90 Miles of HO Scale Track - Verryl Fosnight's Union Pacific Wyoming Division

HUGE. And highly realistic model railroad of the Union Pacific's mainline from Cheyenne Wyoming west to Evanston. 300 miles of railroad modeled with over one actual mile of HO track, 90 scale miles!
The railroad has been built in a custom-built structure in Cornville Arizona. The benchwork is a steel structure built on several levels so that the layout extends upward in five-foot levels in a "wedding cake" configuration. The top levels are about 10 feet above the lower levels.
The engine shops in Cheyenne are fully modeled and the line extends west from there. It takes about 90 minutes to run a train from one end to the other if there are no stops along the way. In normal operation with about 30 people operating it often takes twice as long.
We visited the layout eight years ago and at that time the track had been completed and the scenery started. Today perhaps half of the scenery is in, and it looks AMAZING.
#modelrailroad #hoscale #unionpacific

[@ToyManTelevision]

How to see the railroad: www.wyomingdivision.org/operating_sessions.htm

[@jeffbangkok]

Wow. Good night from the mango farm

[@ToyManTelevision]

Sleep well. Love the Mangos.

[@briansandberg4627]

I really love the backdrops and how the scenery blends in to them seamlessly. As someone who appreciates the history of the hobby, it’s great to see older rolling stock (Athearn with molded on details) at work on the layout too.

[@ToyManTelevision]

I totally agree! It’s really interesting how the backdrops were done. Veryll actually hired a professional photographer to travel the entire line and photograph the places that they were planning to model. In such a way that the images could be stitched into a backdrop. He then found old black-and-white photographs of the same locations and added those details into the modern photographs, often by cutting and pasting and colorizing the old pictures. Then all of these backdrops were stitched together, and printed on a continuous printer, and those backdrops were added to the benchwork before any scenery was done.

[@ToyManTelevision]

For what it’s worth, the guys in the red shirts work for Veryll. Full time building and maintaining the railroad.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Well over 100 locomotives all reworked and DCC added. I’m thinking one guy is almost exclusively the Hostler locomotive guy.

[@briansandberg4627]

@@ToyManTelevision That is incredible and possibly worth an episode. The final result is striking, and well worth the labor for sure. Really beautiful!

[@camshawn8883]

We had the pleasure of visiting there 4 yrs ago. Very welcoming! If anyone is in the area, we would recommend a visit. Cam and Shawn

[@ToyManTelevision]

Check for the top comment. It has a link to their website

[@davidkeith8860]

I'd seen how big this layout was going to be, I doubted it would be so nicely scenic'd. Wow....They are doing a great job! Might be worth flying out there for a op session... Now on my bucket list...

[@thomasharroun8068]

I met John Gray many years ago who created his own Wyoming Subdivision layout in his basement. Spectacular:

[@ToyManTelevision]

Yup that was amazing

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

I absolutely would love to visit this layout, if I could ever get way back out there to Arizona. In the meantime, thanks for this video which allows me to visit the layout vicariously. ...Roy

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi again!!! I sort of think of this railroad and yours together. Same division. Same location.

[@user-kj4wq5ok9c]

Verryl you are so awesome man you know my favorite steam locomotive is the union pacific big boy number 4004 that's in Cheyenne Wyoming because I am such a big fan of union pacific railroad and also the Santa Fe railroad too

[@gunny8978]

Hey big guy I remember you going and seeing that place, its amazing ive been talking with you on here 8 year's now that really awesome, but yes that guy has come a long way with his trains, I wanted to say hey hope ya'll are doing great. Be safe and ill catch you later thanks for 8 year's of pure enjoyment I wouldn't trade it for nothing ♥ your friend Gunny

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi Gunny! Hope you’re doing well. This is always a fun show. Even when I misplace a bit of footage. Sigh. We are spread thin as peanut butter on a 50 cent bagel. Fixing up an apartment that was left as a disaster zone.

[@diegohorton869]

Oh so beautiful, what a layout. I can appreciate this. 👍🏽

[@ToyManTelevision]

Glad you like it! It’s a joy to see. Always.

[@garyjones9023]

The skies are dramatic, evoke Wyoming, and blend beautifully in with the physical models. The snow fences are so perfect! Wow.

[@ToyManTelevision]

I love that, so many of the snow fences have been blown over. Even the new ones. It shows a real understanding of Wyoming!😊

[@Thespiritofcoloradorr]

I totally enjoyed this!!! that is the most amazing layout ever!! thanks for sharing it was fun to watch!! Never boring !!!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tomas5376]

Well, I guess I won’t have to visit Wyoming, I’ve just been there! That’s quite an extensive layout.🚂🚂🚂🚂

[@ToyManTelevision]

This is really it. Looks exactly correct.

[@davidwayneprins]

that is an awesome layout.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Right?

[@ernestorodriguez2547]

I love Wyoming railroad I like the challenger 4-6-6-4 and big boy 4019 I can't not believe they got to restore the big boy 4014 in 2018 and I like the diesel uprr emd f7 and e1 I like the building and the layout of Wyoming one day im going to be a railroad steam train and diesel and electric railroad engineer owing the at&SF 1010 and with the at&SF 2926 one day🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚅🚅🚅🚅🚅🚅🚅🚅🚅🚅🚅🚅🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈 I learned all about railroad and go to trip to all of the railroad museum in the United States.

[@tonyobbeek8910]

Not much I can add here folks it's all been said other than stunning stunning stunning............oh and stunning tones1957 (New Zealand)

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks 🙏. Love this railway

[@tonyobbeek8910]

@@ToyManTelevision It's one of the most beautiful layouts I've seen to date, you and your beautiful wife take care my friend. tones1957 (New Zealand)

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Fantastic layout for a relaxing Sunday morning video.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Glad you enjoyed it. Stay well. Grow trees.

[@davidbrown4823]

Wonderful layout.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Amazing!! HUGE!!

[@robertemmons2260]

Welcome back! Hopefully, everything at the home office is back to normal?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Yup. Expensive fix. But all good again.

[@garyacker7388]

Wow guys thanks again for your work. I'm glad that I could experience the Wasatch division as a crew caller for the UP when the turbines were still operational. This layout is the best that I have seen 😊😊😊

[@ToyManTelevision]

Our pleasure!

[@Elf_Hour]

Amazing layout! Also enjoy your soundtrack, it is always excellent)

[@ToyManTelevision]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks!!!

[@vettebecker1]

This is unreal, it's like a dream come true!! Would love a chance to see this sometime

[@ToyManTelevision]

Veryll has a way. Not sure how. But thousands of people have visited to operate.

[@TrainLordJC]

Absolutely awesome layout. How amazing it must have been to grow up watching the Big Boy's coming in. And how wonderful it would be to do some operating sessions on this layout. I will share this video with my fellow train club members. Greetings from South Australia.

[@TrainLordJC]

And Dale and Karyn, having watched your channel for a number of years now and appreciated your content, how wonderful it must be for you both to drive around your area of the US checking out the various things that pertain to the hobby that you do. Btw I remember driving that road way back in 1982 when I was living in the US and driving my 1969 VW campervan purchased it in San Francisco and driving it to Alaska and then driving it back through the US and Mexico all the way to the bottom of South America and across the Atlantic Ocean and all the way around Europe where after nearly three years it was stolen in Seville Spain.. I just loved the freedom of the drive! Pulling over wherever there was a beautiful scene and stopping for a coffee and a hike into the wilderness and sleeping wherever I fancied, never campgrounds or hotels etc. Our club layout is based on the US transition period and I do most of the scenery on it and we are in an old railway station which is awesome and only a five minute drive from my house and also right across the road from the cruise ship terminal which is another part of my hobby, to film all the cruise ships which come to our port. I also appreciate how you film your work. Cheers again from the Train Lord.

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@TrainLordJC so have you seen our piece on the port of Los Angeles. That was just an amazing trip. We got some of the most amazing footage of the port. Sounds like you had a magnificent journey across Wyoming and for that matter the world! Stay safe down under.❤

[@ToyManTelevision]

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[@gilbertoviviani9273]

amazing layout right there!! congrats to the club and also for the video, a nice way to present it, well done!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thank you very much!

[@robertweldon7909]

The research, planning and selective compression required to produce a model railroad of this level of accuracy, must have been difficult, to say the least. I know of only two other models with this much realism, (there may be more) "La Masa out in San Diego and the "S" scale model of the Rio Grand Southern in of all places Ontario, Canada. All three are very visually realistic to the era in which they were modeled, OUTSTANDING. This model can proudly stand and claim its superiority. ;-)

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi. Yup. As amazing as it gets. Like to see those others.

[@allenscottmontgomery3929]

La Mesa was what changed my concept of model railroading back in 1986 on a Boy Scout trip to San Diego. So to compare us to that... well, that just about the highest praise I can imagine. And yes, it's damned difficult.

[@seanpacificrailroad3700]

Wow what amazing layout, it totally looks so real 😀 thanks for sharing you two 👍

[@ToyManTelevision]

Our pleasure! More to come ❤

[@alexmanne]

Thats impressive! I'm only a couple hours from this area. It's so well modeled. Great video. Well made. Thanks.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@allenscottmontgomery3929]

Well come on over! We operate the second Saturday of each month.

[@crookedbird6589]

WOW !

[@vincenthuying98]

Dear Dale and Karyn, absolutely marvelous railroad! Especially love the different transitions of the layout 3d parts stunningly fading into the backdrop. Those different street views where part of the corner buildings and shops are also shown in the photo, awesome illusion of perspective. And the outback scenic backdrops, with that truck in scale making headway alongside the dirt road just behind the different buildings and shops. Brilliant, to say with my humble British accent! Cheerio

[@ToyManTelevision]

Veryll hired a photographer to photograph the places along the line they were modeling. Then take old B and W photos and use these as a guide and even cutouts to Photoshop. Then high Rez prints stiched on the backdrop. With the basic benchwork. Then scenery modeled up to the backdrop. WOW!!!

[@kenshores9900]

Wonderful layout! See you are back in business. Would have liked seeing more of the refinery. Realize it was probably a back drop. Waiting patiently for your next episode.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi Ken. Yup. Nice to be back up. Now to solve the other 234 problems going on. New roof. A few big problems. But back soon

[@kenshores9900]

@@ToyManTelevision As we get older it seems the problems become more difficult to solve. Hang in there. Your followers are loyal and would watch you and Karyn if your presentation was only hand drawn cartoons.

[@BBCKT]

I love the adventures you both enjoy. Keep it going!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Santafefrank]

Thanks for the show 😊

[@ToyManTelevision]

Our pleasure!❤

[@charlesmcclure5994]

Simply amazing what a labor of love I just had to think what it would look like if it was in another scale like N gauge or O gauge 👍👍

[@ToyManTelevision]

Well in O it would be 16,000 sq feet. So like a Walmart size? N would probably be the same only have 180 miles of track!

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Great vidio, man that is a big layout, 2 hr turnaround wow. The Yard layout is about ,slow 12min. to return a train to the depo Earthbound. Fun tour. Thanks for the morning coffee...

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks 👍

[@bin6514]

Incredible! Great video!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Glad you enjoyed it😊

[@VFRSTREETFIGHTER]

Amazing!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks!

[@tomklock568]

Glad you guys are back up and running. This is fantastic!! Thank you.

[@ToyManTelevision]

More to come! Now that the computer is back working.

[@loispadgett6306]

What a spectacular layout. Think it would take days to see every detail in it. Maybe someday will get to go see it. But mean time through yours and Karyn's eyes we get to enjoy it. Thanks for sharing. GOD BLESS 🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖

[@ToyManTelevision]

Many thanks! Blessings back!!!!

[@timothykeinard8085]

NICE LAYOUT

[@ToyManTelevision]

Right?! Wow.

[@Mike-tg7dj]

It's beautiful!, definitely not boring! I'm amazed at the detail. I'm thinking about building a n scale layout based around a aquarium that serves as an extinct volcano that is now a lake with amining operation next to in. It is on paper 😂

[@ToyManTelevision]

Go for it! If you can pull that off you can do anything.

[@laspiedrasrailroad]

I thought this was Allen Scott Montgomery's layout? Confused...great video as always....

[@allenscottmontgomery3929]

No, I'm just in charge of building it. My own channel is a mix of my stuff and WDHS.

[@andrewjackson9417]

Who's making the buildings? They are some of the best I've ever seen seen. Amazing.

[@ToyManTelevision]

The guys in the red shirts work for the railroad. Work for Veryll. And I’m thinking one is the structure guy. Or two.

[@allenscottmontgomery3929]

There are two of us building this place every day. Lenny has done a lot of the drawing and 3D printing while I do more of the scratch building.

[@vinnyheaphy1372]

Dale and Karyn, This is the first I have heard about this Model Railroad Club and I live here in Central Arizona! Where is this exactly, please!! I just revisited the Flagstaff Model R.R. Club last week at Fort Tuthill and met up with 2 of the members I knew 18 years ago when I worked there as a member!!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Cornville. Near Sedona, Arizona. Verryl lives in Sedona. Top comment is a link to his website.

[@vinnyheaphy1372]

@ToyManTelevision -Thanks guys!!

[@allenscottmontgomery3929]

You can respond to me if you still want to visit. We'd be happy to have you!

[@allenscottmontgomery3929]

I didn't realize you made another video! Sorry I'm late to the party. I'll try to answer anything that you haven't in the comments.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi!!! And we want to get back again at some point. The railroad is always changing!!!

[@allenscottmontgomery3929]

@@ToyManTelevisionOf course! Just give me a heads up and we can shoot more video.

[@hesiduc5846]

Great video update. I had the opportunity myself to visit the model railroad in 2013. I stayed in touch with one of the builder for some time from Germany. Looking at your video we have the interview of Verryl from 8 years ago. i am wondering how he is doing today and what he has to say about the journey so far. I love his operating session concept which is along what FREMO is doing also. On the web site itself the updates are scarce. does he still have a crew working the model 5 days a week? One day I want to go back there but it is quite a distance to come in for a ops session from the UAE now. ;-)

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi. As far as I know, the crew is still working there. The guys are still there and I assume they’re still on payroll but I’m not sure about that. Veryll was not there, not sure how he’s doing, but I hope and assume he’s doing well.

[@allenscottmontgomery3929]

We've had a tough year altogether. But we are still here. Verryl has moved on to other things, leaving me in charge. As for updates, this last summer we did some things. Lately we have been concentrating on cleaning and improving performance so there's not much to update.

[@Gilstrains]

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[@ToyManTelevision]

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[@ronniedavis3713]

Dale, I love his answer when you ask how much did he spend building this layout. Like most of us Model Railroaders " More Money Then We Want To Admitt" !!!!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Two. No too. Also to. As in to the moon! Wow.

[@valeriebassett3107]

When did you do this video? It is amazing.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Sunday. Well we shot it about 5 weeks ago.

[@ToyManTelevision]

There is a small part of this that was shot eight years ago. Mostly the interview.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Oh and BTW. hi!

[@valeriebassett3107]

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[@TheSonofruss]

On the off chance that the lottery cooperates with me winning it I would love to model from Cheyenne to Portland themed in around 1949 at the height of steam with the very beginning of Diesel

[@ToyManTelevision]

Heck I’m betting you could do that for a measly $6 million! You could win the lottery and still have $1 billion left over

[@vincepugliese911]

Are visitors allowed? If so, when can they visit?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Yes! They encourage people to come and operate. Especially people who have never operated before! Check the link in the very first comment.

[@edwinsinclair9853]

How does one visit this model railroad. Can you contact Verryl Fosnight to visit? In this area at least a couple of times a year.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Not sure. But yes. They have bus loads of operators arriving to run. Not sure how that’s set up. I’ll check.

[@allenscottmontgomery3929]

Contact me here if you would like to visit. Much more reliable than our website these days.

[@Bigdog5899]

Hello, I'm new at model railroading. I have a layout in mind of the 1870's west. What I would like to know is how to get the color of sagebrush right. If you could give me any advice I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

[@ToyManTelevision]

We’ve been buying an acrylic color of the craft stores called Italian sage. It looks pretty good. But the key is to really study. Photographs because Sage is such a variety of colors all in the same bush. But what I like to do is start with a dark color and just draw in the spidery undergrowth. The stems and sticks in so on. Then come back with the Italian sage, color, and dob little globs on. Then mix a lighter color with the sage, sort of a lighter gray, and then with the mixture of the gray and the green on my brush add more paint dabs very very lightly over the whole thing.

[@ToyManTelevision]

As far as actually building three dimensional stage, starting with a wire armature, and then painting that a very dark, gray, brown, and then adding ground foam up approximately the right color and airbrush in the same Italian sage, color over that

[@ToyManTelevision]

Do you know that would be a good video, wouldn’t it?

[@Bigdog5899]

Thank you.

[@Bigdog5899]

That would be a great video.

[@jefferykeeper9034]

I have a 12 x 84 layout that no one wants to run on so what it to do?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Run it yourself I guess. Build. Have fun. Repeat.

[@darylhitchcock7680]

SO... Everybody seems to have a Big Boy... Its starting to be a little redundant...

[@ToyManTelevision]

Yea… but well…