The Trains Finally Run Again on Howard Zane's Enormous Layout !!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Finally with many hours of help and sweat Howard Zane and friends Andre Koneczny, Alex Koehler , Ryan Shawer and your host Al Pugliese finally got the bugs out and now trains can run the complete upper mainline. This sections is so long it takes nearly 15 minutes at HI-Ball speed non stop to go from one end to the other. The lower mainline which is the same length is also nearly completed and will also run smoothly again soon. Celebrate with us on this great train journey of greatness! Do you have a layout in need of restoration or upgrading? A museum layout in need of maintenance or upgrades contact me at alpug1@verizon.net to discuss.
Howard Zane hired me after admonishing me to stop bothering the customers on opening day of Columbia hobbies and crafts. I was 14. My first retail job. He taught me weathering and scenery skills that I still use.
Hey Paul with Howard now he remembers you he said you were his best employee!! Thanks so much!
Thanks Paul Howard remembers you! Said you were his favorite employee
There is only one thing I dislike about this layaout: it is not mine ! 😒
The amount of attention paid to the layout, the weathering of rolling stock and the buildings, the incredible landscape... is AWESOME. Thanks a lot for sharing this video.
Will Howard teach me how to weather trains?
Over the years I read articles about the layout. Nothing even came close to capturing how spectacular this layout is.
Thank you for your dedication
Your very welcome that is why we do this.
Well, the Franklin & South Manchester. by George Sellios, Paul Scoles beautiful Sn3 layout, Etienne Menards Cote d Azur layout, the blackforrest RR of the 1930ies by Wilhelm Hande.....l
could go on.
@@steffenrosmus9177 My comment was not meant to compare this layout with any other layout. The layout is simply a great layout.
Absolutely Stunning !!! The detail is incredible : especially enjoy the myriad of billboards ! A nice touch indeed. Of course the structures are Fantastic too.
'Spectacular', is a major understatement. Wonderfully stunning, is getting close. This is THE BEST, model train layout I've seen in a very long time, if ever!!! What caught my attention, was not necessary the rolling stock, but the rest of the scenery, is what makes this layout breathtaking!!! Really impressed with the retro trucks, and busses. EVERYTHING😉👏👍!!
Yes Howard Zane's Layout is world renowned. I hope you decide to subscribe to the channel it's free and helps promote it
Great Job Howard created,we build railroads in California for over 30 years and have great appreciation for Howard’s incredible Artistry and building knowing from building many layouts it takes great discipline and patience to create on Grand scale as Howard does,He is at the top in his expertise and modeling,great job on your video,God bless you for reigniting the Great work Howard has Accomplished,Great inspiration and Love watching trains travel through great scenes,have his book on railroad and video shows off trains in Awesome Railroad.
Best
Dan and Armando Vargas
California,Bay Area Railroaders
Thanks so much I showed Howard your comments this morning and he was quite moved! Thanks so much for your support
I was just running trains with Alex Koehler on Fred Eisen’s Layout on Saturday. Cool! I am glad you are getting Howard’s layout in good working order. Keep up the great work!
Love the scale speeds, and the matching of the sounds to the operation! Brilliant!
Legendary layout!! Great job guys.
Glad you liked it!!
wow such an amazing layout thanks so much for posting
The attention to detail is astonishing. Well done!
Absolutely amazing. What you got right more than anything else is COLOR and TEXTURE. So believable. The stone retaining walls, which are everywhere, are mind boggling. I'd love to know how you did those. This layout is definitely top 5 of what I've seen to date on ytube, and I've seen a lot!. Well done
Thanks again!
An amazing layout. I visited it once in '95. May I ask why the trains were not running for awhile?
Health issues and Covid
Many thanks for doing the filming and also giving insights into the laout!
You are welcome
That was epic, Al! So great to see them running all the way again. Thanks for all the work you and the guys do to help Howard.
Our pleasure!
Very impressive, the landscaping is comparable to what has been built in Hamburg (Miniatur Wunderland) which in my opinion are the most beautiful model railways in the world.
Fantastic landscaping like you rarely see. Great video.👍👍👍
Amazing to see it running and happy to see my layout isn't the only one with derailments. 😅 Great job guys!!
I give this great layout a BIG thumb up👍
Thanks guys, great layout!
What an amazing layout, everything just seems to flow. The weathering, the scenery and the trackwork all blend together well for that beautiful 2-10-2 to be a real star.
Simply awesome. Do the signals work?
What a beautiful layout. I would love to see it in person. Keep up the great work gentlemen!!!!
fantastic to see what an awesome layout
Inspiring. I belong to a club where we have been out of the building for about a year while the Park District remodels. When we get back in I'm going to suggest that we do a similar series about unmothballing the layout and showing first runs.
Thanks for sharing! Always good to have a historical record others can see
I am in love with this layout! What a great representation of the Erie - and in steam!
Thank you so much!
Alex has a great last name
Yes!
I am blown away! I could watch this all day! Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Andy
Why do you keep calling out locations in "West Virginia"? All the equipment, especially cabooses, seem to be lettered for "Erie R.R." Was there a fictional branch into The Mountain State? I'm just curious.
All fictional
@@alpugliesetrains9753 - So you just set the Erie in C&O, VGN, and N&W country? I didn't realize that.
I once started a model railroad based on the idea that the Pennsylvania R.R. had completed the South Penn R.R. after buying it from William H. Vanderbilt in 1885. For example, I planned to eventually design a 4-8-4 (Class R) as if Pennsylvania had needed a loco that could move fast freight up a 2% grade (compared to 1.45% on the Horseshoe Curve route), i.e., something more powerful than the M-1a 4-8-2 locos. Alternative railroad history can have fascinating implications.
that locomotive is missing a pivot screw on the fireman's side valve gear.
On the radius rod - moving up and down
@@scottb8175 yep, it shouldn't be shifting up and down at all.
Thanks for pointing this out. The layout has many brass locomotives and in the coming months we will be sorting out each one and repairing all that need attention.
@@andrekoneczny6616 Awesome! hope we get to see some of the locomotive repairs and rebuilds in future videos! I love learning as much as I can to improve my own brass repair and painting skills.
So many figures. I need to add a few to mine. Yes, so inspiring, but also overwhelming. Talk about PASSION!
Yehhh! Love that last scene (12-13 minute section) with the city in the background & the steam loco passing the Alco in the background with all the bridges and automobiles. True Americana scene for sure. 😀
AWESOME!!! Howard Zane's style of building model railroad layouts is similar to that of George Sellios'. But, Howard likes to have natural surroundings on his pike while George prefer city scenes with lots of buildings. This layout is beautiful and looks very realistic. Hope to see more of Howard's magnificent layout. 👍
The hobo union approves this message, from the layout. They will be setting up a hobo camp.😊😊😊😊
nicely done gentlemen !
46,008 th!!🚂👍👍👍👍
Congratulations from the other side of the pond. That is a really spectacular layout! Brilliant Modelling.
why was this not operating
It was down due to Covid and various other reasons for about 3yrs. Our prior track cleaning videos explain this
Sweeeet
Thanks ! I will be featuring a huge O scale hi rail city if all goes as planned so stay tuned and tell your train friends
Also, what's the minimum radius you guys have on this layout?
36in minimum
I'm sorry 38in minimums
SUPERB-! I miss my old layout, good times.
Outstanding ! Wonderful incredible!!
This is simply incredible . Its more than a work of art ! Cannot put words to it !
Absolut great layout. Greetings from Germany 👍🙋♂️
Thank you very much!
Absolutely fantastic it as if you have went back in time
Good job guys 👏 beautiful layout... Great building's too..., Fla-NY JOEY
Thanks a bunch!
Excellent workmanship!!
What an absolutely awesome layout! Stunning.
Love the fact that the trains run at a realistic speed.
What an awe inspiring layout well done guys !! Looking forward to your next update..
Thanks so much!
Just the best layout/video I’ve ever seen, THANK YOU
Wow, thanks!
Awesome layout...very impressive....
That 2-10-2's tender is huge!
Awesome. Greetings from Hamburg/ Germany.
Thank you very much!
Greatness!
Yes greatness!
Super awesome! How cool is that! Looks so good guys!
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Cool video and channel just subscribed
Thank more comming!
So what was going on with this layout and its apparent lack of use?
Had not been run for about 4yrs due to Covid and other reasons
what is the scale speed? How fast would a full size train be operated at?
About 40mph
What are the dimensions for Howard's layout? How long was the layout out of commission? The scenery is absolutely amazing.
We sell a 2hr DVD 40.00 and a 6lbs book also fully explains it all. Book was featured in a prior video on the channel.dimensions approx 50x75ft but do know it's over 2800sqft
Many of your questions are answered in our videos there for you to see. Thanks for watching
Very fun to see. I wish I knew the history of the Zane layout.
We sell a book explained in a past video if you scroll thru and a 2hr DVD explains it all
Has the layout been dormant for awhile ?
Yes
Great layout!
That is a brilliant layout.
Well done gents.
Fantastic!
Fantastic layout!
Very nice!
Great layout boys.
thanks a lot more coming
What's the scale speed?
about 50mph and it still took nearly 15 minutes to go around!
Was this model railroad ever featured in Model Railroader? What issue?
Yes twice l believe but don't know when you would need to google it. Allen Keller also did 2 dvds but we only sell the latest 2hr one done by Nacevideography
It was first featured in MR - April 1993 (1st section completed for the 3rd time). Then again in MR - February 2004 (after 2nd section built). Then featured in RMC - Oct 2006, and again in Jan 2007 (after the 3rd section was done). Last featured again in MR in the February 2020 issue after Howard changed the entire layout and rail lines to North eastern PA, and Northern NJ. Check them out. Many of the pictures were from Howard's book which was released in 2006 (I think).
3 times....1993, 2004, 2008, RMC...twice 2006 and 2007.....no more as I am last year's news. Let the newbies be covered and some of their layouts are just wonderful.
@@HowardZane -- I recall the 1993 article now. Being a Pennsy fan, I appreciated the beautiful representations of Eastern U.S. scenery.
Brass rail?
No all rail is Walthers code 83 Nickle Silver and yes Nickle Silver can get so dirty it wont run hence the need to clean
Great camera work and commentary!
Thank you kindly!
Incredible ❤
Who makes the erie steamer. I have 3 flyer nyc Hudson they still run and smoke
It is a brass import may be Key but not sure
As a pure spectator, a (probably dumb) question -- is the layout meant to be historically accurate? It looks like it's modeling the Erie Railroad; but at one point, the train was passing through Carl, WV, and the Erie never went to WV. Are the small towns and sights (Maysey (sp?) Falls) meant to be real places? Or fictional?
The entire layout is limitless imagination freelance fictional based on West VA Appalachia scenery
Also note - all the town names are from the many friends Howard has / had that assisted in their own special way to get this mammoth layout constructed and operating. Carl was a friend of Howards. No connection with Carl, Wv. Also Howard was modeling WM, C&O, and others until around 2008 when he switched to Erie, NYC, NJC. That was done after his book was released.
Thanks!