I've never seen a private overhead electrical power system. Very impressive. Perfect scale if you have more than an acre or two of land. The car looks awesome!
oh wow i've been trying to search for this channel for about 15 years. i remember seeing the birney ride videos when i was a kid but could never find them again. thanks to the algorithm for reuniting me with this incredible railway!
I was giggling with excitement throughout the whole video! Amazing to see the old girl still runs as smooth as ever! Glad to see it, hopefully it can get the 119 treatment, now that would be outstanding!
What an amazing little railway, so much character and charm especially with the overhead power. My 5 cents on the sleepers is maybe soak them in oil to repel what looked like white ant damage. And as for rodents buy the latest generation baits because the earlier bait styles seem to have no effect on pesky destructive rodents.
You can see why concrete ties/sleepers are a thing. The dirt floor of your car barn invites critters to have a snack. So much hard work. Thanks for sharing your progress with us.
I would be tempted to pour a concrete floor for the whole car shed. It would solve the tie rotting problem and give you a nice clean place to perform repairs, maintenance, and/or rebuilds. Tracks, of course, would be bolted to, and level with, the floor.
Now there's some serious interurban trial and error! I love how that car looks and I'm sure you will get it running and looking even better. You have a fantastic railroad and great equipment to run on it. Keep it up!
Narrow gauge railways in the UK often use plastic recycled sleepers especially for replacement in situ. Lasts forever, and termite proof I assume as we don't have such pests.
We have plenty of pesky termites, but they dont bother the treated ties until the treatment is gone. I've looked at using plastic ties several times, but they are so expensive. You would think that someone would be happy to get rid of melted milk jugs and bottles but they charge nearly $20 per tie. I get my wood from lumberyards that have rejected stock, like its too warped or has breaks in it so its much cheaper to buy. I can get a wood tie for about $2-$3 and they last at least 25 years so the cost of plastic just doesnt make sense unfortunately.
Wow, just stumbled on this video completely at random. Thank you for taking us along - a fascinating process to get this boxmotor back on the rails and it was beautiful to see and hear it running!
Love this railroad! Its fantastic to see that you have the inspiration and interest to keep this going. The original group is smiling down upon you! Love the CA&E inspired shed by the way!
@@UK_parliament_English for arguments sake i would say whichever was there first remains. If the tree grew around the track it should have been copsed earlier. If the track was laid to near the tree it should be repositioned. It is a simple question of priorities and nothing more.
Well, I would move the track around the tree, making a bigger radius. Then I would renovate the car in green with gold pinstripes. Fit some bench seats, then advertise for support by offering trips around the woodland, ext ext. People love things like that, you could pick a nice spot to have Tea/Coffee with snacks? Go for it, I believe you will do well.
I've dug out a couple of broken sleepers in a yard from underneath a derailed wagon that got an earth fault . It's awkward but we got it done , moved a Timber over and re chaired it . Appreciate the work to get dug out and gauged . 👍
Found this video a while back but just got round to watching it. Never heard of the RRVT Railway before but color me interested! I do love little private lines, narrow gauge and, well, I'm not sure I can call the boxmotor here a trolley per say, but it's very reminiscent of one to me. Looking forward to seeing more.
That was so cool I really like what you did it's amazing you got it to work too bad that stupid tree was in the way so I look forward to seeing when you get rid of the tree and complete the circuit good luck nice job.
For the the ones who love rail in general, Im sure things like this have been in our imagination .... suddenly a YT channel got it for real. Nice set up, really love it !!!!!!!!!.
What a great entertaining & fun instructive video. This is the first video of yours that I have seen. I enjoyed it so much that I have given it a like & I have also subscribed. Thank you again.
What a great set up, lots of work ahead of you. Ime in Bendigo in Australia and we have a working tram museum still operating on the roads of Bendigo, one of very few in AUS. Well done, best of luck with it.
@@CNW4145Just stumbled onto your videos. Grew up with this in my front yard. Got to ride on a couple of the cars back in the 70’s. Fun to watch it evolve over the years.
That box motor is a real beauty! I'm surprised that anything can roll past that tree on the curve. Since the car barn has been home base for the locos for so long and probably forever from now on, has a concrete floor with the rails set into it ever been considered?
Herrliches Fahrzeug ! Und nach 10 Jahren Herumstehen sogar noch gängig, da würde ich an den Vorwiderständen am Motor nichts ändern. Nur sowas übersteht so lange Stehzeiten mit Mäusen und Eichhörnchen. Dazu würde ich auch das Original nicht zerstören wollen, was mit Transistorsteuerung der Fall wäre. Metallteile, Kabel und den Wagenkasten überarbeiten, sowie eventuell neue Verglasung (so welches drin war) das wird schon ein schönes Stück Arbeit. Und das Ergebnis ist sicher eine Augenfreude.
🤣 paint the numbers...5309 under the current car number! 🤣 Awesome video Brother. I wish I was financially and physically able to help with your joy, I mean toys! 🤣🤣🤣 Can I come over and play? 🤣👍✌️ You're blessed with this. I know it's a lot of work, but it ain't work if it's fun. Good luck and God bless. 🙏🙌🌞👍✌️
Hahahahaha yes if you could have heard me groaning as I tried to move that thing it would have been a little more evident where the power was coming from lol
the out side ties seem to be in good order. did not see you bobbing too much. the wire needs more running to stop so much arching as the car runs down the track.
Better take a ride with your leaf blower blowing the dry leaves from near the rails. Dry leaves combined with sparking wheels can lead to an awkward outcome.
Vinegar and water to wet the ground with first and the powder to help dry out on top outside barriers to lock in the bugs with. It dries out from the inside out of their shells. Blocking out the oxygen and blood flow.
Where are you located? I'd kill to see your railroad. I have a friend who runs a railroad museum in North East Pa who would also love to visit. Awesome work!
I've never seen a private overhead electrical power system. Very impressive. Perfect scale if you have more than an acre or two of land. The car looks awesome!
How does that work? I can't see a continuous electrical line or the car touching anything overhead?
There aren't many of them around, that is for sure!
@@CNW4145 very unique I love it!
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I would love to see a video on the full history of the line. such an intriguing line! looking forward to the new videos!
oh wow i've been trying to search for this channel for about 15 years. i remember seeing the birney ride videos when i was a kid but could never find them again. thanks to the algorithm for reuniting me with this incredible railway!
Welcome back, glad you found us again!
I was giggling with excitement throughout the whole video!
Amazing to see the old girl still runs as smooth as ever!
Glad to see it, hopefully it can get the 119 treatment, now that would be outstanding!
It will be getting some updates, so stay tuned!
What an amazing little railway, so much character and charm especially with the overhead power. My 5 cents on the sleepers is maybe soak them in oil to repel what looked like white ant damage. And as for rodents buy the latest generation baits because the earlier bait styles seem to have no effect on pesky destructive rodents.
You can see why concrete ties/sleepers are a thing. The dirt floor of your car barn invites critters to have a snack. So much hard work. Thanks for sharing your progress with us.
Fantastic! Thank you for letting us look over your shoulder and go for a ride. Good luck with the tree issue.
I would be tempted to pour a concrete floor for the whole car shed. It would solve the tie rotting problem and give you a nice clean place to perform repairs, maintenance, and/or rebuilds. Tracks, of course, would be bolted to, and level with, the floor.
You are right. While the concrete mixer is around, I would also add an inspection pit - nearly indispensible in a maintenance shed
@@gianfranconicola8645 And with a 220V motor he could run the thing off of the catenary.
@@douro20 Sorry, I can't get what you mean
There actually is an inspection pit in the barn already :)
@@gianfranconicola8645 He could hang a hook on the catenary for power.
That sure seems like a lot of sparks down at the wheels, especially around all those dry leaves and dead grass 😮
Now there's some serious interurban trial and error! I love how that car looks and I'm sure you will get it running and looking even better. You have a fantastic railroad and great equipment to run on it. Keep it up!
Thank you!
Love that boxmotor...very good looking...looks like the Cadillac on the rails there.
It is, rides like a Cadillac too!
Narrow gauge railways in the UK often use plastic recycled sleepers especially for replacement in situ. Lasts forever, and termite proof I assume as we don't have such pests.
We have plenty of pesky termites, but they dont bother the treated ties until the treatment is gone. I've looked at using plastic ties several times, but they are so expensive. You would think that someone would be happy to get rid of melted milk jugs and bottles but they charge nearly $20 per tie. I get my wood from lumberyards that have rejected stock, like its too warped or has breaks in it so its much cheaper to buy. I can get a wood tie for about $2-$3 and they last at least 25 years so the cost of plastic just doesnt make sense unfortunately.
Wow, just stumbled on this video completely at random. Thank you for taking us along - a fascinating process to get this boxmotor back on the rails and it was beautiful to see and hear it running!
Love this railroad! Its fantastic to see that you have the inspiration and interest to keep this going. The original group is smiling down upon you! Love the CA&E inspired shed by the way!
Thank you very much, I hope they too are enjoying watching the improvements shape up!
I'd be hesitant to put in a different motor driver - that old traction controller is absolutely fantastic!
It will be keeping the same controller, just interfaced to something a little more modern.
Wow) Fantastic! Thank you for letting us look over your shoulder and go for a ride)
It does spark a lot, might wanna check on that so it doesn’t start a fire
No worries, no fires were started.
@@CNW4145 yeah, but the potential is there as it depends on how dry the surroundings are
This guy has clearly been running this rail road for a long time, over 10 years at least. Im sure he knows what he is doing
@@Leeham03 there was clear sparks, something that should be fixed if he doesn’t want brush fires
Clearly you don’t know whats going on
Seems to me you got no choice, you can’t get by that tree & you can’t move the track so the answer is obvious, that tree has got to go!!
But he ca build another track. Maybe short section of bypass-track. So no need to cut that tree and no need to move that sectin of track too...
@@laurilaaser2236don’t be a simp. It’s easier to just cut the tree. And cutting one tree can’t hurt the environment that much
@@UK_parliament_English for arguments sake i would say whichever was there first remains. If the tree grew around the track it should have been copsed earlier. If the track was laid to near the tree it should be repositioned. It is a simple question of priorities and nothing more.
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Wow! I'm so impressed with your set-up! Your very own railroad! You are very blessed.
The boxmotor car is a beauty, and also the track, your place is very Nice to look at😊
Well, I would move the track around the tree, making a bigger radius. Then I would renovate the car in green with gold pinstripes. Fit some bench seats, then advertise for support by offering trips around the woodland, ext ext. People love things like that, you could pick a nice spot to have Tea/Coffee with snacks? Go for it, I believe you will do well.
I've dug out a couple of broken sleepers in a yard from underneath a derailed wagon that got an earth fault . It's awkward but we got it done , moved a Timber over and re chaired it . Appreciate the work to get dug out and gauged . 👍
This is really awesome! I would love to have that on my farm.
This boxmotor looks like it came from a fairy tale or a Hayao Miyazaki movie.😁👍
Maybe a studio ghibli as well
very cool train, good luck in prettying it all up, it deserves to shine again.
Oh, what a lovely old car! How I would love to ride it.😊
Awesome! I particularly liked the sparks at the rail. 😊
great video, good to see a kid with his full size train set, all the other kids are jealous!!
Dude; You have something SO special here.
Found this video a while back but just got round to watching it. Never heard of the RRVT Railway before but color me interested! I do love little private lines, narrow gauge and, well, I'm not sure I can call the boxmotor here a trolley per say, but it's very reminiscent of one to me. Looking forward to seeing more.
Great Video, It is so nice to see someone with such a passion for for keeping history running well. If I were you I would take out the tree.
That was so cool I really like what you did it's amazing you got it to work too bad that stupid tree was in the way so I look forward to seeing when you get rid of the tree and complete the circuit good luck nice job.
You really did a great job. I love your electric railway. Regards from France
She looks quite happy to be alive again 😊
I love the sound of mechanical parts running on tracks
Just found this and your channel, what a fantastic and unique miniature railroad, I look forward to checking out more of your content.
Welcome aboard, thanks for watching!
I would have a blast doing Maintenance on and around the Tracks , trimming trees . if I was your neighbor ! Very Nice.
so great too see the cars out on the line again great video too bad about the tree make ties out of it and it will continue help line
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood
For the the ones who love rail in general, Im sure things like this have been in our imagination .... suddenly a YT channel got it for real. Nice set up, really love it !!!!!!!!!.
What a great entertaining & fun instructive video. This is the first video of yours that I have seen. I enjoyed it so much that I have given it a like & I have also subscribed. Thank you again.
Welcome aboard, thank you!
Outstanding video. Really love the looks of this car. Thanks for the ride along 👍
Its good to have it out running again, looking forward to making some upgrades on it.
What a great set up, lots of work ahead of you. Ime in Bendigo in Australia and we have a working tram museum still operating on the roads of Bendigo, one of very few in AUS. Well done, best of luck with it.
Very cool!
Looks like you have several cars. Love to see the renewal of system.😊
More to come!
Such a beautiful little thing, along with the place, it looks like a dream there!
It really is, a very good place to relax in peace as well :)
That is really cool! Man, i wish i could build a little railway around here for firewood logging. Very cool
True interurban railroading, just in 1/2 size....good luck removing the tree!
Awesome video! I can’t wait to see the rest of the fleet make their comeback!
In due time, all will be returned to service :)
Just like the interurban days. Very nice.
yay been watching these videos for years
glad to see it still exists!
Thank you for your continued support!
@@CNW4145 yw Wish I could visit
@@CNW4145Just stumbled onto your videos. Grew up with this in my front yard. Got to ride on a couple of the cars back in the 70’s. Fun to watch it evolve over the years.
I very much appreciate that your family has allowed this to continue to exist! Please come enjoy a ride anytime :)
I'm impressed ... by the amount of work and by realizing this motorcar is 3 years older than me...
This looks like a really fun project! Can't wait to see more!
First video I've seen onf your channel. That's a really cool little railroad you've got.
Welcome aboard!
Another fantastic episode! Thanks so much!
Excellent. Thanks for sharing this
Very good miniature railway! Almost looks like a real train up close
Thank you!
Not sure how I got here but this is AWESOME! What a wild train setup would love to spend some time out there.
Welcome aboard!
Same don’t know how I got here at all to but glad it found me
Wow that takes me back thank you very much it’s incredible❤️
I'd love to see closer look on the truck / bogie.
I wish I had a back yard like that love to have a railway like your's
Congratulations on you great job!
Great to see the boxmotor is alive !
Uuuuuh sparks and dry leafs makes me nervous u know 🔥 😂
Concrete ties in the shed ? Beautiful boxmotor !
Love this car! What a lovely piece of work!
It really is, and it rides so nice too. Looking forward to having it out more often now.
Your system is crazy, this is too cool
Thanks!
That box motor is a real beauty! I'm surprised that anything can roll past that tree on the curve. Since the car barn has been home base for the locos for so long and probably forever from now on, has a concrete floor with the rails set into it ever been considered?
For the cost of concrete I'm going to continue with the rock floor, its just a little too much to justify.
I'm exceedingly jealous. That is all I can say.
This is the coolest thing I've ever seen. 👍
Even the headlight still works!
wow its amazing you got it to run againafter such a long time
did you build your own railway. holy cow, u are my hero
you should try concrete sleepers like the UK railroads use, the termites will be disappointed though.
20 mins of pulsating entertainment.
Herrliches Fahrzeug ! Und nach 10 Jahren Herumstehen sogar noch gängig, da würde ich an den Vorwiderständen
am Motor nichts ändern. Nur sowas übersteht so lange Stehzeiten mit Mäusen und Eichhörnchen.
Dazu würde ich auch das Original nicht zerstören wollen, was mit Transistorsteuerung der Fall wäre.
Metallteile, Kabel und den Wagenkasten überarbeiten, sowie eventuell neue Verglasung (so welches drin war)
das wird schon ein schönes Stück Arbeit. Und das Ergebnis ist sicher eine Augenfreude.
The most important thing is transforming our minds, for a new way of thinking, a new outlook: we should strive to develop a new inner world.
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🤣 paint the numbers...5309 under the current car number! 🤣
Awesome video Brother. I wish I was financially and physically able to help with your joy, I mean toys! 🤣🤣🤣
Can I come over and play? 🤣👍✌️
You're blessed with this. I know it's a lot of work, but it ain't work if it's fun. Good luck and God bless. 🙏🙌🌞👍✌️
Hahaha I never noticed that and now I can't unsee it.. good observation 🤪
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I'd hate cutting that lovely tree down too. It'll be a shame to lose it but, as others said, you've got very few options
This is awesome but I now have mixed feelings, my train-garden seems lame dammit I want some thing this fun in my backyard.
Nice
You must have a nice Easter.
Cheers
You might have a look at the motors they seem to be sparking
Very impressive!
I was thinking that was an especially quiet motor, as it came out of the barn. THEN, I realized you were the propulsion for the car! Silly me!
Hahahahaha yes if you could have heard me groaning as I tried to move that thing it would have been a little more evident where the power was coming from lol
Это же сколько сил надо и желания чтобы содержать всю эту инфраструктуру в порядке и восстанавливать её.
Тут ничего сложного, когда в радость!
Those are some spicy rails
like this great estoration video.
The tree is beautiful, maybe the track van be adjusted
the out side ties seem to be in good order. did not see you bobbing too much. the wire
needs more running to stop so much arching as the car runs down the track.
You don’t have a shortage of trees that’s for sure. Turn it into ties. 😁
Hahahaha!
IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!😍
Thank you for sharing. McCulloch, Stihl, Husqvarna, Poulan, Homelite, or Pioneer are all good tree solutions. I hate to cut em down but…
Hahaha I have one of those solutions all sharpened up and ready to go :)
Is a tie the same thing as a sleeper?
Yes. It's a North American term
Better take a ride with your leaf blower blowing the dry leaves from near the rails. Dry leaves combined with sparking wheels can lead to an awkward outcome.
Man someday I hope to have a ton of land with a little electric line like this
Fantastic video 📹
Thank you very much!
Great video.
Thanks for the visit!
The box motor is beautiful
Thanks a lot!
i really badly want this and turn it into a home on tracks it is small but not too small it is long and it is cute and i love it
Vinegar and water to wet the ground with first and the powder to help dry out on top outside barriers to lock in the bugs with. It dries out from the inside out of their shells. Blocking out the oxygen and blood flow.
Where are you located? I'd kill to see your railroad. I have a friend who runs a railroad museum in North East Pa who would also love to visit. Awesome work!