glad you like them.
B40's sound and look great on that layout, buddy! It was a blast painting them!
Thanks Matt! Yes they will be a great addition to the fleet.
Great video! The yard is coming along nicely. I'm looking forward to your locomotive roster video!
Thanks!
AWESOME UPDATE!!!! 😮🧐❤️ love those B 8's with the darker blue color! - Gary
Thanks Gary!
Great looking video as always! Thank you for sharing this with us!
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Great job. The new locos look very good. The engine facility is super.
Thanks! I appreciate it.
Very cool, love the new GP30’s and the newly painted -8’s.
Thanks!
Nice GEs! Even as an EMD fan, I have a soft spot for those 4 axle Dash 8s. Yours sure do look and sound great! Maybe I'll add one to my roster someday, could be a CSX or UP patch.
Thanks! I’m the same way. Always liked the 4 axle Dash 8s.
Thanks for sharing!!! Great video of a great railroad!!!
Thanks Nick!
Thanks again Tim for the Layout update again a great 👍 👌 layout qa can you show us how 🤔 you made roads Thanks for showing us the supplies would like to see how 🤔 it's done from a master model railroader Thanks
Thanks. I’ve got some older videos on how I make roads on the channel but none with this new material. I’ll try to get one in the next time I build a scene with a road on it.
Thanks
nice update... your diesel ramp looks NICE, lots of detail... was wondering if you could do a vid on the collective bargaining aspect of railroading... modelers have no idea about the work rules that could be integrated into their operations
Thanks! I can talk about some of it without getting too boring. I’ll have to look at some past contracts to see what might be of good information to a modeler.
Great video! I plan on doing an engine facility in the near future. Thanks for the tips on the materials you used. Looking forward to any more videos about the facility. Well, I thoroughly enjoy all the videos. 😉
PS: I am dead center of the eclipse tomorrow and am wondering if CSX will allow trains to stop in the area to view the eclipse. Maybe one will stop right by my house. LOL!
Thanks! I am sure it will be business as usual. Be careful.
NS Macon to Savannah doesn't have restrictions on locomotive axles. As in six axles not permitted. Pretty sure there is a total number of powered axles tho. However, the Georgia Central did. Not sure of the exact location they where not allowed to past heading east. Think that restriction is still on place entering the old SAL yard due to the tight curves.
The SC is made up of what is the GC tracks so it is the old SCL line between Macon and Atlanta.
I really like the Gp30’s
Thanks!
I like the B40-8 as well over the C40-8
Yes. The C40-8 units were real slow loaders and rode real rough
Tim, I'm curious. Why did you give up the red and gray paint scheme? It looks very cool and unique.
The SC went with a Blue and White scheme after the purchase of the Savannah State Docks Railroad in 1994. Personally, my favorite of all three schemes is the lighter blue and white scheme which is the same color as the boxcars produced by Homeshops, LLC.
I have the Walthers diesel ⛽️ facility to but I'm trying figure out why they didn't put working lights with it 🤔 I'm trying to figure out what working lights to replace them with any suggestions Tim
You might try the new Atlas lighting system. They look modern enough.
Cool thanks Tim will look
How did you secure the bare rails to the styrene for the fueling area? I'm concerned about using the right glue so the rails don't randomly pop off at some point. Thanks!
I used a medium viscosity CA.
@@SeaboardCentral Ah...thanks for the tip.
GE units have rooftop radiators extending wider than the locomotive, good for improved heat dissipation. Do they have fans underneath? Some EMD locomotives seemed to have fans on top.
GE units have one large fan
What’d you think of the B32’s compared to the B40’s, IRL? I’d always heard the B40’s were light on the nose and tended to wheel slip a lot
Honestly I don’t think it is a matter of weight, but just power. 4,000 hp on a four axle unit is a lot of horses per axle and if you come out too hard on them you’re probably gonna get a wheel slip. I really didn’t get many chances to run the B40-8s because they kept them up north for most of their careers and NS got rid of them pretty early since they weren’t that great in number. I did run a lot of the B32-8s though and they were pretty good work horses. Like the GP59s they were set up to run long hood forward and were originally purchased to handle the Road Railers but ended up in Intermodal and later local service. I remember having a pair of them with a GP59 on a short 204 hotshot UPS train and ran them like a scalded dog!
Qa Tim what's the cloth between the rails at most yards I've seen 🤔 and how to model it for a yard detail 🤔 Thanks sr
That’s a felt drop cloth used to soak up the oil spills. I’ve seen it modeled with a black napkin. Unfold it to make it thin and then cut it into narrow strips. You can glue it down with Modge Podge.
Ok 👍 thanks sr
Is your Ho scale Layout freelance or prototype and I want do prototype of SCL as remember as kid in my hometown and my not get all as track plan prototype far as building size I have
My layout is freelance based off of real rail lines.