Thomas Klimoski's Georgia Northeastern Model RR Switching Dow
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- This video highlights the GNRR North Local #101 switching Dow Chemical on my layout.
Check out my website at:
www.ThomasKlimoski.com
Train Crew App by Ed Kapuscinski:
www.traincrew.conrail1285.com
Music:
No Win by Silent Partner
TH-cam Audio Library
Awesome operation session. As close to real life as the SC. Don't stay away so long. We missed you. Stay safe.
Hi Gregg, Thanks for your comments. Sorry I have not been posting videos lately, I have been busy working on some model railroad projects for friends. Hopefully I should be able to post more videos next year. Stay safe.-Tom
This is not an HO layout, but full size professional switching ! Wonderful !
Hi, Thanks for your comments. I think incorporating prototype rules and procedures adds fun to an ops session, plus it helps to slow them down.-Tom
I really enjoy these videos. I worked for the GM&O and ICG for 20 yrs. and many of the current safety features did not exist then as they do now. Great Videos. Thank you Sir. I didn't build anything for years because I didn't think I could have all that I needed for my prototype. This teaches me that less is more.
Hi Charles, Thanks for your comments. I am sure you have seen big changes in your years working for the railroad. By following a few of the prototype rules you can add time (and fun) to an ops session. You don't need a large layout to have a nice ops session. If I run my four different switch jobs in sequence I can have a 3 hour ops session. Not bad for a layout in a room of less than 100 square feet. You can see more about my layout on my website at www.ThomasKlimoski.com. If you have any questions as you design and build your layout you can contact me through my website, and I'll be glad to help you.-Tom
REAL operations at its finest.
Hi Charles, Thanks for your comments. I really enjoy incorporating some of the prototype rules and procedures for ops session.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski yeah I can tell. By the way, do you build layouts for other people?
Hi Charles, Thanks. No I don't build layouts for others, but I do help them with their track plan designs. My friend Lance Mindheim is a custom layout builder and can build a layout to your specifications and level of completion that you desire. Here is a link to his business website;
www.shelflayouts.com/
Feel free to contact me through my website if you would like some feedback on a track plan that you are considering. Here is the link to my website;
www.thomasklimoski.com
I don't charge for my review and feedback on your track plan, I enjoy helping others find a track plan that works for them.-Tom
Beautiful Layout Thomas, really enjoyed the live chat on the Second Section Podcast. Very informative!!
Hi, Thanks for your comments on my layout. The Second Section podcast was really fun to be a part of and I hope to be on again soon. I enjoyed answering questions on my layout and meeting everyone.-Tom
The freight car weathering is outstanding. Very smooth and prototypical operation of the locomotive and trains.
Hi, Thanks for your comments. I appreciate you noticing and commenting on my recent weathering of the tank cars and my operations.-Tom
That was an excellent and informative video. I have bookmarked it. Well done and the swinging gate is a great idea. Well done indeed.
Hi, Thanks for your comments. The gate adds a prototypical step for crews to stop and open it before switching the industry.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski Hi Tom. Absolutely great idea. I really liked it and yes it greatly increase the level of realism in Ops.Again; Well done. Sylvain
Thomas, always watching videos of your railroad and the operations. Thanks for inspiring others and sharing how to get more enjoyment from operating your railroad in a more prototypical manner.
Hi Mike, Thanks for your comments. Hopefully my video demonstrates that you don't need a large layout to have a realistic and fun ops session.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski Tom, most certainly does . Really appreciate railroads like yours, Tim's and others focusing on a slice of the railroad...doing more with less not trying to compress too much rather cut out your slice!
Great video Tom! Love the outtakes at the end of the video.
Frank
Hi Frank, Thanks for your comments. I thought viewers might like to see that everything does not go perfect when I am filming and operating the layout so I included the outtakes. I did not notice the conductor getting hit by the car until I started editing.-Tom
Really enjoyed the show, especially the bloopers! Thanks for sharing Tom! I can’t wait to get the SC back up and running again. It’s killing me. Tim
Hi Tim, Thanks for your comments. After I saw the outtakes I had to include them in the video. I can't wait for you to have your layout up and running, I am already signed up to be the conductor on the first switch job!-Tom
Beautifully done!
Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Nice to see some videos again Tom.
Hi, Thanks for your comments and I'll try to put videos out more frequently. I have been working on some model railroad projects for friends and now have time to get back to my layout for some projects and operations.-Tom
Again a wonderful video, thank you Thomas and merry X-mas.
Hi Horst, Thank you for your comments. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.-Tom
Another great video Thomas ...!
Hi Cameron, Thanks for your comment. I wish you a happy and healthy New Year.-Tom
Always one on the best.
Hi Chuck, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Excellent as always...Harold
Hi Harold, Thanks for your comments. -Tom
Awesome switching video! By the way, that intermodal ramp you did for ECHOES... like AllState... it's in good hands. Officially it's joining my layout. :))
Hi Tolga, Thanks for your comments. I am glad to see my modules are still being used by the club. I am not sure about the intermodal ramp you are referring to, I don't recall giving one to the club. Glad to hear you are adding it to your layout and I know it will be in good hands.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski It's actually only partly a pig ramp, or could be anything for that matter, two tracks on concrete, an oil refinery track, and a 6 track freight yard. The Amtrak station module has just been updated too with a new station kit.
I found it on your site, it's the United Petroleum/IM Yard section of the Hawksridge Division.
Hi Tolga, Thanks for letting me know you found the item on my old layout. I saw your latest video of the ECHOES club where you showed some trains running through my old modules, is great to see them still being used. I learned a lot from being in ECHOES and my old Hawksridge layout that I was able to apply to my current GNRR layout.-Tom
Awesome as always.
Hi John, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski you're more than welcome! Getting ready to start finally on my layout!!!
Very Nice! Thanks for adding a new video- David
Hi David, Thanks for your comments. I know it has been awhile since I posted a video as I have been working on projects for other model railroaders. Thanks for being patient.-Tom
excellent video!!! ...., i love this division....
Hi, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
I really like studying your modern day switching operations. And Dow Chemical's just down the road from me off Sandy Plains & Canton hwy here... A beer and this video is all the entertainment I need for such a cold damp Sunday afternoon. Thanks for the upload sir.
Hi, Thanks for your comments. I wish I lived closer to Dow so I could railfan it everyday. You'll notice the middle tank car at Dow is always the haz mat one.-Tom
The weathering on the tank cars is awesome - especially by the ladder rungs. And the sound effects, especially when the conductor is setting the hoses and brakes on the cars adds to the authenticity. Very nice. Thanks for posting. I like the outtakes, too.
Hi Scott, Thanks for your comments and watching all the way to the end. I weathered the tank cars with an airbrush for the fade of the red band and then weathering powders for the rest.-Tom
Great video friends on your model Railroad layouts friends
Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Excellent video Tom!
The gate is one of my favorite interactive elements on your RR. Your pace of operations is so much more realistic, than the jackrabbit movements of some RR’s. Nicely done as always.
Thanks for the bloopers, they capped off a great video. The crew really need to watch where they’re standing!
Hi William, Thanks for your comments. I recently added the padlocks and I like the extra step it takes to unlock the padlock before you can operate the gate. Slow, steady, and safe is the way to operate when it comes to switching operations on the prototype, and we should do the same on our model railroads.
I did not notice the car hit the conductor until I was editing the video, then I knew I had to add it to the blooper reel along with the conductor being attacked by the "telephone pole". The bloopers are a little treat for those that watch until the end.
I can't wait to see the next episode of the GN in 1970.......seventy......
Tom
You have a great layout Thomas. Nicely done video, it could easily be a training video for new hires on a real railroad! (I can say that with authority as I worked thirty years in the running trades at CP Rail) Nice work😎
Hi Dean, Thanks for your comments. It is always good to hear from professional railroaders that I am doing things the right way. For new operators to my railroad I treat them as "training sessions" on following the prototype rules and procedures. If you see anything in my videos that could be done better please let me know.-Tom
Hands-down, this is my favorite layout of all time. Hopefully, when I build my own, mine will someday be half as exquisite. I thoroughly enjoy every video. Keep them coming!
Hi John, Thank you for your very nice comments. You don't need a huge layout to have a great ops session and lots of fun. Hopefully you can begin building your layout soon.- Tom
That’s some fun right there. Nice job man. I got my switching layout hours of fun. I find it more enjoyable with my proto throttle too thanks to you and Engineer Tim on the SC got me on board with PT. 👍
Hi Mike, Thanks for your comments. You are right, it is a lot of fun switching my layout using the ProtoThrottle. Glad to hear you are enjoying your ProtoThrottle. You don't need a large layout to have a nice ops session, especially if you follow some of the prototype rules and procedures.-Tom
Very nice, as usual
Hi Craig, Thanks for your comments. Hope things are going well for you.-Tom
That conductor must have played football. I almost thought he was going to derail the car when it hit him! 😂
Great video Tom! Loved the weathering on the tankers!
Hi, Thanks for your comments. I did not see the train hit the conductor until I was editing the video. Yeah, he must have taken a couple of hits on his chin before coming to work on the railroad. The tank car weathering was my latest project. I faded the red band with a thinned coat of light gray from my airbrush. I also airbrushed the road grime on the bottom of the cars. The reflective stripes are from Smoke box graphics, easy peel and stick and they look great.-Tom
nice done and excellent description of the action
Hi Joe, Thanks for your comments. I like to describe what is going during switching operations on to help people understand the prototype rules and procedures.-Tom
I feel like it's been forever since your last video 😀.
Hi, Thanks for your comments. Yes it has been awhile since I last posted a switching video. I have been busy working on some model railroad projects for friends. Thanks for being patient.-Tom
Merry Christmas 🚂🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞🎄
Hi Phil, Thanks. I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas.-Tom
My grandson likes the flying telephone
Hi Tom, Glad to hear your grandson is watching the video with you. That is bringing them up right! When I filmed knocking over the conductor with the "telephone pole" I knew I had to show it in my video to. It was too funny not to.
I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.-Tom
Great job! Your layout is awesome!
Hi Eric, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Very nice Thomas
Hi Steve, Thanks for your comments. -Tom
Great video Tom!
Hi John, Thanks for watching and your comments.-Tom
Nice video.
Hi George, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Nice
Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Great video, I wish going into the real Dow chemical was this enjoyable 🤣 . . . It's not
Hi, Thanks for your comments. I know Dow is a real pain on the prototype to switch. Fortunately it is always sunny and 72 degrees on my layout and the extra work of pulling an re-spotting cars adds more time to the ops session on my small layout.-Tom
Any info or manuals on how to adjust decorder settings for brakes? I run ESU LOK5 and would love to dial in the braking.
Hi Carson, Can you please contact me through my website at www.ThomasKlimoski.com and I'll be glad to pass along my recommended settings for the brakes. -Tom
Like your use of a conductor on the ground. Where did you get him? Is he going to be ok?
Hi Mike, Thanks for your comments. The crew figure is a Preiser model # 10420 Modern Workmen with warning vests which includes six figures in various poses that are excellent for representing train crew members. I painted the safety vest green as the original figures came with orange vests. I think he'll be okay, he played football before becoming a conductor so he is tough.;) -Tom
Like your gate at Dow and how its functions. Do you have video on how you made this?
Hi, Thanks for your comments. Yes I have a video on how I made an operating gate and derail. Here is a link to the video;
th-cam.com/video/ArUu6HEl28k/w-d-xo.html
You can also find more links to my videos on my website at;
www.ThomasKlimoski.com
Check out the How To section.
Thanks. -Tom