Tracks Ahead: Great Train Journeys
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Jim Strong's Model Railway & Garden
Strong, 64, a retired electrical engineer for NASA, has overlooked few details in building his Woodland Railway, the elaborate garden railroad he has assembled over the past 22 years in the shady half-acre around his Upper Marlboro home.
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Except for the train-shaped mailbox out front, there is little about the setting of Strong's house-on a cul de sac in a quiet development by Andrews Air Force Base-that prepares you for what's behind it. Walking into his yard is like riding the trolley from Mr. Rogers' living room into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Fortunately, Strong is a better host than Rogers. He doesn't talk to his visitors in cloying tones, and he can break down the intricacies of building a miniature Alpine house out of Styrofoam and concrete faster than you can say "Martha Stewart." When he talks, you can hear in the pleasant ambling of his speech how much he relishes working out the kinks that building an outdoor model railway presents. It's the process, not just the product, that fascinates him. "I care more how well [the trains] run than what they look like," he says.
But the Woodland Railway is more than a small-scale engineering feat. Red-brick walkways surround the layout, giving it the feel of a miniature Frederick Law Olmsted creation. The tracks begin on a sunny, level patch of ground that Strong calls Willow Flats, after a willow tree that once stood there. Willow Flats is now covered by immature trees and moss, which look like shrubbery roughly in proportion to the G-scale trains-which are 20 times smaller than the real thing-that run through them.
A track connects Willow Flats to what Strong has dubbed Gum Grove and Hemlock Hill, which sit on a slope under a canopy of full-grown gum and hemlock trees. The groves are but a few steps away from the flats, but the journey for the itty-bitty passengers of the Woodland Railway is treacherous. For them, the gentle slope is a steep incline made manageable by a vertigo-inducing 2-foot-high redwood trestle.
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The Ghan Railroad of Australia
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Regarded as one of the world’s greatest rail journeys, The Ghan delivers so much more than an extended train ride. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe It promises access to parts of Australia no other holiday can come close to - the perfect balance of comfort and adventure culminating in an experienc...
Henry Kisor's Book, Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America
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Whether dashing through the Plains, creeping over the Rockies, hurtling across the Great Basin, or threading the Sierra Nevada, the California Zephyr is an earthbound cruise ship bearing as many as 300 passengers, each with a story to tell. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe One hears tales of tryst...
Texas State Railroad
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The Texas State Railroad is a historic 25 mi (40 km) railroad between Rusk and Palestine, Texas. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe Founded in 1881 by the state of Texas to haul freight, regular service on the line was ended in 1921. The state leased the line to private companies until 1969 then tur...
Marcel Trautwein's Grand D'Elusion Model Railroad
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Then there is the extraordinary layout of Marcel Trautwein; painstakingly detailed, yet completely fanciful. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe A Swiss native whose family immigrated to the U.S. and settled in this area when he was 7, Trautwein has built in his Wind Lake basement a breathtaking rail...
Bruce Zaccagnino's Northlandz Model Railroad
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Northlandz is a model railroad layout and museum located near Flemington, New Jersey, built by Bruce Williams Zaccagnino. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe The museum also features over 200 dolls from around the world, a 94-room dollhouse and a 2,000-pipe organ. Northlandz boasts hundreds of bridge...
John Bromley Paints Union Pacific Trains
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John Bromley, Director of Public Affairs for Union Pacific, continued to paint Christmas pictures for UP for the next six years. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe Rail History Prints made prints of all the Christmas paintings plus others done by Bromley and railroad artist Michael Boss of Hill City...
Whiskey River Railway at Little Amerricka Amusement Park
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Little Amerricka is an amusement park located in Marshall, Wisconsin, USA. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe Little Amerricka features the 16 in gauge Whiskey River Railway, a 1/3 size railroad operating an array of steam and diesel engines and proto-typical freight and passenger cars with over 3 m...
Tony Lash's Masterpiece Model Railroad
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The Tony Lash layout’s impact goes well beyond size. It’s as finely detailed as any scale layout you’ll see. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe Apart from the blackened third rail that runs down the middle of the nearly one linear mile of stainless steel GarGraves track and the 86 Ross Custom Switch...
Indian Pacific Railroad of Australia
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The Indian Pacific is an Australian passenger rail service that operates between Sydney, on the Pacific Ocean, and Perth, on the Indian Ocean. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe It is one of the few truly transcontinental trains in the world. The train first ran in February 1970 after the completion...
Tracks Ahead: Cable Cars (Episode 509)
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One of America’s historic treasures is found in San Francisco. The colorful cable cars attract not just tourists, but city residents as well. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe Meet Homer Henry, a man whose layouts are just a small part of his passion for railroading. Visit the steam trains of the h...
Tracks Ahead: Union Station (Episode 511)
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Visit Union Station, the most visited place in Washington, DC. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe Meet master modeler and brass collector Howard Zane, check out the commuter rail situation in Northern Indiana, and explore the north east coast of Australia on the luxurious Great South Pacific Orient ...
Tracks Ahead: Puffing Billy (Episode 513)
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No trip to Australia would be complete without a ride on Puffing Billy, one of the oldest operating steam locomotives on the Australian continent. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe Visit with an Atlanta man whose dream layout has come to life, visit the North Carolina Transportation Museum, and sta...
Tracks Ahead: The Ghan (Episode 506)
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Experience the Outback, from Alice Springs to Adelaide, as Tracks Ahead rides The Ghan through the rugged land of central Australia. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe Visit with the man whose company built many of the American streetcars, visit the Kentucky Railroad Museum to see a combination of s...
Tracks Ahead: Northlandz (Full Episode 505)
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It’s billed as the largest model railroad in the world. Tracks Ahead takes a look at the gigantic layout called Northlandz. Worldwide video distribution by: www.janson.com Please subscribe and share for more great train videos: bit.ly/TracksAheadSubscribe Ride with author and Chicago Sun Times literary critic Henry Kisor as he travels to the Rocky Mountains, check out an HO layout with a Europe...
Tracks Ahead: The Indian Pacific Railroad (Full Episode 503)
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Tracks Ahead: The Indian Pacific Railroad (Full Episode 503)
Tracks Ahead: Copper Canyon (Full Episode 502)
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Tracks Ahead: Copper Canyon (Full Episode 502)
Ted Benson's Railroad Photography
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Ted Benson's Railroad Photography
Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
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Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
Chihuahua-Pacific Railway in the Copper Canyon, Mexico
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Chihuahua-Pacific Railway in the Copper Canyon, Mexico

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @paulus894
    @paulus894 3 місяці тому

    Totally awesome 💯👍🏻💯👍🏻💯👍🏻💯👍🏻💯👍🏻

  • @cirej25
    @cirej25 3 місяці тому

    Sooo cool!!

  • @louisbroussard2365
    @louisbroussard2365 5 місяців тому

    I’m liking the Lynyrd Skynyrd/Needle and the Spoon soundtrack

  • @abk2k3aaronkauflin83
    @abk2k3aaronkauflin83 6 місяців тому

    18:33 this shot.... ahhh the nostalgia just needs Tremont and Gulf 30s old whistle

  • @stealthhydra8298
    @stealthhydra8298 7 місяців тому

    If you're not a rail fan get the fuck up outta here bitch!

  • @JosécastruitCastruita
    @JosécastruitCastruita 7 місяців тому

    Con esa locomotora 2003 moví un tren granelero vacío de 112 unidades

  • @LeonSuperman-vb7ex
    @LeonSuperman-vb7ex 9 місяців тому

    I wish small train transport be tram

  • @jonathanblack99
    @jonathanblack99 10 місяців тому

    🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

  • @dlagrua
    @dlagrua 10 місяців тому

    This was a great O gauge layout creation but AFAIK it has been taken down and is no longer. .

  • @KikiDupris
    @KikiDupris 10 місяців тому

    this was my most favourite scene ever seen!

  • @ldlink3935
    @ldlink3935 11 місяців тому

    This Strong guy is a legend. Some of his work is on display at the Brookside Gardens winter greenhouse garden railway display in Wheaton Maryland this December (and the past several Decembers).

  • @noblehearthomes3991
    @noblehearthomes3991 11 місяців тому

    I was wondering how much would THE MISSOURI RIVER EAGLE" AT JEFFERSON CITY, MO, WINTER be worth. Is a print because the Hotel Governor is backwards. Does anyone have any take on this? Thanks!

  • @kenvandevoort7820
    @kenvandevoort7820 11 місяців тому

    The North Platte Canteen painting was on a pillow once sold through the company store. I gave it to my late father who was actually at the canteen. It is now in my house.

  • @centamangila1217
    @centamangila1217 11 місяців тому

    Sadly, John Bromley died last month at the age of 81, as reported by #TrainsMagazine on November 9, 2023.

  • @josephgoldsborough9138
    @josephgoldsborough9138 Рік тому

    We're doing work for this guy!!

  • @michaelcurrie6008
    @michaelcurrie6008 Рік тому

    I wish they wouldn't limit the thumbs up

  • @Jigsaw_knows
    @Jigsaw_knows Рік тому

    Tony is amazing!!

  • @nathancorcoran5347
    @nathancorcoran5347 Рік тому

    They have beautiful steam locomotives, like many others.

  • @RMJ1984
    @RMJ1984 Рік тому

    The only things that seem to be missing would be wind and flowing water. What an absolutely amazing project!.

  • @robertlucido3686
    @robertlucido3686 Рік тому

    Jim Strong's Woodland Railway I've seen was used for introducing Bachmann's large-scale locomotives

  • @nicholasmedovich8691
    @nicholasmedovich8691 Рік тому

    16:12 hopeful to return to Spencer sooner than later

  • @nicholasmedovich8691
    @nicholasmedovich8691 Рік тому

    15:11 18:56 coming soon to Durbin Greenbrier Valley RR

  • @heeznutz946
    @heeznutz946 Рік тому

    this train trip has "white people only" written all over it. the expression on the lady's face at 7:32 pretty much sums it all up; side eye, lmao.

  • @mewrongwayKOCXF
    @mewrongwayKOCXF Рік тому

    Now I know who to hire to help me with my Railroad! 👍👍

  • @rodneycody8746
    @rodneycody8746 Рік тому

    Nice

  • @rodneycody8746
    @rodneycody8746 Рік тому

    Nicebest one i have seen

  • @sleeplessingc
    @sleeplessingc Рік тому

    This man who narrated is awesome. Stunning layout with some scope to it. The easements between the features are realistic and reasonable. The curve radiuses are realistic. Just an amazing job. Congrats to the owner and his team.

  • @raymondblais947
    @raymondblais947 Рік тому

    That layout is something that most of us dream about having. You and your friends did an amazing job building it. I would love to see that layout in person.

  • @richardivy8403
    @richardivy8403 Рік тому

    Jim's advice for someone wanting to construct their own railroad, the only other advice he did not mention was have a LOT OF MONEY!.

  • @95SLE
    @95SLE Рік тому

    Wonder how you keep this massive layout clean and free of dust buildup.

  • @johndunkle472
    @johndunkle472 Рік тому

    Go Big or Go Home...Holy Crap!!

  • @meanmetalmike666
    @meanmetalmike666 Рік тому

    My Childhood favorite train program

  • @bxjibaro73
    @bxjibaro73 Рік тому

    AWESOME Train layout!!! Great attention to detail 👌 👍 🚂

  • @alexfarrell5533
    @alexfarrell5533 Рік тому

    2:26 and rio grand 12's smokebox is white not black

  • @alexfarrell5533
    @alexfarrell5533 Рік тому

    1:15 is that 1919 wearing rio grand 12's whistle?

  • @onemanarmy1990
    @onemanarmy1990 Рік тому

    Watched this show as a kid lol

  • @sargentrowell81
    @sargentrowell81 Рік тому

    I remember watching Tracks Ahead with my grandpa when I was a kid! This is cool.

  • @Davitofrito
    @Davitofrito Рік тому

    Loved watching these as a kid. Thanks for uploading them.

  • @Jason-dy4in
    @Jason-dy4in Рік тому

    I can spend the rest of my life at northlands the work and effort that the people put into this. Breathtaking

  • @adriaanboogaard8571
    @adriaanboogaard8571 Рік тому

    Great stuff including the Organ. It would be fun to watch old silent movies and have it played .Even old Dudley Do right Cartoons. Rescuing beautiful Nell when Snidley Whiplash ties her to the Railway tracks . Great old cartoons. And YEP I am just a big kid over 50.😃😂😁

  • @BaltimoreAndOhioRR
    @BaltimoreAndOhioRR Рік тому

    Neat!

  • @diffened
    @diffened Рік тому

    Absolutely fantastic. I would thoroughly enjoy watching his trains running on this.

  • @buecomet831
    @buecomet831 Рік тому

    I think this layout was featured in I Love Toy Trains DVD part 8 i think.

  • @danielboone3770
    @danielboone3770 Рік тому

    Beautiful art to spark my imagination.

  • @danielboone3770
    @danielboone3770 Рік тому

    What an imaginative garden railway! I would so what to love in it.

  • @MosriteCharlie
    @MosriteCharlie 2 роки тому

    Amazing Tony. Well done!

  • @MarmotCanales
    @MarmotCanales 2 роки тому

    🚂⛰

  • @frankmarkovcijr5459
    @frankmarkovcijr5459 2 роки тому

    They actually have a steam powered train with a conscious of Old Coach cars and they go on the old route and they go from one water hole to another water hole which was necessary in the old days to provide water for the steam engines. A very popular trip nowadays.

  • @jebbthetrainkid1281
    @jebbthetrainkid1281 2 роки тому

    Tony has had a Great Lifetime with Trains. Nice to see his great looking Layout.

  • @ProfessorPille
    @ProfessorPille 2 роки тому

    Wow