Harry Clark's HO scale Indian creek valley railroad
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- In August of 2022 Dave, My Wife and I visited Connellsville PA to visit Wilmer from the youtube channel Indian Head Valley RR. He took us around the area and shown us a great many things, but when he took us to the Connellsville Canteen to show us Harry Clark's layout, I was amazed.. I had seen this layout in model railroad magazine. but had forgotten about it all those years ago. The back story and history of Mr Clark is wonderful. I hope you enjoy this video. and please stop by the below channels and give them a like and a sub.
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Thanks again for stopping by and watching Harry Clark's HO Indian creek Valley railroad.
Thank you for the video. I just noticed it on my suggestion list. I am Harry's youngest son. I grew up watching my Dad put all of it together. He'd be stunned to see all of the videos of the railroad on youtube. I'd like to thank both Bill Sechler and Carver McGaughey for their continued dedication there with the ICV.
Oh Very very welcome Greg, my video doesn't do it justice. You definitely should be proud of your father's work. So very happy you had people like Bill and Carver to help keep his legacy alive. Can't thank carver and Bill for letting wilmer show me the layout on the day I was there. You definitely have something there to be proud of. Appreciate you watching and for this great comment... Pappy
Mr. Clark your father is an inspiration to me. I have a question. In Model Railroader Magazine video I heard the roundhouse was damaged by a visitor and your dad had to rebuild it. He said he wanted to choke the person who did it.😂 (I don’t blame him) How did the visitor go about damaging it? Thank you
I'm happy to make the suggestion t would show more of the layout.And I'd feel like I'm riding on your Dad's railroad.I'm going to set mine up as soon as I can but right now I live in a Camper Trailer with my Sister and there is no room here to do so I'm going to try to make room and if I do I'll post my Layout on you tube .I hope you will watch it.
I was fortunate to visit Harry’ place several times in my teens. He and his friend George P. from Maryland used to put on quite a good show. Harry was quite the modeler. In the lower level of his layout building/garage, he had a fully scale scratch built display of the full sawmill operations at Cass WV. It was very impressive as well.
Thats awesome, that is a great childhood memory, I am so glad they saved it, and now more people get to share Harry's hard work and labor of love.. appreciate you watching and leaving this comment
Harry Clark was like an adopted grand dad I never had. Wife and I met him in 1985. He taught me nearly everything I know teaching me all his scenery techniques. Miss him very much. You did a great job showing his masterpiece! Thanks! He and his lovely wife Dorthy were wonderfull!
Thats awesome you were taught by a true talent..I was pressured for time, as the group I was with was leaving, looking back I would of captured it differently if I had more time. I'm glad you liked it and did it justice. So cool you got to meet him, let a lone be taught by him.. really appreciate this comment and you watching..
Truly great, it's preserved. We've lost&are losing all these old boys. Thanks, Pappy&Wilmer🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋
Thank you really appreciate this comment. I do agree we have lost so much. Not only in modeling and museums, but in the railroads them selves. Really appreciate you watching
Nice railway with great layout. Greetings from germany 👍🙋♂️
Thank you, so happy you enjoyed it. Really appreciate you watching.
What an amazing layout!
Very cool.
Thanks for sharing.
Most definitely Monsville, so happy people came together to save it. So happy you enjoyed, appreciate you watching
The detail is unbelievable
It is indeed. Love this layout. Glad you enjoyed it. Appreciate you watching.
Thanks for sharing that experience Pappy….that was fantastic
Thank you Anthony so glad you enjoyed it. Big thank you to Wilmer for showing us so I could share it with you.. always appreciate you watching..
✔✔Have a great new week!
Thank you, you as well
Very smooth track and a bodacious yard.
Yeah for its age, it's still very impressive. So glad you enjoyed it, appreciate you watching
That layout is huge. I'm thoroughly impressed that they hand laid all that track
It is truly a work of art. Glad you enjoyed it. I'm just so glad it was able to be saved for us to see.
I'm curious, how else can you lay track other than by hand? I hope this doesn't sound sarcastic as it's a genuine question
great tour of a beautiful layout Pappy. Thanks
Thank you Joe, so happy you enjoyed it
Hello, very nicely designed layout, the mountains are fantastic, congratulations and greetings, Toni
For sure, he did an amazing job, so glad it was saved, appreciate you watching
That was a great day with awesome friends.
It sure was Dave, wilmer was a great host and tour guide. Always a good day when it's with friends. Glad you enjoyed the video..
Wow... what a layout !! Stunning, renovation, for sure . I really liked the turntable , another , Wow ... impressive 👍😎 Darrell
Thank you Darrell, so happy you enjoyed it. The turn table was most impressive. Glad I could share it with you, and so happy that this rich peice of history was saved and preserved for future generations. Always appreciate you watching
Great layout. It was very enjoyable to see. Better in person though.
Most definitely better in person.. just happy I was able to share it. It is most impressive.. thank you for watching, and appreciate the comment..
This looks like a great trip! Thanks for sharing
It was a great day, for the whole day I pinned it in the comments. Wilmer was a fantastic host. Appreciate you watching
beautiful lay out.
Thank you, it sure is. Appreciate you watching
R.I.P. Harry, Thanks.
His layout has been saved, he's definitely resting in peace.. appreciate you watching.
Great to see this layout preserved and operational. I was fortunate enough to see it at Harry Clark’s home, probably in 1986/87, and was so impressed. I’m happy to know it’s still in existence. Thank you for sharing this video.
Very welcome, so glad I could share this with you. That is awesome you got to see it back then.. I've only seen it in model railroader magazine and was super excited to see it in person. And to know that basically a town came together to preserve this work of art.. your comment means alot. And glad you know it still lives on in a safe place.. appreciate you watching
That's one Great Layout Pappy. If we all only had the extra Room. I kept watching and hoping you would give a good overview of his CASS Section and you did and Thank You. Thanks for the Shout out Pappy. Matt
🤣🤣 I knew you would love that. I just couldn't leave with out getting you guys a special shot, and give you a shout. He went there and took all the measurements of every building so he could model it correctly. I didn't show it, but he even had the switch backs up that big mountain. So glad you enjoyed it. And happy to share it. Hope you have a great weekend.
Great piece of hand crafted work
It sure is, so glad it got preserved. Thank you for watching
Very Nice !
So happy you enjoyed it, appreciate you watching
I visited Harry's layout years ago with Al Pugliese in the early 2000 I believe. Pretty amazing layout!
Thats awesome, so happy you got to visit, wish everyone could see this amazing piece of work.. thank you for telling me, appreciate you watching
It's great to see the efforts made to keep the layout alive!
Most definitely agree, so happy someone did.. its an amazing layout.. appreciate you watching
A stunning layout. Would love to see this.
It truly is, it would be great if you did get to see it. So happy I could share it with you.. appreciate you watching
Good video pappy, wow what a great layout
Thank you Dan so glad you enjoyed it. It was amazing. Thank you for watching and the great comment
@@TriGogglin ur w , keep it rolling down the line lol
WOW. That's quite the layout. Very cool scenery and operations. The bridges are spectacular looking. Enjoyed watching and have a nice rest of your Friday Pappy.(Steve)
Thank you Steve, so glad you enjoyed it, yes the bridges blew me away. Just so glad I got to share it. Appreciate you watching, hope you have a great weekend
@@TriGogglin Your very welcome and thank you for sharing with all of us. Thanks and have a wonderful weekend also.
Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸
Hello Janice, glad you enjoyed the video, I appreciate you watching. Hope to see you back.
Outstanding! 😎
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it.. appreciate you watching
Nice ❤
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it, appreciate you watching
Kool stuff!!
Thanks CW, it was an amazing piece of history. Appreciate you watching
Very good
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. Appreciate you watching
Thank God there's no sound locomotives but just the supreme engineering of the motor mechanisms and flawless track work to listen too.
It was definitely a marvel to behold, most days I agree, no bells, or clashing engine noises, just the pure layout.. glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching
awesome layout
Thank you Dwight it sure is, Mr. Clark's craftsmanship is incredible. So glad I got to see it off the magazine pages. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching
Appreciate it Dwight.
The word is out, every one loves a train wreck
Nice
Thank you, happy you enjoyed it. Appreciate you watching.
Beautiful layout! I’m so glad it’s been saved. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve started thinking about what will happen to my model Train collection of over fifty years once I’m gone. I would love to find a building to put it all in and hopefully keep it together for future generations.
I agree Mark, layout was amazing. If you have that big of a train collection, it would definitely be worth looking into preserving it some how. So glad you liked today's videoand always thankfull you watch.. have a good weekend
I bought that issue of MR with my very first paycheck. Happy memories.
Now thats awesome.. I was also glad i still had my copy.. so happy I could share this with you... thanks for watching
Thanks Pappy, you've definitely caught the essence of the Indian Creek Railroad. I advise anyone in the Connellsville area to stop in the Connellsville Canteen. Good food and an awesome museum for all ages. Thanks for this terrific video. God bless you my friend.......Uncle Wilmer
Thank you Wilmer for such a great day you shown Dave and I. And for sharing this amazing piece of history with us. so glad you enjoyed it, and i hope i did it some kind of justice and thank you for your kind words. Hope you have a great and blessed weekend. Thanks for your friendship.
@Indian Head Valley RR I’m in Belle Vernon, definitely gonna make a trip up there to see this
@@stretchlimo7275 they are open Monday through Friday 9 am to 3pm . Well worth the trip. They make a great breakfast.
Wow! Where do you start, just stunning. The deadicated facility and cafe is a tremendous idea and a credit to the funders. As to the model l can only say that it genuinely looks like the railway has been bulit in an existing landscape.
The rocks, timber yard, marshalling yard , buildings and cameo scenes are superb, and these are just a small sample of what is pure perfection. Thank you to it's creator, the people who continue his work and the video makers.
Awesome, I agree with your whole comment, it is definitely a work of art, there is so much to take in.. so glad you enjoyed the video and really appreciate you watching..
Recognized that MR cover immediately. I have all but two issues going back to 1979.
Thats awesome, I'm missing a few more than that.. lol really appreciate you stopping by. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching
Very nice presentation. It was awesome. It's good to see this preserved. We had a beautiful o gauge layout of city of Nashville and somehow during the move fromone building to a newer structure. It didn't fit in to the new theme. They dumbed down the museum where they basically turned it into a indoor glorified jungle gym. The layout has been lost to history even though some of the structures were save at the Tennessee Central RR Museum.
Thank you very much, it is such a beautiful piece of model history.. so glad the community saved Harry's work.. sorry to hear about your layout.. if you have videos and pictures it will help to keep it alive.. Really appreciate you watching and for this comment
Dumb down not done, sorry I really should proofread my writing.
Unbelievable layout and it is so wonderful that they persevered it. Thanks for showing us this layout, Pappy.
Thank you, glad I could share it with you. It was definitely a great thing that this wonderful piece of history got saved. So glad you enjoyed it.
One of the most amazing layouts I've ever seen!
It sure is, I think so as well.. so glad I could share it with you.. appreciate you watching
Thank you Pappy and Wilmer! This is a fantastic layout. And to hear part of the history of the layouts many moves. Glad they could save the layout!
Thank you John B. Very thankful to wilmer for setting this visit up for us. And happy I could share it with you. So glad they preserved such a piece of history. Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching
A work of art. No question about it. Thanks Harry.
Sure is, I totally agree. So happy I could share this, and appreciate you watching..
This is an heirloom. What a beauty! A work of art and love. its "love in action". Thank you for posting this. Respects and gratitude.
Very welcome, so glad i could share it.. and do happy you enjoyed it. Appreciate you watching
I had the privilege of meeting Harry Clark and seeing the ICV not long before it was moved the first time. Great to see the layout restored. My favorite parts are Cass and the handmade control panel.
Thats awesome you got to meet Harry, would of been an honor for sure, his work is outstanding. I am with you, Cass and that control panel is a work of art.. really appreciate you watching
What an amazing layout, that round house is awesome, the details are top notch.. is the waterfall real? Moved to fast to see it.. really impressive is the truth! Thanks for sharing Pappy!! 😊 nice shout out to Matt & Jeb..
Thank you Jorge, the water fall was not real but looked great. I totally agree the round house and turn table was awe inspiring. So glad you enjoyed it. When I seen Cass modeled so perfectly. Matt and Jebb was all I could think about, had to get it in for them. Thanks for watching Jorge
Thank you for sharing. What a great layout and so happy it was saved for future generations of rail fans.
Very welcome, was just glad I was able to share it, like you said was so great it got saved.. glad you enjoyed it. Appreciate you watching..
What a awesome visit and layout. Thanks for sharing it with us and you probably couldn’t have picked two better guys to see it with.
Thank you Derek, it is a very impressive layout. And yes Dave and Wilmer were great day out buddies... but this visit was made possible by Wilmer.. and I couldn't of been more greatfull.. so happy I could share it with you.. thanks for watching
Awesome presentation Pappy. In my backyard and didn't know it was there. 👍❤️😊
So glad you enjoyed it Dave. Yeah if you ever get that way, get ya a breakfast or a lunch and check it all out, very enjoyable in person. Always appreciate you watching
You did a great job with the narration in the beginning. loved that old house and out house build. They really put a lot of work into this build. Imagine yourself trying to put all those wires together in the control panel. 😁wow and it turns to place the train on a certain track, amazing! So much attention to detail, really life looking if you ask me. OMG, That bridge - WOW. Mr. Clark sure did a great job. Great video Pappy, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thank you so much, yes this layout is truly a marvelous thing to see and so glad they preserved it for future generations to enjoy, the wires blew my mind. Incredible craftsmanship. So glad you enjoyed it... and happy to have shared it.
That's amazing. It's now on my list of places to visit!
So glad you enjoyed it, and glad I could share, I do hope you get the chance to visit there, the videos look good but nothing compares to seeing this with your own eyes, if you get to go, stop back and tell me how you liked it. Appreciate you watching
Wow! Fantastic layout. A huge thanks to all the people who were/are involved with its creation and preservation. Truly something worth saving. Thanks for the video.
Thank you Ed, so glad you enjoyed it. Definitely thankful for all the folks involved in its preservation. Appreciate you watching
Definitely awesome. Just an amazing work. I love it. Can you imagine if there’s derailment, do they have an easy access to hard to reach areas? Or they dangle like Tom Cruise MI. 😀. Thanks for sharing your video with us.
Tom Cruise 🤣🤣🤣 I can picture that... they have a few access points and they can walk behind it in spots. It was amazing in person. So glad you enjoyed it Dru, always appreciate you watching and your friendship
@@TriGogglin 😎👍🏼
That’s amazing layout.Thanks for sharing
Thanks Dex, it sure is a wonder to behold. Thanks for watching so glad you enjoyed it
It is so nice that his layout did not die with him. These railroads represents a huge amount of money never mind the amount of time and labor invested in them. They are an asset to the house that they are in like the same way a swimming pool is. If you were a model railroader and you can buy a beautiful house and get a beautiful layout for free that would be the icing on the cake. Some companies that sell modular layouts like Dunham studios will take the old one apart and sell it for the widow so she can get some money out of it and someone else can get a beautiful museum-quality layout at a bargain price. I even saw a advertisement for a real estate service that specializes in selling houses that have a model railroad that is not movable. I also saw an advertisement for a nursing home exclusively for model railroaders. It was in Ohio so it's like who cares if it's snow 9 months of the year when you're inside the building running a layout anyway.
Oh yeah an old folks home for model railroaders, I think that would be for me, so had you enjoyed the video, I too was so happy this layout was saved, I appreciate you watching
That’s absolutely amazing Pappy, WOW. I’m most definitely checking that out, Connellsville is about 20min from me. Plus I can check out the CSX yard while I’m up there. That layout is just ridiculous lol, the turntable, rail yard, stockyard, lumberyard, everything is amazing! This is a very special place for sure Pappy!👍🏼😁🇺🇸
Glad ya liked it Stretch. You definitely need to get up there grab some lunch and check out the layout. Check the pinned link for our day with wilmer, there's some other things in the area you can check out as well. You can make a whole Day of it. Appreciate you watching.
Very nice job on the narration in the beginning and throughout the video . I can't even point to one thing and say WOW beside this entire layout is WOW . The trestles are impressive . What a shame that Mr Clark's story wasn't caught on video . He would have been an interesting person to meet and spend a few hours talking to . Thanks for sharing his story and lifes work with us. BTW any idea how long this took to build ?
Thank you very much Jerry, appreciate thr kind words. The trestles were impressive as was the turn table but yes all of it is amazing. I'll have read some articles again, I know I read it somewhere on how long he worked on this layout. Definitely would have been a great interview. Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it.
Interesting ! I see that there is a plug system for the tracks. I’m familiar with Dynatrol, so is that what he was using, or some system that he invented?
Oh I wish I could answer that, not really sure.. I was just so amazed by it all, I forgot to ask important questions.. glad you enjoyed it, appreciate you watching
What a huge layout. All that detail. So awesome. Just wow😮! I do have one question, how do they reach a train that derails in the back of the layout. Are there hollow mountains??? Removable scenery?? Thanks for sharing Pappy!
Thanks Eric so very glad you enjoyed it. It's hard to tell but they can walk behind the layout. It looks like it's up against the wall but there's a gap and there was an access panel in the one spot in the center. And I went underneath to see the wirering below the control panel. So they might access the hole from there. Again always appreciate you watching my friend.
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What happens if a train derails way in the back
🤣🤣🤣 I asked that same question. They have a few trap doors and walkways back there, so it was well thought out. Appreciate you watching
How do you move a layout like that without damaging it?
It's was and awesome thing, I seen pictures they moved the entire section of the house, if you look at the part of the video in the beginning where I showed underneith you can see the house chimney that had to take with it. Incredible. Thanks for watching Heath, glad you enjoyed it.
@@TriGogglin that makes so much sense and I would have never thought of that.
I think some of the move pictures is on the canteens web sight. I think lol now I have to go check again ....
Heath, big cranes,big trucks, and a big wallet.I think The owner of Nemicolin Woodlands and 84 Lumber flipped the bill. It was an incredible feat.
Never seen something this mad before. Just wow!
Thank you, thanks for watching
You might do better with your video by fixing the camera on one look at a time instead of "fire hosing".
Thanks for watching, fire hosing is all I had time for..
Got nothing better to say do you ?
Seriously. I make a recommendation on how to do better video and that's your response?
Charge on with your fire hose technique then.
@@easternsprails I don't recall anyone asking you for a recommendations on how to make better videos according to you .
I loved the content but your camerawork and editing leave a bit to be desired.
I only had a certain amount of time to be in there so I caught as much as I could. But I do appreciate you watching
For somebody that doesn't have any content, you got a lot to say
Can you please do a full Cab Ride Please?
Hello James, that would be a cool thing to see, although I was mearly just a visitor. If I'm ever that way again, that would be something I would ask if they could alow that to happen. I'm happy you enjoyed the video and appreciate you watching
@@TriGogglin Thank You I will be setting up my HO Scale train layout as soon as I can I live in a Camper and have no room at this time but I'm going to try to make room for it I will then post it on You Tube I also need some new Locomotives or try to fix the ones I have being on disability it's hard to be able to afford much.