Great Northern yard operations on the Oregon Joint Line

[@JustinH72]

Just finished listening to the the around the layout episode with you and had to come see the channel. love the generation of motive power and the videos are better than advertised!

[@chrismartin1060]

OJL is the best in model train vids I have ever seen! I love the edits that speed up the sorting, yet maintain all the intricacies of operations. Absolutely fantastic.

[@petertodd4752]

Love your humor. We once got a call from a woman because her husband kept getting stuck at the RR crossing Otw to work so he was always late. She asked for the train to go by later. That gal who took the call was like maybe he should leave 5 minutes earlier? Ha ha.. Keep doing what you do!!!!

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

Yeah, I fielded all sorts of crazy calls when I was a yardmaster and trainmaster. One guy wanted me to shut off the flashing rotary beacons on top of our switch engines at night because they made it hard for him to sleep in his yard-view apartment. When I suggested he might consider closing his blinds he got upset and hung up. I got several calls from people over the years who asked to run trains at different times, or not blow the whistle, etc.

[@Rhinexing]

I loved the video, as always. The operations on the Oregon Joint Line are what model railroaders should aspire to emulate.

[@Mercatoyd]

This will be another video that I will from time to time go back and watch again.. really great stuff.

[@JohnMakuck-is7be]

2nd comment life of a yardmaster never a dull moment.

[@DarkTerritory71]

I really enjoyed the way you did this video! I agree with the other comment about the operators sounding as if they didnt want to be there. But I am sure it is all the act! Pretty comical at times! I hope to see more of these,as I say,I did really enjoy them. Thanks for sharing.

[@historymuseum2000]

I really enjoy how you add the human element to your operations videos! Great stuff!

[@EWLR89]

I've really enjoyed your yard ops videos, they honestly help me understand what's going on with the Yardmasters, switch crews, and dispatchers I work with on the BNSF, so I can get maintenance done with out delaying anyone to much. I knew you were getting a phone call when you told the passenger train to wait for the work train. Lol

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

Yes - there's a reason yardmasters and dispatchers usually don't answer on the first ring

[@tex-hogger4974]

What a great and fun video. Shows how busy things can be just running a yard as a YM. Keep up the great work. This was the first one I watched, so now off to binge watching and learning about your operations!

[@Veloxyll]

You're in for a fun ride

[@rimodeler7963]

Hi Dean - Great as always! Very fast paced and entertaining. The radio chatter sounds like the real deal .......... the variation of characters is prototypical. Thanks for taking the time to create this and thanks for sharing. Very well done. Mike

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

thanks Mike!

[@rubenvillanueva622]

Hi!, from Spain, excellent video, and may you all have a nice Easter dinner, between the yard switching work.

[@Code3Indiana]

Love the commentary and dispatching hahaha! Makes these videos so much better

[@coxsj]

ALWAYS great to watch your vids. I know they take a lot of work to put together. Thanks for sharing!!

[@patmccarthy1624]

All of these ops videos are really well done! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@deibert1]

I absolutely love these videos. I would love to see more.

[@mattstarman21]

I always thoroughly enjoy these videos! Thank you for posting!

[@J3scribe]

Informative and entertaining. Always a pleasure watching your videos.

[@ozzyhead1985]

I'm an actual yardmaster for a class 1 in Montreal and I'd like to say good job!! I could hear myself in the text

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

Awesome - I was a class 1 yardmaster myself and a lot of my videos and characters are based actual experiences! Not surprised to hear you could relate!

[@rexcadral3468]

Outstanding video. I don't know how you keep all this straight!

[@matthewjones1119]

I love how you do your videos! Can’t wait to see more!! Thanks

[@MilePost106]

I miss the old days of railroads! Everything on the railroad was colorful, locomotives with different paint schemes and the same with the rail cars..

[@zackbobby5550]

That stuff still exists you just need to know where to look.

[@petermodin8719]

Great video as usual. Thnx for the show!

[@needs2quit1atgmail87]

I was really good, cool equipment,smooth editing, I enjoyed your video, I can't wait to see the SP yard video

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

thanks - sorry but there's no SP yard on the layout.

[@needs2quit1atgmail87]

@@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125 that's ok...I still love your videos!!

[@jbeebes7142]

Love the creativity of these videos! Keep 'em coming!

[@bfurailroad1104]

Very cool. One of the best yard operational videos I've seen. Excellent video to replay 'n study. Maybe one day the Bfu Railroad will function this smooth.

[@leafchewer]

Great video, very funny "digging" through the trash for a work order

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

yet another prototypical experience replicated...

[@lnproductions3227]

The crew on GWR-RWG was very funny with all the singing like talking,great job! :)

[@ejhayes]

As always, excellent video and content!!

[@pgl6461]

Great stuff and quite interesting as usual!

[@JohnMakuck-is7be]

Great layout,xerail says pro switching, Prior right w p love the big 4 that make up the bn.

[@CornCountryRails]

Great to watch, very inspiring! Tony

[@pauldummer884]

Great video as always!!

[@toddbehrends1373]

Another great video. Keep'em coming!!!!

[@shawnleih2916]

🎉Christmas friends love your beautiful models Railroad layout friends

[@robertlewis7237]

GREAT VIDEO THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR OPERATIONS

[@upsd402]

Great video, keep them coming

[@jdmills4370]

Educational and entertaining as always Thx

[@dennisbrowder6316]

Great era and layout nice modeling thanks

[@jeffreymcconnell6794]

I’ve worked with some of those “singing” engineers. Lord, have mercy!!!

[@joshtomberlin5105]

This is amazing. Well thought out

[@dacuzzz]

very cool op session... thx for sharing... vinny

[@Strelnikov10]

The music in the beginning made it sound like the Duke was on his way to meet Snake Pliskin.

[@oubrioko]

NP superintendent _G.W. Thompson III_ sounds like such a huge tool

[@CONTAINERMAN68]

1st time here! Will have to come back for more! Dang, that got a bit confusing a couple of times! But very enjoyable! RH

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

thanks for the feedback.

[@gmburzynski68]

Who's got the bottle of Wild Turkey???. Great job as always Dean..Dayville job looks so familiar...it's like I am almost there..lol

[@rjl110919581]

THANK YOU FOR GREAT DETAIL OPERATION ON YOUR LAYOUT

[@DrGerryD]

At 3:35 you have a derailment at a switch. This brings to mind at least another derailment I've seen on your videos. The question is; do you ever bring out the "big hook" in an operating session for a derailment? Wish you had more, I've seen all of them and I'm working on them for the second time! Great videos!

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

Thanks, no big hooks but sometimes trains will set out bad orders en route if cars are having repeat issues (derailments, uncouplings, etc). Most of our derailments are "human factors" such as forgetting to line back a switch. And we get some HO'ers that don't always have the more delicate touch required for N scale switching...

[@DrGerryD]

@@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125 I have to admit, I forgot again that this is an " N " scale layout. It operates normally flawlessly. Yes that is a good reason for the derails, us ham fisted HOers. ( LOL ) I must also say your yardmaster dialogue is fantastic. Please, PLEASE do more along that vein! Me, well now I'm an armchair type, have not had a layout since 1979. (One is planed, starting pretty soon!.) But I did have my few days in the lime lite back then. See kitbash.ourpage.org

[@georgebono8655]

I too love the videos. Someone here in Olympia told me you are Brian Ferris' brother? You don't have to admit to that however. LOL

[@ronaldwatson1951]

Very interesting, I'm definitely interested in the northern pacific railroad, with the two toned paint scheme, ho scale any ideas?

[@BNSF9370]

What’s your longest classification track in your yard? Roughly how many cars?

[@dfwrailvideos]

"Dayville to helper." *"HELPER!"*

[@davestrains6816]

I really enjoy these videos, as it helps me in understanding the working mechanics of a rail yard. I hope in the future you have more updates and operational videos. I do have one question. What type of camera do you use in filming? Thanks for sharing!

[@sd452xr]

Always a great video! Were those Alco C636?

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

No one actually makes a C636 in N scale - those were C630's pretending to be C636's.

[@beeble2003]

5:10 What's the passenger car behind the caboose, there?

[@vincentdaniel1321]

Love this!

[@jdmills4370]

Question about your operations Was it prototype practice in late 60s to have the road freights perform their own drops/lifts or is it function of this being a “joint line”? Reason I ask is I’m also modeling that era and have searched high and low but information such as this is hard to find. With your background was wondering if you knew or if you applied a more modern practice to your layout. Following this practice would the yard switcher be relegated to sorting drops rather than pulling the cars off train?

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

This is typically dependent on labor agreements which specify the number of intermediate yard work events a road crew can perform and varied greatly based on road, era, and locale from what I understand. When I first started witnessing trains picking up and setting out at intermediate former NP and GN yards in the PNW in the early 80's the road crews were typically doing that work - barely a decade after the year (1969) I model. Some layouts have an ops scheme set up with so much work thrown at the yard crew that even a short potty break runs the risk of melting down the session. My preference is to let the road crews do their own pickups and setouts (it makes their run more interesting as well) so that the yard crew has a chance to grab a donut or check out the rest of the layout. Some of my yard operators insist on doing the pickups and setouts themselves and I'm okay with that as long as they're current with classification.

[@jdmills4370]

@@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125 thank you very much

[@mysticrailroad]

good stuff.

[@johnnym.6610]

Love your videos, how long normally are your operating sessions? Thanks

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

Typically around 3 hours. We had one back to back session last spring where a morning crew operated from 9:00 am to noon and then an afternoon crew operated from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm with both crews enjoying lunch together. Hopefully will get to do that again.

[@redbarnz]

Make me HAPPY!!!

[@Specter1065]

Brilliant!!

[@jeffwardlow4626]

Question how do I research out where each group of trains stop along the route, so I can set up the classification yards for a 1940's ATSF Chicago to San Bernardino county layout?

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

The larger yards along that route were Kansas City, KS, Amarillo, TX, Barstow, CA

[@steveendres9484]

What gauges you use your model train HO or N gauges????

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

this is N scale

[@TheAardvarkguy]

Hi from the U.K. 🇬🇧 “Yuh med meh happy😎” a real Easter egg👍

[@KZ1993]

I would watch this video with no cuts to speed things up.

[@TheAardvarkguy]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Please?

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

I wouldn't...

[@KZ1993]

@@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125 I enjoy watching all the moves and the switches being thrown. There are very few videos that show all the operations.

[@DarkTerritory71]

If you take request? I would love to see a few meets in a video! That's if you take request.🤔

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

I'll eventually do a video that follows a train across the layout which will include meets

[@DarkTerritory71]

@@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125 thanks. Not knocking anyone or any layout,but most are double track(I am jealous LOL!) But as I have seen railroading,lots if single mains with meets. Thanks for the reply,really enjoy these.

[@kevinfinkel5536]

Are the other voices we hear, the other members of your club? A couple sound like they don't want to be there or in the case of the RWG, on drugs...

[@whitestarHokie]

RWG was just so... sing-song.

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

I do all the voices. Believe or not in the prototype world there are railroaders who don't particularly care for their jobs. And there's never a shortage of characters.

[@gmburzynski68]

Make me happy now!!

[@chrismartin1060]

Good impressions...I thought they were all different operators. Definitely makes it more interesting and realistic.

[@dog_house875]

Really annoying “skips” “edits” just let it play. Who cars if someone’s arm is in the shot.

[@oregonjointlinemodelrailro4125]

thanks for your feedback - the reason for skips/edits is that 3 hours of action are being squeezed into 10 minutes of video. The goal is to keep people from being bored to tears.

[@dodo1opps]

Hate the FAKE radio chatter