Thanks for the tour, looks like a great show

Hey, Bob.!!!

I lived right up the hill from there until last year in Old Towne. It was creepy that day. I remember I was recovering from a surgery and all this traffic kept driving by. Come to find out they only had MINUTES to evacuate that trailer park(s) and businesses Then I started to look on the live feeds of Sarpy County sheriffs boating around checking on places that were underwater a day or two later. Surreal. I actually helped out a person who lost everything by letting them stay for close to a week until they got their FEMA check(which was about a grand) and she found her own place. The sad thing is she JUST moved there about a month and a half at Green Acres! Then the owner of Paradise Lakes homes bailed and still charged people rent while their houses were underwater!! A lot of people lost money in that as well as the flood. That made the news!! I DO NOT like Bellevue anymore. Especially Old Towne. It’s the “Ghetto” of Sarpy county and VERY corrupt.

Wow!!!

Good and thorough review. The technical term for the placard on the DRGW locomotive is ACI or Automatic Car Identification, which preceded more modern methods of identifying cars, like RFID. It as found that the bar codes would get dirty and not work and better methods were developed.

Beautiful train and beautiful sound!

I want to see it so bad!! I have tried for the last two years now! Im so upset that I didn't get a chance to see it

I chased it from Denton, Tx to Durant, Ok that day with the family. This was my 3rd time seeinng it and this was the first time with the family. They had a lot of fun seeing it in person. I was at the same Buc-ee's as u but I was there from 8am till the Big Boy came thru Denton.

The "D" rings are replacement knuckles for couplers. If we break a knuckle on the train and its far, we drop one on the ground. The conductor goes to the break and close the airhose angle cock. I pull him up to where we drop the knuckle. He places it on a end walk way and then the engineer shoves him back to the break and he fixes the coupler and makes the joint. After a set and release on the brake air, we are set to go. Couplers way between 65 pounds to 85 pounds.

Love the Big Boys horn

I had fun railfanning, met some model railroaders from the local area who do O and G scale.

Can you indicate the decoder brand and model installed in these locos?

The "Snoot" (long) nose on the units was for housing extra radio equipment to communicate with other specifically equipped locos for unmanned helper service. Allowed the helpers to be controlled from the head end. Some were transmitters for the head end, and others were set up to be the receiving units. They then MUed to the other helper engines back in the train. Basically early version of DPU technology today.

The piece that fell off is the bar code for the locomotive that could be read by trackside readers to tell the RR where it is. Cars also had them. I'm not sure if that is still used today.

Beautiful locos. Thanks for the review! I have 4 SP Tunnel Motors coming after seeing yours and other reviews. Can't wait to run them!

The yellow thing is a rerailer to be used in the event they went on the ground.

great vid, thanks Bob !

Hope they stick with the micro trains couplers!

Scale Trains is doing a great work except for one small thing. Please paint the wheel pickups. Besides that keep up the good work.

Thanks for the great review! I should have a couple showing up tomorrow and can’t wait.

The little placard that fell off was barcode that railroads used. A scanner would read in it as the train went by to keep track of cars and locomotives. Now they have a RFID on cars that do the same thing and GPS.

Im still not happy the Scale Trains cancelled their CSX GE44 Law Enforcement. They lost some of the molds. So now it will be a few more years for their rivet counter version

Scale trains are the best for details over any other model company !👍

ACI placard I believe

A much improved model from Scaletrains.com. See through radiator grills, a first for them in N scale. Lots of details all around.

Bob, Thanks for this insight. George

I think they sent an HO scale one by mistake.

I spy my box car

Rarely have an issue. Still use the old RAPIDOS. Not a problem, at all.

This hobby is getting way too expensive.

Upon further research, I found that this loco is now a C44ACM after modified from an AC6000CW. Original number was UP 7549 which became UP 6947 (1st) in error, later corrected to 6937.

My favorite thing about Micro Trains is that they actually treat their employees like human beings. Not every manufacturer can claim that. Also, you're right on about the pears. The Rogue Valley has hundreds of acres of pear orchards ( mostly Harry and David) and has for over 90 years.

Wow that LNG tender is awesome! I really enjoy seeing all these projects, good work everyone...congrats CMRM on year one of the meet

Awesome !!! People go to the train shoes and don't realize how much work goes into a single module !!!

Thanks Bob for your coverage of this event, you sure get around.

I'll take one of those Oreos now lol. Was good to see you again DaBob.

Had a great time talking to fellow modelers and running trains. This was their first RPM meet, the next one will have more room with maybe a layout or two as well, Free-moN.

SO glad I got to see it in person at the CORPM this past weekend!!! now to work on my HO freemo modules this winter

The first page was a clearance, the next 2 were train orders, the next 3 were OS reports by track formen.

I've had success avoiding splintering the panels by spraying Windex on the back side and letting it soak in for a few minutes before bending the panel. After it's attached and dries in place, it retains the new shape if you have to remove it for any reason. Not sure which chemical it is in Windex, but generic brands don't work nearly as well.

good video mr bob

I'd love to get into something like this. Just started N scale. Don't have a lot as of now but going to adding more soon to my roster ect

Getting the rest of these How To series edited and out to you this year. Electrical is the next one.

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awesome!!! thanks Bob!

#6937 was built as an AC6000CW, but has been rebuilt as an AC4400CWM which I think would explain the difference in cab end doors and number board position!

Would be nice for scale trains to make a AC6000

The AC6000 body style is my favorite GE body style

I’ve owned a paragon 3 ac6000cw for about 2 years now, looking at this new run I have to say the only change is the horn, and interesting choice for them to continue the ditch lights being on immediately upon starting the locomotive

Love the model including the new paint