Farmrail in HO Scale Shelf Switching Layout - December 2020 Layout Update!

[@rskalisky]

An actual photo of the sky as a backdrop would be incredible. Enjoying the progress so far.

[@alexbogaski]

I agree! Photo backdrops are awesome IF they're done right. Bad photo backdrops on the other hand are awful. I'd like to start experimenting with them in the future.

[@rskalisky]

@@alexbogaski No doubt, the lower DPI on some of the prints I've seen distract the eyes too much. Pellets Søeborg had a write up in Model railroader on how he makes his own. Pretty cool process Edit: Print quality is paramount

[@jeffhacker3323]

I think I found your channel after seeing one of your nice Farmrail engines on a FB group. It was frequently looked at for inspiration while weathering my recent KCS NW2 4205 kitbash. Great job on your layout! The implied, off-layout industries worked better than I thought they would at first. The operating session convinced me to keep that as an idea as I will have very limited space when I start building. I like that your layout has a defined purpose that sets some limits on structures and rolling stock. I have a railroad and era that I love, but I am having a terrible time defining what my small switching layout will actually do. I have too many options and need to whittle them down.

[@alexbogaski]

Jeff, thanks so much for your comment! I'm glad you stopped by to see the layout. I love my GP10 engines, Intermountain made a quality model and Rob does such an amazing job on the weathering. I like the "implied" industries because I'm not much of a structure builder! Haha. I think it also helps de-clutter a bit on a small layout. It does take time to whittle it down! I got a lot of what I wanted with Frederick, but certainly not everything, and I had to make some sacrifices with selective compression. Keep it up! I'm a big fan of the KCS too.

[@LoneRanger5150]

I've used tacks, spikes, toothpicks and paper clips to make holes lol. Nice job! 👍

[@alexbogaski]

Haha, whatever gets the job done!

[@darnoldie]

The locos and rolling stock are looking great. The layout is progressing nicely as well.

[@alexbogaski]

Thank you!

[@Holasrmateo]

Alex, as another frequent mover and expat, I spent some time in Oklahoma, so I’m living vicariously through your layout, West Okie Railroad Videos and occasionally Ran Out On a Rail. Looking forward to the hoppers of wheat, fertilizer and drilling fluid, frak sand, and oil. -Matt

[@alexbogaski]

Great to hear, thanks so much for commenting and watching the channel.

[@oglemansviews675]

Always fascinated about how much you guys can get out of shelf layout. Looks good. Thanks for sharing.

[@alexbogaski]

Its really cool what can be accomplished in a limited space. In many regards, I prefer it to a large layout. But I think the principles can be applied to a large space too: quality and realism often means less track, not more!

[@ThomasKlimoski]

Excellent update and ops video. The field with the barbed wire fence looks great. You did a nice job on the Cassidy Grain complex. Thank you for mentioning my article on casting a concrete ramp, it really is an easy project that looks good. Your layout is coming along nicely.-Tom

[@alexbogaski]

Thanks for watching, Tom! Your article was perfect, too. The technique worked excellent.

[@cammacgregor9354]

Excellent---!!! Regarding the proposed warehouse toward the farmer's field---I personally like the current look suggesting a building had been torn down---leaving only an open, dusty parking lot...and a great view of the switches in the background that would otherwise be obscured by a building :-)

[@WaybackTECH]

I like how clean and simple the layout is. Far to easy to cram a lot of stuff into a small space.

[@NYandAtlantic]

Hope my layout looks and runs that well. Keep up the good work look forward to next updates

[@murrayangus]

An excellent presentation - very enjoyable to watch. I particularly liked how you have modelled part of the other route.

[@RailserveJohn]

The layout is looking great Alex. I really enjoyed the ops session at the end. The weathering equipment looks awesome. I think I will be sending some pieces to Rob in the future for the exact same reason... too much at risk sometimes with rare equipment. Happy Holidays bud, John

[@alexbogaski]

Thanks for stopping by and watching, John! Thanks again for your video on the unloading hoses, came in handy again! Hope you and your have a wonderful holiday season as well.

[@robarsenault7420]

Nice to see the units on a real layout! Nice doggos too!

[@alexbogaski]

Thanks for stopping by to watch your artistry at work on the layout! The locomotives really make the scene. The doggos are my modeling pals, they come in to check on me when I'm working on a project from time to time. haha

[@robarsenault7420]

@@alexbogaski So awesome!

[@robarsenault7420]

@@alexbogaski Awesome. We love da doggos!

[@Panzermeister36]

Excellent progress in your layout. Thank you for sharing your work with us. Those new Atlas cars caught my eye too but I have no place for them in my layout....but that may not stop me from still getting some haha. They look super cool.

[@alexbogaski]

They’re awesome cars indeed! Thanks for tuning in!

[@SantaFeBob]

Very nice setup you have on this layout. Your details are excellent. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to future updates.

[@alexbogaski]

Thanks so much

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Thanks for the update. Layout and weathering look amazing. 😃👍 David

[@alexbogaski]

Thanks for watching!

[@atwoodca]

Awesome work. Love the fact your working hard on track detail and industry. Verses a spaghetti bowl of track. And I learned about the actually Farmrail Short line. From Ontario, Canada

[@alexbogaski]

Thank you very much. I think a "less is more" approach can be a really winning formula for model railroads.

[@NYandAtlantic]

I’m just starting in the hobby only have room for 4x8 layout I chose atlas snap track code 100 but anyhow excellent layout looking forward to it being finished

[@TheGrover1968]

In Perryton they had an old cabless John Deer from back before SF sold the branch to SWRR. Because when the locomotives weren't in town the Co-op would use the tractor to pull cars up to and away from the elevator. Wish I would have thought to take pictures of that but, as a kid it never occurred to me that all that would be gone one day.

[@alexbogaski]

I'd like to model something similar at one of my elevators. I wish I could have seen the SWRR running before that line was torn up

[@kenfolstad1346]

Beautiful job, very nice work sir!!!!!

[@SteveWoodard66]

Excellent as always Alex! I’m glad you like the Atlas 3230 hopper, I’m the Atlas R&D guy that made them happen. Partially for selfish reasons, I love short stocky freight cars and have a lot of interest in the cement industry.

[@alexbogaski]

Thanks for making those cars a reality! They're excellent models. Keep up the good work!

[@danielfantino1714]

As long as your cement hopper don´t shake the house like the real one it´s fine. Shorter cars means more car by train lenght. 4 40 Ft boxcars will accept tighter turnouts and curves and still shorter than 2 autoracks.😊😊😊

[@ironmule]

Layout looks great. Your restraint not to cram things together is really what makes it so realistic. The lighter choice of colors on everything look so real. What are those ballast colors? They look great! I thought I saw you mention before you used AR&M ballast.

[@lionellance]

Looking good Alex.. thanks for sharing and keep up the great work.. Lance

[@pretzelogic2689]

Women will keep you sane. You just have to pay attention. Great looking layout and equipment. Looking forward to more.

[@alexbogaski]

Ain't that the truth! Thanks for stopping in and watching.

[@supergmotorsports]

What an awesome shelf layout.

[@alexbogaski]

Thank you. Its been lots of fun so far

[@raymondrion6712]

Great shelf layout ,lots of swiching.

[@alexbogaski]

Switching for days!

[@TheGrover1968]

That's really cool, sir. Due to my most frequent travels. I've seen AT&L in Okarche and Watonga. However, I have thought it would be fun to model Southwestern RR that operated from Shattuck, OK to Spearman, TX. Like Farmrail it's been gone awhile but I have pictures of their locomotives. They were old GPs from ATSF and Cottonbelt/SP.

[@alexbogaski]

Farmrail is still very much around! The SWRR is a fascinating bit of history, I wish there were more photographs of it floating around. I just obtained a Car Location and Inventory Control book for the line from when it was still Santa Fe. If you ever need some prototype info on what industries were served if you decided to model it, let me know, and I can send you some photocopies.

[@TheGrover1968]

@@alexbogaski Good to hear about Farmrail. The AT&L seems to be still functional. I've been through Watonga in December.

[@bechho]

Great looking layout

[@154Colin]

Just found this; viewed it when you originaly posted it. Idea... YMMV... For the Chickeshea (sp?!) Compess you could add a building flat - actually a 1 or 2" deep - "structure" to further provide the illusion of an off-layout industry. Just one of those random-thoght things.

[@chriscollier1643]

This video is Great! Nice looking Layout

[@alexbogaski]

Thanks you very much!

[@littlejohnny47]

Looks really good! Hope at some point you will “anchor” your structure into the ground.... Your structure work is super nice!

[@DPT3001]

Awesome update! The layout looks great. Somewhere I've still got the MR article about this area cause I like the track layout and have thought about using it to model a sort of proto/freelanced branch line...

[@alexbogaski]

It’s a uniquely laid out town! That article is superb, I actually connected with the author recently on social media.

[@tonyromano6220]

Very good.

[@carolinafoothillsrailroad4929]

layout is looking great

[@alexbogaski]

Thank you!

[@Tom.Gregory]

Nice work....

[@alexbogaski]

Thank you kindly!

[@SoonerStateSirens1]

When I get the chance I may begin modeling the SLWC in N scale

[@alexbogaski]

Excellent! I love the SWC too.

[@moparnut6286]

Great lay out love the farm loco scheme!

[@alexbogaski]

Its really a neat, unique scheme

[@RailroadingWhenICan]

Looks great. Would you be able to tell us who made the switch stands?

[@alexbogaski]

Thanks! The switch stands are from Rapido, part of their Rail Crew line of products.

[@RailroadingWhenICan]

@@alexbogaski thanks. I didn't realize they made switch stands. They look great

[@617cc]

Very nice !

[@alexbogaski]

Thanks

[@davidbastow9319]

A switching RR is about the only way I know to have operators run at anywhere near scale speed. 4 seconds per foot is about 15 mph.

[@duanegregg6222]

Great !!! Keep it goin.

[@billking5407]

Harbor freight has drill bits for that size and small ,check them out

[@edmundcain3027]

Alex, have just started back in hobby, really like your layout. Can you provide layout track plan?

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[@UrbanRail]

Really nice

[@jwrailve3615]

How big is the layout? Just a bought a house and am using one of the spare rooms to restart on my official sixth layout and my dimensions are about 10x9 and I’ll be using a 15 foot by one foot staging in the hallway to the room with multi level cassettes.

[@alexbogaski]

10.5x11 ft. Best of luck on your new layout!

[@KSRailfan]

Really nice stuff here! Happy to subscribe. Keep it up!

[@alexbogaski]

Thank you

[@doublediamondrailroad5949]

I like the local Gas prices. 🤠

[@Jstroman221]

Nice layout subbed. Could anyone John Farrington's channel i cannot find it on YT?

[@randysrockandrollrailroad8207]

😊

[@MLWQC]

Cool

[@atsf-3415]

Red dirt in Oklahoma? Say it ain't so. LOL

[@alexbogaski]

😂😂😂