HO Scale - D&H Railroad Layout

[@edwardberwind8544]

Great trackwork, Very smooth movement of rolling stock, no shaking or bouncing of the cars.

[@dnhman]

Thanks everything starts with good trackwork, there are some spots i wish i could do over.

[@sernajrlouis]

Cool video and channel just subscribed. Hope to see more

[@jorgesabater8640]

Excelente workmanship

[@dnhman]

Thanks for watching!

[@bhigdaddymark]

Wonderful video and gorgeous layout!

[@dnhman]

Thanks Mark

[@davidbrinkmoeller8465]

Fantastic layout, excellent modeling.

[@dnhman]

thanks for stoping by.

[@mysticrailroad]

nice layout. great looking train.

[@jnickence]

EXCELLENT video! Awesome blend of scenery shots along with cab shots. LOTs of scenery, makes for a good video. Something happening everywhere. A nice community feel for the layout. Good job!

[@dnhman]

Joe Nickence thanks for watching and your kind words

[@jeffkarrow6924]

Beautiful modeling job. I thought it was real! But especially as a producer of documentaries, I loved the camera work, perspective, and knowledge of when to shoot still and integrate motion. Great job guys. The world's first and greatest hobby!

[@dnhman]

Jeff Karrow wow Jeff thanks for your nice feedback and for taking time to watch. We need to get off our duffs and post more.

[@trainstorm1225]

Super awesome layout! Incredible detail and quality! Well done!

[@dnhman]

Thanks for the comment and view

[@TheGreatTimSheridan]

Don't stop weathering those few yellow trucks and red brick walls… Make sure everything gets some dust. Wow so amazing. I commented twice!

[@dnhman]

Will do, its an ongoing process, I move from one thing to the other

[@SalvatorePerla]

Modeling and videography is first rate. Background scenery is excellent. Enjoyed watching.

[@SalvatorePerla]

... again, Fabulous work, detail, everything!

[@dnhman]

thanks for watching and your kind words.

[@librepenseursaintongheais7216]

Amazing! Awesome! Absolument superbe! Bravo.

[@austinyingst5902]

Loved the foliage. Nicely done. Thanks.

[@dnhman]

Thanks!

[@TouchoftheBrushModelWeathering]

Beautiful layout! I love the scenery. It reminds me of the Adirondack Mountains and the Saratoga & North Creek!- Joey

[@dnhman]

Touch of the Brush Model Weathering thanks ,, we were hoping to catch a sense of the upstate areas

[@JohnDoe-sc7vz]

LOOKS fantastic forgot one thing, one billion potholes.

[@simonetaormina7080]

Just seeing this video for the first time I don’t know how I missed it but you have captured my favorite railroad and its going to be a big help in building my D&H layout. Nice work

[@dnhman]

Simone Taormina thanks for watching and the kind words, let me know if you have any questions

[@simonetaormina7080]

dnhman yes I have tons of questions but I’m not really a Facebook or other internet means except for emailing .Did the D&H interchange with the Erie or EL ? If so where?

[@dnhman]

Simone Taormina you search on google but think there were connections in Binghamton and Sayre PA

[@simonetaormina7080]

dnhman thank you for your reply. I have looked at google and much more and what I can see it looks like Binghamton NY and Scranton /Wilkes Barre PA.

[@RalphPCvids]

Great looking layout! I liked the clever use of the alternating cab and roll-by views. Nice work with the sound effects as well! Very impressive video! The layout looks like it would be great fun to operate! Thanks for posting!

[@dnhman]

RalphPCvids thanks for the kind words, in fact we do operate the railroad on a somewhat regular basis ,, good fun

[@carlbentley80]

Very enjoyable video. You have a fine layout there, very interesting. I liked the cab ride shots mixed with the trackside shots, that really gave some good perspective.

[@dnhman]

carlbentley80 thanks glad you enjoyed it!

[@garyketola9101]

nice video.enjoyed seeing west coast cars sac valley moulding,. loved your in cab shots

[@dnhman]

Thanks!!

[@grahamball364]

One of the best railways I've seen ,and a lovely video .

[@dnhman]

Graham Ball thank you kindly Graham thanks for riding with us!

[@bluedoris88]

Excellent

[@wesolint]

Just came across this video and all I can say is WOW! Great job putting it together - very fun to watch. Oh yeah, great modeling too! 😎👍 Ignore the nitpickers, you've done a great job! Please make more. Thanks for sharing your neck of the woods.

[@dnhman]

Thanks for the kind words, I hope we can get another vid out soon

[@jrcrawford4]

Excellent video of a beautiful layout!

[@dnhman]

Thanks for watching and the kind comment.

[@KandWRailroader]

Great looking layout!

[@reefranger38]

Nice shots! Nice layout! Thanks for sharing!

[@tomstrains4129]

The Oneonta yard scenes are great! I am planning on doing a dedicated D&H layout one day focusing on Oneonta (since I went to school there) and the immediate surrounding areas. So this definitely gives me some inspiration / ideas. I have already started my D&H collection (sticking with mostly steam) that I am currently showcasing on my channel and continue to update as the collection grows.

[@dnhman]

Great! Would be good to see your progress. Lots going on there in Oneonta in the steam days

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[@axelbishop1024]

@Derrick Amir Instablaster :)

[@derrickamir2778]

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[@derrickamir2778]

@Axel Bishop it worked and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy! Thanks so much you saved my account!

[@Grammaadell]

Very nice!

[@dnhman]

thanks

[@billperkins7765]

Hi mate the trains are looking great I travelled from london and have seen this in the flesh absolutely amazing Kind regards Bill

[@dnhman]

Great! Thanks for stopping by

[@DClavalois]

Looks like an amazing layout will check more videos onit. Thanks for posting.

[@dnhman]

Thanks for watching, we hope to redo this and perhaps share more when time permits!

[@skepticalmedia]

One of the better model railroad layout videos I've seen. Not quite Ken Patterson quality but clearly a 9 out of 10. No panning, no schmaltzy music, no arcane narration, no "Today I'm gonna show you..." , no talking head (really, nobody wants to see someone's ugly mug). Instead nice short scenes cutting to shots relative to the previous shot, framing taken from the perspective of a human actually standing on the ground (as opposed to hovering 50' in the air), nice transition shots from down a street or on an overpass just like a real live rail fan would take. Nicely done!

[@dnhman]

wow! Thanks for such a kind review!!. As mentioned this was our first attempt at this. We did learn a lot of what do better both in the video aspects and to clean up the modeling. We hope to post a new video shortly. I have been swapping out some lighting from Florescent to LED

[@daveyboy_]

skepticalmedia hey, maybe it aint Ken Patterson quality but its definitely Sebastian Bach Quality !

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

Wow great ride along. Thanks for sharing.

[@dnhman]

Thank you for stopping by, hope we can get time to make more,,

[@danielhulitt1212]

Going thru Oneonta, I thought I saw myself sitting on top of Table Rock! Wonderful scenes and inspiring as I try to make my own version of this railroad.

[@dnhman]

Daniel Hulitt thanks so much for your kind words, I love it upstate NY!

[@SmokeStack684]

Awesome video! Fantastic layout!

[@dnhman]

thanks so much for kind words and watching

[@MLWQC]

Great layout

[@dnhman]

Thanks!

[@tobygoodguy4032]

That is one helluva layout.

[@garyesposito192]

excellent filming!

[@dnhman]

Thanks for watching

[@Vaderd2k926]

Great video of a fantastic layout. One of the deeper horns sounds exactly like a tripod from War of the Worlds. Thank heavens the incredible realism of this layout didn’t extend to its wonton destruction by Martians.

[@dnhman]

Wish we were able to edit the sound

[@roberttrainor7659]

subbed and liked. I will be excited to see what you do next, this video is fantastic

[@dnhman]

Robert Trainor thanks for watching, we need to get busy!!

[@weebleslove469]

Very nice detail!

[@dnhman]

Tim Stevenson thanks for watching!

[@rubber20021]

Quite the great setup.

[@csxbaltimoresubdivision7746]

your layout looks so realistic,great job

[@dnhman]

CSX 8840 CSX Baltimore sub division thanks for your kind words and for watching! We hope to try again after more scenery is done and work out using the camera!

[@4stringrr78]

Amazing video of a fascinating mini world, viewer gets locked in waiting for what comes next, like a real train ride, loved the derailment at the end....i am not sure what the dude laying down was doing tho, heart attack maybe? thank you for sharing the fruits of you hard work.

[@dnhman]

4stringrr78 wow! Appreciate your kind comments, thank you! The yellow man was sort of a joke as after we looked through the video we noticed a lot of things out of place and the yellow figure was one. We added the outtake at the as a spoof of one of our close modeling buddies, a sort of inside joke!!! Thanks for watching!!

[@rtclarkb9815]

fantastic.

[@dnhman]

R/T Clark B thx

[@gunsaway1]

Beautiful layout

[@dnhman]

Thanks

[@danielhulitt1212]

I Often traveled up Rt 7 on the way home to Oneonta, thru Bainbridge, Otego, Unadilla, Sidney. There was an aerospace company in Sidney, had a tour of it, but can't remember the name. Was going to try to represent it in my layout. Did you ever see photos of the propane explosion just east of Oneonta in Colliersville, Feb of 1974. I have some slides. Those cars where thrown about like they were HO scale.

[@dnhman]

Did not see that! was it Bendix in Sidney?, Thanks for stopping by,

[@thomasabramson100]

Excellent both in modeling scenery any videography loved the Ex LIRR 420 since it pulled me to work and then home at least as far as Jamaica NY or LI City

[@dnhman]

thomasabramson100 thanks for watching and the kind words

[@ch8ch]

excellent work

[@modelermj7982]

Would love to see a track plan of this amazing layout.

[@dnhman]

LOL me too. basically we have a version of dog bone which allows us to have a version of a double track mainline. There are staging tracks at both end to represent north and south ends of the D&H.

[@sirmagoo1965]

Awesome Great details

[@dnhman]

Thanks!

[@jonathancaswell4383]

For being "highly freelanced" this sure is a treat! Grew up in Binghamton, NY and at least once a year our family traveled--first on local roads, then on I-88 up to Albany-Schenectady and out to Massachusetts. There is indeed, more industry on your layout than what I remember---but enough suggestion to make the journey reproduce fond memories! Somewhere in there this train reversed directions and missed Binghamton. Oh Well...modeling "Bingotown" isn't easy to do...even freelanced! Thaks for keeping the NYO%W in....what do you run for it's power? :)

[@dnhman]

Jonathan Caswell thanks for watching and your kind feedback! We had to go with freelance as many aspects of distance, trackage time and era would not be 100 % and I was certain I would be called out on it🤗! I only was only able to cherry pick certain aspects of this part of the line to capture the feel. I added the extra industries so as to make operations more interesting. A few prototypes are modeled such as the power plant, Blue Seal, H&k and oil dealer in and around Bainbridge. The NYOW interchange was added for more operations. Offline staging represent Binghamton and Albany/Canada to the north. I do have one SW which painted for NYOW #114. We will have to make more video of that part!!! Cheers!

[@TheGreatTimSheridan]

so impressed. Wow. Amazing foliage and gas stations or bric-a-brack. where are you? I hope you're near Philadelphia. Inspiring for my Christmas display biz.

[@dnhman]

Central NJ

[@JerseyHighlandsBruce]

Terrific video. I

[@NewHavenRails]

Very nice detail

[@dnhman]

New Haven Rails thanks!

[@johngoldstein2754]

Wonderful video of your excellent layout. Particularly impressive are your street scene modeling, and placement of vehicles and people---a fun little "living" universe. I would love to see a track plan. Congrats on such fine detail, and achieving such a realistically weathered pallet. How many years have been spent accomplishing this?

[@dnhman]

John Goldstein thanks for the kind words, this layout has been a work in progress now about ten years now. We do have regular operation sessions which last about 4 hours.

[@je19662008]

One of the problems I have with the look of all model railroads (and this has nothing to do with the skill of those who built them) is the turnouts. I have yet to see a truly realistic looking model railroad turnout. I don't know why manufacturers make the gap in the rails as wide as they do. But other than that, which I know is beyond your control, your layout is magnificent.

[@dnhman]

Thanks, it is true about the turnouts, even some of the more costly ones are not prototypical, i had built this layout at time i was on severe budget so had to make do with what I could afford. Additionally I do not possess the skill to handlay turnouts. I will say from a performance perspective these Atlas turnouts have been very reliable. Thanks for watching !!

[@dnhman]

very nice

[@kenc4240]

I Have To Agree w/ S Perla Well Done !!!

[@dnhman]

ken c thanks for kind words

[@lgbtrainbowlinks]

besides the great layout itself excellent mix of shots and editing presentation .. I've watched alot of model RR videos and this is by far hands down is the best I've watched even in comparison with videos presented by "the pros" .. if you don't shoot/edit video for a living you should be

[@dnhman]

Lyndon Evans wow thank for the great compliment!!! We did it for fun glad you enjoyed it!!

[@bschopf1]

Boy, did you ever nail the Southern Tier! The town scenes of Unadilla, Bainbridge and Oneonta are incredible. Love the scratchbuilt depot in Oneonta. And the rural scenes are just as well done. They are the hills of southern New York. I also liked the Foscale Deckers Tar and Jerry's Signs. Very unique stuff. One question. What is that sound like a goose honking throughout the video? Is that a programmable sound in a Tsunami or Lok Sound to represent the D&H diesel sound? Curious as to what it is. I've never heard it before. Great layout that ought to be in RMC or MR. Go for it!

[@dnhman]

Thanks for watching and your feedback. As mentioned this really started out as a test with the GoPro. We are think of fixing a few things and trying again . The Locos used were both Atlas c420's with sound (QSI). I am not sure about the air horns sounds and if prototypical or not but we used them straight out of the box. There may be a way to change CV's for a different sound will have check. With small space it was hard to get a lot of the southern tier in but I tool the main towns an such and use them as the backdrop for freelanced operations.

[@bschopf1]

Just wondered about them. They were very unusual. Maybe the cold southern tier air had something to do with it? Again, great job with the modeling. The layout feels and photographs like it is 40 x 40 and not 19 x 22. Really really nice work.

[@tommyhaynes8690]

WOW !

[@chuckhoover8805]

At 10:56, is that a Rutland RR Alco parked by the station?

[@dnhman]

Chuck Hoover No that’s another D&H, RS3 unit,, though I do like Rutland schemes. Thanks for watching!!

[@openeyes-411]

You sir are one OUTSTANDING MODELER! You capture a level of realism few can manage - well done! I as well agree with the positive comments regarding the video... When it first started I thought to myself, please not just another 1/4hr cab ride - and you did not disappoint. And not to nitpick (and I could be wrong) but wasn't that ex LIRR C420 with the smoke deflectors still in place set up to run long hood forward? ;)

[@dnhman]

thanks very much for the kind words, appreciated, As for the C420 you could be right,, I have a lot of work to do on knowing all the prototype particualrs for both Locos and rolling stock. But hey thats the good thing about this hobby, you cant get bored with some namy aspects to understand.

[@bobrulejr.4057]

@@dnhman That engine looks very much like those advertised at a train store in New Jersey very near to Philadelphia. I am not sure I am allowed to mention the business' name. In their ad they list it as a Long Island RR Alco C420, but they do not have a photo, they have a drawing. That has kept me from ordering one as the drawing shows a lousy view of the truck side frames. This reply has been done on 7-7-21.

[@dnhman]

@@bobrulejr.4057 Hi Bob, your name sounds familiar, are you part of the New Jersey Division? Yes I have since learned this Also is an ex LIRR unit. The D&H bought several units. My version is from Atlas.

[@brianburns7211]

No Rock Dude coming into Sidney!

[@dnhman]

?

[@brianburns7211]

There is a crazy guy in Sidney called Rock Dude. His compound is across the first crossing in town, which is north of the lumber yard. He’s got all types of crazy shit, like buildings with boats on their roofs. He’s got a sign that says,” I’m looking for a sign from one of my kind.”

[@brianburns7211]

Your models are nice. I’ve been almost 20 years with the company.

[@dnhman]

excellent, I will be going up there when the weather is bit nicer will that up, might be a good add, thanks for sharing!! @@brianburns7211

[@brianburns7211]

I looked on Google Maps, and Rock Dude is on Willow Street.

[@robertballing4990]

Fantastic layout. But the horn sounds detracted for sure.

[@dnhman]

Thanks the horn was annoying but it was in the editing process

[@dannycookvideos]

What was the camera used on board the train? I like the steady shot! Also a nice realistic display and videography!

[@dnhman]

TheOtherSide thanks! The camera was a standard go pro we just wanted to test out

[@switchpointproductions7927]

Are the towns on this layout loosely based on the real thing? I’m from the bainbridge Sidney area

[@dnhman]

Hello thanks for watching, Yes sort of, everything has to be compress for space but I tried to convey the feel of these towns when the railroads were still in some demand. Some of the industries names are taken but not modeled exactly. Just tried to capture the mood. I have made several visits to the areas for ideas.

[@BryanC-h1j]

Someone needs to render assistance to the man in the yellow coat at the station in Bainbridge, NY. It is obvious he has either been shot or had a heart attack. Just not normal to lie on the ground in a parking lot.

[@dnhman]

Thanks for watching! He did indeed meet with a bad ending

[@jolietdave3750]

Did the loco hit and drag a bush​ about the 12:08 mark?

[@dnhman]

jolietdave3750 yes it did!! Someone let us know also, we missed it in the original!! We will try again

[@PennDivision1]

VERY NICE!! A lot of good work there and distance traveled. The only thing I can comment on that's negative is that it's spelled "Sidney", NY and "Nineveh", NY, and the jerky steam loco ;.>). MF

[@dnhman]

PennDivision1 thanks for watching! Yep all valid things we picked up on afterwards we hope to redo things now that we figured some things out.

[@vpistilli]

VERY WELL DONE! Until it stopped playing at 3:50.

[@dnhman]

hey Val worked here ok?

[@iceeking2006]

Nice layout. You're a good modeler. How big is the layout and what area do you model? What passenger trains do you run? How come the camera on the car is off to the side at times? You think you can do a straight cabride clip of the whole route? Thumbs up!

[@dnhman]

layout room is roughly 19x 22 with some staging over a crawl space. We model roughly the Susquehanna division from Oneonta to Afton. My sons had just gotten a GoPro camera and wanted to try it out on the layout, the GoPro is really too big to fit on an HO scale flat car so the view is canted somewhat. This was first try just see what happens and we are thinking about trying again after we fix some scenery and find better camera/mount to use. Just need to fond the time! Thanks for watching !!

[@Adamdaj]

I like model railroads, but it's really hard to put real detail on lay outs. After all in real trains don't go around in loops.

[@dnhman]

ya think! Thanks for watching

[@csxbaltimoresubdivision7746]

nice layout thanks for sharing,i just subscribe to your channel check out some of my videos you might like them thanks for sharing

[@dnhman]

CSX 8840 CSX Baltimore sub division thanks will do!!

[@SilverCometMedia]

great video but please dont go from cab camera to trackside view every five seconds. make two different videos or first half cab camera.

[@dnhman]

Ryan thanks! Maybe it was in scale time!:)

[@johnrettig1880]

That God awful horn sound sounds like something out of a horror movie . I ought to know I've watched enough of them in my life . Other then that great layout .

[@kevinfinkel5536]

Cab view is off center from the rails. Disorienting.