Video lap around my railroad

[DTI356]

Hey guys,

I just uploaded my first Youtube video.

Climb up into the Railgon gondola and enjoy a ride around my outdoor track. The train has GP38-2 DT&I 1776 as the lone power on the point with 28 cars and a caboose stretching out at about 65 feet long.

This video is one lap around the track (approx. 320 feet).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny7X-VupQRs

Here's a still of the train

 

Enjoy!
Brian B.

[SoCalJoe]

Hi Brian:

Very nice!  That's one long train.  It looks like your railway is raised off the ground about three or four feet.  What do you use for the uprights?  I have a need for some elevated sections and was wondering what you are using.  It certainly looks strong enough.

Regards, 

Joe

 

[two tone]

Hi Brian,    That is some loco pulling 28 wagons   what is the power of the engine? and a real smooth run with the video camera how did you manage that?

[PJM20]

That train is huge! You have a nice layout. Wait one minute, you climbed in the railgon? You know you can't do that, you might fall a scale 50 ft. - Peter

[DTI356]

Thanks guys,

Joe, I used 2" PVC pipe driven deep into the ground (well below the frost line).

Two tone, It's just a stock USA Trains GP38-2 but I pulled the electronics out of it and put in battery powered CVP Airwire900 R/C DCC with a Soundtraxx DSX sound decoder. The batteries give smooth continuous power...no interuptions...no track cleaning nescessary.

Peter, funny you mention that...just after I stopped the video camera a gust of wind blew the 60' NW hycube boxcar off the table onto the ground....it suffered no damage thank goodness. But I did race to get the cars inside before the wind came up again.

 Brian