Bill Kachel's HO Scale Pennsylvania Railroad Cosmopolitan Division (HD)

Today Keystone Rail Productions takes a journey back to the Pennsylvania Railroad in the mid 1960s... in HO scale! November being model railroad open house month, we journeyed to Kennett Square, PA to visit a layout that leaves one utterly speechless with the amount of time and effort put into it. Bill Kachel has been working on this layout of the Pennsylvania's Cosmopolitan Division since 1982, and it is overall complete today. He owns a rather impressive collection of HO scale equipment, ranging from older brass models to new DCC models. Not to mention the amount of Pennsylvania Railroad artifacts he owns, ranging from cab signals from real PRR E7s and E8s, to a genuine GG1 horn that can still be blown today (seen at end of video).
Kachel's layout is complete with catenary lines that are completely scratch built, no pre-bought structures at all. The layout interchanges with the New Haven Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Reading Railroad, and many more. Many schemes and types of motive power can be found on his layout, however steam is not present as this is modeled in the years just after steam was retired. We lost count of how many GG1's are on his layout, there are just so many! Another notable detail on his layout is the world famous Horseshoe Curve, which has to be one of everyone's favorite parts of his entire layout with the breathtaking scenery and rock details, it is truly a work of art. Enjoy the three train meet on his version of Horseshoe Curve. Please, sit back, relax, and enjoy the breathtaking scenes of this epic model railroad.
Special thanks to Bill Kachel for opening up his house and letting people see his glorious layout!
Filmed Saturday, November 16, 2019
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[@stevenikitas8170]

Three trains at once, on the Curve. Awesome...

[@stevesulligan1080]

Looking at these unbelievable layouts ,it amazes me how people are this talented and skilled to do this. Well done

[@FrankTedesco]

Beautiful. And running a realistic speeds, Well done.

[@johntellmewhy]

Beyond amazing!

[@Stussmeister]

A very nice video and layout. I have plans to model the Pennsylvania Railroad in HO scale, though I don't believe mine will be quite as large as this.

[@jonnybeck6723]

So glad Bill is still running this, my all time favorite HO layout (!)

[@PghTrainFanatic]

sweet! reminds me of my horseshoe curve scene!

[@bobkohl6779]

And running ALCO FAs!

[@chesapeakerailphotography]

That's a nice Layout

[@ccrx6700]

Totally awesome! Thank u

[@KeystoneRailProductions]

ccrx 6700 no problem!

[@gfsrow]

Wonderful!

[@warrencleversy2773]

Every model railroaders dream layout! Is this owner still with us?

[@keeperofsteamstudios6654]

Cool video I’ll be hopefully be coming out with some model train videos this December of my layout

[@KeystoneRailProductions]

Keeper of steam studios cool!

[@matthewlink2254]

Question: knowing how hard it is to keep track clean, what is the secret for cleaning under all of that catenary? Awesome layout!

[@jwrailve3615]

Wow I can’t believe I haven’t seen this before. How long did it take to put together the electric line detailing?

[@stevesulligan1080]

Where is this located at so I can visit it?

[@LycoValleyRRFan]

whats the size of it?

[@benbachman3546]

Why can't people be quiet while a video is being shot?

[@davidcory5469]

Otherwise good video and sound ruined by people insisting on talking.

[@thompsoncox6068]

I really don't like hearing people talking in the background while the trains are running. I find it very distracting and annoying.

[@robertswickard8355]

Looks great but until there is a derailment , track problems or anything else that comes up in model railroading ... Half of what I saw CAN NOT BE REACHED on a regular basis ... Rule of thumb is a must ALL TRACKS MUST BE IN ARMS REACH OR NO FATHER THAN 3FT. AWAY FOR ANY GIVEN REASON .....