BNSF Mountain Subdivision (G Scale) Coal Operations - Overview
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Follow along as I provide this video depicting an overview of coal operations on my g scale layout. Watch as I load live coal loads into AML coal porters. Yes I said real live coal from Utah. Then chase a 24 car loaded coal train requiring 7 locomotives to pull the 240 pound coal train over the mountain sub. This operation requires the use of manned mid train helpers. Last but not least watch as the coal is unloaded from the hoppers on a live operation rotary coal dumper. It does not get much more realistic than this! Be sure to like, comment, share & subscribe. Thanks for watching!😁
when I saw the thumbnail, I was like "another coal train" then I looked aging, "Wait THATS G SCALE"!
Yeah. It's G scale
Coal trains need love too.
1. I’ve been waiting to see someone apply modern trains and tech to g scale exactly like this.
2. 200lbs + holy crap this is some next level stuff
Wow!
I never imagined how effectively natural outdoor sunlight and shadows in conjunction with real rocks and vegetation could completely eliminate any artificial or scale model appearance. I even consciously tried to see the presumably real trees in the background as being out of scale and far too large compared to the trains, but I simply could not see any artifice nor even the slightest subconscious "uncanniness" even when consciously and purposefully attempting to do so. Amazing and fascinating!
My mind even seemed to insist on seeing your satellite dish as an enormous radio telescope, mentally scaling it up instead of the train down.
Thank you for sharing this with everyone!
I’m glad to enjoyed it! 😊
Those are soooo realistic the thumbnail looks real
Everything in the video looks real
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I look forward to sharing more
This has got to be the most realistic model train set up that Iv ever seen on video or real life. The fact that you use real coal with all the staining is so cool . Thanks for sharing. It’s fascinating to watch and to hear the squeaks and creaks . Pure Gold .
Did I say "very nice"? I mean this is absolutely great.
Very realistic operation of a rotary dumper you should be featured in the OGR forum Very impressive 👍🏻✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️
Thought this was a another live coal train video,what an amazing G Scale 👍👍👍
This is literally the COOLEST Layout EVER! 🤙
Great Layout! LGB tracks for Standard gauge trains faces the fundamental challenge of having track ties and rails already too large, but despite that, you managed to have realistic paint textures, speed and track radius etc.
I use both LGB and USA trains track and much of my layout is flex track!
This Inspires Me To Build A N Scale Layout Around My Room!
Really cool! You took the realism of model railroading to another level. Your description of the coal loading, locomotive placement and train handling is very informative. Love the scenery of your layout and weathering of your locomotives and cars.
Thank you very much!
Outstanding thank You for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow. Excellent and beautiful work! Keep it up.
Thank you! Will do!
That is a freaking nice outdoor layout. Awesome video, thank you!
Glad you like it!
Wow this so amazing! I can only hope to have a layout one day as great as yours! Thanks for all your amazing videos. CP
Thanks for watching!
When your model train can move an 1/8th of a ton....
Now this is proper G-scale; awesome!
Possibly the coolest train video ever! Fantastic job!! What state are you in?
California
@@SERA52Railfan you should give tours. So realistic it’s almost better than real.
Very, very nice.
Pretty cool. I imagine you don't have to do much weathering since you are using real coal.
I like it!
super cool
Amazing work! Very realistic operation.
Thank you very much!
wow awesome. I am looking to run dpus on my train layout I have 8 dash9s and 2 sd45s to do this.
Dude, this is amazing. Your setup is beautiful. Do you use railpro for your locos? If so, how do your dpus not lose connection due to the railpro remote range. I’ve tried putting a dpu on my long intermodal and the railpro range really made it difficult to happen.
Glad you enjoyed it. I do use Railpro and it is a challenge on long trains. I generally use manned helpers which requires 2 remotes
Now I want to build G scale Hulett ore unloader! Anyone have a lake..er, pond on their layout? Someone seriously needs to build one of those complete with working hopper loading like shown here.
Really enjoyed your video, a man after my own heart! I’m on Vancouver Island and currently have about 2600 feet of track. I’ve got a flood loading circle track and have yet to build the flood loader so I was really delighted to see this video! I’m in the process of building a rotary dumper as well but it will likely be another year or two before it’s all done and functional. I also use body mounted Kadee couplers exclusively. I designed a rotary coupler about 8 or 9 years ago and would be happy to share the design with you. I sent the design to Kadee a long time ago but they have yet to introduce one to the market. Where are you located???
I would absolutely be interested in checking out your design. I am in the foothills of Northern California so a ways from you.
How best to connect?
You should come to denver Colorado & see the big ten curve here - I model both N scale & G scale ( just starting out ) plus one I get the money I’m going into live steam ) but I think you would love the big ten mountain division in colorado, - I’m apart of a club in denver where your more than welcome to come check it if you ever in denver - if also you don’t mine n scale - - there’s a UA-cam channel ( Moffet modelers )
Thanks fir the invite. I’d love to see it someday. If you have some video up I’ll check them out. I actually named my curve from the same in Colorado. I’ve seen lots of footage of that curve.
This might as well be the read thing at this point.
Is that rc car winches I see to control the rotary dumper
Yes they are
The radiators on those MACs aren’t prototypical
👍👍
Ever try mth g scale
Wow
Bad Ass
Those sd 70 macs are wrong with the canted intakes. No such animal.
Norm KOlENDA 1944 show me more avail trains please 52 RAiL VOW
Why do those BN SD70MACs have that gawdawful SD70ACE'esq radiator overlay? Looks damn ugly and ruins the model. Should get someone to 3D print some snowplows for them too.
THE ONLY THING MISSING IS GRAFFITTI....
Very creative. Thank you for sharing. I’m interested to learn in more detail about the loader and the dumper too. This was great
I used weighted Dash 9's for heavy hauling. Mac 70's were factory too light. just a thought.
years back I had a 12 ft tall flood loading tower , but never go far enough to build it to hold the coal and flooding operation.
massive task.
I still have the Kadee rotary coupler that I made. but that was it.
Great job you did.
I add weight to all my locos and the macs from USA trains out perform Bachman Dash 9s all day long. I appreciate you sharing though!👍😁
So cool You inspired a fun way to garden FOR hauling COMPOST AND WEEDS NOTE MY GARDEN COMPOST KINDA LOOKS LIKE COAL TOO 😊😊😊 SO COOL. A FUN WAY TO HAVE A G SCALE RAILWAYS IN A HOME GARDEN AND A PRACTICAL WAY TO USE IT ?
@@SERA52Railfan I was referring to the original Aristo D-9s with their extra weights. LOL The new ones do not have them.
Wow! I know that train is expensive!!!! I have ho scale … 105 coal cars 8 locomotives NS…2 gevos 4 sd70ace 1 dash 9 … 1 ES 44AC …and that’s a couple of grand + , 1 locomotives is 289.90 HO with sound decoders… ho much is one G scale locomotive?
I lost count
@@SERA52Railfan lol good answer About 800$ to 1k!
What's the saying? As close as it gets to the real thing. Unbelievably Awesome.
That’s what I was going for😁👍. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Wow !! Very impressive operation !! Over powered trains aren't any fun !! Your operation actually NEEDS the power !! Very cool, well done !! The coal loading operation is pure genius !!
awesome! well done all the way around! Bravo!
That is by far the most realistic video Ive seen
This is some serious realism. Very good work. Just one thing: Your 2 lead locos appear to be SD70MACs, but they have SD70Ace style radiators. Was this a real life rebuild or modification which was done by the railroad?
I added the side radiators to give the locos the appearance of looking similar to sd70ace’s just because I liked the look
@@SERA52Railfan Nice work.
Now that was cool to watch !! I just need a bigger back yard.....And my wife's permission. LOL..
Where can you buy the engines and cars they look amazing i wanna buy one sometime.
ITS A G SCLAE!?
No, IT’S A G SCALE. Note the apostrophe.
Awesome
Love your work Mate, at 17:30 minute mark with the train going around a right hand corner listening to the creaks coming from the sleepers (ties), I'm Australian, that's realism. Do you have steam or just diesel's? Have you considered running a Y6b and a A class doubleheader with another Y6b on the rear? This really nice and well made production. What width is the gauge? Is it 15 mm or 50 mm gauge? I personally don't know the width to your G gauge?
I run g scale which is 1:29. I have one steam loco for now, Sierra railway #3. Check out one of my earlier videos. I plan to get more steam in the future. Glad you enjoyed!
Do you use a digital controller? With a digital speed read out? I think that would make things easier. You've got a great layout.
Yes I do!
New subscriber. Love the operations
Welcome aboard!
excellent ! your topography looks like California Sierra foothills?
Just listening to those last two that you pushed forward that went down the hump those couplers definitely did kind of a crunch. Hope you don’t break any couplers. You may have to think about putting halfway down the track the cushion breaks or a cushion brake system for the cars rolling down Ease up on those couplers,
You are an absolute master of scale! The entire system looks so real that I am positive if somebpeople didn't already know, they couldn't tell.
Good video my friends awesome 😮 fantatic locomotive Greeting 🙋
I'm shocked that you need a lot of power, I thought for sure G scale trains had an option of some kind, where you could have sanding if you really wanted to add it in the sand fills, but suppose I was wrong.
Where is this I thought this is realistic
Outstanding set up, I am in the process of building a g scale layout. Have often thought about being able to load coal or ore.
Thank you for this video, great engineering 👍👍👍👍
Years ago I placed ballast as a load which I glued in, the Ho gondola weighed about 12 LBS. Never saw anyone ever use real coal. it be neat in HO.
speeds vary from 0.2 - 1 mph when loading.
How many pieces of rollingstock on your layout at one time? Do you have a large railyard? Do you have a trackplan we could see?
By live coal, I guess you mean tiny coal fragments? Like basically sand. K.
I live in Cheyenne Wyoming, and I've seen my fare share of coal trains. Even the long ones, maybe a mile long, will only have 3 engines on front, one in the middle and one at the end. Although I think the one at the end, is more to help with braking. I had to wait at a crossing once for 20 minutes as a coal train went by. I think I have seen one coal train with 5 front engines. Plus the middle and end one.
Thanks for sharing and watching the channel!
They are all used for pulling and braking. IRL.
Deeply impressive, if a little concerning.
What if you link the head end to the mid train power. Making that dp. Then, making the rear end a manned helper?
Why do the macs have flared radiators on them?
Awesome!
Fantastic
Great design and explanation!
Thank you!
Very awesome vid. Great job, great layout.
Gary
Wow this is the coolest coal G Scale I’ve seen yet great job Brother keep up the great work 💯💪❤️
Thanks 👍