HO Scale Fails and Derailments Part 3

Round 3, and we're back for more!
Everything here has a story..To fails trying to get the shot, and a few other trains decided to get crafty when I'm recording. We also see how physics cut loose on a downhill, and what happens when Withrottle dumps out for a moment.. No equipment was harmed in filming!

[@alco251b9]

3:12 the troublesome ore hoppers are at it again

[@Zombie0010101]

“On! On! Faster! Faster!” The silly ore hoppers yelled. Then there was trouble!

[@nathanchan4653]

@@Zombie0010101 the GP diesels arrived quickly to see the damage One of the GP diesel driver: This was our fault, we should’ve secure the ore hoppers properly. Mr. HO Scale Manager will be cross with us.

[@CaptravelsAviation]

@@nathanchan4653 Mr. HO Scale Master: You have caused confusion and delay!

[@goldgamercommenting2990]

1:48 here they go again **inserts crazy banjo chase music**

[@shirleypelham]

Trucks: GO ON FASTER

[@fishman501]

The runaway train crashes seem like they would fit well into a TTTE episode. "We've broken away! We've broken away!" sang the trucks.

[@imdanumber1]

3:13 the Troublesome Trucks laughter was it for me LMAO

[@lucasblanton5203]

0:29 I love the "bing" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@thomasboese3793]

0:30 Ah, the joys of railroading. During my work years at the major railroad one morning, I drove into the parking lot, and sitting halfway into the turntable pit was an MP15. The last person moving it failed to apply the hand brake so it very nicely rolled into the pit. Funny how "stuff" always rolls downhill.

[@francisconovillo3136]

NnoEl o Milimétrico Informativa Pilotémonos te

[@jordaneriksson5417]

Oliver Owns Up

[@paulscott6018]

Great call for the troublesome trucks laugh to come after those ore cars disconnected themselves from the locomotive. Sparked a lot nostalgia for me too.

[@mariocar0727]

WE’VE BROKEN AWAY WE’VE BROKEN AWAY laughed the trucks

[@tau85rus]

HURRAH HURRAH laughed the trucks. WE’VE BROKEN AWAY WE’VE BROKEN AWAY

[@ryancampbell4119]

@@tau85rusChase him bump him throw him off the rails.

[@simix6915]

3:52 Thomas creeplely staring at the camera

[@CCXmas]

@@undercoverweasel2478 Thomas is tryna tell us something

[@danielferrovias]

3:07 we've broken away we've broken away! Boasted the trucks

[@draconightwalker4964]

why did i hear this in Ringo Starr's voice?

[@evanj2400]

3:13 and then there was trouble! “Go” shouted the troublesome trucks! “Go go”

[@onesadcomputer]

BRO I LITTERALLY HEARD THAT

[@traintalkproductions5934]

"On on on, laughed the trucks."

[@iampixelgamer2454]

"Come on we'll catch him" laughed the trucks, as they speed down Gordon's hill.

[@SeanBodine]

I saw Thomas hiding behind the sheds at the ending. Your collection of trains is really cool.

[@kyanjones9289]

I never noticed that lol

[@mrbrightlightness]

3:47 yeah i see him

[@wolfgang548]

1:00 - Never use plastic couplers. Defect detector: Track 1 No defects. Train: Hold my beer.

[@jacobdubielak]

That buttom part made me laugh

[@SPNGLovato18]

1:57 My favorite and best one yet! Never thought someone will do something like that!

[@-watermelonking]

it happened to me once... but they were loaded

[@roberthuffer6591]

The level of detail on this layout is amazing! A few times I felt like I was watching the real deal!

[@beeking1792]

“Luckily no one was hurt.” -Thomas the Tank Engine Narrator

[@goldgamercommenting2990]

Diesel locomotives and cars: ARE WE A JOKE TO YOU

[@theofficialSeir9]

literally every episode

[@evilduane73]

Plot twist: no one was actually hurt

[@beeking1792]

U.S version: “Sir Topam Hat was cross” - Thomas the Tank Engine Narrator U.K version: “The Fat Controler was cross” - Thomas the Tank Engine Narrator

[@randomkid7164]

"Luckily everyone was hurt" -Thomas the tank engine in the nutshell Narrator

[@Aiollosopp]

3:13 Troublesome Trucks: "We've broken away!" "We've broken away!" 3:23 Thomas: "Runaway trucks are coming! You must change the points!"

[@necjerseyrailfan7500]

I Love the added sound effects

[@raihanahana4098]

8888880

[@shirleypelham]

NEC Jersey Railfan check out 0:54

[@jappedut9009]

Me too 😂😂

[@shirleypelham]

@@jappedut9009 0:54 is soooooooooo funny😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@colonelrockrits9436]

Agreed. They should be for a lot along with edits that help spice up the video

[@ruffian2952]

Having covered many wreck trains during my railroad years I always enjoyed "cross lots" the best. Got a lot of insight from the wreckmaster as to the behavior of the equipment as one car followed another during the derailment. Some of these vignettes are educational.

[@Wolfgodmak]

1:50 “Hurrah, we’re off!” “Hurrah, we’re off!” The troublesome trucks have broken free and were rolling back down Gordons Hill

[@cts3696]

**TTTE runaway theme plays** Then there was trouble. The hoppers were getting faster and faster. They noticed another train at the bottom of the hill, but they didn’t care. The hoppers smashed into the other train, and made a huge mess. The fat controller was very cross, and the GP engines learned their lesson about the troublesome hoppers.

[@bpcXD]

And then they crashed into the back of Ben

[@judahmac1799]

Luckily no one was hurt.

[@lucasblanton5203]

It should've been "hurrah were off! hurrah were off! Chase him, bump him, throw him off th- *crash* owwwwwwwwwww

[@RicksPictures_4Official]

*TTTE runaway theme starts* Narrator: the trucks went faster and faster, the trucks said “on! On! Faster! Faster!” Then there was trouble, the trucks smash into Donald and Douglas’s train.. The trucks fell down the hill!

[@StaIhelm]

3:39 Coal pile at end track:Exists Hopper Cars:YOU SHALL NOT EXIST!

[@DerpyPossum]

“Track 1 no defects” tank cars: *”Are you sure about that?”*

[@joshuakosek1410]

*c r i t i c a l a l a r m*

[@HLTrains5003]

Thats why E-Z mate couplers SUCK!

[@SWORails]

Draging equipment

[@ryanhealy3074]

Tank cars: "...and I took that personally"

[@tuftyterror983]

you underestimate my power

[@sdrailproductions]

Brings back memories of watching Thomas and friends @3:13

[@shirleypelham]

3:25 note that the first coal car bounced when it hit the coal

[@cacline72]

0:59 and that's why we use Kadee metal couplers kids

[@BenBensonStudios]

FACTS

[@SCL3618]

The tank in question was far ahead of the derailment, it was sharp slack that broke it clean. Car was being used as a divider for yarding the cuts accordingly.

[@cacline72]

@@SCL3618 Ah I see, I've had incidents like that happen before.

[@thatonecaledonian812]

2:54 *watches runaway hoppers* this is fine.

[@MemphisSubRailfan]

I love how on the SP tanker train we heard “No Defects” and then the train derailed.

[@SegaDisneyUniverse]

SP Tanker: "No defects!" Train: And I took that personally. 😂

[@zactherailfanner]

0:53 How does that happen?

[@michaelroyo9709]

The sp tankcar is called sp fuelcar if the locomotive had it it wont longer be refueled

[@rushylvanianorthern]

That barely aged

[@JasontheFolf]

2:55 The troublesome trucks flew past Thomas. "On! On!" They yelled.

[@aidanmackusick1817]

It was time for Thomas to leave he had seen everything

[@cbjfan38]

0:27 i love that BNSF

[@evanj2400]

Fakebonnet

[@SCL3618]

MTH HO Fakebonnet Dash 9, there's another video of it running on channel.

[@up1943productions]

Those hanging coupler airbrake hoses seem to cause a lot of these derailments

[@TrainFan119]

They really do

[@25mfd]

@Zach Franey good idea

[@santafewarbonnetproductions]

@Zach Franey same

[@-watermelonking]

i use the magnetic air hoses

[@SirLANsalot]

actually its a cause of both coupler height being a little off (too low) and/or poor trackwork that causes those issues. If the height is correct and the trackwork is good, and it still does it, slightly bending the hose upward will get it to clear the rail head. I have had to do this to a few cars on a club layout (HO) and my own layout (N).

[@jschmid]

I like how they just casually create a run away ore train with the most detailed plastic HO ore cars ever made.

[@brandypaez5033]

'We've broken away, we've broken away!" Said the troublesome hoppers.

[@random_JRFreightguy]

2:35 public servers be like in blue train with friends:

[@floyd_hamelin]

Fr

[@johnnewman732]

2:44 kaboom!!!!!!

[@rozeenajamil]

1:46 que the Thomas runaway theme

[@shanestrains2849]

These are great, reminds me of the I love Toy Trains series, but with a modern twist. It’s awesome!

[@SCL3618]

Thanks! Years of watching their stuff as a kid paid off.

[@NoBoost1]

I actually forgot the name of that series and have been trying to remember for awhile. I remember watching that and "lots and lots of toy trains" as a kid. I need to dig through some stuff to see if I still have them, though if not honestly might buy them again.

[@SCL3618]

@@NoBoost1 The first two tapes have been uploaded on here, chances are you can still find them.

[@ThatTrainBoi]

Same

[@Iamneverreturning]

I love how you add the troublesome trucks laugh

[@bluskidu]

The crashes with the runaway hoppers were brutal!

[@patrickspies8742]

Uh which one

[@bluskidu]

Both crashes!

[@patrickspies8742]

I’m such a idiot

[@bluskidu]

@@patrickspies8742 Naw it’s good

[@patrickspies8742]

Thanks

[@lordsnivyofnottingham2948]

1:48 "Hurrah! Huurah! Hurrah", laughed the trucks, "We've broken away! We've broken away!"

[@JosipRadnik1]

That's much better than any road rage compilation LOL!

[@blairterry9435]

3:13 On on faster faster!

[@modelrailpreservation]

I run a lot of antique HO scale, pre-WWII though 1950s that I still use Mantua Automatic couplers on (AKA Mantua Loop couplers), these were the first automatic couplers, the thing about these, is you can pick up the locomotive, hold it vertical, nose up, and have all the cars dangle down underneath it. So, after I installed a lift out bridge on my layout, I had roughly 12-14" of electrical dead zone either side, only one rail insulated. Unfortunately, a longer wheel base Varney steam locomotive kept power flowing through the supposedly dead rail (Right side of locomotive has un-insulated wheels that are all electrically linked through the frame, loco would not go dead until last wheel is on insulated rail) and with the momentum, it nose dived to the floor. Funny part was, it was a long passenger train of prewar Walthers passenger cars, the entire train was still coupled and the last two cars were still on the track.

[@tjmusa]

thanks for posting. what a gas... love the layouts. and the long trains and your details. i worked for Uncle Pete, union pacific when i was 18, i was the hostler attend and move bad order in and good units out of the diesel shop in norht platte. what a rush when the one your working with goes on the ground. the real ones move easier on the ground then on the rail.. i saw the 3 man make up grew ruin 6 brand new CNW units first paying run. had them stacked 2 high and on the end of the others. no one got hurt, thank god. its heavy duty work. thanks again for your great train crashes.. keep up the good work.

[@BuckeyeTrains]

This Feels Like A Awesome Series

[@packersprod4149]

2:11 imagine if another train was just coming out if the tunnel and crashed ti

[@cmag19]

Jesus those SP Tunnel Motors can *HAUL*

[@jdoggez2083]

1:32 I have that porta potty truck 😂

[@SCL3618]

I "weathered" mine appropriately 😂

[@jdoggez2083]

@@SCL3618 😂 😂 😂

[@nathankeske5697]

0:35 while my trains over here struggling to pull 5 cars AT TOPS

[@nathankeske5697]

How do you get them to pull such hevey lodes

[@haaseshouseoscience6377]

Everytime I see a derailment, i'd would always "Oh no" from the I Love Toy Trains; Oh No! Great job btw.

[@blairterry9435]

Me too.

[@SCL3618]

I learned from the best! Can't beat their originals, but this is a decent homage.

[@blairterry9435]

@@SCL3618 Me too.

[@D.O.T.D.]

nOsTaLgIa rEeEeEeEeE

[@roberthuffer6591]

Dude! When the gondola cars broke loose and crashed at the bottom of the mountain, I cringed big time!

[@tracynation2820]

An excellent video. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.

[@TM-bk3ok]

3:00 I hear you outdated meme

[@pablohernandez9405]

The scene at 2:06 has happened more times than you think, on the real railroads....shoving into the side of another train, or standing cut of cars.

[@YukariAkiyamaTanks]

I've been watching you since I was a kid and I always enjoy your content, keep up the amazing work!

[@packfannumber1]

I’m a train wrecker for RJ Corman I pick these up for a living I think it’d be awesome if you got some model cat 583 side booms and had them staged picking up a derailment. As a boom operator I’d love to see that.

[@northernohiorailfanningpro8899]

0:52 how does that even happen?!

[@SCL3618]

Still not sure lol. Car had come off somewhere and used the switch as a vaulting point.

[@ahalfsesameseedbun7472]

Now imagine those hoppers being filled with a live load.

[@cnpfunteam6105]

Defect Detector: “Track 1 no defects” Tanker Car: “YEET!” Dispatcher: “What the-”

[@imatree1540]

Man I use to watch these so much as a kid and revisiting them just brings memories

[@Lei2lu4]

LMAO I LOVE THE TROUBLESOME TRUCKS ROLLING DOWN AND CRASHIN XD

[@thetreedemoknight4827]

i can only imagine the anxiety that happens when couplers break while on a grade

[@Hunter_Dawso]

Moral of this video: plastic couplers and trip pins are not your friend.

[@SCL3618]

The coupler in question was far ahead of the wreck, it was the slack from the sudden stop that tore it open.

[@tulyar1043]

​@@SCL3618 This why on my trains there are only metal kadee ones. When running a fifty car train on my 14ft ×4ft oval the laws of physics and dynamics apply equally well to the HO train as well as the protoype.

[@wolfzillaproductions4563]

“Track one, no defects” Tankers: *Oh, we’re gonna fix that!!*

[@i_g_man]

Yeah lol I can’t stop watching it.

[@gleisverwerfung]

I have a H0 Railroad, but your Fail Video is the Funniest i ever seen!🤣

[@raymondleggs5508]

And the rest of the train is like "this is the part where I break free because I can't resist it no more"...

[@Trainruby]

I Love the Thomas peeking from the side of the roundhouse at the end

[@MysticRivers2]

0:53 "Track One, No Defects" *The tank car: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?*

[@VenusVenitorium]

The ore hoppers are the real life troublesome trucks LMAO

[@LegoWormNoah101]

1:51 "Hurrah! Hurrah! Wailed the cars! Peter Sam shut his eyes"

[@NorthAndre]

Love the sound effects.

[@BenBensonStudios]

These are extremely hilarious.

[@carwashnews3388]

Only because they are toys

[@bennickss]

@@carwashnews3388 they are far from toys, they’re expensive highly detailed models

[@cynthiawilson6428]

0:50 no defects cars: well see about that, YEET!!

[@DNiceKing]

Never gets old. Love watching your videos over and over again.

[@SCL3618]

Thanks for watching!

[@HumancityJunction]

This was both really fun to watch and really hard to watch at the same time.

[@SCL3618]

Nothing was broken through filming this series, if that makes it any more palatable lol.

[@KofaAvenueAnimations]

That crash with the ore cars and the log car was spectacular.

[@stevenspaziani9159]

Great video especially with the sound effects. Derailments is the biggest problem I have ever had with HO trains and sadly it doesn't take much, a little dirt on the wheels, especially ones with the RP25 flange along with truck mounted couplers. I now use strictly Kadee couplers and every car has it couplers body mounted and I have even taken wheel sets apart put the wheels in my lathe and deepened the tread a little bit to give the flange more to grab the rail with. It's a lot of pain staking work but in the long run well worth the time.

[@awesomecronk7183]

Do you put a slope on the riding surface too?

[@stevenspaziani9159]

@@awesomecronk7183 Yes I do, I try to keep the same RP25 angle but only deep. I use a dremel cutoff wheel attachment that has been beveled so it will fit into the back of the wheel and hold it securely in the lathe, and then with a very sharp fine file I file the flange deeper and use a micrometer to measure to make sure all wheels are filed the same. I have done it with cars and Athearn 6 axle locomotives. I have had great success doing this. Over the years I have had issues with trains derailing on Atlas switches because basically the points suck, but once I started filing the wheels derailments have virtually disappeared, I have also stopped using Atlas swithces and changed tp Pico, much better switch and you don't have to worry about wiring the frog.

[@johnfoltz8183]

You can bever successfully push scale models freight cars with a locomotive as it will easily derail.

[@houstonrailfanproductions8191]

I was waiting for part 3

[@0v3rr1d3]

All this needs is the "Oh no!" sound effect

[@blairterry9435]

Yes!

[@johnleonard6878]

The sound effects make it all worthwhile. Hope nothing was damaged

[@SCL3618]

Thanks for watching! All turned out just fine.

[@tornadochaser283]

2:53 The cantilevers be like, “WHERE DID ALL THIS MESS COME FROM?”

[@davestrains6816]

Bad day on the railroad. Fun video, thanks for sharing. Dave

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Nice new update like it very much.

[@dominicborrayo4112]

3:25 lead ore car: SWEET MERCIFUL CRAP!!!!!

[@paulhare662]

Good humor is hard to find these days. This was greatly appreciated.

[@SCL3618]

Thanks for watching!

[@leohopkins71]

Legend has it that line of coal hoppers are still free falling downhill and about to meet yet another horrible fate at the bottom.

[@UPRailfan]

Your videos are epic man! I’m going to go do that myself one of these days

[@WarbonnetProductions]

“I have been waiting.....”

[@Heroduothecomedian]

I was just about to comment asking if those coal cars are the troublesome trucks (from Thomas and friends) of your layout but you adding their laugh track from the show and answered my question lol

[@Hendo56]

The sound effects make this video so cool...

[@britishrailclass4767]

I like how their are team fortress 2 voice lines here

[@SCL3618]

Good catch !

[@AulisA.O.T]

0:44 oh boy, i have to waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and wai- WHAT?

[@Unknow-sl9ed]

Better in slow motion Seems looks like real

[@eXtremeFX2010]

I almost willing to bet that every Model Railroader who videos their layouts have a few of these unseen bloopers. Great Hilarious Stuff Here! 😄

[@SCL3618]

Thanks for watching! Oh it absolutely happens, but few choose to highlight it like I have here lol.

[@Tandor69]

Thank you for this video. I did not realize Southern Pacific made a diesel tender. I love the idea of them. Even made a BN one from an article in Model Railroad magazine in the '80's. Sad that it is discontinued though.

[@SCL3618]

Thanks for watching!

[@heavygaming1254]

Rip those couplers. Nice video! I enjoyed it.

[@nogitsaro]

Fun fact:Do you see the troublesome truck laughing animation when the cars pass

[@peytonl.3516]

The derailments are very funny with the sound effects 🤣 😂 😄 😆

[@trainliker100]

Some of these are examples of why we require metal couplers at an HO museum layout where I volunteer.

[@ratrodrobhall1402]

This was strangely satisfying

[@killerbees177]

Those runaway hoppers remind of when the trucks broke away from James on Gordon's Hill

[@certifiedgamer312]

3:11 union pacific NANI!!!! engineer, Jerry throw her in reverse we gotta get those damn troublesome trucks. Troublesome trucks, Oh sh*t were caught. awesome videos man keep it up 😁😁😁

[@cromwellthesynth]

3:15 i LOVE the inclusion of the troublesome trucks giggle! XD I just got done rewatching the original UK narration Thomas the tank engine series 1-5 on youtube and new that giggle instantly XDDDDD

[@mrsodor7106]

3:55 Thomas is right there