Thomas Klimoski's Georgia Northeastern Model RR Switching Tate Yard
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- This video highlights the actions of the GNRR crew switching Tate Yard on my layout.
Check out my website at:
www.ThomasKlimoski.com
Music:
Underdog by The 126ers
TH-cam Audio Library
My wife (her father was working for CN, and she always lived near the tracks!) and I are watching your videos and we enjoyed it !
Thomas; Another great look at a great model railroad. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Cameron, Thanks as always for your comments, I really appreciate them.-Tom
Now that is REAL railroad operations.
Hi Charles, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Great video Thomas with concise & informative narrative.Thanks for sharing.
Hi Mike, Thanks for your comments, I really appreciate them.-Tom
Thanks for another fantastic video Tom! Just plain Fantastic!
Hi Willie, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
What a great way tp start my day. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Gene, Thank you for your comments, I am glad you enjoyed the video.-Tom
Thanks for sharing the route Thomas. It was nice meeting you at the depot in Mineral
bluff today!
It was my pleasure. Thanks for visiting the Tri-State Model Railroad club and "Riding the Rails". Just let me know if you would like to see and operate my layout sometime.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski I absolutely would love to run one day. I’ll definitely email you sometime in the future
I'm in the process of planning my first layout (PtP switching), and your videos are extremely helpful. * subscribed *
Hi, Thanks for your comments. You can see more about my layout on my website at www.ThomasKlimoski.com Be sure to check out my blog for helpful modeling tips and techniques. I also wrote a book "Building the Right-Sized Layout", kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/book/12825, where I cover a lot of useful information for planning and building a layout. You can contact me through my website if you have any questions about designing your layout, I would be glad to help you.
That was really fun, Tom! Also what a beautiful layout! Was just staring at the backdrop there at the end and how it ties into the actual layout so seamlessly.
Hi, Thanks for your comments on my layout. You can see more about my layout, track plan, and operations paperwork on my website at www.ThomasKlimoski.com You can also sign up to receive my blog posts where I post more frequently.-Tom
Another great video, Tom. Thanks for posting.
Hi Scott, Thanks as always for your comments.-Tom
This is an awesome video. I hope to achieve this level of realism on my layout some day. I also acquired some of those pressureaid hoppers and had fun weathering them too....they're a cool subject for sure!
Thanks for your comments. The Pressureaide cars are nice cars and look great once you weather them. With a smaller layout it is easier to achieve a higher level of realism as you can focus on the little details.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski thank you Tom!
Thanks for your latest video. I liked it very much. In the moment i`m in the south of Italy. Here around all trainlines are abonded, but the orchis are in flower. Greetings from Horst
Hi Horst, Great to hear from you. Thank you for your comments on my latest video. It really is a shame that some of the train lines in the south of Italy are no longer running trains. A few years ago we visited Italy and rode a couple of the passenger trains on our tour of the country. Italy is a beautiful country.-Tom
thank you for the detailed video
from Australia
Hi Robert, Thank you for your comments and watching my videos. If you have any questions on prototype or model railroading please contact me through my website at www.ThomasKlimoski.com and I'll be glad to answer them.-Tom
Amazing video as always; Thank you for sharing and be an inspiration to all of us!
Hi, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski I hope that engineer is doing good on that diesel train
Can't beat the real thing ! This clearly shows what railroading and switching is all about !
Another great video !
Hi, Thanks for your comments. While it may not be much "fun" on the prototype, switching a yard on a model railroad gives you a lot of play value in a small space.- Tom
Beautiful video, thanks for taking the time to make them. As you explain very well in your book (and as Lance Mindheim does as well) realistic operations are so much more interesting than fast paced back and forth. You two guys changed the way I play with my trains and I am really grateful!!
Hi, Thanks for your comments on my video and book. I appreciate you purchasing a copy of my book. Realistic operations add time to an ops session making a smaller layout operate like a much larger one. I can have a 3+ hour ops session on my layout with running 3 switch jobs back to back. Not bad for a layout in a 9'2" by 10'6" train room.-Tom
Great video Tom. Your attention to detail is always inspirational!
Hi Stephen, Thanks for your comments. How are your layout plans coming along?-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski Coming right along. Move in date for the new home is May 10 and I have generated several ideas I want to run by you sometime soon. Stephen
That is great news on the house. Anytime you want to chat just send me an email and we'll set up a date, I am looking forward to seeing what you have planned.-Tom
That was awesome! Nice job !!! The out takes were great!
Hi Mike, Thanks for your comments and watching all the way to the end. The outtakes are becoming a popular feature and I plan to keep posting them to show that things don't always go as planned. -Tom
Tom, I don't know if I mentioned this before but your layout has been one of my inspirations and I loved your recent book. Thanks for this video and I hope you do more.
Hi Grant, Thank you for your comments on my layout and video. I appreciate you purchasing my book and hope you enjoyed it.-Tom
Really well-done video! The brake test function in the proto throttle is a great feature. Now I will have to see how it is set up and add it to my throttle.
Thanks for your comments. The brake test function is a neat feature, especially for smaller switching layouts, but you can really use it during any ops session with the ProtoThrottle. The brake test was a software update about a year or more ago and instructions on how to upgrade your older PrototThrottle are on the ISE website. I reduced the time it takes for the brake pipe pressure to come up from the factory setting, and it was easy to do.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski Thanks. I will check it out.
As always, love the video and operations, Tom!
Hi Matt, Thanks for your comments. I hope you have had some time to work on your layout.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski not much recently but hopefully will get some time soon. Been mostly working on structures and details.
Greetings Tom - Great job of producing another quality video capturing switching operations on your beautiful Georgia Northeastern model railroad. Love the outtakes! Take care, Mike
Hi Mike, Thanks for your comments. The outtakes are a little "bonus" for those that watch to the end. They also show not to take things so serious on a model railroad, the main idea is to have fun and maybe laugh a little.-Tom
Congratulations what a great layout and what a fantastic video
Thank you for your comments. You can see more about my layout and links to my videos on my website at www.ThomasKlimoski.com
@@ThomasKlimoski excellent thank you very much. I dared to write to you on messenger, excuse me but I had a couple of questions that I would like you to answer me maybe
@@unpasaro I would be glad to answer any of your questions. Please contact me through my website, let me know what questions you have, and I'll email you back. Thanks.-Tom
Great ops vid. Really appreciate the time taken to share. -grant
Hi Grant, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
I love your layout! Then again I'm fairly bias as pre-pandemic my son and I would go to the pharmacy in Tate for ice cream and watch the yard on a busy afternoon.
Thanks for your comments. That sounds like a great way to spend a day with your son and watch some GNRR trains while eating ice cream.-Tom
Thank You, I always enjoy your railroad videos.
Hi Bill, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
That’s fantastic Tom. I really need to figure out how to edit videos. Probably after I get done with the layout. Can’t wait to get up to visit you and operate on your Georgia Northeastern.
Hi Don, Thanks for your comments. The learning curve for the video editing process can be a little steep at the beginning, but if I can figure it out anyone can do it. I'll be glad to give you some pointers on editing whenever you have some time. It would be fantastic if you could visit.-Tom
Again, nice video of a great road.
Hi David, Thank you for your comments.-Tom
pretty cool... the brake test is a nice touch of realism... a bit of added prototype info, by federal FRA regs, the wheel report must match the way the train stands for safety reasons... and FRA inspectors do pop up from time to time and check things like that
Hi, Thanks for your comments and additional prototype information. It makes sense that the train consist must match the wheel report, especially for haz mat cars.-Tom
Beautiful Layout!
Hi Jim, Thanks for your comments. You can see more about my layout and subscribe to my blog on my website at www.ThomasKlimoski.com.
Great video Tom! Your layout is easily among the best and I always enjoy your videos.
Hi, Thanks for your comments, I truly appreciate them.-Tom
Really enjoyed the show Tom! Loved the bloopers. Tim
Hi Tim, Thanks. I think the bloopers are fun to include to show that everything is not so serious when operating a model train layout. I know we had a lot of bloopers when I filmed you and Nathan for the ProtoThrottle video. That was a good time, I thought we would never get a good take for the video we were laughing so much. -Tom
Great video of a great layout. Well done
Hi, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Tom, I love your videos! Especially seeing the conductor actually ‘doing’ the work 😀 I don’t normally watch Ops videos often, but yours I always watch to the end! Peter B
Hi Peter, Thanks for your comments on my videos. I like using the conductor so viewers can see what jobs a prototype conductor would be doing. I hope you enjoyed the outtakes, things don't always go smoothly so I wanted viewers to see that too.- Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski outtakes are the best! Nothing is perfect, so great to see those…I’ve got a few of those conductors from Miniprints - just need to paint them up (in N scale!)
Always great to see more videos of your layout, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Wow so beautiful video friend ❤️ 🇮🇳
Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Nice little operation Thomas. The layout looks fantastic. Who makes those figures? Cheers ~ Boomer.
Hi Boomer, Thanks for your comments. Preiser makes one of the most realistic modern era train crew figure sets on the market. Preiser model # 10420 Modern Workmen with warning vests includes six figures in various poses that are excellent for representing train crew members. Many of the figures are wearing a hard hat and are posed in a realistic stance. The figures are available from Walthers (when in stock) and other hobby stores.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski O.K. Thank you Thom. ;-)
Amazing 🤩
Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Great video sir, A+ Enjoyed!
Hi, Thanks for your comments.-Tom
Tom, we need to get that brake sound configured!
Yes, I do need to get you to help me set the brake sound up like you did on your locomotives.-Tom
Outstanding as always 👏
I copied your track plan and I just love it.
Hi William, Thanks for your comments. I am honored that you copied my track plan and I am glad to hear you are enjoying it.-Tom
I followed your plan but used bigger curves so I could use my favorite locomotives, the SD40-2.
You can check my page on TH-cam at Blanchard Branch.
I really enjoy your videos and have used method of setting up the ProtoThrottle.
Hi William, I checked out your TH-cam channel and subscribed. If I had a little more room I would have also made my curves a little bigger. It looks like you track work is very nicely done as you ran the train in reverse at a high speed. That will certainly let you know if you have any issues.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski it sure will.
Hi Tom your layout is an inspiration, great video and out takes! One note, what was the conductor holding in his right hand?, radio, cup of Joe, beer? 🙂
Hi Scott, Thanks for your comments. You are the second person to ask what the conductor was holding in his hand. I say it is a radio, but maybe a cold soda? No beer as that would violate rule "G" ;). -Tom
Great video Tom! Always enjoy watching. How did you obtain the GN switch list?
Hi John, Thanks for your comments. Since I worked for the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, a subsidiary of the GNRR, I was able to obtain copies under the premise that I would not post them online. My switch lists are "adjusted" for my model railroad, but are very similar. In addition, I met the gentlemen that developed the prototype GNRR forms and he gave me input on how to make mine more realistic. You can see and download copies of my switch list forms on my website, and can modify them to suit your railroad and needs.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski Thanks Tom!
Prefer using switch lists. Was never a fan of the car card system. Layout looks fantastic!
Hi Joseph, Thanks for your comments. I also prefer switch lists over car cards. My switch lists are based on prototype forms used by the GNRR. You can see and download copies of my switch lists on my website at www.ThomasKlimoski.com The switch lists are under the Operations tab.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski Thanks!
Do you place the heavier cars on the head end to remove stress on the couplers?
Hi Luke,
Yes the heavier cars are normally placed at the head of the train for several reasons and one of those is stress on the couplers. Other factors are to reduce string lining and slack action. If you notice in many derailments the cars that derail are empty centerbeam cars that are placed at the head end of a long train.
I am glad to hear you and your wife are enjoying my videos. Here is a link to a video that I did for the NMRA Piedmont Division virtual layout tour approximately two years ago. It gives you an overview of the layout and highlights the key features and industries. I hope you enjoy it.
th-cam.com/video/RhpG7PSujUo/w-d-xo.html
-Tom
Tom where did you get the conductor figure?
Hi Jeff, Preiser makes one of the most realistic modern era train crew figure sets on the market. Preiser model # 10420 Modern Workmen with warning vests includes six figures in various poses that are excellent for representing train crew members. Many of the figures are wearing a hard hat and are posed in a realistic stance. The figures are available from Walthers (when they are in stock) and other hobby stores. List price is around $21.00. I painted the work vest safety green/yellow on my figures.-Tom
What kind of hoppers are those CSX ones near the start?
2:29
Hi, The CSX open top hopper cars you saw are from Walthers, they are the 40' 100-Ton Ortner aggregate hopper car. They have long been discontinued, but you can still find them at train shows and online auction sites. They were available in several road names and were sold individually and in a three pack set. Good luck in your search.-Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski I was wondering for real world purposes 😂 thank you
The 40' Ortner cars are somewhat common on the prototype GNRR as they are used for marble chips. I have seen several different versions of the prototype cars and the model comes pretty close to what they look like. I have a couple of shots of the prototype cars on my website under the Prototype tab.
www.thomasklimoski.com/prototype
Thanks for watching my videos.-Tom
Loved your use of the Conductor. There is a Model railroader that has people glued to locomotives and cabooses and after you see the same guy riding the locomotive back and forward 15 or 20 times it get unrealistic and I stop watching. Don’t get me started on the guy riding the engine on the main line 😁
Hi William, Thanks for your comments. I use the conductor figure so that viewers can imagine what a prototype conductor would be doing for switching operations. Following a few prototypical procedures helps a small layout operate like a much larger one as all those steps take time.-Tom
What is the height of layout? From the floor to the track ? I intent to elevate my table layout from 34" to 46"...
Hi Luke, My layout is 54" from the floor to the track height. It is a good height for me and most of my operators. I think it is a good call to raise the height of your layout. -Tom
@@ThomasKlimoski Great, I was hesitating, but no more! Thanks so much!
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Thanks for watching.-Tom