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@@DaveSalamon oh it works great. Built mark II the end of this season as the original got bent from stress, all the sudden the super elevation started feeling really steep 🤣 checked for calibration and we bent it 1.2⁰ so a curve that was intended to be 1.5⁰ ended up about 3⁰. Lesson learned, add gussets where the pipe handle attaches to the bottom plate. 1⁰ of super elevation feels pretty good at all reasonable speeds, 2⁰ for sharper curves, 3⁰ may give some passengers (especially larger persons or those sitting high on a car, or cars with squishy springs) the sensation of tipping over.

@@Cloud_Shire_82 what you viewing is the combined effort of many individuals over 15 or more years. What many people outside the hobby do not consider, is that the trains that get photographed and put on film the most are ones that are the most impressive, built by folks that have spent years or even multiple generations in the hobby. Everyone starts with a little gas or electric critter and a single riding car, and builds from there! As someone who is overly picky about paint and always cleaning my locomotive, thanks for noticing 🤣

@@johnnyhunter4345 Indeed! Our limit is about 35 with those two engines on our steep grades.

The night running is a lot of fun. The railroad feels completely different and dew becomes a factor. Hard to believe, but the water bottle stays there just fine. I have yet to pick it up trackside.

You are spot on! Not everyone notices just how high the exhaust shoots out of the stack. With a little more smoke it would be more obvious, but it is close to 30 feet high

Thanks Dave! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for checking it out! Have a great weekend as well!

@mattkinnard6899 you're very welcome and thank you also.

Thanks!!

Since you said wagons instead of cars, I will assume you may be commenting from outside the United States. Here in the U.S. the train airline is charged to 90 psi, sometimes more. An air tank on each car is filled from the brake pipe when it is being charged. To apply the train brakes, the engineer makes a reduction in the brake line, to say 85 psi. The triple valves located on each car detects the reduction and allows air from the car air tank to be applied to the brake piston, applying the brakes. To release the brakes the engineer increases the air pressure in the train brake line, and the triple valve on the cars bleeds off air from the brake piston and re-charges the air in the car tank. Brakes on the 7.5" gauge trains can work in this manner, but is is costly and complex. In the hobby it is most common that the brakes are off when the train airline is at 0 psi, and begin to apply the brakes when the engineer adds pressure to the line. This is referred to as a straight air system. Safety chains are used to connect the cars in conjunction with the coupler to keep the train from separating in the event of a coupler failure or derailment, eliminating the need for automatic air brakes like the full size trains.

@mattkinnard6899 You're right, I'm from Europe, not the USA. The concept you describe sounds interesting. Thank you very much for the explanation. However, this concept seems to me to have a small disadvantage, if I understand it correctly, because a wagon standing alone and not attached to a locomotive would then be unbraked as soon as the pressure in the reservoir decreases, and could simply start to roll uncontrollably on downhill gradients! Do I understand this correctly? If this is the case, it seems to me to be a small disadvantage, because then each uncoupled train section would have to be secured manually with brake shoes. --- Nevertheless, it is interesting to see how different the concepts can be.

@@asagk you are correct. That's when the hand brake comes into play and a cut of cars/wagons would have to be tied down. Depending on the grade, not every hand brake must be set. I am not a certified brakeman/conductor so I cannot comment on how many handbrakes must be set. I recently saw a cut of cars that still had plenty of air in them after about a week of sitting.

@@mattkinnard6899 Thank you for letting me know! All my best wishes and have a nice day!

@@asagk thanks! You too!

Those might be some of the best sounding whistles in the hobby!

@@mattkinnard6899 👍😊

I really appreciate your compliment! Thank you! Anything worth doing is worth doing right.

I agree!

Indeed

It was! Operating is fun and all, but it sure is nice to sit back and not be responsible 🤣

The railroad and area in general is very pretty with plenty to do!

It sure is a one of a kind setup. Quite possibly the nicest passenger set in the hobby.

Yes, coal fired.

I am glad to hear that you appreciate them! It makes it worth the bother to produce them.

I am glad that you enjoy the videos! It makes it worth the bother to produce them.

Thanks for taking the time to check it out!

Your welcome! The track work their is very impressive. 1.5 days of running and I did not derail once. That really says a lot.

I am glad you enjoyed the ride along!

Thanks for taking the time to check it out!

It's all there.

@@mattkinnard6899 Ok, I thought there were a few more shots in the woods.

Indeed! The track is very smooth and level there, allowing fast running.

It is a private track.

@@DruSteel69 thanks for checking it out! Much appreciated!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you for taking the time to check it out! More coming soon.

Thanks!

It's a lot of work but we have some fun too!

No problem 👍

Thank you for your support Steve!

@@mattkinnard6899 Your very welcome.

Thank you for your support! An even better video (in my opinion) from the Blueberry RR now live!

Thank you for your support Dave!