Four Feet Below

This video features a model railroader’s unique approach to making his basement crawlspace storage area more accessible. It’s filled with offbeat humor and unexpected surprises. Be sure to watch it to the end!
The Skokie Tunnel Company is an operating 7-1/2” gauge railroad. Here is a list of the key suppliers we used:
½-inch high aluminum rail - www.rmirailwor...
Wheel/axle assemblies - www.tacllc.biz
Chain-and-sprocket transmission parts - Burden’s Surplus Center
Misc. electrical and mechanical items - Amazon.com, Grainger

[@dwilly5570]

I think you are clever and you really put your skills and creativity to go use. That looks so useful!

[@ovondrak]

This video brought me joy in ways I cannot describe.

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

This is really cool, I have never seen anything like this. Great job, I might try to make a line like this one day.

[@nstrainmaster2]

Coming from someone who wanted to build a backyard railroad for years now I love the "Skokie Slow" LOL! So cool!!

[@PrinceStreet]

This was so much fun to watch-I really enjoyed this. Thank you! It’s a really cool idea. It’s actually quite a smart application. Friends of ours live in a side-split home and have a similar crawl space. They use it as a cold room for storing preserves and similar things. Like yours, it’s a pain to get into and out of. Our previous home was of an age that predated full height basements which rendered the space equally “challenging”. I can easily see how something like this would be quite practical. Thanks for the links to the parts you used.

[@mikebodell5397]

Sweet idea

[@Hail2Pitt412]

That was quite the interesting video. Quite the ingenuity to build all that!

[@tracyjohnson6160]

Wonderful! And you are delightful! Also, LOVE the elevator! Originally came to this site to view the MF Christmas video, but found this gem. Was delighted to find you’re in Skokie, where I am from. Thanks so much!

[@murphyjenkins5042]

Now this gives me some VERY dangerous ideas, I already have piles of 2ft mining equipment laying around

[@pudgyv5223]

That made my day! Alas, I have to stick to O scale for my traction fix.

[@alantrains]

Fantastic railroad! Great video with fun effects.

[@cecileabrahams7003]

Fabulous

[@Stmtrolleyguy]

This is awesome. Any chance there are other garden railroads that share a common gauge so you could run it on a bit more track?

[@Electropickle]

There are other 7½” gauge systems out there, but the very slow top speed and the need for frequent recharging makes it impractical to cover any distance.

[@billlee5307]

Wonderful! Got a problem, come up with a solution that gets the job done and creates fun as well. If your have never seen the following, you might enjoy it. "The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles UNDER his house - Numberphile" Thanks for the video.

[@petemiksich5760]

Just goes to show ya...............anything is possible if you want it bad enough.

[@wmjwell]

the music is too loud. please reconsider editing and reporting