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@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 Күн бұрын
great vid thanks lee
@TheSwitchList Күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@sparky107107 2 күн бұрын
one of my favorite places to visit
@TheSwitchList 2 күн бұрын
It was soooooo cool! Thanks Sparky!
@FredE528 2 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing. 👍👍. I hope to visit Steamtown someday.
@TheSwitchList Күн бұрын
It is amazing! I hope you get there as well...
@DruSteel69 2 күн бұрын
Wow. Love it. Awesome footage, Rick. So much to see. Thanks for sharing your fun and excitement vacation. You deserved the best. Where to next? I can’t remember your next destination.
@TheSwitchList 2 күн бұрын
That was on Saturday and on Sunday we went to Steamtown so I’m have footage to put a video together of that and I hope to get that posted tonight. Thanks for watching Drew and the great comments.
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 2 күн бұрын
great vlog on channel running trains thanks lee
@TheSwitchList 2 күн бұрын
@@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 thanks for watching and commenting
@ModelTrainOutsider 2 күн бұрын
It's what got me into model trains. Riding trains in Germany for a few years and staring out the windows. No stress, no road rage. More space.
@TheSwitchList 2 күн бұрын
@@ModelTrainOutsider riding on a train is a wonderfully de-stressing experience!
@TheSwitchList 2 күн бұрын
😢 yes it was depressing to see. Wait until I post the video from Steamtown the next day - sooo many old sad locomotives standing in various corners rusting away…. Thanks for watching
@FredE528 2 күн бұрын
Those old F units looked so sad. Nice to ride along with you. Looks like a pretty big operation. Thanks for sharing. 👍
@TheSwitchList 2 күн бұрын
I replied to you Fred but it made a new comment instead of a reply... Here is what I said so you don't have to go looking for it: 😢 yes it was depressing to see. Wait until I post the video from Steamtown the next day - sooo many old sad locomotives standing in various corners rusting away…. Thanks for watching
@IronHorseBrian 3 күн бұрын
Good Morning Rick! I came by to see if the new vid was up. Didn't see it so I enjoyed this one! Thank you for sharing! Keep the good vids coming! Brian
@TheSwitchList 3 күн бұрын
Hi Brian, not up yet - was wiped out when we got back to the hotel Sat night and just crashed, and then it was up and off for a day at Steamtown on Sunday. The plan is to try and get the video edited and posted tonight. Thanks for coming looking for it, and watching this video instead!
@georgeorwell5842 4 күн бұрын
I've got the same MRC 1400 power pack that I use for the same purpose, testing locomotives. What I want to do is hook up analogue volt and ammeters to it in order to help diagnose the locomotives. Any idea where / how I should be hooking these gauges up?
@TheSwitchList 4 күн бұрын
The volt meter can be attached right across the variable DC output terminals. The Ammeter has to be in line with one of the terminals. Since you mention you want to use analog meters, and I am assuming you want to be able to use the direction switch to run the locomotive under test in both directions, you have to switch the polarity of the connections to each of these meters, otherwise the needle will try to go in the wrong direction and this can damage the mechanism. Going from memory it might be simplest to wire in a new direction switch that has enough contacts to swap polarity to the meters when you change direction. It will be a bit tricky to do with analog meters. You can get some pretty cheap digital volt/ammeter modules on Amazon that can display positive and negative current and will make hooking this up much easier (www.amazon.com/diymore-Digital-Voltmeter-Ammeter-Red-Blue/dp/B08HQM1RMF/ref=sr_1_6?crid=11FGGKX1RALXH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nEizO_OD-dtjMU5JosZphju48IKhoGJ-aQUelFBmiOKp4Btb8OgrbGH6yd5vWlQYgnMUbXqxY9RorpQ9Mk3pTP0pxYsQTd7hEfJTgYirnxONyvGQXSwguQQeKhAi6MAes-GF5YdrljFKmJA48KKFjLaOFgvZZZiSQdgumqCy-X1lmmU7pWzCX331WCQDSXJRR9hAKSk1YZAd7-JiHZ6gCsE4CsDWQ8g-hRLK44FPmt4BCzE9GY8y8r-NdD-GKc3_91mJk4U6YJp_GxR0BnzWIIkkhE9S208vnoQH-RwhEHw.shrn9dIAkzxF48pWd068DUNtws7W09zPrA5qr-gYAgY&dib_tag=se&keywords=digital%2Bvoltmeter%2Bmodule&qid=1726969367&sprefix=digital%2Bvolt%2Bmeter%2Bmodul%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-6&th=1). Good luck and thanks for watching and commenting.
@MLWQC 5 күн бұрын
nice loco paint scheme
@TheSwitchList 5 күн бұрын
I am a big fan of the R&N paint scheme. Thanks for watching
@DruSteel69 5 күн бұрын
Nice catch, brother. Happy railfanning!
@TheSwitchList 5 күн бұрын
@@DruSteel69 thanks! Riding the R&N Pittston to Jim Thorpe excursion train today and then Steamtown tomorrow!! Have a great weekend my friend
@DruSteel69 5 күн бұрын
@@TheSwitchList Awesome. Am jealous now. 🤣. Have an awesome time.
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 6 күн бұрын
great catch
@TheSwitchList 6 күн бұрын
Thanks! I just wish I could have caught the working wig wag signal it tripped!! Appreciate the view and the comment
@FunWithHOScaleStuff 8 күн бұрын
I'm not sure but I think the name of the servo, "Tower Pro" wasn't mentioned in either video.. or I just missed it. I only mention it in case others are curious about that. I recall Larry Harper also did a video on a similar use of the servo in place of a switch motor. Some of your subs might want to check out Larry as well. Nice presentation. Thanks.
@TheSwitchList 8 күн бұрын
Thanks for the information. My servos are no name micro servo's I got from Amazon. I will put al ink to them in the final installment of this series.
@FunWithHOScaleStuff 8 күн бұрын
The servo works well.
@TheSwitchList 8 күн бұрын
I actually have it installed now and it is working good. Just need to wire up the pushbuttons and dwarf signals to complete the last part of this series.Thanks again
@MLWQC 9 күн бұрын
You are miles ahead of me. WOW.
@TheSwitchList 9 күн бұрын
It helps that I have been a electronics geek my whole life! Thanks for watching and commenting.
@MLWQC 9 күн бұрын
WOW. Impressive
@TheSwitchList 9 күн бұрын
@@MLWQC thanks!
@MLWQC 9 күн бұрын
That is quite interesting.
@TheSwitchList 9 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@MMRails 9 күн бұрын
Great video Rick. We use cards at our club and it’s super simple. One day I’d like to try JMRI. Oh, and also, nice to see a bunch of guys operate your layout. I didn’t know it was ready to go. You even have a phone! Where have I been?
@TheSwitchList 9 күн бұрын
Hi Mark, thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, I have had 10 op sessions on the layout in the past 14 months. A lot of time and effort put into working out the car movement methodology but now it seems to be working well. The railroad is set in 1947 and there was no radio communication on the Ma & Pa -so the crews have to contact dispatch via the telephones at each town. Thanks again, Rick
@harperlarry49 10 күн бұрын
I love using Arduinos for model railroading. I currently have 3 Arduinos for my shelf layout. Great update. Thanks for sharing.
@TheSwitchList 10 күн бұрын
@@harperlarry49 thanks so much for the comment.
@ModelTrainOutsider 10 күн бұрын
Definitely an issue to solve and let's see how it works out.
@TheSwitchList 10 күн бұрын
Fingers crossed!! 😂
@FredE528 10 күн бұрын
That was interesting. I only use my Arduino to run DCC-EX. Never tried to write code for it.
@TheSwitchList 10 күн бұрын
I have used them for a bunch of projects. Made videos for most. Speedometer, campfire simulator, mutliple structure lighting, and the Turntable controller I built uses one as well! Great little toys... Thanks for watching Fred.
@FredE528 10 күн бұрын
Very cool. I did use a couple of IR sensors with Arduino connected to JMRI speedometer. I didn’t feel it was real accurate. I was getting different speeds on loco running at speed step 28. Not sure if it was loco motor or Arduino to JMRI interface. Gave up trying to speed match my old locos.
@FunWithHOScaleStuff 10 күн бұрын
Interesting problem and an interesting solution.
@TheSwitchList 10 күн бұрын
Thanks! Working on part 2 where I show the Arduino circuit and code working on the bench... stay tuned!
@marciebalme588 10 күн бұрын
very good
@TheSwitchList 10 күн бұрын
Thanks -- appreciate the view and the comment. Rick
@LJRLowevilleJunctionRailroad 10 күн бұрын
Wow that is really interesting! Great explanation, thanks for sharing! 🙂
@TheSwitchList 10 күн бұрын
@@LJRLowevilleJunctionRailroad glad you found it interesting. I am very happy with how the railroad Op Sessions run using it. Thanks for watching.
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 11 күн бұрын
great vlog thanks lee
@TheSwitchList 11 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for watching!
@mysticrailroad 11 күн бұрын
cool system!
@TheSwitchList 11 күн бұрын
Thanks! It is working well for me.
@ModelTrainOutsider 11 күн бұрын
That was a nice discussion and explanation, Rick! You have to make yourself happy, even if it seems weird to someone else. I have no experience with operations, so it is all interesting when channels do it or discuss their systems.
@TheSwitchList 11 күн бұрын
Thanks Anthony! Yeah, once I finally decided I was just gonna do it, it has been great. Thanks for watching!
@FredE528 11 күн бұрын
That was very interesting Rick. Thanks for mentioning my simple database idea. I don’t yet get into identifying individual cars for my switching jobs. Take 4 full grain hopper from loc1 to loc2 and pick up empties. Half the jobs I have are just running full unit trains around the layout.
@TheSwitchList 11 күн бұрын
Hey Fred! Whatever way works for you and satisfies your goals - that is the right system. I thought your video was very interesting (and obviously inspirational as well!!). Take care my friend, Rick
@LJRLowevilleJunctionRailroad 12 күн бұрын
I had not heard about that before, looks really good. Great video, Thanks!!🙂
@TheSwitchList 11 күн бұрын
Thank you so much. Really appreciate the view and the comment.
@momandsontrainrailfans 13 күн бұрын
Very nice 😊
@TheSwitchList 13 күн бұрын
Thank you! :)
@StanFerris 13 күн бұрын
So awesome!
@TheSwitchList 13 күн бұрын
Thanks Stan! First time I was there - had a great time. The railroad is big! I have added a link to the track plan in the description.
@DruSteel69 14 күн бұрын
Wow. Have not seen that modeling before. Very cool. Thanks for the excellent step by step instructions. Thanks sharing, Rick. 😎👍🏼
@TheSwitchList 14 күн бұрын
Thanks Drew!!!! 😊
@MLWQC 14 күн бұрын
Very good job! Nice trains on the screen in the back. You're in BC?
@TheSwitchList 14 күн бұрын
No I am in New Jersey. Had Virtual Railfan on the TV while filming. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment - greatly appreciated.
@vzjtothalo1 14 күн бұрын
And now I want some brownies....great job, Rick!
@TheSwitchList 14 күн бұрын
Thanks Johnny-O! See you Saturday
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 15 күн бұрын
great vid thanks lee
@TheSwitchList 15 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment
@dnhman 15 күн бұрын
I use one part glue, one paint and one vermiculite and mix. Works great. I use the same brown color I use for the rest of the ground cover.
@TheSwitchList 15 күн бұрын
Thanks for the feedback
@dnhman 15 күн бұрын
@@TheSwitchList also on Bills layout we put grass weeds bushes and rocks into the wet mix and it works well
@railartist001 15 күн бұрын
Definitely gonna give it a try on my new (and hopefully improved) layout ..... thanks for posting....
@TheSwitchList 15 күн бұрын
Have fun! And definitely let us know how it turns out. Thanks for watching
@railartist001 15 күн бұрын
@@TheSwitchList With my trains ???? ALWAYS having fun ..... never a doubt.... will post up shortly on the new layout ....
@MMRails 21 күн бұрын
It’s been awhile since I checked in. You’ve been busy! Progress looks really good.
@TheSwitchList 21 күн бұрын
Well it has been a while since i posted an update... 😥 Thanks for watching and commenting - always appreciated.
@MLWQC 23 күн бұрын
Great update and great work. Well done
@TheSwitchList 23 күн бұрын
Thanks so much. Appreciate you watching and commenting.
@shortliner68 24 күн бұрын
I know what you mean about trying to stay faithful to the prototype as much as practicable with the space you have to work with. The Ma & Pa had some pretty large industrial customers in York at one time. Thanks for posting an update!
@TheSwitchList 24 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting - greatly appreciated!
@SFRATON 24 күн бұрын
Great update layout coming on well. Take care - Kevin
@TheSwitchList 24 күн бұрын
@@SFRATON thanks Kevin - appreciate the view and the feedback!
@randysrockandrollrailroad8207 24 күн бұрын
🤠
@TheSwitchList 24 күн бұрын
@@randysrockandrollrailroad8207 thanks for watching
@vzjtothalo1 25 күн бұрын
The O approves. 😅
@TheSwitchList 25 күн бұрын
@@vzjtothalo1 thanks Johnny-O!
@TheMidlandDorchesterRailroad 25 күн бұрын
Great update Rick! I love what you’re doing with the laser and resin printers. Having those in an arsenal of modeling tools definitely expands what you can do for sure. Love the mockups and how your brain is making it work with the space you have. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to more updates. Be well my friend, Sean
@TheSwitchList 25 күн бұрын
Hey Sean! Super great to hear from you. Thanks for the kind words - it is like get me! 😂 Hope all is well with you and yours. All the best from the Ma & Pa! Rick
@FredE528 25 күн бұрын
Nice update. You do sure beautiful work.
@TheSwitchList 25 күн бұрын
Thanks so much Fred! I just wish I could get more done, and remember to make videos of it!!! Take care my friend and really appreciate the watch and comment.
@paulflak2823 2 ай бұрын
I have been asking around you tube and lone behold your channel appears with the same problem I have with one of my rescued MRC power packs from the dump, where I find hundreds of trains and rolling stock.
@TheSwitchList 19 күн бұрын
I hope you were able to get it repaired.
@JoeG-firehousewhiskey 3 ай бұрын
Awesome layout tour thank you very much
@TheSwitchList 19 күн бұрын
Thanks Joe! Appreciate the view and the comment as always. -Rick
@StanFerris 4 ай бұрын
Very cool, Rick!
@TheSwitchList 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Stan!
@TheSwitchList 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Anthony!
@ModelTrainOutsider 4 ай бұрын
Nice, Rick!
@TheSwitchList 19 күн бұрын
Thanks!