Bennett Railroad Layout Tour 2024

[@gtown150]

I remember when I first found your channel and ther room was empty. It seems you were working on the backdrop application at the time I found you. In the meantime, you have overcome numerous obstacles both personally and on the layout. I sincerely appreciate your channel, your skills, and patience. I especially enjoy your scenery work and application of various techniques, materials and composition. Thank you for the tour!

[@klbertin]

Mr. Bennett, i made it to the end, and it could have been longer if you ask me, i always enjoy your videos and absolutely love your layout and the details you incorporate in it. I want to visit this in person and experience it in all it's glory, can you tell me when you open up for the layout tours for what I believe is the local N.M.R.A. around Erie, a friend and I would love to plan a trip, we belong to a local club called Clinton Central Model Railroad and I have a home layout, I live in Williamsport PA and my youtube channel is KB-Rail

[@leisureshoot]

your layout is such an inspiration. you have some of the best scenery I have ever seen. almost to the point that I forget just how fantastic your track and buildings are.

[@battlefielddivisionofnorfolkso]

Great Layout. I too made it all the way through. Not in one sitting tho. I am a fulltime firefighter and I am at work and got interupted twice. Love Love Love the Backdrops and how they blend in. Amazing Craftmanship. Happy 2024 and looking forward to more Great Videos. God Bless!!!

[@PhotosOfBuildings]

I do wish people would have a little more consideration when calling the Fire Dept. Don't they know there may be a lengthy model railroad video to watch! Honestly, how rude lol 🚒

[@markstavely8322]

the layout looks great you look and sound great hope all is well look forward to seeing more form you you have inspired me all these years with my layout

[@Wrathchildss]

Love your layout! I do miss the crossing gates in Lake City! Appreciate the commercial free programming!

[@andrewbrucesc3013]

That is the best 1.5 hours relating to model railroading that I have spent in recent times which was not spent directly on my layout. Thank you so very much.

[@JohnBrierley-bs7mz]

Hi there Mr Bennett. My name is John & I really enjoyed ur layout tour for 2024. U really showed me a lot that u have done theses last few years. I remember the very first video u did of ur basement model railroad, yes it's a big area but one thing I will say is that u have put a lot of hard work into making this a great layout for year's to come with more added to it as u go along. Good luck with it all & keep ur fan's ( cos I'm one of them) updated with new stuff.

[@jimrockford3662]

This is a superb layout. The design, backdrop, weathering and detail is 10 outta 10.

[@MartinLong-y1b]

I have really enjoyed your video and it really helps me with my recovery from my brain tumor and stroke as I try to get back to my modelling i mention my illness so you know who is watching and why thank 😀 you

[@chazzyb8660]

Rob. Wow, I did make it to the end. You're no Ferris Bueller, or maybe you are, but I did appreciate it. Good to know that Steve is still willing and able to run 'toy' trains as well as the real ones, with you. It was great seeing the whole layout and hear your delightful ramblings once again. You got me and a load of other folks through the various lock-downs and other events of recent years, and it was great seeing the details of those various landscape interventions once again. Who can forget your experiments with various European textures and fills, and even a teddy-bear's inards? Your decision to take the layout back in time by a generation having spent a wad of time building the restaurant at Lake City before it re-emerged as a station once again, and all that business with the underpass, and then your shenanigans with the entrance gate. The epic building of the coal dock, and the completion of the Westinghouse manufactory. Oh boy! The hours you devoted to creating the insides of some of those buildings, which it was good to see are still there. But I'm rambling too, now. Have a great and healthy 2024 and continue having fun with your railway, ahem, railroad. I really hope you do manage to extend into the crew room, it's always fun seeing you take on a new project.

[@eugeniomarins2936]

Dear Sir, Thank you ever so very much indeed! This was definitely a treat! Cheers from Brazil! I wish you a complete recovery from past health issues, and that they remain in the past! BTW, your voice sounds so much better!

[@YouSimon1000]

One of the best layouts I've ever seen, especially in your blending of backdrops and scenery. Thanks very much for posting!

[@dkservice424]

One of the best looking layouts I have ever seen. You are definitely a master modeler. Thank you for sharing this with all of us.

[@robfairportlogistics]

Rob! You're back! You look like you're doing so much better! Love this layout. Hope I can visit one day.

[@Blairgowrie_Forest_Railway]

Dear Niel, l love how your forest of trees on your hill at 46:30 turned out. When you started it was going to be a big job, I love the style, lots of trees.

[@TheHouseOfMasks]

Simply amazing!

[@aeve5240]

Rob, What a pleasure to see the layout again in all its glory. I have watched since the beginning, so I have been along for the ride for all these years. It is still a work of art, and hi-fidelity workmanship. Keep on doing what you do best.

[@axelsmith7713]

I've been following you for few years. I think it was from the time you started working on the pond under the bridge. You obsessively carried on how you want your scenery to be 'vertical' and now that I am building my own layout, I am also OCD about it - thanks a lot lol! Loved the video and was doing just fine until I saw the node boards - my mind blew up! Amazing work. Thank You.

[@anthonyborden2513]

Thanks Mr Bennett it's a great layout one of the best layouts on KZbin your work inspired my layout Northeast corridor from NYC to shore points nj

[@TOPWOP999]

Looking good man! Nice to see you back in action

[@SPSteve]

Amazing layout! What a feast for the eyes! Tremendous amount of work but you have one of the nicest layouts in the country.

[@4x7layout]

Very nice! Those backdrops make me homesick for my native Pennsylvania. Yes, the first thing I noticed was the long reach at the yard, and I wondered if there was a lift-out access😀.

[@allenkotlan3606]

I like how you present your whole layout, slow pace of video and conversational explanation. I feel like I'm there talking with a friend. Your scratch built structures look very nice fitting in well.

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you for the awesome tour of your masterpiece layout! Happy New Year. Cheers ~ Boomer. 👍😁

[@FATBONNES1969]

Excellent detail work, but what I enjoy the most is that you look much better!

[@sandysmithvideos228]

Great to have you back in action Rob. As always your modeling is superb and thank you for weathering. Couple of notes: Steel coils (the doughnut looking things) are almost always carried upright like a wheel and blocked in place. Mr. Parker's scratch built concrete plant next to you Parker Industries, the conveyor would move sand and stone up to the batch plant. The cement (powder) would be pneumatically conveyed either from a truck or railcar into the concrete plant. Thanks for your careful posting another great video.

[@williamdickman7917]

Thanks for this, Rob, good to see ya buddy. Doing better and back at it, eh? Love the long views of your beautiful railroad. Happy New Year, 2024

[@Jormaboy88]

Thank you for all your wonderful videos…God bless!

[@stretchedits]

Hi Stephen, what a great layout tour, yes I did watch all of it. I used to watch quite regularly around the time you were doing the Transformer Works, then I think your health issues hit you, and things tailed off a bit. I have to say not having seen progress for a while it is wonderful to see how much your layout has progressed, absolutely wonderful. I'm in the UK, but have a small collection of Pennsy, CNJ and Reading stock which runs on my British outline layout, but it's nice to see the real deal. You guys just have so much more room available than we do over here...................Thanks so much for the update, best wishes and happy modelling Dave.

[@beslim15]

That is an amazing layout! So detailed and well put together! Hats off to you!

[@DRCRailroard]

Fantastic layout, really enjoyed seeing it in its entirety, thanks for taking us on a tour. It's like taking a tour of something a mad scientist would build in his basement. Well done. It's a master piece. It took me an entire pot of coffe and breakfast😊.

[@HumancityJunction]

Thanks so much for sharing the electronics and the items that are under the layout. It’s my favorite part of the hobby and not nearly enough people share this part of the hobby.

[@LaurenzEdelman]

I was actually looking for a recent layout tour video just two weeks ago. And here it is! I thought we were only about half way in when it was over! Wow, time goes fast when you enjoy yourself. 🙂

[@mathijsdevries728]

Wow… This must have been one of the, if not the longest video I have ever watched till the very end. 😳 Thank you sir, for showing me all the beautiful and fine details of your very impressive layout. I just sat down in watched in awe, even if I don’t own a model railroad or anything close to it… I applaud you for the Bob Ross-like enthusiastic tranquility you managed to uphold during the entire video. I found it entertaining, informative and your layout in some places almost perfectly realistic. Thank you! 👏🏻🙏🏻☺️

[@russkellogg8189]

Thank you for this incredibly informative video and tour of your beautiful layout. I know this took a great deal of time to produce. I greatly appreciated your detailed explanations of products used and operation strategies, including your “mistakes”. Now retired I hope to get back into the hobby after being away from it for too many years. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and craftsmanship and I look forward to watching all of your videos.

[@bssniper1975]

amazing layout, thank you so much for sharing it with us

[@stephenriley9084]

Tremendous! It was a surprise to me how much of what you showed, I had seen you working on over the years. This stitched it all together nicely for me. Thank you. Happy New Year. Stephen.

[@revealingfacts4all]

I try to follow your progress but honestly don't get to see every video. I do recall your initial videos where you talked about the overhead lighting and recall asking and you explaining what lights you went with. But, WOW, the layout looks so realistic. I'll have to hunt back through your videos on weathering. I really admire your work on this. Thank you for sharing!!!!

[@shanghai264359]

Great to have the latest tour Rob. I've been a subscriber for many years and never tire from watching your videos. The layout is absolutely superb and is the work of a true artist, and I'm not kidding! Hugely inspiring for me! Take care. Tim. London, U.K.

[@anthonyborden2513]

The great thing about your layout Rob is that you can run modern equipment on your layout as well as is with no changing anything thats how suburb your layout is remarkable

[@ollieahokas9179]

I made it through in one go, it is entertaining to see a life like and very well detailed layout that looks so impressive. Glad to see you back and it is great to see that you beat your health issues. It will be interesting to see the expansion plans and how they will add more fun to the operations aswell. Beethe way I did like the NYC GP35 there and maybe in the future it would along a sister unit head a Flexi-train through it? Happy New Year greetings from Sweden!

[@knottyal2428]

Happy New Year Rob! What a fabulous layout you have created, and it's a great start to the year to show us the complete masterpiece. Been watching from the UK many of your detailed builds, and the super results. Looking forward to many more, hopefully including some running sessions!

[@Ken4trains]

I’ve followed your channel on and off for many years…back dating was a spot on decision! Your layout and craftsmanship and attention to detail delights my heart. Lake City and Sharon are my favorite scenes. Thank you for your channel and look forward to more in the future.

[@mikehumphrey7413]

A great HO layout. Great work, thanks again. Mike HO from Australia

[@scottfrey2710]

This is one of the best layouts I've seen where the scenery is not only great, but it blends seemlessly into the backdrop & you gotta really look to see where it happens! NICE! Also, love that your tunnels look like the were needed due to the terrain, so the realism is superb! :-)

[@ace13166]

Awesome walk-through. Always enjoy your videos and I appreciate the no ads. Thanks.

[@stephenlineman]

Oustanding great job backdrops are fantastic

[@CaptainRon542]

Fantastic layout great scenery that building in the background behind Parker Industries @1:12 is the US Munitions plant called Chamberlin in Scranton, Pa

[@bobdtaylor1989]

I get that it's difficult to reach over/behind buildings to get to some tracks, but I think it looks a lot better! Adds visual interest, it would look odd if all the buildings were at the "back" of the layout with the tracks in front. Great video and amazing layout

[@carlosromanmoreno1144]

Mr Stephen Bennett I really enjoyed the images of your railroad layout . They really are amazings and very beautiful, I congratulate you, sir. Perhaps a simple note, I would have liked to have seen more figures of workers or people co-acting with his railroad. Very well prepared. Greetings from Chile. I will wait for more videos.

[@Madonsteamrailways]

Your layout reminds me of when I stayed with my cousins in Shelbyville, Indiana!! I can remember waiting for a steam hauled freight train to arrive at Shelbyville Freight Yard!!

[@ptitrainrouge]

always a pleasure to view and review your layout : it is so nice, so realistic, one of the best on you tube

[@genej43]

This is awesome and looks like a lot of fun to operate. The interior detail is beautiful.

[@joesipos2975]

Awesome layout!! Great schematic. Job well done. Love the backdrops and scenery! Thanks for sharing.

[@Conrail1731]

Good morning sir. Watched the whole thing in one go. Of course the no adds interruption made it even more enjoyable. Been following since the first board was cut but wasn't a registered KZbinr. Good to see you back looking healthy and sounding strong. Best wishes to you and your family through out the coming year👍💪 Missed your whit too 😆

[@FHollis-gw4cc]

An hour and forty minutes of my time very well spent. I really like what you have done with your space. And, I like how it was presented. You're pretty good at this video stuff!

[@Jeremiaha284]

Thanks for the updated layout tour. And thanks for selecting the do not show adds in the middle of the presentation. I delete model RR content with Screw Tube adds placed in the middle of the presentation.

[@MLWQC]

Simply (?) amazing. So much accomplished in so little time in such detailed. WOW.

[@anthonyborden2513]

Hey 👋 Mr Bennett again your layout is one of the best layouts I've ever seen so realistic attention to Detail suburb so haven't seen any up dates in awhile are you ok sr like to see more videos of this fabulous layout been watching for years hope all is well

[@kba3039]

Thank Rob for the layout update! Looking good my friend!

[@richlovin2173]

Your layout is a three dimensional work of art!!!

[@tabletop_railway]

What a wonderful video - watched the whole thing from beginning to end in awe ! Thank you taking the time to produce this - I will certainly watch this again.

[@steve7858]

This is definitely an incredible layout and all of your hard work shows. The detail is amazing. I’m building an ON30 mining town layout and you’re truly an inspiration. Thank you for sharing and Happy Holidays!!

[@dennisvonkrallski4639]

you are looking great my train friend! i have watched you sine the beginning and although you are entertaining, it is great that you are here and continue on. Love the layout and the work you put into it.

[@rogersmith127]

Thanks for the tour. I have enjoyed watching your build your layout from the beginning. You should be proud of your modeling skills.

[@scotabot7826]

Super Video. Very well done. So professional and realistic. Thank you so much. I'm very excited to see more in the future. So much inspiration from a MASTER modeler. I have to download this video for future reference. Thanks again !!!

[@jeffallen5698]

Beautiful layout! Always enjoy your videos !! Look forward to the next.

[@thechickenclub3801]

wow man, looking really good. Happy new year hope all is well

[@kylegarlinger4178]

Definitely have enjoyed watching you build your layout (been subscribed since you started working on Eugene yard) and you definitely resparked my interest in the hobby enough to where I am planning a layout of my own. Thank you for all the great content and inspiration and can’t wait for what you have planned next

[@anthonyshipman3611]

Excellent video rob, I made it to the end and hung on every word. I have always loved your layout and videos. Would love to see the extension, maybe it could be done on shelves with just a single line and a little scenery. Happy new year and I hope those health issues are in the past now. all the best Anthony Shipman.

[@squidgert566]

You haven’t been in my feed for ages and I’ll be honest that I can of forgot. The algorithm is evil. Anyways, glad you reappeared in my feed. Love your stuff even I’m on N scale and in Japan doing Japanese scenery.

[@pauldilullo8179]

I watched it all you did a amazing job perfectly detailed it's what you love enjoy it to the fullest

[@scottaylor4468]

Thank you for the tour. Been watching since the beginning and it took me back to all of those builds. You say that you don’t like your pond coming out of Eugene, but I remember that build it took a while and you put a lot of work into it along with everything else, but it still looks great. You’ve done a magnificent job on the whole thing.

[@jimmyxtc69]

This video is a real treat! I love your railroad and voting best layout on the internet. Really outstanding work. Thank you.

[@Vman7757]

Thank you for sharing. You have come a long way. I've been, right there watching these for as long as I can remember. Keep up the good work. Happy New year. I will keep looking for your videos. FYI I love how long your videos are, How informative they are, And they inspire me on building my own layout. Vincent.

[@kevintaylor3427]

Love your channel and the layout. It's awesome! And especially thanks for turning me on to to MBR products! It's the fist thing people ask about ... 'Where did you get your scenery?' ME: Mr. Bennett.

[@강호철도]

Have a great new year~ Your layout is really cool~~

[@montroseandhighlandrailroad]

That's an amazing layout Rob. Thank you for the tour. You guys in the States are so lucky to be able to use your basements for layouts. The backdrop blends into the scenery beautifully, and your detailed modelling is helping to reignite my interest in my own layout again. You have HO, Pennsy in the basement; I have N scale, modern day trains in the shed! You wouldn't think I could get so much interest as your layout is so different to mine. But I have to tell you : If I was ever back in the States again, I would love to do Ops on your layout. Just a little switching at Sharon would keep me happy for hours! Thanks again.

[@allenkotlan3606]

Love your full width swing gate. I hate crawling under my helix, too. Don't think I'll build a gate cutting through the 4 level helix, you never know...

[@d-rail7271]

Looks great as always!

[@Madonsteamrailways]

What a wonderful layout!! I’m highly impressed by the amount of detailing you’ve put in!! Happy New Year!!

[@scottaylor4468]

You have a family and a job and those come first also don’t forget yourself we can wait. Thank you for all you are doing I look forward to your next video when you are ready to drop it.

[@PeterTillman3]

What a great way to start the New Year. I have following the channel for a few years now and love the layout, your superb modelling and your videos!

[@mikemalliski8380]

Wow……I remember a lot of these kits and videos from a while back…..I still don’t see any outhouses…..!!!! lol…. Just a spectacular layout ….Thank you for posting this video Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@jasonkebic741]

Happy New Year, you look and sound great. Hope you feel that way too.

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

“This is not a big layout” I’m just here watching, shaking my head, looking at my 2.5’x4’ N scale layout in my 800 square foot home, rejoicing to move and get a whole spare bedroom to use. Great video so far! Thanks for sharing! I wish more people had videos of their layout like this.

[@extra-dry]

Beautiful blend of scenery and backdrop. It really gives a sense of depth😊

[@keithstewart625]

Great layout, I really enjoyed the tour. (all 1:38:39 of it)

[@robwillett7832]

Another great video. Always learn a lot from your layout. Happy and Healthy New Year

[@MRR_Shadowolf]

Great layout tour, you did an incredible job on this!

[@EchoFiveLima]

The transition between the foreground and backdrop is amazing. Nicely done!

[@andyevans2336]

Survived the full pull, fun to have you share your thoughts and progress.

[@MarkCroucherRC4fun]

WOW saving for my breakfast coffee all the best and good health for 2024

[@stevenlitkey9354]

First off, beautiful layout sir !!! Thinking out loud on your Olean branch, here in east central Wisconsin, we actually have a prototypical equivalent to your lack of a wye. The WC ( now CN ) solution is to run double ended power. Train enters N/S main from west turning south (no wye) . Once clear of E/W main it reverses power and heads north into Green Bay. Not an appealing option. My solution for an interesting ops twist would be to pull into Wallace Jct. hopefully need to split train on 2 track yard, spot caboose, run power around, reassemble train and head to Eugene. Option ???

[@matthewjones1119]

Made it to the end! Amazing layout can’t wait to see more! Happy new year!!

[@jayodonnell5748]

Well done Rob thank you for the tour.

[@TheMrXtian]

I am totally jealous of all the space you have in the States. ;-) Great job, great layout, lots of inspiration. Thumbs up

[@robertsiebenrock3997]

I enjoyed your tour. I would like to see your engines, closeup and detailed.

[@michaelleonard8060]

Your detail work is so incredible wonderful and exciting to look at ,so great job!!!!!