HO Train Bridge Addition To the Layout - Dual Track

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  • @alt-animefan3231
    @alt-animefan3231 Рік тому +3

    Cat comes in. "hold on there big shot, I gotta make sure everything to code"

  • @antonbruce1241
    @antonbruce1241 Рік тому +7

    "My foreman just arrived to approve the site". That's CLASSIC!!! I feel so connected with you right now, as I have my supervisor Creamsicle checking the progress of my model work all the time!!!

  • @purrple.shadows
    @purrple.shadows Рік тому +46

    We love your channel because you are authentic.

    • @alanh1406
      @alanh1406 Рік тому +9

      Agree 100 percent

    • @minkler507
      @minkler507 Рік тому +5

      Ok ngl I thought authentic said autistic

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +11

      I really appreciate hearing that, I try my best to be honest about when I make a mistake while working on something or when I'm happy with the results.

  • @williamstander4877
    @williamstander4877 Рік тому +3

    As an old time railroader it is so refreshing to see a young man like you so active in the hobby. Great videos always.

  • @modelrailroader5619
    @modelrailroader5619 Рік тому +11

    Some good changes to your track work. That’s the evolution of a layout due to your experiences and increasing knowledge. I really enjoyed watching you do this renovation. Thanks for sharing!

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +3

      Between the advice I'm given and general experience things get slightly better each time.

  • @guanabana7760
    @guanabana7760 Рік тому +2

    Honestly, although I do personally think that uk locomotives are more beautiful and better in design, you have helped me see american locomotives in a new light and see the beauty in their own style. I thank you.

  • @MysticRivers2
    @MysticRivers2 Рік тому +13

    The foreman knows everything about destruction, and the cat Foreman is cool. As usual, You have done well, Harrison

  • @Canaandoestrains167
    @Canaandoestrains167 Рік тому +1

    I love when the cat checked out the scenery of the layout

    • @MPRail
      @MPRail Рік тому

      It's nerf cat

  • @andrewzucker9201
    @andrewzucker9201 Рік тому +2

    Great video. This was the first video I've watched that covered adjusting previously completed lines in a layout. It was nice to see that it would be easier than I originally thought.

  • @jwilliam31
    @jwilliam31 Рік тому

    Not gonna lie. The moment your cat walked on the bridge, my heart sank😮. Good bridge and great addition to your layout!!!

  • @michaelmorgan7893
    @michaelmorgan7893 Рік тому +4

    One time back in 1985, I needed a plate girder deck bridge, maybe 35 scale feet long.
    I didn't want to wait for six months for my local hobby shop to build up an order for Walthers before I would see it, so I found a damaged Union Pacific gondola, and I painted it black, and built some abutments on each side, and I laid my tracks across what was once the bottom of that gondola, and ballasted it in place. I think I put some milepost numbers on the edge of it, and I had my bridge.

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +2

      That's genius, I can see the advantage over waiting.

  • @SteveBrant55
    @SteveBrant55 Рік тому

    This is great fun to watch, partly because I have a cat that will probably be walking on my layout too once it's done!

  • @johnathanlewis2049
    @johnathanlewis2049 Рік тому +3

    Love your layout.
    Would you do a layout tour? Would love to see the yard and engine terminals
    Have a great day!!
    Love your channel and your videos!

  • @ginaklein8964
    @ginaklein8964 Рік тому +2

    I always enjoy your "working on the railroad" videos and how you explain what your doing and why your doing it!!!!

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, I know they aren't the most often on the channel but I have fun doing them.

  • @davidztog9011
    @davidztog9011 Рік тому +3

    Those pesky rogue rail joiners...
    Superb track laying Harrison, and a bridge that's built to withstand any tornado or hurricane known to cat. Even the foreman, Nerf Cat, approves.
    Nice that you chose the BNSF Dash 9 for the test run.
    Thanks for sharing. 👍🐾👍

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, I built this one to last. Once the rest of it is built it should be a time.

  • @michaelhardeman6004
    @michaelhardeman6004 Рік тому +2

    Great work on the layout Harrison. Love your unboxing videos, fixing locomotives, and working on the layout.

  • @eugenepiurkowski5439
    @eugenepiurkowski5439 Рік тому +3

    Love seeing moving rail lines to new routes. Thanks.

  • @gregginter5867
    @gregginter5867 Рік тому

    Lmbo when your cat sauntered through your action…so funny at his non-chalant nature!

  • @marklittlejohn1457
    @marklittlejohn1457 Рік тому +2

    Great little running session so much going it's mad brilliant thankyou for the video

  • @Rory-p1l
    @Rory-p1l Рік тому +1

    New fan here. A bit of a CN/CPKC/UP buff. I just found your content about 2 weeks ago or so. I like the box openings :) I'm actually a content creator for Open Rails (MSTS), since I don't have space for HO or N scale modelling at the moment. I love your layout and your knowledge of all the parts/equipment you work with. Its fun to watch! Thank you :)

  • @hessxpress3016
    @hessxpress3016 Рік тому +3

    live streames with 2 mains will be great. glad you went this direction

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +1

      Once both lines are going it will be far more easy to do two requests at one.

  • @andrewferguson5653
    @andrewferguson5653 Рік тому +2

    Good project, SMT. Nice changes to your layout, and Ioved seeing Nerf cat helping too.

  • @harrisonross4009
    @harrisonross4009 Рік тому +2

    Awesome to see the boss " nerf cat " came in to inspect the job . Great job

  • @johncloar1692
    @johncloar1692 Рік тому +3

    Nice work Harrison cant wait until you have it all work out.

  • @ApproachDiverging013
    @ApproachDiverging013 Рік тому +3

    Nice job with the bridge and switch replacement. I like how you re-use older pieces of structures and put them back into the layout!

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +3

      I figure why not. They are still useable and way cheaper than buying new.

  • @MMRails
    @MMRails Рік тому +2

    Nerf cat cameo. LOL. Purrfect timing. You make it look so easy. Great job on the bridge. Excellent work as always.

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +2

      Thanks, it was a fun project. Can't wait to get the rest of the track done.

  • @kylek9864
    @kylek9864 Рік тому

    Great video. Love what you done with the layout.

  • @MrBnsftrain
    @MrBnsftrain Рік тому +4

    I'm glad you're making your layout a proper double-track circuit. That Hiawatha siding and farm will probably have to be sacrificed in the process.
    I think that one corner should just be single track and end that other curved track just before the crossing.

  • @MattGTrainz
    @MattGTrainz Рік тому

    Not sure if you are interested, but one of the CP Orange units is trailing nose out on CP 112. Should be by Smiths Falls on Monday

  • @mrrailfan95
    @mrrailfan95 Рік тому +3

    I love these videos when he add something new to the layout

  • @zendoargos4988
    @zendoargos4988 Рік тому

    I love how a layout can constantly evolve if you let it. Some people get set into a hard plan and stick to it no matter what, but adapting a layout over time is part of the fun to me.
    Want to run steam? Let's put in a roundhouse, coaling station, and water tower. Diesel? A diesel servicing area.
    Different industries for different freight cars; boxcars, hopper cars, tank cars, auto loaders, double stack container cars...
    It's hard to fit into a personal layout, but the elegance of a large passenger station with 10+ platforms is a beautiful thing to see; especially if you have the trains operating through it.
    Change, adapt, and then do it again.

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +2

      Absolutely, I'm not against planning but if it prevents you from doing anything that's counter productive. The point of a hobby is enjoyment and this layout does just that

  • @cmdrflake
    @cmdrflake Рік тому +2

    Your chairman seems to be pleased with your efforts. Or, not. He might have ulterior motives. You are, after all, a lower level employee. You’re the treat provider and source of entertainment.

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +3

      That's true, I better watch out that he doesn't write me up for insubordination.

  • @cozythunder1
    @cozythunder1 Рік тому +2

    Great track work! You'll love having two lines! I've got two on my layout and it is so much more action!😊

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +3

      Exactly, I think it will make things far more exciting.

  • @betamaxblocker
    @betamaxblocker Рік тому

    I'm sure your cat appreciates being called "foreman."

  • @patrickhundley1203
    @patrickhundley1203 Рік тому +6

    “My foreman”
    I laughed at that way more than I should have

  • @stillplayswithtrains1442
    @stillplayswithtrains1442 Рік тому +2

    Nice! Can't wait to see the finished layout and trains running

  • @shelleycogswell2162
    @shelleycogswell2162 7 місяців тому

    Looks good. love it

  • @ronaldrondeau7870
    @ronaldrondeau7870 Рік тому +4

    Great job. two track will be fun but with a cross over will be great

    • @habbyguys
      @habbyguys Рік тому +3

      Also have the inner loop electrically separate from the outer loop

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +2

      @@habbyguys I'm not sure if I should or not.

  • @michaelmorgan7893
    @michaelmorgan7893 Рік тому

    Watching your work, reminds me of the old safety videos made for the Santa Fe where the narrator says: "Through the years you will work with Santa Fe, you will learn skills that will promote the safe use of tools. Safety is everyone's business"

  • @Zaydytiscool
    @Zaydytiscool Рік тому

    it so good how the layout is SMT your awesome

  • @aceact9883
    @aceact9883 Рік тому +3

    Good job! I’m sure your layout is going to look like a railroad empire

  • @railroadsdownunder8200
    @railroadsdownunder8200 Рік тому +2

    Also nerf cat demolishing the cows was pretty funny.

  • @jorgebezold49
    @jorgebezold49 Рік тому

    Eres muy práctico, gracias por compartir tus experiencias, ¿que radio de curva usa en la maqueta?

  • @crsrdash-840b5
    @crsrdash-840b5 Рік тому

    I'm glad you took that track plan idea I gave you a few years ago and adopting it to your layout. Where the outside main and now the inside main oross, install plastic rail joiners to separate and isolate tracks to use 2 power packs.

  • @Fxe4014
    @Fxe4014 Рік тому +8

    This will be a big change to the layout, but I have a feeling it's really going to make a big difference and most of all it may look better for the future!

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +2

      I agree, hopefully it will all go together nicely.

  • @Xpyburnt_ndz
    @Xpyburnt_ndz Рік тому +2

    Nice job! Looks like they run a bit smoother thru there now too! Love your channel!

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +1

      Hopefully this will reduce derailments and disconnecting couplers.

  • @jimorlando5700
    @jimorlando5700 5 місяців тому

    Cats on the layout 😂! My cats would be like Godzilla!

  • @alanwbelcher
    @alanwbelcher Рік тому +2

    Great improvements. I hope the canoeists are OK, there was a lot of plaster falling on them. Must have been a rough day on the river for them. Gotta love the help Nerf Cat inspection, then did some cow tipping for sport.

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +1

      They've already dealt with the rapids so I'm sure this was nothing for them lol. Luckily foreman nerf cat was there to check for safety.

  • @canadiantrainperson
    @canadiantrainperson Рік тому +2

    Great job Harrison! Im sure your weight inspector gets paid very well with kiblets.

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +2

      Four cans of food a day with biscuits benefits.

    • @canadiantrainperson
      @canadiantrainperson Рік тому +1

      @@SMTMainline Now thats what "I call being paid handsomely"

  • @oskarvalance3041
    @oskarvalance3041 Рік тому

    A little upgrade is always good. Nice job. From Texas

  • @Max.thetrainguy
    @Max.thetrainguy Рік тому +6

    Nice bridge

  • @dvate
    @dvate Рік тому

    You should use or have a shop vac to recover the rocks and other items for reuse

  • @mercuryoak2
    @mercuryoak2 Рік тому

    You did a good job adding on that bridge. That's going to be really cool to have a double track setup. I recently got some front car kits from a flea market ive been too. They were new never built . Then I went to a flea market that I've never been to and I got a Mantua 4-8-0 loco for $20 and it runs it just has the boiler cap that's missing but I can get one somewhere. The guy I was dealing with was going to give me a bunch of buildings and stuff for like twenty bucks I just don't have the room for it. Good video Harrison

  • @cooperludwig3842
    @cooperludwig3842 Рік тому +2

    love to see layout updates!

  • @TheTrainboard
    @TheTrainboard Рік тому

    Im thankful for our 18 ft by 24 ft o gauge trainboard, but you can do so much more in ho for much less. You have great skills. Keep the videos coming. Gary

  • @Benthetrainkid
    @Benthetrainkid Рік тому

    Any plans to redo the crossing near where the streetcar's line is?

  • @GrumpyFrogProduction
    @GrumpyFrogProduction Рік тому +2

    Loved the weight test

  • @NicholassTrainChannel
    @NicholassTrainChannel Рік тому

    Nice addition to the layout mate. The new bridge looks great and works quite well.

  • @drewhuff3457
    @drewhuff3457 Рік тому

    Cool layout. What is size dimensions of your layout? From the lamp to the mountain on the other side. I want to build a layout. But I am trying to determine a good length & width to go with.

  • @thekentuckianmapper6283
    @thekentuckianmapper6283 Рік тому

    Havnt watched yet but you are getting me back into the Loving of Trains so thank you

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому

      That's what it's about! Enjoy the hobby

  • @kevinbeverly4086
    @kevinbeverly4086 Рік тому +4

    Well it held nerf cat so its good to go lol. Definitely going to be really nice for when you do live streams.

  • @davidebasinger2997
    @davidebasinger2997 Рік тому

    The foreman made sure everything passed inspection before final install !!

  • @edwinbladsjo6877
    @edwinbladsjo6877 Рік тому

    Can you do a full layout tour

  • @lawnmowermanTX
    @lawnmowermanTX Рік тому

    “We got a runner!” Beautiful track work! My nerve damage hematoma injury won’t let me be able to do this anymore. 😭😭Beautiful work!

  • @Jaytherailfan
    @Jaytherailfan Рік тому

    Hi SMT! Do you know any websites that have Amtrak P42's with Dc silent equipped. Anyways, great video!

  • @stevenmanchester2104
    @stevenmanchester2104 Рік тому

    "passed the weight inspection" Great ad lib dude😋

  • @joshjosh6526
    @joshjosh6526 Рік тому +1

    Nice work! Thanks for sharing.

  • @brucejones4512
    @brucejones4512 Рік тому

    Hi there,I think the high sided single bridge should go and remove that track and put the high sided bridge where the single black bridge is from the freight yard, it will look a lot better,

  • @RRS1997
    @RRS1997 Рік тому +3

    Satisfying video

  • @kaedenthecsxamtrakandthoma8318

    Hey smt mainlines do you still have that creepy 1950s steam locomotive that you got from a store from a few day’s ago can you make a restore video out of it please please

  • @arrow1414
    @arrow1414 Рік тому

    Hmmmm, does a cork ("dirt") roadbed go with a steel truss bridge?🤔

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому

      No way realistically but for my purposes it does.

  • @jasmineperez4854
    @jasmineperez4854 Рік тому

    ❤hi i new to your channel i love your trains❤

  • @classof813
    @classof813 Рік тому +1

    Great job done (under cat foreman supervision,who did a good job himself at weight tester!!!! :) Salutation de Montreal!!

  • @j0hndunphy300
    @j0hndunphy300 Рік тому +2

    Hi Harrison great videos love the Forman nerf cat that's great he's a great cat

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +1

      Foreman nerf cat always makes sure things are up to "scratch" lol

  • @edwarddavis507
    @edwarddavis507 Рік тому +2

    Nice plan to add double track!

  • @ruagoof2
    @ruagoof2 Рік тому +1

    You are truly fearless...You made short work out of the addition and you knocked it out in no time at all. I notice that the old road bed came up pretty easy and very cleanly. Was that also glued down with white glue?
    Love your videos...look forward to seeing the rest of the changes...
    Rich...

  • @RandomRetr0
    @RandomRetr0 Рік тому

    The foreman does a good job 😂

  • @brucejones4512
    @brucejones4512 Рік тому

    Now that's good, double track around the layout, trains running around both ways,yes

  • @PapaMav
    @PapaMav 8 місяців тому

    Snap Switches or #4s? (the turnouts that 'wore out')

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  8 місяців тому

      #4s. The plastic frogs wear down after about 10 years of use unfortunately

  • @irenecraggs6123
    @irenecraggs6123 Рік тому +2

    nice job SMT looks👍 great

  • @jacobpfeifertrains1998
    @jacobpfeifertrains1998 Рік тому +2

    I was taught to not solder rail joiners because the rails expand and contract in different seasons and it can cause issues especially when it expands after being soldered

  • @danagibbs3265
    @danagibbs3265 Рік тому

    Always tough to watch a layout get torn up, but you did a great job stitching it back together

  • @littletoyfactory117
    @littletoyfactory117 Рік тому

    What's the best way to contact you?

  • @Smuz3066
    @Smuz3066 Рік тому

    How do you connect your track together?

    • @PapaMav
      @PapaMav 8 місяців тому

      Rail joiners.

  • @JGlitch2012
    @JGlitch2012 Рік тому

    How much time did this project take you? Something like this seems like it would be a daunting task, but you just got in there and crushed it. Very cool video!

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому +2

      Probably three hours. There was obviously some work done off camera removing ballast and making small adjustments to things.

  • @sergioarroyoguerrero5434
    @sergioarroyoguerrero5434 Рік тому

    Modificando tu maqueta escala HO.
    Yo modifiqué mi maqueta escala N.
    Puse una curva 93/4" de radio marca Life Like.
    Me salió mal la curva uniendo 2 vías flexibles, fue mala idea, debería comprar curvas 93/4" y rectas 5 " Atlas, paquete de 6.

  • @michaelhband
    @michaelhband Рік тому

    👍👍👍❤❤❤🚂🚂🚂

  • @thetoontrain473
    @thetoontrain473 Рік тому +1

    this video overall was great. Definitely learned something new, and my favorite part was when nerf cat, (the foreman) showed up.

  • @BritishPatriot662-4
    @BritishPatriot662-4 Рік тому

    You have an awesome layout in development your channel is aways very entertaining

  • @mikeashely8198
    @mikeashely8198 Рік тому +2

    When you get it all up those bridges. You should put somebody bungee jumping off one of the bridges

  • @trackxorailfan
    @trackxorailfan Рік тому +4

    You should do videos of you actually building the structures like the bridge, that would be awesome

  • @dbtech7914
    @dbtech7914 Рік тому

    Nice, that will give you some more options for running trains. That was pretty funny with Nerf Cat showing up right on time!

  • @sergioarroyoguerrero5434
    @sergioarroyoguerrero5434 Рік тому

    Un 😺 caminando en el puente de tu maqueta escala HO, me traigo a mi perro Scooby Doo y le ladra .

  • @Karlos_with_a_K
    @Karlos_with_a_K Рік тому +1

    You are a productive man, dude! 😂

  • @RailfannerMetra614
    @RailfannerMetra614 Рік тому +2

    Nice video Harrison

  • @ferrovocho28
    @ferrovocho28 Рік тому

    Wow! Love the quality assurance test by Nerf cat xD. Great change! Congrats!

  • @w.rustylane5650
    @w.rustylane5650 Рік тому

    That bridge must have been the one I saw during an unboxing on your channel. Looking good, Harrison with a little tuft of hair on the chin. When I had my layout up and running I had a double mainline with a double crossover. A double mainline allows more train operations. Cheers from eastern TN

    • @SMTMainline
      @SMTMainline  Рік тому

      That's a different bridge but I hope to add that one to the layout as well.

  • @greaterhoustonrailfan
    @greaterhoustonrailfan Рік тому +2

    Nice, I like it.

  • @MichiganRailfan_
    @MichiganRailfan_ Рік тому

    Hi SMT I have a question what kind of glue do you use to hold down your cork roadbed great video as always

  • @Apoptart
    @Apoptart Рік тому

    Great video also
    1:43 Bridge replacement speedrun!