yes my favorite issue of MR was jul, '87. it had his old layout, and locomotive roster, plus information about other locomotives. I bought the locomotive roster book and read it till it came apart! ....I have another, but it split rite at the KCS roster. but yeah his layout was and is an inspiration. even without sound, his layout triggers sound in your mind! love it!
Since the first time I saw this layout it became one of my favorites. I've traveled in Utah extensively and really appreciate what you've accomplished. It has some of the most beautiful scenery of any layout I've seen.
I know this legendary layout from the pages of Model Railroader years ago, and how Eric Brooman constantly modernized the locomotives , following the trends of the real thing. But by this video I get the full picture instead of a few photos. Thanks for sharing this.
I have read so much about Eric's layout in past issues of Model Railroader magazine, and to FINALLY see it in action for the first time is a real treat!
Nice job.. just started my layout.. it’s mostly modern equipment.. your detail is something I appreciate and there’s a large investment sitting on that layout…
I first saw Eric's layout in a magazine around 1982. Back then, Eric's layout was running the most exquisite F7 locomotives through the same amazing scenery. It truly inspired me. Thank you Eric. JSVideo, great video on this layout. Filming and editing is an artform as much as Eric's scenery. Awesome.
Wow! This is a treat ! I've only seen a few pages of this layout in the magazine. I never thought this would be on video. I searched for sometime. Thanks for sharing!
Very stunning indeed! I have seen this model railroad throughout the years in RMC, and Model Railroader, and seen all the changes! He's always up to date with his modern railroad, and before the hobby shops got it, Mr Brooman has it already! That's how current his model railroad is!
Wow I remember about 20 years ago you were having an open house. I was going to make the drive from Akron Ohio to (if memory serves) a suburb of Indianapolis? We spoke by phone and you were very cordial and invited me over. You explained how you were an art teacher at a local school, which accounted for your incredible scenery. I wanted to arrive before anyone else and video every inch of your fabulous layout (just as someone has done here) but sadly, I never made the trip. Glad the Utah Belt still exists, and the world can see it now.
I love the desert canyon scenery! One of the things I noticed was how smooth the engines and cars tracked throughout the layout. In many model railroad videos there is always some joint that causes the engine to jump or there is always that one train car shaking, wobbling as is runs down the track or bouncing at the frogs. I didn’t see any of that on this layout!
The art work on the backdrops ar superub, along with the scenery and the trains. And just about everything else! Could you image if he had sound in his locomotives.
Thanks so much for presenting this treat! No annoying music or cranked up sound systems. The track has such an admirable lack of car wiggle and appears so carefully laid. I’m sure the cars are well weighted and tuned for run quality. Very nice!
I switched over from tinplate back in high school, which was in the late 1980s. The school band was selling magazine subscriptions as a fundraiser. I bought one for Model Railroader. One of the first issues had an article about Utah Belt. The topic was about developing a realistic locomotive roster. I had been interested in modeling our hometown road, the Boston and Maine. Unfortunately back then few of the models were available of their equipment. I didn’t have the kit bashing skills yet. The point is that UB inspired me to freelance.
Thank you for that! I never understood my affinity for the UB. Over the many years I have anxiously awaited another photo or article on the railroad. Strange as It's mostly every think I don't like in a layout! Not a fan of western scenery, don't care for modern railroading, not a big SP fan which is what his locos seem to copy. Odd but I guess I love his quality work and the fact that he adheres to careful replication of what that kind of railroad would be. His backdrops are so harmonious with the layout they add so much unlike many backdrops. I have a folder with all the photos and articles Eric has done over the years and look through it often as a reminder to shot for quality in my modeling. Great video of a superb layout! All he needs now is sounds! Great photography too!
Always been one of my favorite model railroads. I remember seeing and reading about this awesome layout when I was a teenager. Is it still operating today ? Thanks for sharing this video.
I'm only the videographer not the builder. I have not been able to get in contact with the builder for quite some time and have been given to understand that this fantastic layout is no longer in existence.
Ever thought of a Utah Belt Officers Special with F9s on the point? It'd be a good excuse to run the classic old cab units in a modern setting. I remember Model Railroader's articles on the U.B. back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Dear Jeffery. I only produced the video. Since publishing it on UA-cam and the many questions I tried many times to get in contact with the builder, unfortunately without success. Even my good friend in St. Louis that introduced me to the builder has tried and failed. So unfortunately I can not forward your request to the builder.
First heard about the Utah Belt from Trainz and Jointed Rail. Absolutely fascinating layout. Wonder if it's still around, or if there's anything left of it?
last I saw it, still pretty much the same, Eric has scratch built some more signals and also some bulkhead flats. This is what he told me last time I saw him, I always ask whats new on the UB
The owner is Eric Brooman. He lives in the vicinity of St. Louis. The Video was taken in 2007. Attempts to contact Eric since 2020 have so far been without success.
As I'm not the owner only the taker of the video I do not know this. However I understand there was an article in Model Railroader that should give you answers to both questions.
0:45 Oh, there's Mr. Brooman! I haven't seen him since I was one of his Pottery I students back at Hazelwood West in 1990! But this video was taken back in 2007. Is he still around? :-/
@@JSVideoUTube I reckon that Mr. Brooman has never taken up email or social media. And that's too bad; I'd really like to hear from him, maybe see what he's doing these days. It seems like all of my other old high school teachers are all scattered and gone.
@@BloodyBay Eric Brooman has an email address. However I did send him a number of emails as did my friend in the US (who also tried to call him) but he never responded.
As nice a layout as it is, I'm not sure why they run it so damned fast..that switcher as the end is ridiculous...Eric needs to slow things down over there..
One of my favorites, I'm 74 years old and still remember reading about it in the late 70's.
John Allen, David Barrows, and Eric Brooman have been the BIG three inspiration for me since the 60’...
If the SP/SSW and Rio Grande had a child, born would be the Utah Belt Railroad. Love this modeling and layout.
Reading about the Utah Belt back in the 80's and 90's gave me piles of inspiration. One of the great layouts to be sure.
yes my favorite issue of MR was jul, '87. it had his old layout, and locomotive roster, plus information about other locomotives. I bought the locomotive roster book and read it till it came apart! ....I have another, but it split rite at the KCS roster. but yeah his layout was and is an inspiration. even without sound, his layout triggers sound in your mind! love it!
Utah belt and SAR have some of the best scenery of all the model railroads I've seen.
Eric is a true artist making his railroad come to life - well done!
Since the first time I saw this layout it became one of my favorites. I've traveled in Utah extensively and really appreciate what you've accomplished. It has some of the most beautiful scenery of any layout I've seen.
What an incredible model railroad...love this latest iteration.
I know this legendary layout from the pages of Model Railroader years ago, and how Eric Brooman constantly modernized the locomotives , following the trends of the real thing.
But by this video I get the full picture instead of a few photos. Thanks for sharing this.
JSVideoUTube, Thank you, for documenting this layout. Excellent Work.👍
Thanks.
Grew up reading about the Utah Belt. Always loved the paint scheme!
I have read so much about Eric's layout in past issues of Model Railroader magazine, and to FINALLY see it in action for the first time is a real treat!
Nice job.. just started my layout.. it’s mostly modern equipment.. your detail is something I appreciate and there’s a large investment sitting on that layout…
Excellent video, thank goodness we have such wonderful footage of train to see us through these difficult time.
I first saw Eric's layout in a magazine around 1982. Back then, Eric's layout was running the most exquisite F7 locomotives through the same amazing scenery. It truly inspired me. Thank you Eric. JSVideo, great video on this layout. Filming and editing is an artform as much as Eric's scenery. Awesome.
Wow! This is a treat ! I've only seen a few pages of this layout in the magazine. I never thought this would be on video. I searched for sometime. Thanks for sharing!
Magnificent. The scenery is spectacular and beautifully modelled. The whole layout is so convincing! Thanks so much for sharing.
The Utah Belt has been amongst my favorite freelance layouts since first read about it in MR magazine in the 80's.
Very stunning indeed! I have seen this model railroad throughout the years in RMC, and Model Railroader, and seen all the changes! He's always up to date with his modern railroad, and before the hobby shops got it, Mr Brooman has it already! That's how current his model railroad is!
Fantastic job! The UB has always been one of my favorite model railroads. Thank you for sharing this video. It was great!
Great layout remember it in model railroad when I was a teenager
One of my favorite layouts! Great video!
This railroad is absolutely beautiful!!! I should be so lucky to have a fraction of the skill that Eric has!!!
Wow I remember about 20 years ago you were having an open house. I was going to make the drive from Akron Ohio to (if memory serves) a suburb of Indianapolis? We spoke by phone and you were very cordial and invited me over. You explained how you were an art teacher at a local school, which accounted for your incredible scenery. I wanted to arrive before anyone else and video every inch of your fabulous layout (just as someone has done here) but sadly, I never made the trip. Glad the Utah Belt still exists, and the world can see it now.
Well said.
I love the desert canyon scenery! One of the things I noticed was how smooth the engines and cars tracked throughout the layout. In many model railroad videos there is always some joint that causes the engine to jump or there is always that one train car shaking, wobbling as is runs down the track or bouncing at the frogs. I didn’t see any of that on this layout!
The art work on the backdrops ar superub, along with the scenery and the trains.
And just about everything else!
Could you image if he had sound in his locomotives.
Seen it model railroader long time ago, but this video really shows how impressive it is!
Thanks so much for presenting this treat!
No annoying music or cranked up sound systems.
The track has such an admirable lack of car wiggle and appears so carefully laid.
I’m sure the cars are well weighted and tuned for run quality.
Very nice!
That is some layout beautiful job on trains
I switched over from tinplate back in high school, which was in the late 1980s. The school band was selling magazine subscriptions as a fundraiser. I bought one for Model Railroader. One of the first issues had an article about Utah Belt. The topic was about developing a realistic locomotive roster.
I had been interested in modeling our hometown road, the Boston and Maine. Unfortunately back then few of the models were available of their equipment. I didn’t have the kit bashing skills yet. The point is that UB inspired me to freelance.
Beautiful layout. Lots of work in that.
Thank you for that! I never understood my affinity for the UB. Over the many years I have anxiously awaited another photo or article on the railroad. Strange as It's mostly every think I don't like in a layout! Not a fan of western scenery, don't care for modern railroading, not a big SP fan which is what his locos seem to copy. Odd but I guess I love his quality work and the fact that he adheres to careful replication of what that kind of railroad would be. His backdrops are so harmonious with the layout they add so much unlike many backdrops. I have a folder with all the photos and articles Eric has done over the years and look through it often as a reminder to shot for quality in my modeling. Great video of a superb layout! All he needs now is sounds! Great photography too!
It is one of the very best I have ever seen! WOW!
WOW! Thats one awesome looking layout my compliments sir, Im hoping in the next year i can get started on my layout 👌
The many magazine articles with their great photos do not do justice to the scenery! WOW!!
Great layout always love the UTAH BELT👍
Mighty impressive! Your background paintings are fantastic. Rock work also. Overall awesome work! Thanks for uploading! 👍
A work of art - maybe my favorite. I like the originality of it.
Boa tarde.
Essa maquete é uma das mais inspiradoras do planeta.
Todo bom ferreomodelista conhece o lay out Utha Belt.
Congratulações.. Eric
Love to see your layout, truly an incredible work of art.
Such a magnificent layout. Thank you for the video. Mike
Just amazing, great work on the details!
So happy to find this video. Great layout in concept and execution. Thanks!
This is a masterpiece!!!
Great to see those old EMDs still running around the layout!👀😍😍😍😘♥️😂
Spectacular .
Cheers from Detroit 🇺🇲
Très beau réseau, magnifique, bravo, toutes mes félicitations.
Awesome layout, thanks for the tour.
I would love to see this layout in person
Always been one of my favorite model railroads. I remember seeing and reading about this awesome layout when I was a teenager. Is it still operating today ? Thanks for sharing this video.
I believe it is still operating, but I'm not entirely sure.
@@jackbird482It is. They did a special on It in model railroader.
@@paulkirkmanMYTRAINS Yeah i saw that article not too long ago.
thats what i plan for my studio to look like,,gonna take a while
I'm only the videographer not the builder. I have not been able to get in contact with the builder for quite some time and have been given to understand that this fantastic layout is no longer in existence.
Very nice layout!!! Good job!!! Thumbs up!!!
Spectacular! Thanks for sharing.
This is one of the best layouts I still got the magazine model railroader where this layout is feature from Cape Town South Africa
I agree with you. This is also for me the most complete and prototypical layout. Pity the builder can no longer be contacted.
Beautiful layout ! 😎
excellent. thank you for posting. thoroughly enjoyed it.
A real work of art 3D!
Magnifique réseau, merci.
Very Very cool!
Awesome layout and enjoying colorful country and I have a small layout HO and enjoy it 👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😃❤️ video and great job on it
A REALLY REALLY Nice layout!!
(BTW, I slowed playback down to half speed, the running trains and trolley looked more scale-like.
Great looking layout.
thank you for share great beauty detail video on very beauty detail layout as true beauty detail
Gorgeous!!
Very nice work time consuming but pays off
Magnifique..
Ever thought of a Utah Belt Officers Special with F9s on the point? It'd be a good excuse to run the classic old cab units in a modern setting.
I remember Model Railroader's articles on the U.B. back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Wow just freaking Awsome
Wow! Beautiful layout and filming! I only wish there was commentary to help me learn more about the Utah Belt. Any more videos on this layout?
Would lOVE to see the layout !!!
Dear Jeffery. I only produced the video. Since publishing it on UA-cam and the many questions I tried many times to get in contact with the builder, unfortunately without success. Even my good friend in St. Louis that introduced me to the builder has tried and failed. So unfortunately I can not forward your request to the builder.
great layout keep going
First heard about the Utah Belt from Trainz and Jointed Rail. Absolutely fascinating layout. Wonder if it's still around, or if there's anything left of it?
I'm surprised Eric never bothered to go DCC or add sound at any point.
Amazing....
What is your minimum radius for your curves? The look very nice. They also look to be super elevated. Nice layout, thanks for sharing.
Now we need to see the current layout. Please!!
Unfortunately quite difficult as I live in Europe and traveling is not possible now. Perhaps in the future there will be a chance to do so.
last I saw it, still pretty much the same, Eric has scratch built some more signals and also some bulkhead flats. This is what he told me last time I saw him, I always ask whats new on the UB
Never realized the layout was so big. MRR didn’t do justice to what the layout really is
Remarkable.
The cars appear very close coupled. Are they with normal couplers?
Yes normal Kadee couplers are used.
Who's layout is this it's incredible love to see it in person
The owner is Eric Brooman. He lives in the vicinity of St. Louis. The Video was taken in 2007. Attempts to contact Eric since 2020 have so far been without success.
Great Job! Incredible! How long did it take to make? Do you have a web site?
I only took the Video and did as such ask the builder to reply.
Beautiful, is it still in operation?
I'm not sure but according according to rumors not.
The use of the wide-angle lens gave this video a distorted appearance.
At the opening, to give an overall impression of the Layout "Birds eye view" a fish-eye lens was used. The rest was filmed with a normal lens.
What size is this layout, and what are the track plans?
As I'm not the owner only the taker of the video I do not know this. However I understand there was an article in Model Railroader that should give you answers to both questions.
Is there somewhere I can purchase a Utah Belt locomotive? I'm not talented enough to make one myself.
I do not know whether such are commercially available. Perhaps you can search for a custom builder to help you,
0:45 Oh, there's Mr. Brooman! I haven't seen him since I was one of his Pottery I students back at Hazelwood West in 1990!
But this video was taken back in 2007. Is he still around? :-/
Unfortunately I do not know. I've tried to contact him directly and through friends in the US since posting this video but without success.
@@JSVideoUTube I reckon that Mr. Brooman has never taken up email or social media. And that's too bad; I'd really like to hear from him, maybe see what he's doing these days. It seems like all of my other old high school teachers are all scattered and gone.
@@BloodyBay Eric Brooman has an email address. However I did send him a number of emails as did my friend in the US (who also tried to call him) but he never responded.
@@JSVideoUTube Aw. Well, at least you tried. Thank you.
Columnar basalts @10:15. That has to be modelling first.
Mr.brooman,do you have any of your sd9 ho locomotives for sale?
Eric,remember me?
Theres even a ub in rsa!friend of mine brent nichols made is own decaals.
Hi Vernon. I took the video at the time. I have for the last few years tried to contact Eric but so far no luck. James
Does it still exist ?
I only took the video and do not know whether it still exist. I will ask the builder to reply.
Quite an impressive achievement! - Boomer.
As nice a layout as it is, I'm not sure why they run it so damned fast..that switcher as the end is ridiculous...Eric needs to slow things down over there..
The switcher at the end was run so fast due to bad track contact as Eric did not run trains on this branch very often..