Cab Ride Video

Very nice video. I'm curious Art; what are the dimensions of your layout?

Art,

Wow, Thats a nice class I railroad shaping up there!

How did you make the Chicago skyline on the wall, looks good?

 

franktrain

Spence - The overall dimensions are about 65 by 20. 

 

Frank - That was my first attempt at painting on the walls other than bulk painting the blue sky.  I found a favorite picture of the skyline, had a slide made of it, and projected the right size on the wall.  Then I traced the outlines of the major buildings on the wall and then painted in the outlines.

 

Art

wow wow wow

 

Art your layout is one of the best I've ever seen, the track is the straightest I've ever seen. The layout room is awesome, what is the overall size of your basement?. I wish i lived closer to you, i would love to see it in person.

 

Thanks for posting the video,

Alex

Alex - Thank you very much.  The basement is irregular and is about 85 feet long and varies between 20 and 35 feet wide.  The straight track is due to my son's help laying it with a laser and not wanting to just settle for "good enough."

 

I wish you lived closer too as I would love to see your beautiful layout in person and be able to have you help me with some of my future buildings.

 

Art

Really nice and interesting layout, Art. Just the right amount of everything one could want. Oh, was that a serigraph of Scrooge McChugman that I noticed on the wall adjacent to the desk? Thanks for posting the video.

Thanks, Jon.  I got that picture of Uncle Scrooge quite awhile ago.  My son and I are both big Disney and Uncle Scrooge fans.  His money bin was one of his coolest themes and this one had a railroad of sorts that carried the money out of the "mine."  I like it in the train room, but it isn't the best background for cab ride videos.

 

Art 

Isn't it funny how you notice things that need to be fixed or changed in a picture or video that you see all the time but don't really notice?  When I watched the video I saw a lot of missing ties yet that I haven't inserted.  I thought I had them all, but see some in the freight yard and on the upper line.

 

Art

Impressive track!

The ALL MINE, I love it...

 

Great video! Good to see caption showed "Iowa"! 

That is outstanding. 65', it seemed like a 150' run. Wow. Great layout design. Can't wait to see the layout when it is finished. Thanks so much for posting the video. Good luck Art.

Excellent!  Thanks for sharing.   Great bridges and I love the Greyhound station with three buses waiting.   Wow!

That is one serious layout!  Very nice!

Great video Art.

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it.

 

Art

Awesome! Really enjoyed it. Man you have a lot of cars. 

Very nice layout (and video production).  I would like to have your diligence in keeping the layout/table/floor tidy and clean while under construction

Excellent!!!!!!!  Very nice.  I've seen your videos before while under construction but that is one very impressive layout.  Keep up the good work and post some more videos when you get a chance.

 

Rick

Art, what a super layout and your cab ride video was great.  I like your track plan and having a reverse loop for your upper level with option to switch down to lower level.  Quite clever in my opinion.  In the beginning of your video it showed a quonset hut on the left side of the track.  Where did you get it from?  Thanks for posting, you are doing a nice job.

 

Steve, Lady and Tex

Good job Art

 

Clem

Man thats a great display of.... well everything! Excellent job Art, all the way around!

Very cool, Art! I especially like your Proviso and Clyde yards....long sidings and generally a lot of room for action and fun. 

Thanks for the positive comments guys.

 

Steve - The Quonset hut is Lionel's.  I had looked for it for a long time and finally found it at one of our monthly DuPage shows.  I wish they would make that again.

 

Art

Art

 

Very nice video and a great layout!  It cool to see layout from the perspective from an engine!  Ken   

Thanks Art.  I haven't seen many of those around and could not find any myself.  I had to go with another source for my new Army base.  It sure looks good on your layout, as does everything else.

 

Steve, Lady and Tex

Beautiful layout! Very impressive! I really like how you incorporated the elevation change. watching your video shows how well thought out your track plan is! 

Nice Layout Art, looks like your track plan has a lot of possibilities for different routes and having place for the trains to pass before that get back to the single line.

Very nice!!!!

Wonderful video of this great layout. 

Thanks for the ride Art. Kind of brings me home as I wasn't able to get up that way this past year.

Chugman……..Holy  cow now THATS what you call a way-out layout 65x20 that is impressive I love it man……….

 

Art,

Unbelievable! Your layout is without a doubt one of the finest I have ever had the opportunity to see.

 

You have one major ballast project ahead of you!

 

Richad 

Most of the wonder of this layout has already been mentioned, but I'd add that your space has an open and airy feel to it that makes it seem enormous.  My favorite segment is the ride down the interchange which induces a real sense of vertical motion, a bit like IMAX.  Nice seeing a completed CZ consist too.

Very cool! Did the camera record right on the camera or was sent to a computer(wifi) I have a camera with a receiver connected to my computer but haven't figured out how to record. Anyway, great video and hope to see more.

Dan

Great video. Thanks for the post.

drodder - I took the video with my about 5 year old Sony Cyber-Shot digital camera.  It's is getting a little dated, but still takes decent pictures.  The limiting factor is the guy taking the pictures. 

 

Thanks for the comments on the interchange track.  My biggest challenge was limiting the grade on my two interchange tracks to 2%.  IN fact the other interchange is 2 1/2%, but close enough.  That enables me to run any train that I run up or down either interchange track and enhances the operational elements.  I am in the process of adding sidings and industries so we can have more realistic operating sessions involving setting out cars at businesses and working them back into first a regional yard and ultimately back to Proviso.

 

The second interchange track enters my passenger dominated mainline with traffic flowing the opposite direction as the freight mainline.  That in conjunction with my series of crossovers allows me to bring trains up or down in either direction to either lower mainline.

 

Art