HO Scale OPS: Union Pacific on the Summers Job. 1

Filmed 09/23/17
FINALLY... After two months of videos form everywhere but my 'home" layout, we're back! This was filmed the same day as the UP Family Days video from a couple weeks ago. After I left Neff Yard that day, I headed straight to the club and got to work filming this ops session.
This time, I made a little more of an effort to include some run-bys and/or meets with other trains, rather than this being all switching. The more I use these units, the more I like them. Athearn did a very good job with these '40Ns. The lights could be brighter, but that's nothing switching to LEDs wont fix.
The Rock Island units belong to Ron; he's the one who built the Industrial Park. The Southern Pacific train is our club VP Bill's. He just had those two units weathered and had sound installed. The Amtrak train is mine, with sound and lights done by Shane (thebrakeman17). It's an Athearn unit also, and yes, I know Amtrak's real 822 is a P40DC, not the 42 as I have it labeled in the video. But then the model Athearn is using for the 822 is a P42. So, it's correct... but also not correct :D
Anyway, this is part 1 of 3. So you know what's coming up. Wednesday I'll have more railfanning from a couple Monday's ago when I was at Kansas City's Union Station. Like usual, stay tuned for more, and thanks for watching!
Jason
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[@donbelle7171]

You gots love those snoot noses back to back!! Big power!!

[@charlesklein9169]

As a son of a railroader, this is a fantastic layout. As a kid rode many times on Switcher engines with my Dad. I love trains.....

[@ijakis1891]

I love these trains.... I love hear them...and when they goes slow with big cargo Greetings from Greece!!!

[@Junksterbass2]

Ice seen quite a few of these videos and i must say, i have enjoyed every one of them. The layout is incredible to say the least. Thank you for posting them

[@whatsitaboutwithphilcraig6661]

Just love Union Pacific in any scale 😎

[@j.sterling9167]

South main street crossing: 1 RR signal inoperative, 1 missing and no flagman. Two smaller crossings no flagman.

[@kevingautier107]

MAN! This is one of the all-time great setups. Could be dozens of towns in the Midwest. Had a little problem with lack of UP loco weathering (your rolling stock has outstanding weathering.) It is plausible that these locos just came from refurbishing at Bailey Yard, so no biggie. Repeat: OuTsTaNdiNg!!

[@pabassfisherman]

Wow, awesome video. The sounds are amazing. And somebody does a real nice job on weathering the locomotives and rolling stock!

[@SlimJim27j]

that guy in the pick up at the crossing is probably fuming!😁

[@25mfd]

HA...he's beyond fuming. His fumes are fuming. That's how mad he is...lol...

[@rjl110919581]

thank you for your detail video as good to watch the operation

[@MultiMusicianman]

Very nice video and scenery around the layout.

[@randypiasecki4161]

Hi Jason, great video of the op session. The picture and sound quality was excellent. I like how the engines were operated at prototypical speed. Looking forward to seeing the next video. Randy

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Randy, appreciate it. Camera is actually pretty beat up, but it still does the job. I think Athearn may have upped their game because they operate amazingly well. Makes that slow switching speed easier to do.

[@uprailman]

Very nice scenery, adds to the realism we look for.

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, we try our best to make it as real looking as we can.

[@sernajrlouis]

SD-40'S are my favorite. Great video

[@scottharris6423]

I was so impressed with this video and the background buildings etc...I had to subscribed and punch the "Like" button.

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@maxlopez7457]

I remember those engines from my childhood

[@flyboy2610]

Nice video! Thanks for making and posting it. My layout (a continual work in progress that never seems to get to the point of actually running trains) is also based on the UP.

[@brianhanna5637]

Love the videos keep them coming

[@Kevin-ev7hw]

Thank You Jason for the Great Video

[@Bruno.Trains]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Bruno

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Bruno, glad you enjoyed it.

[@Tallkid1992]

please keep making these love what you do

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, there will be 2 more videos coming of this session, so more on the way.

[@tubefox1]

That was REALLY cool! I love the realism of the scenery. About the only time I didn't think I was watching this at full scale was the couple times someone walked past in the background. I am working on my second layout and would consider myself very lucky to even come close to the level of realism shown here....I could have been looking out the second story window of a trackside building watching this at normal scale. Great job!

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Tim, appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed the vid. And yeah, the club has an infestation of giants. They keep popping up in the background. Totally random and unpredictable.

[@cw7784]

That's an awesome power move with the Smoot Nose Loco's

[@kcsmodeler2604]

Great video as always

[@Outsiderla]

Nice vid RJ i like how the trains are working and your layout man its so realistic

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks SG. I like seeing them work too, more entertaining than a quick run-by. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Outsiderla]

Railfan Jason also I'm a rail fan and my names is Jason to

[@brakie44820]

As a fun fact the horn direction signals does not need to be sounded in normal switching only grade crossing signals if applicable. Its a good neighbor thing approved by the FRA.

[@RailfanJason]

Yeah, it's a lose lose thing, if I didn't people would be complaining about it. The internet in a rough place. :D

[@nickbarman4145]

Great video like always

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, appreciate it.

[@nickbarman4145]

Railfan Jason yep

[@timpriddy349]

Gotta come to a "safety stop" before coupling cars........I work their yards...great vid

[@microbusss]

me LOVES Rock Island! especially the later schemes & The Rock before it went bankrupt

[@wiliamcamarda2471]

Belas manobras com as locomotivas. 👍

[@MonsterRailroad]

Nice layout Jason!

[@Mercatoyd]

I too have to echo the comments made so far about the quality of this layout and the video.. When you can't see the top of your backdrop it is very tough to tell where the background ends and the photo backdrop begins... very , very nice.

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you, appreciate it. Guys in the club have spent a lot of time to make this as real as we can. Otherwise it's like, what's the point? Glad you enjoyed it!

[@YourLocalMaxwellRoblox]

I like these trains

[@philmartinez2227]

Hey Rj, have you ever done an ops session in your intermodal yard? The only vid I have seen of it is the helicopter fly over. Would love to see an ops session. see the yard ground level

[@michaelglass4701]

Loooooove your video

[@randyfunk7691]

Great video jason

[@RailfanJason]

Thnks Randy.

[@MtrayPlays]

Are the crossings working and can you do a tutorial of a 4 Track Eight Crossing Video Wyandotte Michigan plz i want to know ahead of time and when I get stuff to do this

[@derekjensen5918]

Very awesome video and great cam work. I do have a question for you. How come none of your signals work?

[@TheSupradude26]

What was the idea or purpose behind the SD40-2 locomotives that had the longer snoop nose? In my collection of over 60 mostly Kato N-scale locomotives currently on my layout, I have a pair of Santa Fe's and a pair of Canadian Pacific's with the longer nose and always wondered why EMD did that. I typically run each pair along with 2 or 3 of the regular SD40's as a 4 or 5 unit lash up which I think looks cool, but seldom do I notice other snoot nose SD40's on the tons of other KZbin videos of model railroads I watch.

[@braxis415]

Have any railroad accidents happened?

[@SPRF_UPRF]

Nice👍👍🎥

[@santiagovelaz1739]

You can make a video whit Ferromex trains?

[@RailfanJason]

Well, I don't own any Ferromex locomotives, but a couple other members in the club have some, I'll see what I can do.

[@santiagovelaz1739]

Railfan Jason thanks

[@gandalfthegrey7874]

Or one with Canadian National locomotives, I just think their color scheme is so beautiful.

[@AllanLoveJr]

Why such huge power when all you need is a GP38-2.

[@derekrohan9619]

Needs some weathering on stuff.. everything seems to clean and new to me.. nice tho

[@michaelmohrmann]

Question: What was that small brick building on the left side of the scene at 3:20?

[@RailfanJason]

That belongs to another member, but I believe it's a Cornerstone pre-built Yard Office.

[@oldtown6240]

The SD40-2 is unique with the large rear porch, but these SD40-2 snoots are just perfect for spotting. However, the variants among engine cabs even within a specific category is surprising. Some are difficult to discern, e.g., Admiral Cab. And, I often wondered about the realism of the sound on the model engines. A good comparison, at least for the SD40-2, is at kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYrbiaOKqa6fY8k. The decoders do a pretty good job, better than I thought.

[@RailfanJason]

SD40-2s are always a good looking locomotive and it's great that they were so well built and reliable, that they are still in use today, many having been rebuilt two or three times in their lives. Unlike NS, CSX, and even BNSF to a certain extent, UP is the only railroad who has not changed the original shape of the cab. These latest rebuilds have earned them the new designation SD40N and I've been able to film a handful of them over the passed 3 months. I've been up close and personal and the sound on the HO models is pretty good. I have no complaints about them.

[@santiagovelaz1739]

Please Jason

[@JohnJohn-uh7tm]

John priya

[@YourLocalMaxwellRoblox]

I like thes 0

[@Veronica-zb8vv]

The heck why is this here if this is for kids

[@RailfanJason]

Huh? Why is this here... on KZbin? This isn't for kids, it's for everyone who likes trains and model railroading.