A Visit to Louis's layout

Nice video Marty.  Looks like you had a good time both running and recording.  Bob S.

Layouts like this are always a pleasure to look at!

Marty,looks like fun,thanks for posting.

Brad

Hey Marty, great Video's, Hugh Layout, Thanks very much for Sharing Louis's Layout with us. Just Curious, what's his curve diameters, and per cent of grade? Thank You

Wow dream basement size looks like a fun layout with good running. And good progress. Will it get any further or is it to much fun running trains rather then building I wonder!!!

Thanks for coming over Marty. Sorry it took so long to happen, but Im already thinking about how much I could get done in a short time so we could do it again soon! Heather and I really enjoyed everyones company and look forward to it again.

- Larry - I The largest curve is 108, and the smallest is 72. The grade is about 2.5%. Because I have some tall double stacks, and car carriers as rolling stock. If I did not run those taller cars I would have been able to make it less.

Great videos. 

Great layout.

thank you!

Peter

Thanks Louis for the measurements. It's nice that you planned these larger curves into your layout and I did the same. I have no less than 072, up to 0120. I used 2.5% for my grades also as I incorperated 2 Helixes in mine. 073, by stretching K-line 027-height 072 track in the helix's. I had to use 6-3/4 Overhead Clearance so as to run Lionel Scale GG1's with the Pantographs up.  By using the curve diameters you chose, you can run almost all of the new Trains being made today. It's just Fantastic.

Marty did a great job with the Video's. Happy Railroading.

Looks like you guys had a great time!

Marty, Those are some fantastic videos! Louis' layout is looking great and it sure is nice that he invited all you guys over to make good use of the tracks!

Only problem I see is that there are way too many Steelers fans present!!

Excellent prototypical layout & cool videos. Like Wow, one large train room.

Really nice videos!  Thank you Marty!

Louis, it has been a long time since I saw any photos of your layout.  It looks great!  Also, it is a lot larger than I first imagined.  What a lot of great work!   The trestle is super!

Louis,

That is quite the layout you have there, and very nice.

Marty,

Thanks for posting these videos.

Richard

Wow,

Very nice work.

This is a great looking layout in process.

Thanks for posting Marty!

Wow!  Very nice layout! 

Art

Wondering where you been Louis? Haven't seen any photo updates in a long time?

Heard from Patrick H? How's he doing?

Thanks for sharing!

Very nice layout. Super basement, almost like a mini museum with all the trimmings. Best of all is that smooth trackwork. It's like welded rail came to O Gauge

---PCJ

     Laidoffsick I have tried to contact Patrick H. A few times with no result. I have heard through the grape vine he has suffered A loss and I guess he will return when the time is good for him. Patrick H. and everyone else on here take care You never know when the rail line ends. Choo Choo Kenny

It's a good layout to operate.  There are switching options but if you want to get a few guys together and just run loops you can without fear of a collision.  That will ultimately be my goal is to be able to switch if I want to or just create loops via switches and keep everybody separated.

Great looking layout & videos.

Wow Louis, you have made a ton of progress from the last pictures I saw of your layout!  Its looking great!  I really like the track that goes over the yard area, looks pretty cool.  

I'm looking forward to seeing even more of it completed!

Thanks for sharing these videos Marty

  Tanks MARTY great job with the video.  Looks like it was a STILLERS party?

Lionel made them.  They are sound cars.

HAY LOUIS!  Can you spot me a few bucks until payday?

Nice layout, great environment.

Pete

Watching the videos, sure look like a fun time. Thanks for posting.

Great layout!!!!  Thanks for the video I could watch it all day long.

Rick

WOW, what fun! Thanks for posting Marty. This layout is a little bigger than mine (in my dreams!). Will be exciting to watch the progress, very inspiring! Do you know how many feet of track he has on that beauty? Just curious.

JohnJr

Wow Louis! Great layout and train room. Looks like you are making good progress.

Nice video Marty, thanks for sharing.

I was there running my trains and it was a joy to see them go around his layout.  He had the layout on the forum some time ago and I had been to his house before and I was looking forward to putting my trains on the tracks of his layout.  They ran great and I had a fun time, as well with the people who came to see your layout.

Thanks Louis.

Phillip

I'll bet it was fun seeing your trains going around Louis's layout!  Also, the O Gauge folks I have met in the Greater Pittsburgh area are top notch!  I saw a few faces of great folks I recognized in the photos.  Maybe it is that O Gauge folks in general are really nice, no matter where they live!  This Forum proves that!  

Phantasmagorical! You gotta love that trestle work.

I just made the connection of Louis and his fine layout build thread from last year!  Irony-I was looking for that thread a few days ago!  

What an improvement in a year!

I've also wondered about Patrick H....Hope he's doing well and all is OK.

Spence, glad to hear, I've been tracking your progress on other threads.  Glad you'll make it back to the basement, most important is for 'ops normal' in your daily life!  Hope you have a speedy recovery!

Thanks for sharing Marty! Louis you have a very nice layout! I love the size.

Chris

Im flat broke Pete!! I spent ALL my cash on trains. 

Thanks for all the nice comments guys. I suspect Im going to get busy during these next few months, and try to make some new progress around the layout to show. I have learned a lot from the guys here on this layout and appreciate the encouragement and nice words.