David Hughes Spectacular Western Maryland HO Railroad!

[@Posttrip]

JUST ABSOLUTELY WOW!!! A SUPURB layout a MASTERCLASS craftsman! It takes so long but that level of exceptional detail just needs that time. ‘Perhaps Elon will build some robots specializing in this exacting, meticulous work.’ Massive, detailed layouts like this in 3 month!

[@jim-me9wm]

His wife is so talented to paint and blend the backdrop into the foreground.

[@feminazislayer]

Amazing 👏

[@ENIGMAXII2112]

Good wife..!!

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

Brilliant .... Hats Off

[@bobbiehn5725]

This is really beautiful country in its own right. I Love the depiction you have done. F

[@jimkammerer5240]

SO VERY AWESOME GOOD I HOPE THAT YOU ARE JUST ABOUT DONE AND YOU ARE A TRUE CRAFTSMAN AND AWESOME GOOD INDEED. ❤

[@jimkammerer5240]

WHAT AN ARTIST AND VERY TALENTED INDEED 👏

[@jimkammerer5240]

SO AWESOME GOOD INDEED THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME ,JIM KAM🎉MERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA I AM SURE THAT YOU INSPIRED ME AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO SEE THIS PEICE OF ART .HAVE A GREAT DAY TODAY JIM K.FROM PHILLY WAY.

[@jimkammerer5240]

HOW COULD YOU NOT BE IMPRESSED WITH THIS AWESOME GOOD LAYOUT 👏 👌 ❤

[@jimkammerer5240]

THIS IS A MUSEUMS QUALITY LAYOUT I WISH I COULD BUILD ONE LIKE THIS . ALEX, YOU ARE A VERY TALENTED ARTIST WHO HAS A GREAT TALENT . AWE INSPIRING PERSON.

[@gunsaway1]

That is so impressive. I had to watch it twice.

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

thanks hope you decide to subscribe to see more it helps the channel

[@mrlatino1964]

WOW.. totally speechless.....

[@johnimhof6568]

You could get lost on this amazing layout. What a way to go.

[@everettthepetractionguy4222]

Very impressive layout. So many talented people in this great hobby. And I LOVE the EMD "F-7" units. 👉 32:48 I really enjoyed watching this video!

[@jimkammerer5240]

I AM VERY IMPRESSED BY THIS LAYOUT. VERY GOOD 👍 👏 👌

[@jimkammerer5240]

SUCH A GREAT LAYOUT VERY COOL INDEED ZZBEST.❤😮

[@HowardZane]

Great pike and coverage. I'm a steam nut and known for rough, unkempt scenery, but after seeing this magnificent layout, I'm going to invade my cases of early diesels and fire up my scale power lawnmower. Then finally learn how to build decent structures. I'm a fan!!! After then, I'm going to install a rather large Christmas tree in the basement and run my trains around it. Al, you outdid yourself on this one. This is your finest ever and keep up the fine work. David, congrats on a truly great model railroad!!!! Wow!!!!

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

@@HowardZane thanks Howard I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@jimkammerer5240]

YOU ARE A TRUE CRAFTSMAN AND A GOOD ARTIST AS WELL I AM VERY IMPRESSED BY THIS LAYOUT.

[@toddw6716]

Beautiful

[@kerraedge4006]

This is just a purely amazing layout. No detail has been left out.

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

@kerraedge4006 Thanks stay tunned because I've got more insane layouts comming! If you want to see more go into my Playlist then layout visits

[@jimkammerer5240]

A TRUE BEAUTY. 👍 👏 👌

[@lottaaction8072]

If I had the money, and the space, this is exactly how I would spend my time. So jealous. Thanks for the tour. And by the way, your wife is also talented.

[@rolandhersom239]

I think my scenery is reasonably good but yours is truly realistic and something you can justly be proud of.

[@rj2571]

What an amazing layout!!! This is one of the nicest I’ve seen in any scale. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@bac2future407]

Agree! Best in any scale I’ve seen as well. Nicely done!

[@oliverheidelberg]

As someone who lives in Hub City, I appreciate this layout. 👍🏻

[@stephenrickjr.7519]

A superb layout!

[@robmagu65]

Incredible layout ... clean! And wow, the bathroom .... trains running through as I sit there :)

[@PabloWilbur]

the passengers get a thrill- I remember my mom and aunt and I were riding the silverton -durango train and a man was fishing naked.

[@LarryAugsburger]

Wow,mean just wow!to this layout!! museum quality,in the mans basement!!! great job!! WOW!!!

[@rjjrrailsgscalesolenske5231]

Holy smokes ,incredible layout. Love the attention to detail

[@jwrailve3615]

Absolutely gorgeous layout. If I can EVER get anywhere near the detail and quality of model railroading as this layout or so many other breathtaking layouts in the model rail YT community I’d have to thank all the channels like yours that cover layouts that are absolutely amazing. Suprised I haven’t watched this before. I used to absolutely hate transitional era because it’s a bit over modeled but now my secondary industrial park layouts intentional late transition era design to run early gen diesel switchers and just overtime appreciating so many transition era layouts I’ve began to really enjoy them all. Thank you for the coverage of this layout! Just wow

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

Thank you hope you decide to subscribe which helps us

[@jwrailve3615]

@@alpugliesetrains9753 subscribed I apologize I hadn’t yet didn’t realize it

[@magnuswettermark8293]

Insane😅. Totaly awesome layout. The trees and scenery is beautiful..👍💯💥

[@Jagadeesan-in7fp]

I know the Western Mayland pretty well so I can attest that Mr. Hughs has captured the feeling of the place he's modeling better than most other modelers. I live in California now, but his depictions of the Eastern Appalachians gave me a small stab of homesickness, which is an unusual feeling for me.

[@robtman9199]

What an amazing Railroad, my favorite RR, the WM along with the B&O east of the Ohio River. Thank you all for sharing it.

[@Christiane069]

Absolutely beautiful. A work of art.

[@kennethfuller8347]

Absolutely incredible details, and a fabulous job his wife did on the backdrop. I too am a big fan of the WM, having grown up a few miles West of Cumberland. The Connellsville sub ran behind our house. I'm also working on modeling the WM but I have a long way to go to get anywhere near what David has accomplished here. Thanks, Al, for sharing this with us.

[@jonjacob1962]

I live in Maryland. Just south of Baltimore. I got my first train last year for my birthday, and I can't WAIT until I'm able to build a nice, permanent layout like this one.

[@markturner9272]

Wow! That is spectacular. The entire railroad is so well done.

[@vincenthuying98]

Dear Al and David, indeed a beautiful layout! Love the way the helices are either shaped into the layout, or made a scenic part of the layout with the small diorama vista. Beautiful how David’s wife did the backdrop painting. Love the angled lines that she has chosen, which is such a great way to prevent the otherwise awkward look when, for example, a road comes at 90° towards the backdrop and is prolonged on the 2D image as going fully straight into the distance. The ‘askew’ approach definitely adds to the field of depth and the illusion of perspective. Absolutely awesome and stunning! Cheerio

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

@@vincenthuying98 thanks

[@Linda_Eskin]

Holy cow. That’s gorgeous. I can’t fathom painting backdrops that blend into the foreground scenery so well. Beautiful work all around, and their first and only layout. Darned impressive!

[@samsrailventures1961]

Memories! My Mom was born and raised in Westminster, married and moved to MI. Back in the 70's (this layout's era 🙂), our family made the long road trip to Gramaw's in southern PA, then a side trip to visit friends who lived on Tank Rd, (Finksburg area) out in the country then. Us kids would walk down to the creek (which I now know as the N branch Patapsco River), and swim by the old WM trestle, roughly the bottom of the grade described at 15:00, about 1 mile east of Patapsco. I loved trains, and enjoyed watching for trains more than the swim, I think! Thanks for taking the care and faithfulness to detail to recreate this beautiful layout.

[@davidhughes4448]

Sam: the location your remember swimming at, Patapsco, is on an eastbound downgrade, about halfway between Westminster and Cedarhurst (Finksburg, MD). At Cedarhurst the grade levels out, and immediately east of that point the grueling, twisting three-mile eastbound grade of 1.86% commences at Falls, up into Emory Grove. This three-mile stretch constituted the ruling grade into Baltimore from Hagerstown. Helpers were often required. When I was a kid I relished the pounding sound of multiple locomotives climbing up Falls Hill with a 100-car train. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

Thank you David for inviting me and Alex to video! your wonderful layout!

[@alj4940]

Absolutely amazing, the detail is ,well, believable. What a Master.

[@milepost4846]

Wow, awesome WM layout!!!

[@WMAJ6]

Wow! i grew up along the Dutch Line and my uncle worked for Suburban Propane in Woodensburg. This is incredible! In every location I feel like I have travelled back in time, and I am standing there in 1965 watching the train go by.

[@edeptula2992]

Beautiful layout!!! Love the eastern scenery❤

[@charlesemerson6763]

Wonderful layout David. Thanks Al for paying it a visit.

[@markhayes6407]

That scenery really makes your layout. I am very impressed. I like the library covering the helix. Clever. Very nice layout.

[@gunsaway1]

That is the most impressive layout I have ever ever seen. I always liked the wild Mary Wow

[@ronaldjoyce7374]

Spectacular!!! Thanks for sharing this amazing video with us, Al.

[@stephen285]

gorgeous! very impressive

[@AllenCNW441]

Great railroad (as opposed to “a layout”). Nice to see using Caboose Industries switch stands is OK.

[@davidhughes4448]

Allen: you are correct: they're "okay". Of course, they are way too large, out of scale. I experimented with the N-scale version, but found there wasn't enough travel in them for HO scale. I have weathered mine so they don't stand out like sore thumbs. The good news is that they are bulletproof. If I had it all to do over again I think I would would use the self-locking Peco turnouts. I simply wasn't aware of them when I started construction in 1999. Thank you for the compliment.

[@AllenCNW441]

@@davidhughes4448 A lot easier to install than switches- I use Peco turnouts with Caboose Ind throws

[@feminazislayer]

I'm a nyc fan and this makes me wanna do my next project with nyc and western Maryland. I was going to do more santa fe but I'm super conflicted. I live in Texas now, all my 45 years spent in ny where my great grandpa was an engineer for the nyc, my grandpa the delaware & hudson and my father conrail/amtrack.

[@garychestnut6380]

Thanks for sharing Al. What a great looking railroad.

[@kenamosjr.bo_51]

Very nice Al, one of the best blended backdrops I’ve seen in a long time. Cool how he hid helix’s, well done.

[@odalesaylor]

Enjoyed the tour immensely.

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

@odalesaylor thank you hope you decide to subscribe to the channel to help us no cost to do so

[@steamfan007]

That this is David's first ever railroad build is what's most mind boggling! Wow doesn't even come close. Some of those locations are well known to me (I live near Westminster); I wonder whether he ever has any open days? I have so many questions I'd like to ask!

[@davidhughes4448]

Steamfan007: Thank you for the kind words - much appreciated. I will be open for Mainline Hobby's layout tour days in September. You can find the dates on their webpage... I believe. I don't even know when it is yet!

[@John-n6y9u]

Totally in awe of this excellently done video. And even more in awe of Dave's love and dedication to the =WM= Railway - as demonstrated in this fabulous layout. Well done, Sir!

[@TheGulfwind]

Magnificent layout with fabulous detail!

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

@@TheGulfwind thank you hope you subscribe to see more

[@luvindemtrains]

Nice showcase of a wonderful layout. Thanks for sharing.

[@Cbtrainnut]

Absolutely stunning layout! I am an S Scale guy, but this is a great looking HO scale layout! Thanks for sharing the layout with us. Enjoy it very much! Cbtrainnut on KZbin, Chris

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

@@Cbtrainnut thanks hope you decide to subscribe

[@kevinyoung9557]

Good stuff ,thanks Al.

[@RussellGarvey]

What a great layout! I love that he modeled "M.B. Klein" in downtown Baltimore. Spent many a $$ there feeding my train hobby!

[@davidhughes4448]

Good catch, Russell!

[@JackStrawfromWichita1]

Outstanding! They layout and the video 👍

[@jimkammerer5240]

AWESOME GOOD LAYOUT THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME JIM K FROM PHILLY WAY ❤

[@coalcracker1655]

Al, I have been watching your videos and appreciate your sharing the numerous layouts you have visited. They are awe inspiring and I feel as though they are a gift to us. You now have me as a subscriber !!! This layout by David Hughes is stunning !!!! Very clean, efficient, & features some excellent modeling. My kind of layout as well as others you have featured on this channel. Keep 'em coming Al !!!!!!

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

@@coalcracker1655 thank you

[@J3scribe]

Outstanding layout. Great tour, Al.

[@GregClabaugh]

Wow! Having spent my first 20 years in Detour, I have countless fond memories of the WM. You gave captured the essence of what the Western Maryland was. As kids we played often on and around the bridge at Monocacy Crossing. You have a tremendous layout and one in which you can be very proud. Thanks for reviving a flood of memories!

[@joedelucia6719]

Wow! Absolutely amazing layout.

[@bigbrian2486]

Great layout!

[@dockshund5916]

Spectacular! When I was a kid my Aunt and Uncle had a house close to the track north of Glyndon in that era. I think my visits to them and watching the WM diesels go by got me hooked on the WM..

[@acsxfan1]

Great video Al .. Dave - awesome layout

[@DB-ek5kd]

That orchard is awesome!

[@jimarmour9035]

Great video of a great railroad

[@fredeisen7401]

Corn stalks are by JTT. I have had the privilege to see the layout evolve over the years. As you can see in the video the layout is fantastic! Dave I need to come over again and run some trains!

[@davidhughes4448]

Thanks for this correction, Fred. I knew what I said was wrong the moment I said it! My failing brain...

[@fredeisen7401]

@@davidhughes4448 Was not trying to embarrass you, just wanted the viewers to know which product you used for the corn field.

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

Thanks Fred we are children of the 🌽 and I had delicious sweet corn for dinner tonight

[@fredeisen7401]

We did also! Corn was picked yesterday.

[@thomasleach8490]

This is great 👍

[@thecincinnatikid6227]

Beautiful work!

[@lucase.garcia8026]

The turf and vegetation is so cool... Why can't I get the same results on my payout!!!!! **head banging against the wall noises**

[@Cbtrainnut]

Amazing layout! Thank you for sharing!

[@johnconnor_513]

Had me captivated the entire video. Thank you 👍

[@ENIGMAXII2112]

Very nice F-7s, and lovely layout..!

[@jeromedavis2420]

Beautiful train layout. Enjoy your Emory Grove. I spend many days watching the Baltimore local switching car with Maryland midland. Beautiful work. When I did move from Reisterstown. I may have the the train order sign on the of the tower. Still have it

[@time4trains]

Damn that's some good stuff. Keep it up Al loven it.

[@georgejetson4378]

Thanks for posting.

[@elephantfootrisers]

Outstanding!

[@davidburnell6889]

WOW!!!!

[@paulyosef7550]

Nice

[@giuseppewolf473]

From Italy.... so beautiful. Good wife😁

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

I think it was aug 30, 1979 and we were at DC Union station when a nb coal train was heading north. Last 2 locos were WM F7As 7173 and 7163. They were heading to Baltimore for the last of the WM F units NRHS run. One of them had a traction motor failure(fan trip), Does this mean we photoed the last WM F units on a freight train? We shot them at Laurel, Md. WM F units were always a treat to see and photo. Shame that only one was saved.

[@blackterminal]

Thanks for sharing this video.

[@nealehanning4700]

Nice! 👍👍

[@yrunaked4]

Ive never wanted to use someone else's bathroom so bad before 🤣🤣

[@AcidThundersShoot]

Love this layout! Thanks for sharing. I'm interested in the height specs from level 1 to level 2? Love that lighting underside!

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

@@AcidThundersShoot hope you decide to subscribe it's no cost.thanks

[@AcidThundersShoot]

​@@alpugliesetrains9753Yea, I subscribed awhile ago. Love your Videos!!

[@riogrande5761]

Fantastic layout. Funny I live not far from the area modeled but my dream is to model the D&RGW west of Grande Junction!

[@rolandhersom239]

I started building my layout 61 years ago and it still is not quite finished. There have been some interference along the way at times caused by RC model aircraft.

[@CarlosVazquez-p4c]

My first locomotive 🚂 is the AHM BL2 in Western Maryland number 82.It's now has a Proto Scale chassis. Can I have it run on Dave's layout? After all, the locomotive is still still alive in a railroad museum. 😅😅

[@rogerhuber3133]

As a Western Maryland fan and modeler I'm, speechless! What a fantastically done layout. The carpet has me curious. Are the logos throw rugs or made into the entire carpet? How can I get some for my trainroom?

[@rolandhersom239]

What is the smallest radius of the mainline curves ?

[@davidhughes4448]

Roland: 22", and all curves on the layout are superelevated, with eased approaches. And thank you for your flattering comment earlier.

[@rolandhersom239]

@@davidhughes4448 I believe in giving credit where credit is due. My minimum is 22" also. That is only on one curve. The rest are 24". I used super elevation on the original hand laid and dog spiked track laid on individually cut 1/16 pine veneer ties, which is still in use after 61 years. My grade is 2 1/2 percent . I find that, with a long drag of 40 or more cars, the super elevation tends to shift the CG a little too far off the centreline of the track meaning that care needs to be taken coming into that uphill curve so that long and high cars such as 4 bay centre flow hoppers don't pull off towards the inside of the curve. There is no doubt that the super elevation looks prototypically great but on the extensions I opted for the flat curves. Roland

[@LocomotiveEngineer82]

Greetings from Austria. Is there a track plan for illustration?

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

@@LocomotiveEngineer82 I believe there is one in the Model Railroad magazine article done on his layout. I did not see one when filming

[@LocomotiveEngineer82]

@@alpugliesetrains9753 Oh thank you. I think it could be in the April 2021 issue.

[@harryloomus7486]

2Kuula Ristilöödud Kristus kui Jumala vägi ja Jumala tarkus 1 Kui ma teie juurde tulin, vennad, ei tulnud ma eriti üleva kõne või tarkusega kuulutama teile Jumala saladust. 2 Sest ma otsustasin teada teie keskel ainuüksi Jeesusest Kristusest ja temast kui ristilöödust. 3 Ja ma olin teie juures nõtruses ja kartuses ja suures värinas 4 ning mu kõne ja mu kuulutus ei püüdnud veenda tarkusega, vaid Vaimu ja väe osutamisega, 5 et teie usk ei oleks inimlikus tarkuses, vaid Jumala väes. 6 Tarkusest me kõneleme täiuslike seas; ent mitte praeguse ajastu ega selle kaduvate valitsejate tarkusest, 7 vaid me kõneleme Jumala saladusse peidetud tarkusest, mille Jumal on ette määranud meie kirkuseks enne ajastuid. 8 Ükski praeguse ajastu valitsejaist ei ole seda ära tundnud, sest kui nad seda oleksid tundnud, ei oleks nad kirkuse Issandat risti löönud. 9 Kuid nõnda nagu on kirjutatud:[b] „Mida silm ei ole näinud ega kõrv kuulnud ja mis inimsüdamesse ei ole tõusnud - selle on Jumal valmistanud neile, kes teda armastavad.” 10 Aga meile on Jumal selle ilmutanud Vaimu kaudu, kuna Vaim uurib läbi kõik, ka Jumala sügavused. 11 Sest kes inimestest teab inimese mõtteid peale inimese vaimu, kes temas on? Samuti ei tea ükski Jumala mõtteid peale Jumala Vaimu. 12 Aga meie ei ole saanud maailma vaimu, vaid Vaimu, kes on Jumalast, et me võiksime teada, mida Jumal meile armust kingib. 13 Seda me siis ka räägime mitte inimtarkuse õpetatud sõnadega, vaid Vaimu õpetatud sõnadega, võrreldes vaimseid asju vaimsetega. 14 Aga maine inimene ei võta vastu midagi, mis on Jumala Vaimust, sest see on temale narrus ja ta ei suuda seda tunnetada, sest seda tuleb mõista vaimselt. 15 Kuid vaimne inimene mõistab kõike, ent teda ennast ei suuda mõista keegi. 16 Sest kes on tundnud Issanda meelt, kes võib teda juhatada? Aga meil on Kristuse meel.

[@frankmassello9073]

An amazing tribute to a real railroad

[@anthonyborden2513]

Excellent layout sr qa could ask him where did he get the clear signage he has in his display and rug thanks 😊 want to see so I can get it in NJ TRANSIT 🚇