111: Kit-bashing Rail Cars Into Themed Café

[@normanrowe2831]

Hi ya Steve. Great use of those old Southern Pacific passenger cars. It reminds me a lot of a series of chili burger and hot dog restaurants that used old passenger cars. One was on Sunset Blvd, in Hollywood, the other on Ventura Blvd. in the valley. I believe on the outside of those you need a old oak tree. With a couple of picnic tables underneath. That would be cool. It’s a good thing you put in a handicap ramp on the end. Since you cut off all your customers legs. You’re a monster! Lol. Keep having fun. See ya next time.

[@jvanamb]

Norman, I remember the Hollywood Blvd. shop quite clearly and fatteningly. There was also one on ,"I BELIEVE", Fairfax. Between the Union Station parking lot and Olveria St. Here on the East coast we called them Trolley Diners. Most of the joints were originally built along Trolley tracks. Hence the name. They were constructed of old Heavyweight NYC or D&H passenger cars. They MIGHT have a kitchen made of B&A, D&H, or REA luggage car parts. Just prior to the pandemic these diners, and even themed full size restaurants,were have a resurgence. About six years before my Eileen died she opened two full service restaurants. One in Bennington, VT with the other in West Springfield, MA. Smart repurposing of building stock and ambience. Jim On vaca in the mountains.

[@jeffstrains4014]

What your talking about Norman is in GTA V Online ha! Just down from my arcade they did a good job condensing the city. Glad to see you here was looking

[@SFCRambo60]

Thank you, Steve, great ideas. If I do it I think I will put a front porch with roof for outside dining plus build a structure for the backside to prepare food and maybe a bar set up. Thanks again for your ideas.

[@cbgadget4740]

Hi Steve, great job on the kitbashed cafe, you rock my friend, model on 👍😊😎

[@fredsmith6758]

Your new cafe looks great. I bet your customers like it there too.

[@harperlarry49]

The diner turned out great. Great use of old rail cars. Nice work. Always good to see you build something new for the layout. Stay safe - Larry.

[@mulld]

Your videos inspire me to keep pushing on my railroad

[@mandbhomestead]

Great job Steve, it turned out perfect for the scene. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. Rail on Steve. Ken

[@charlesmcclure5994]

That looks absolutely great Steve great thinking and creativity on your part you don't always have to buy a structure to get what you want just build it yourself 👍👍

[@alexnunes1799]

I love your logging camp & Swiss Junction on your new Railroad

[@wheezypalacemodels7726]

Hiya Steve, great use of old stock. The details look awesome and adds life to the whole scene very well.. All the best from the UK 🇬🇧 my friend..great job again…Chris

[@WheelchairGuyHobbyChannel]

Thank you for adding the ramp!

[@fbrailroad4628]

Steve, That was a great use of old rail cars, and the scene looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing, David.

[@allenbarnes7202]

Great idea, i am going to use a amtrak car for the office of my granite quarry

[@edg1754]

That came out great Steve! Switch Junction is becoming my favorite scene on the layout.

[@stephenater9687]

Wanted to do this years ago, thanks for the kick in the rear.

[@nmobastart]

Hello Steve, Realy nice Details inside passenger car and stunning with the lights 👌 Wonderful work you showed us, ty. Greetings franz

[@nynscaler2482]

Layout is coming out great! Looking forward to seeing more mini projects.

[@Horse2021]

Most excellent scene! Loved the use of lighting the structures that you have done there. Some really great modeling ideas and techniques from all your earlier videos. Looking forward to many more.

[@mattcoogan7869]

Dude, you rock!!! Grateful for your knowledge and presentation. Have a great day my friend.

[@jeffstrains4014]

This is amazing looking I am glad you have gotten the bug on led lighting! I love this new layout you nailed it this round...

[@mid-niteryders5523]

Hey thanks Steve, working on a modified Caboose some of your ideas will work for me too !

[@leterguyschroeder4919]

Great job Steve, you are the man, waiting for the next installment

[@Perfusionist01]

Neat project. It reminds me of a restaurant called "The Steam Shed" which was off the old CNW line at Irvington, NE (northwest of Omaha). They hauled a couple old diners to a site and built a bar and kitchen in between. I remember it from the 70s but it's long gone now. PS, Steve, many dining cars had linoleum flooring, not wood boards.

[@bruceames6332]

Man, do You know how to make things work!!!!! Steve, Awesome 👌 job and what a great idea, too !!!!!Bruce in Minnesota

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Great project. hope to see more

[@craiglordable]

What a great project. I guess I know what I'm going to do with those old SP cars I have. This is one of the coolest scenes I've seen in a long time and great job on the diner.

[@flyboy2610]

Looks good, Steve! I'm hoping life loses some its craziness so I can get back to working on my layout! Maybe if I didn't spend so much time watching KZbin videos.....

[@Hal-Zuzzu_Model_Railway]

Loving that white staircase - something I was looking for :) Thanks for that. Overall job very well done :)

[@Galloyien]

Great job! I really enjoy your videos.

[@darrenlogue9654]

Hey Steve this is Darren from Wind Lake Wisconsin it's looking good Steve I like that idea I might have to corporate something like that too but I just wanted to tell you it looks most triumphantly awesome looks good there buddy so happy Railroad railroading and I will talk to you later happy rails

[@reggiea.stroud8707]

Looks great, Steve...you got me wanting one for my layout now!

[@mr.c2363]

Really like the diner-combo...but it needs a big neon sign. :)

[@user-kn6db5xi5y]

Great job Steve

[@AlasCon]

So neat! I’ll be using this idea :)

[@rjl110919581]

THANK YOU SHARING VIDEO

[@daniellojtek]

Nice👍😄 thanks for shareing video.

[@stanleym2679]

Great little video and idea,wanted to mention some one with limited space I went back to watch your video of the second birthday of the brown smith layout ,surprises me how fast time passes and how far you came on layout ,fantastic, keep up the great work

[@kenshores9900]

Great video!

[@stephenwhite5057]

Nice diner, I'd eat there.

[@gregbowen617]

Great job Steve, it's nice to see you working on details - they are really what gives a layout life and purpose... the LED lighting looks great too! Love it, from Melbourne, Australia...

[@BirdYoumans]

Nice!

[@gregatwell1856]

Looks good.

[@dirkmontgomery5983]

That neat I like that may have to go there for lunch

[@dcrrails3402]

Love that the Switch Junction is lit up like a Christmas tree!. Nice touches. Thanks for the video.

[@TheyMakeItLikeThat]

Schitt’s Creek was filmed near where I live! When you do that build, let me know if you want some drone footage of the location

[@tczephyr3665]

The best projects are the ones that take on a life of their own. Like this one. It starts with one simple idea like the diner. The diner needs lights and suddenly you have revamped a whole scene. Nicely done. Do you have room for a small stable to offer pony rides for the kids?😁

[@roberthertelendi9055]

Hey steve great video might try to add a rail cafe to my layout. Great job man!!!

[@Beyond_Slots]

I really appreciate you taking the time to demonstrate how to do this I've been wondering about doing something like this as I had an idea with a very expensive Cor and I'm wanting to do this concept as well but I think I might use laser cut planks But my layout so far I'm having issues with because of its size and dimensions it's 87" Long by 5' Wide

[@FLRailroaddog]

Awesome video Steve, Cafe looks amazing 👍

[@roadsscholar4012]

That's a pretty cool historic town!

[@NicholassTrainChannel]

Great video Steve. What an awesome idea! I would love to do something like that. Thanks for the idea. - Nicholas.

[@MRR_Shadowolf]

cool idea, nice scene!

[@trainsbignsmall]

So cool! I actually have these as a passenger train set that I run with my Kato FEF-3 and look really good. They may not be prototypical since they’re running with my FEF-3 (which happens to be Union Pacific 844) but I really enjoy them, and I really like what you did with these making them into a restaurant. Great video!

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Nice one Steve enjoyed your video thanks for sharing DD.

[@myoldchevytruck]

Hi Steve, great video thanks. I am an O Gauge Rail-fan but I get allot of great info from your videos. You have inspired me on this one, LOL. I will be picking up a Post War Santa Fe Aluminum Passenger Car and will be transforming it into the local diner in my town on my layout. Looking forward to getting started on it. I’ll share pics or a KZbin link when I’m done. Thanks again and looking forward to the next video. Harry

[@littlelittledeer1435]

Really nice! Thanks for sharing.

[@squidgert566]

Lovin’ it (tm).

[@stl1321]

Thanks, a great fun scene.

[@charlesdempsey176]

Say it ain’t so, SP daylight cars!

[@dirkmontgomery5983]

Will be driving thru switch junction soon looking for land to put a old time junkyard there

[@jolliemark6294]

Cute 😃

[@mr.shadestrains6033]

Very nice 🚂❤️😎👍

[@possumbayou8238]

I made a diner several years ago using a Bachmann combine car. Did you say cheap people. must be some of my relatives 😂

[@sarge4455]

Very sweet love it

[@miguelllorentesanz2035]

Muchas gracias, y en la escala N ,

[@marioxerxescastelancastro8019]

0:48 Is the wagon at the left end of the static train a latrine on a train truck?

[@brucewoods9377]

Looks great

[@kargandarr]

That extra pipe would be the exhaust from the stove or flat top hood.

[@davidrediger6407]

In Danville IL O'Leary's Restaurant had a Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad dining car. It was an attraction for many years until O'Leary's closed and purchased by Wheel's O' Time in early 2000 and moved to the Bunker Hill area of Kennebunk County Park, Vermillion County. While at the restaurant, the interior was gutted and transformed to a dining room. Today, the car has no original interior, so the museum is using it for storage. It fell into disrepair and the park did not have the budget to restore it so it was sold for scrap this year.

[@Kermondale]

Fantastic

[@jimhoffmann5175]

If SJ had a militaty background the boulders around the parking lot would be painted white.

[@jvanamb]

Hey Steve, Though I love what you did with the Trolley Cafe' you've got me confused. When you joined the two passenger cars did you leave the adjoining walls intact, make small cutouts for connecting doorways and passthroughs, or just do what I would do and lump off the two "interior walls" just to get the dang job DONE? Extra kibble to the fur balls. My love to Cyndi. And "ride on my friend." Jim Van Amburgh Vacating in the Berkshire Mountains of MA.

[@sawyerpac9878]

Hey my baby Steve this is your old buddy Jerry from Santa Cruz ca.🖐👐👍😎👊👌🏼

[@randysrockandrollrailroad8207]

😊

[@dirkmontgomery5983]

If you see an old tow truck there one day that'll be me for lunch hahahahahahaha

[@gvet47]

Not me if he has to cut off my legs to set at a table!🤣

[@p1n968]

You should name the campground red rock campground.

[@raymondswarmer1433]

Help! I'm trying to figure out how to make stairs for a house I'm scratchbuilding. Any suggestions? I work in HO.

[@trainday]

Hi Steve just wondering I have the atlas shay and the running gear does not work the engine runs fine but the side rods don’t turn, sometimes sporadically but in reverse it works I’m afraid to take it apart any tips would be helpful I love your vids and came across your vid of you trying to install a decoder in a shay thanks Jim

[@TheCrnic]

Your video is 2018 - S017: Testing A 5% Grade For My Model Railroad Layout. The Arizona Eastern Railroad has a 5% grade, they use 4 GP-40s to pull about 12 cars up it. Wish you had the comments for that vid turned on, I would have like to see what people said about your test.

[@Bamaboy35653]

Is their anyway you can make a video on how to install multiple electric frogs on one train. I have tree turnouts and I have o have them all going the same or I get a short Circuit. Thanks and I really appreciate your videos

[@darrenlogue9654]

So I looks good there buddy so I'm going to have to corporate deaden the mind to so something like that so alrighty talk to you then there bud your guy from Wisconsin Darren my name is just in case it doesn't show up all right talk to you later

[@BMMEC6000]

Second title for this video: Capitalist cares about customers. Or does he….

[@bradhamrick7748]

Ho

[@plasticmojo8384]

Schweet,Hey steve since you are a building master why don't you make some rental cabins in your camping area out of shipping containers or old box cars,I think that would add to your campground tremendously,just a thought.🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🛤