watch?v=wwd699KxeZE
That is one long train.
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WOW!
Ray
Bayville, NJ
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Super nice video, MTH in the great outdoors.
Bill T.
Fantastic! Just yesterday I had a person ask me if I knew anyone who builds Garden layouts.
Your trains are wonderful!
Don
AWESOME, how many acres of land?
laz57
Unbelievable! Can you imagine how much work went into preparing the land and laying the track? To think I just argued with my wife because I don't feel like raking the yard.
dbaker48 Fantastic! Just yesterday I had a person ask me if I knew anyone who builds Garden layouts. Your trains are wonderful!
They are not mine. I just wanted to share what I came across. I just could not believe the scope of this.
Unfortunately I lost the link to his postings, he had a bunch of stuff from passenger to freight with both day & nite ops. There were also some clips of how it was done as well as the regular maintenance. Wonder if Dave Hikel from OGR would know it since they are in the same region ?
Found the link: http://web.mac.com/railsforfun/wrr/Home.html
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dougdagrump Unfortunately I lost the link to his postings, he had a bunch of stuff from passenger to freight with both day & nite ops. There were also some clips of how it was done as well as the regular maintenance. Wonder if Dave Hikel from OGR would know it since they are in the same region ? Found the link: http://web.mac.com/railsforfun/wrr/Home.html
I would for one would like to see them. I cannot see how he did this outside. Geez, it should would expand the available "room" being outdoors..well, at least here in the South. Current protection, rust, mechanical connections. I have a hundred top ten questions.Looks like he used flex track (?)
Maybe some day when I retire!
That is very, very cool. I was wondering about the track as well. Is there a product available to treat the rails to prevent them from rusting? I am amazed at all the structures he used. Those are some high quality models to leave exposed to the elements.
Joe
They used stainless steel flex from Gargraves on the outside.
Wow! I counted 4 remote cameras, 30 cars on that freight. Even the Amtrak train was at least 10 cars, counting the material cars on the end. Think of the grading required, the track cleaning! I'd love to run something outdoors - remember one-time forumite David Vergun experimented with this?
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Remarkable. Considering all the challenges of wiring, keeping track level & clean & running gear well functioning I find these outdoor RR at least as wonderful as the finest traditional indoor layouts.
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