Great video on your new layout Daryl. It will look great as progress is made & the running while in building it is also great. I have enough braces for my permanent layout & first expansion. Next will be the purchase of 4 x 4 posts & the 4 x 8 plywood & the 4 x 4 plywood for my permanent layout.
WOOWHOOO!! You're up and running. Huge milestone and the first big hurdle. Great job on your transition through the wall. I like to Scale Trains and Rapido as the Haagen das engines of model railroading...quite pricey but extremely worth it! Keep going!!
Daryl, you are making some real progress. The staging yards look awesome and are huge. I am looking forward to the modeled area in the up and coming videos. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. Ken
Daryl, A nice surprise to see some trains running today. Progress is starting to ramp up. On the prototype you can see from time to time rolling stock that still have'n thad the flash warning signs added. It's on old rolling stock and shorter cars. I.E. 40' box cars as an examble. A nice U.P. intermodal train with containers from all over. To add to the mix for U.P. it needs a few China Shipping and 3 or4 Amazon some extra Ocean and Cosco containers. The backlog of containers out of L.A. is so great There's just a great variety in containers at the moment. It's almost like they are saying, " Just load the well cars, we'll sort it out at the other end. Cheers, Chris Perry.
Didn't know there were Amazon containers, not that I would want any on the layout. I do google container names before I purchase any to make sure UP handles them. ie JB Hunt only rides on BNSF. The only cars I have so far without flash warning signs are yellow TTX. Don't know if they get exempted due to their bright yellow color. Could be they are there, just not visible except at night.
@@EvanstonSub Daryl, U.P. also run an Domestic intermodal train from Chicago to Logistic's Park, L.A. which is nearly all green E.M.P. containers with some E.M.P. blue white and red theown in for good measure. This train will also have some blue C.S.X. containers. The C.S.X. containers were only seen on U.P. trains. But now things are opening up again B.N.S.F. are starting to haul more of them. Another company to look for is Matson. This is an American Company specialising in shipments to and from Alaska and Hawaii. Cheers, Chris Perry.
That staging is just, man. My staging or main yard can only hold packed to the max about 80 cars. And If I have the funds to afford to next year and build a third deck, a second staging yard would be at the end and would maybe only hold about half of that. So your staging is literally a model railroaders dream to be able to have the room for.
Its actually a little overwhelming. Twelve tracks that can each hold a train with 3 locos and 40+ cars. That computes to a capacity of 480+ cars and 36 locos. I'm about a third of the way there, but it will take a number of years to get to full capacity. I have a railroad to build after all :)
@@EvanstonSub you’ve definitely gotten more done in a shorter amount of time than I could by myself without losing focus haha. Can’t wait to see ops on your layout in the years to come!
It is coming along great and for a guy switching from N to HO you got it nailed on what you want and Andrew @ Lombard Hobbies is wonderful... !! David BAC V RR..
Last night I pulled a new UTLX tanker off the KCS. They are that glossy and shiny in real life. You should keep a few brand new to show what it looks like before weathering.
I was on a yard job yesterday, and noticed an ethanol train parked in the yard had a large chunk of brand new cars with a build date 8-21. They were exceptionally shiney, i thought.
HO scale sound and N scale sound are two completely different worlds quality wise. I tried N scale sound numerous times and found it annoying. HO scale sound is pretty awesome.
I have seen a few of the prototype cars of UTLX that were painted with a gloss paint. It might be a company thing as they are partners in Canada with Procor, and I have seen some of them in gloss paint. But of course when you have a gloss paint out in the elements with no care, it oxidized and dull. After time all pictures of these out on the rails will come across as flat paint. So I can only think that yours come painted that way in case the user is modeling a place or era when they are new cars, leaving it up to the modeler to weather and dull them.
Good job Daryl looking awesome heads up on union pacific 5454 if decided run forward make sure used different couplers this lead unit can cause pick open a switch
Looks great Daryl, great progress. After this N scale layout I'm doing I am too also switching to Ho just more better stuff available. .I saw you put that cup of coffee on the tracks, dangerous lol
Taking shape, looking good. How does it feel to actually be able to see the small parts. Big difference between N and HO for me anyway. The opposite feeling of playing softball for years and someone throws you a baseball, feels like a marble. Stay well Daryl.
you might need to add something for the sound when they cross the gap between power districts so it doesn't cut out, but other than that it's great to see your layout coming together. i hope you enjoy ho scale.
Yes. There is plenty of room around the furnace for a technician to provide maintenance. It's just going to be an issue if the furnace needs to be replaced.
@@EvanstonSub OK. If you have questions about out there (not sure if you're local to Green River or not) but I used to be a brakeman/conductor out there. If you have questions about how things are, please let me know.
Outstanding. I'll definitely take you up on that. I know the aspen Altamont tunnels are in the wrong location, but tunnels on the second level work much better above the pennensula. I do have the Westvaco plant on the layout.
I was in N scale for over 50 years. Made the switch because we downsized our house, but upsized the basement. Ranch houses are great! With a surplus of space I decided to completely shift gears and go from a Midwest N Scale layout to an HO Scale mountain layout.
@@EvanstonSubOk, I have to do the opposite. Im moving to N Scale because my train room at my new house is smaller. Ive done N before and ill miss the array of HO products but ill make due I guess
@@EvanstonSub I switched from HO to N scale after a 14 year enforced break from the hobby and a down size in space, big mistake i really dont like it but at 81 years old ill stick with it,
Daryl, looking great 👍. About how much time did you spend on the layout this week? Also, do you have a person you normally deal with at Lombard? (And thanks for mentioning them in your videos as I was looking for a solid dealer. Placed a couple of orders great prices and service so far for my N Scale needs.) Richard
I'd say about 30 hours. I work with Andrew at Lombard Hobbies, but they are all good. Great prices and a joy to work with. I definitely suggest doing pre-order with them.
Good afternoon. My name is Kevin. In the mid 90’s, I was the Manager Operating Practices for the Salt Lake Subdivision (Salt Lake City to Ogden to Green River). I may have some information that you are interested in about the area that you are modeling. I may be able to help answer some of your questions about operations. But I prefer to communicate with you in a less public forum. How can we do that?
Not really into heritage units, although I like the George Bush one. My goal is to represent locos you would likely see during an average day train watching on the Evanston Subdivision.
Been watching the staging yard build. Nice job. Good to see the track is in place.
Got a lot of catchuo to do. That was quite some time age.
Running trains. Rock ON.
Rocks will come much later when I get to scenery :)
First train - what a great milestone! Thanks for sharing your progress, as always and greetings from the UK!
Many thanks!
Great work, you have given me some ideas for my build.
Glad to hear it!
Congratulations Daryl on the maiden voyage. You did a great job on the staging yard and that 60 inch radius curve looks awesome.
Thanks
Lovely upload today .Thanks for sharing
Thanks for visiting
@@EvanstonSubGreat and thanks very much for replying to my comment. I have a new video out now. Hope you like and share.
Very nice equipment.
Thanks
Very Nice looking forward to your next video,
I'm planning to post one every Sunday.
Very impressive! Excited to follow along during this journey.
Welcome aboard!
Good job. Thx for sharing.
welcome!
Great video on your new layout Daryl. It will look great as progress is made & the running while in building it is also great. I have enough braces for my permanent layout & first expansion. Next will be the purchase of 4 x 4 posts & the 4 x 8 plywood & the 4 x 4 plywood for my permanent layout.
Many thanks!
WOOWHOOO!! You're up and running. Huge milestone and the first big hurdle. Great job on your transition through the wall. I like to Scale Trains and Rapido as the Haagen das engines of model railroading...quite pricey but extremely worth it! Keep going!!
Thanks
I love the videos of the model trains
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Daryl, you are making some real progress. The staging yards look awesome and are huge. I am looking forward to the modeled area in the up and coming videos. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. Ken
Thanks 👍
Daryl, A nice surprise to see some trains running today. Progress is starting to ramp up. On the prototype you can see from time to time rolling stock that still have'n thad the flash warning signs added. It's on old rolling stock and shorter cars. I.E. 40' box cars as an examble. A nice U.P. intermodal train with containers from all over. To add to the mix for U.P. it needs a few China Shipping and 3 or4 Amazon some extra Ocean and Cosco containers. The backlog of containers out of L.A. is so great There's just a great variety in containers at the moment. It's almost like they are saying, " Just load the well cars, we'll sort it out at the other end. Cheers, Chris Perry.
Didn't know there were Amazon containers, not that I would want any on the layout. I do google container names before I purchase any to make sure UP handles them. ie JB Hunt only rides on BNSF.
The only cars I have so far without flash warning signs are yellow TTX. Don't know if they get exempted due to their bright yellow color. Could be they are there, just not visible except at night.
@@EvanstonSub Daryl, U.P. also run an Domestic intermodal train from Chicago to Logistic's Park, L.A. which is nearly all green E.M.P. containers with some E.M.P. blue white and red theown in for good measure. This train will also have some blue C.S.X. containers. The C.S.X. containers were only seen on U.P. trains. But now things are opening up again B.N.S.F. are starting to haul more of them. Another company to look for is Matson. This is an American Company specialising in shipments to and from Alaska and Hawaii. Cheers, Chris Perry.
Nice to see first running! Also had a chuckle at your leaned back chair under the layout. :D
Got two locos from your sale, thanks so much!
Cool, thanks!
nice layout, looking foward to seeing it progress.
Me too.
That staging is just, man. My staging or main yard can only hold packed to the max about 80 cars. And If I have the funds to afford to next year and build a third deck, a second staging yard would be at the end and would maybe only hold about half of that. So your staging is literally a model railroaders dream to be able to have the room for.
Its actually a little overwhelming. Twelve tracks that can each hold a train with 3 locos and 40+ cars. That computes to a capacity of 480+ cars and 36 locos. I'm about a third of the way there, but it will take a number of years to get to full capacity. I have a railroad to build after all :)
@@EvanstonSub you’ve definitely gotten more done in a shorter amount of time than I could by myself without losing focus haha. Can’t wait to see ops on your layout in the years to come!
It is coming along great and for a guy switching from N to HO you got it nailed on what you want and Andrew @ Lombard Hobbies is wonderful... !! David BAC V RR..
Thanks and you are correct about Lombard Hobbies.
Wow you got lots off track for those trains.
That's the idea :)
Last night I pulled a new UTLX tanker off the KCS. They are that glossy and shiny in real life. You should keep a few brand new to show what it looks like before weathering.
Thanks for the tip!
I believe those UTLX cars are painted per the prototype with a glossier finish, a few of the LPG tankers are the same way
Googling for pictures of shiny UTLX tank cars now.
I was on a yard job yesterday, and noticed an ethanol train parked in the yard had a large chunk of brand new cars with a build date 8-21. They were exceptionally shiney, i thought.
Looking great!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great progress!!!!
So far so good
Looks really good, not too sure what type of trains go through there, but it'd be really neat to see spine cars and UPS trailers on Z trains.
Yes, I would be interested knowing the spine car frequency of use on the prototype UP though the Evanston Sub.
Congratulation!!
Thanks.
Nice vid. Pleased to see your fine progress. Wait, sound equipped locos? Woah. Welcome to the 21st century.
HO scale sound and N scale sound are two completely different worlds quality wise. I tried N scale sound numerous times and found it annoying. HO scale sound is pretty awesome.
I have seen a few of the prototype cars of UTLX that were painted with a gloss paint. It might be a company thing as they are partners in Canada with Procor, and I have seen some of them in gloss paint. But of course when you have a gloss paint out in the elements with no care, it oxidized and dull. After time all pictures of these out on the rails will come across as flat paint. So I can only think that yours come painted that way in case the user is modeling a place or era when they are new cars, leaving it up to the modeler to weather and dull them.
Yes, I've already started to think about weathering rolling stock. Those UTLX will be the first ones!
Good job Daryl looking awesome heads up on union pacific 5454 if decided run forward make sure used different couplers this lead unit can cause pick open a switch
How does it do that?
@@EvanstonSub I am not sure Daryl it's weird
I have honestly seen some tankers roll through Minnesota that do have a gloss finish to them.
Interesting.
Nice HO layout.
Glad you like it
Very cool
Glad you liked it.
The gloss look is supposed to represent freshly refurbished/repainted cars although I agree that they’re a bit too glossy.
I tried to find brand new UTLX cars on a duckduckgo search. Yes, they are glossy, but not that much.
Could you tell me more about your dispatcher screen on the computer? Congratulations on getting track down and trains being able to move.
Thanks!
Freakin awesome.
Thanks man.
Looks great Daryl, great progress. After this N scale layout I'm doing I am too also switching to Ho just more better stuff available. .I saw you put that cup of coffee on the tracks, dangerous lol
Coffee is the necessary fuel for quality layout building :)
You are 100% correct with the coffee Daryl
👏👏👏
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Taking shape, looking good. How does it feel to actually be able to see the small parts. Big difference between N and HO for me anyway. The opposite feeling of playing softball for years and someone throws you a baseball, feels like a marble. Stay well Daryl.
Thanks Rob. I have appreciated both my ability to see all the details as well as the increased amount of detail.
you should get some mow equipment
In time I'm sure I will.
you might need to add something for the sound when they cross the gap between power districts so it doesn't cut out, but other than that it's great to see your layout coming together. i hope you enjoy ho scale.
The gap is less than 1/8". There won't be any issues with cut out.
Great progress.. what is your favorite layout height, sound like 50 plus?
I think the Geneva Sub was 54". The main level of the Evanston Sub will be between 45" an 62". The second level will be between 62" and 72"
YAYEAAHH!!! Ha ha ha!!! AWESOME!!!!
Exactly what I say every morning when I go to the basement.
Wish I had that kind of space. Can you still get to the furnace filter?
Yes. There is plenty of room around the furnace for a technician to provide maintenance. It's just going to be an issue if the furnace needs to be replaced.
totally sweet! where do you purchase the Flex Bed product?
Hobby Innovations. They have a website.
thank you, what do you glue down with and how do you fasten track to roadbed?
Planning to glue to plywood with Elmer's and then spike track removing spikes after ballasting.
thanks for replying
Aspen should be Peru, no Bryan... and where's all the other soda ash plants?
It's a staging yard, not UT or WY. Stay tuned, that part is coming up soon.
@@EvanstonSub OK. If you have questions about out there (not sure if you're local to Green River or not) but I used to be a brakeman/conductor out there. If you have questions about how things are, please let me know.
Outstanding. I'll definitely take you up on that. I know the aspen Altamont tunnels are in the wrong location, but tunnels on the second level work much better above the pennensula. I do have the Westvaco plant on the layout.
Im sure you have said already but why did you switch from N to HO?
I was in N scale for over 50 years. Made the switch because we downsized our house, but upsized the basement. Ranch houses are great! With a surplus of space I decided to completely shift gears and go from a Midwest N Scale layout to an HO Scale mountain layout.
@@EvanstonSubOk, I have to do the opposite. Im moving to N Scale because my train room at my new house is smaller. Ive done N before and ill miss the array of HO products but ill make due I guess
@@EvanstonSub I switched from HO to N scale after a 14 year enforced break from the hobby and a down size in space, big mistake i really dont like it but at 81 years old ill stick with it,
Daryl, looking great 👍.
About how much time did you spend on the layout this week?
Also, do you have a person you normally deal with at Lombard? (And thanks for mentioning them in your videos as I was looking for a solid dealer. Placed a couple of orders great prices and service so far for my N Scale needs.)
Richard
I'd say about 30 hours. I work with Andrew at Lombard Hobbies, but they are all good. Great prices and a joy to work with. I definitely suggest doing pre-order with them.
Agree on the pre-orders. I am learning their system. Take care.
Umm your extreme left track in staging is floating in mid air sir...is that normal??
What is the time where it appears to float?
Im sorry...floating isnt the word for it...2:45. Is the first time i see the left side should be fixed so you dont derail down the hole
New subscriber herr
Thanks for subbing!
@@EvanstonSub Your more than welcome
Good afternoon. My name is Kevin. In the mid 90’s, I was the Manager Operating Practices for the Salt Lake Subdivision (Salt Lake City to Ogden to Green River). I may have some information that you are interested in about the area that you are modeling. I may be able to help answer some of your questions about operations. But I prefer to communicate with you in a less public forum. How can we do that?
email me at dpkruse44@yahoo.com
Hello!
Hi😀
Nice! I hope you get more varieties of engines such as UP 1943!
Not really into heritage units, although I like the George Bush one. My goal is to represent locos you would likely see during an average day train watching on the Evanston Subdivision.
Wow, it's amazing how fast these things go up when you ain't getting slowed down by a day gig. ;)
I know, right?