HO Scale Railfanning: the MASSIVE E.J.C.M. Club Layout!

Filmed 10/03/15
To start, I have to thank Shane (thebrakeman17) here on KZbin for stumbling on Josh's (NSmodeler24) video about installing locomotive engineer gauge lights in the cab. Shane saw Josh's video and wanted to try it, but he models N scale and needed some HO units to try this out on. So, the first thing he does is come to me to ask if I would offer up a couple of mine. Of course I was all for it. I was super impressed with Josh's work and would never try it on my own. So Shane didn't have to ask me twice. He's still got my other unit, so when I get that back, it'll be featured in a video too.
I also need to give some thanks to Chris for his assistance in filming this, and a couple up coming videos. He came out to the club the past two Saturdays and I let him run my trains so I could film. Especially what we got yesterday, that is going to make for a really neat video. I was able to film angles and areas I don't normally get to, because running the trains and operating the camera at the same time is pretty limiting.
But this video gave my computer a rough time. It took 13 hours and 15 minutes to render out, which is the reason I'm just now getting it posted. But its an HO scale railfanning vid with a few neat surprises. Oh, even though this is basically a "KCE" video, there's only one KCE train in it. :D
Anyway, that's about it for now. Keep an eye out for some more club stuff in the next week or two. Till then, thanks for watching!
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[@christophercutler193]

Awesome layout built to high standards, excellent modern and up to date rolling stock and engines, its great!

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Christopher! I do appreciate it. :D

[@javedahmad7513]

lay out, A+, photography, A+, scenery A+, never seen such beautiful layout before. the way you picturized I felt like I was there. everything looks so real. my hats off to the team.

[@toriehelton2984]

the picture seems to be fuzzy

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you, appreciate it and glad you enjoyed the show.

[@toriehelton2984]

I know I like the show, but focus the camera better please I want to see the video clear

[@randypiasecki4161]

Very nice video. It is good to see that the club accommodates those who like to run steam. Looking forward to the next video! Randy

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Randy! Yes we let everyone run pretty much whatever they want. That steamer was mine actually. Our fictional railroad, the Kansas City Eastern, rosters it as an excursion unit, but in between jobs, it earns it's keep pulling freight.

[@tommythomason6187]

Super fun to view, as always. Can't wait to see that Union Station. A big city passenger depot with lots of platforms and tracks, is a striking attraction on any model railroad.

[@divox9pqr]

Fabulous! A dream come true for a model railroader of any age.

[@ricardo1342]

Rodney Brown 😍😃🚂

[@kaizaxisham4030]

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[@whugwhug]

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[@N-Scale]

Very nice layout and great shots. Mike

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Mike, appreciate it!

[@okieboy41]

Jason; you did an excellent job shooting this video! I look forward to watching all the club and live video's! Keep up the good work!

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy this stuff. It's a lot of fun.

[@paulcoghlan3952]

Awesome layout guys, what a team..........Paul

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@dalsun226]

We do enjoy the videos shared by you .....keep up the Good work

[@RailfanJason]

Appreciate it, glad you enjoy and I certainly will.

[@samirdas-nn4xh]

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[@Boohpoop]

Love your layout! I especially like the length and width of the yard. Great stuff!!

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks! Though, I wish I could claim it as all mine :D But it's a club layout and my loco yard is just one of it's sections.

[@WhiteRiverRails]

Very cool video!! I loved all the trains and the layout.

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@1940limited]

Amazing layout. I can't believe all the switches and track you have plus the size of your yards. Beautiful!

[@fredthompson7947]

Loved the 1st scene. Good job on the zoom in and " pace walk recording". Steady hand and good slow step stop to catch ..Length and distance depth shot. Took some timing practice I'm sure...Ty it's all good.

[@PeterCPRail8748]

Very nice work guys. Love the cab interior lighting.

[@Pistike660507]

Very nice work!

[@jimmyat460]

Great trains and video. Beautiful layout! Very well done.

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks! Appreciate it, we've spent a lot of time on it.

[@MPHTrains]

Great video Jason! The trains looked great as usual.

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you Mason. Gad you enjoyed it!

[@colbymoorcraft4958]

I like it how they make it real by having lots and lots of train cars on the trains!

[@splodium]

Yeah same!

[@JungleYT]

Wow... If you were to wake up in the middle of this or not see the guys in background, you'd swear it was "Real"!

[@2448toyman]

Great job on your video I enjoyed watching Thanks for sharing Cheers Ron

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you Ron! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@clarencel.brown3rd367]

Just awesome, I love it. I wish I had a model railroad like that so large to run a 180 Freight cars in One Direction I love big trains modern trains

[@thairatcatcher]

Simply stunning *****!!!

[@fredfoster9858]

I've watched this video over and over, and still can't get enough!!! It's one of your best, I have a request, could you show some pics on the roundhouse and turntable under construction? I'm building this, and it would help.

[@RailfanJason]

+Fred Foster Wow, sorry for the very late response. I haven't been getting notices on comments and a lot of them are slipping through the cracks. But thank you, I'm glad you enjoy it. I'm going out to the club tomorrow and I will see what I can do about your request.

[@astrotrainreviews1355]

Cool, great video man, keep them coming!!

[@NS8010]

Solid video Jason. Very well shot. Have Chris run trains for you more often :D The SD70M turned out great. Shane did an awesome job. My fave train however was that CN intermodal. Nice consist.

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Spencer! Unfortunately, this was the last time for a while that he'll be able to come out, but yes, it was a big help having him out there. That 70 is now one of my favorites. Just need to add a crew and sound to it. I agree, that CN intermodal is a good one. Bill's M-2s and Demo unit looks awesome.

[@MrJoaco1946]

Excellent layout

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you.

[@trainmanhockeyfan]

Awesome layout!

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks!

[@simpli.sarahk]

Beautiful layout! Love the long trains especially the intermodals. I have a 11 by 8 ho scale layout and run a lot of intermodal. I see a lot of 53' trailers on that train that I would like to have lol

[@justkiddin08]

very nice Layout!

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks!

[@drumday]

Got some well framed shots! - Jeff

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Jeff!

[@TonyFleetwood]

when i saw the nsmodeler vid with the computer monitors lit up, i knew that a new era of modeling had dawned.

[@RailfanJason]

Yeah, I was blown away when I saw his. Never thought I'd have any like it, then my buddy Shane said he wanted to try it. I couldn't turn my locomotive over to him fast enough. :D

[@chuckfink7419]

UP 3984 is really a show-stealer! Great job. I'd like to see you do it all again with more steam and from a lower angle. Most train watching is from ground level and videos look more realistic from a lower angle.One thing missing though. Good sound like this makes the viewer wonder: "Where's the smoke?". Maybe one of these days we'll have realistic "scale" smoke. :-)

[@Livinginohio25]

Awesome video!

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you!

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

I went to a model train layout and I loved it.

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

Check it out on my channel Sorry if footage was shakey I had been so excited about it that I couldn't film

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

It's called model trains part 1

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

I need to stop liking my own comments

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

I'll like them only if I agree with them

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

I'm going to see if I can maybe come here with a red coal hopper

[@galaxyrailfanning7860]

Truly awesome!

[@DarkTerritory71]

Very nice video! Great job!

[@NorfolkSouthernES44AC]

Great video! I think its really cool how you have D&RGW AC44CW's even though they never had 'em.

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks! Yeah, I model the Rio Grande as if they are still around, but with UP as their "parent" company. So in my version of the Rio Grande, they have GEs after a bit of UP influence.

[@michaelglass4701]

Loooooooooove your layout.

[@shawnmcintyre4773]

Just subbed... Very impressive from the layout , to the variety of rolling stock.

[@fredfoster9858]

Thanks for my request Jason.

[@steveforest6951]

Nice Models Nice Layout Nice Photography !!

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@suelinerr]

Thanks for sharing.

[@javedahmad7513]

Jason excellent job sir.

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you!

[@shawn1.014]

Very nice

[@michaelglass4701]

Beautiful

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Michael.

[@Rarawer]

this layout is really huge

[@RailfanJason]

Yes, it's 76'x56'. Really big. :D

[@Rarawer]

oh Man

[@stevenanderson3860]

Nice Video

[@patrickniedermayer7385]

with all those intermodals u need a ship yard with a container ship and yard

[@wasatchrangerailway6921]

I run the UP&W a 2200 linear track feet layout in my basement. I have found that the one thing that can destroy a wonderful video is rolling stock that is wiggling. Rolling stock should rock and roll; not wiggle. You'll find that the heavier the rolling stock is the less it will jiggle. A 125,000 pound car should weigh in at 8 full ounces. Bolsters that are too loose cause cars to wiggle also. A good three point suspension is a must when doing video work. Rough track can and does destroy a video. You should go through all of the turnouts and fine tune them with no wowies in them. I get rid of all the hinges in the point rails and sharpen the points to a razors edge. Commercial turnouts are a disaster waiting to happen especially on curved turnouts. There is a little known trick called a "kicker" that guarantees that you will never derail a train in a curved turnout. The flanges of all the wheels ride up against the high rail eventually warping the point. The kicker prevents that. The railroads use them in slow speed turnouts temporarily when a switch has been run through. There is a fairly new frog called a "jump" frog. I modified some to lift the wheels a lot more gradually than the way the real railroads do it. There are no bumps or wowies in them at all and they make for some real conversation pieces. The flanges ride right over the rail head of the mainline rail and you can't tell. I run Miniature Railway Foundries & US Locomotive Works and have decided to sell the ideas that I have incorporated into my own layout. Waterfalls that use table salt as the water, and "lightning" in the backdrops with recorded thunder claps make for some real head turners when I have people over. Operating truck stops and lumber yards with real working trucks and fork lifts are all possible with a deice called the Multiple Position Rotating Circuitry "MPRC" switch. It is a belt that turns at 1 RPM with risers in the channels. These risers open and close the contacts that control the motors on the little trucks and forklifts. No micro-processors or software, just a slowly rotating belt that opens and closes switches on a given channel. They are guided magnetically "Faller" steering mechanisms and power is supplied by metal "pavement"---blackened brass sheet. If they were battery powered you would be unable to control them. The UP&W isn't even close to done but it really gets the modeling juices flowin' when they see the things that I have been able to do with it. If anyone is interested I can tell you how to do all of these nifty little things that take model railroading over the top. They are really simple!

[@oneastrails]

+Wasatch Range Railway A lot of criticism for someone who doesn't post his own work. I think that this is one of the most well shot, well detailed HO scale layout videos on KZbin. Oh I also think that you are full of it with what your layout can do.

[@wasatchrangerailway6921]

it was very well done and I did like the video and yes I can do the things I said I can do if you would like to do some of them, i can tell you how to do the things that I do like lightning---its just a box about one foot wide by about 24 inches tall with a single neon light bulb it is never allowed to start completely so it flashes. it sits behind the backdrop. the backdrop has slits cut into it in the shape of a lightning flash so when you push the switch, you get lightning. the mprc switch is just a cam switch with multiple channels. it can control any motor that you want. it will operate a forklift at a lumber yard or an 18 wheeler at truck stop several at a time. the faller guide system guides them where ever you want them to go and it controls when they move as well you can find all of the components that make it operate on e-bay it is all very, very simple. there are also moveable point frogs and spring frogs and the jump frogs are being built. I'm sorry that I sounded so critical of the video. it was really a nice layout.

[@thebrakeman17]

two projects in one video. If we keep this up I will have a hand in your while fleet when it is said and done

[@RailfanJason]

Yes, the 2-10-2. Well, if there's one thing that I did realize while watching this... 3984 need sound. Badly. :D

[@davidgrudskiy2031]

Офигенно! И американские поезда, тоже красивые! Но что б строить такой макет, нужно много денег и много места

[@kswift672000]

Awesome , where are you guys located , so I can come and experience. an operator session in person’!!!??

[@ap70621]

Whenever I watch a video like this, my girlfriend always says, "Don't get any ideas."

[@RailfanJason]

Heh... reply with, "Too late."

[@patrickniedermayer7385]

time to switch girlfriends

[@franciscogomes7955]

7:12 dancing wagon xD .

[@dacuzzz]

hi Jason... love train #1 & not for what you think... it was the length that was impressive... Shane did an awesome job with the instrumentation .. kudos to Shane... you are right about the different camera angles ... awesome... the "H" unit train was sweet.... i have a question... besides any internal modifications that were made to a es44ac what exterior mods were made to make a C4??? .. i'm asking 'cause i want to renumber one of the es44ac's i got to 6951 which is a es44c4... thanks for sharing this great vid... vinny

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Vinny, this was a fun one. Yeah, Shane is getting to be quite ingenious with this... he's turning out to be quite handy friend to have around :D Only thing that would have made the H.U. train better would have been to have all six, rather than just four of the six, but eh, it was pretty cool as it was. As for the ES44C4s, the over all body is pretty much the same as the ES44ACs, but the C4s all have an extra brake cylinder on each truck sideframe. For me, that's the biggest spotting feature. Google images of both, and look at the sideframes. It's pretty easy to spot. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@dacuzzz]

+Railfan Jason hi Jason... you are right as per the pic i have of 6951 i do see the extra brake cylinder... now my question is... how easy would it be to spot that in "N" scale???... vinny

[@RailfanJason]

haha... That's a good question Vinny. Guess it depends on how good someones eyes are. :D

[@dacuzzz]

+Railfan Jason .. for now i'll let it be... thanks for the input... vinny

[@jesusmadrigal9648]

i thought that SD70M doesnt have an AC as DPU since SD70M as a leader

[@burlingtonnorthernrailfan4966]

nice

[@harisrajpoot5389]

really nice too gud

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks!

[@harisrajpoot5389]

Its not available in pakistan I have a question these products are yours

[@soumyadeep100]

nice job... where is it? I want to visit/travel in ur site. I am from India. I love ur job :)

[@splodium]

0:57 Do you see that guy in the backround painting and working on the layout? Wouldn't that be annoying to be working on the railway woth heaps of people hanging around?

[@RailfanJason]

Nah... this layout is so huge, he's not in anyone's way. He's just doing some yard work. It's all good.

[@Nick-qj5mc]

have rode in many up motors (working for csx) never seen a green screen

[@TriStateRailfan]

Question Does a track have to be a certain length to have more than one engine? Because i try running multiple (connected) engines and it wont move

[@RailfanJason]

Length of track is irrelevant. Sounds more like you may not have enough power going to the rails to make them move or some sort of wiring issue.

[@TriStateRailfan]

Yes that might be How about a bigger Powerpack

[@RailfanJason]

In this case, bigger is always better.

[@Nick-qj5mc]

lit screens are cool looking...but why green?

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, and that's all that was available... well, other than red. That would have been WAY off.

[@Rebecca_The_Dragon]

who makes that UP Mac in the opening shot? thing has cab interior console lighting and everything! I want that for my layout!

[@RailfanJason]

Sorry for the very late reply, been having a hard time keeping up with comments and questions. But the unit is an Athearn Genesis. The lighting is totally custom and the unit has sound in it now too. One of my best friends, Shane (thebrakeman17 here on KZbin) did the lights and sounds.

[@CONTAINERMAN68]

Cool shot of the 4 Heritage units all together! Where is this club layout located?

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks! The club is in Odessa, MO. Just under 40 miles east of Kansas City.

[@trevormaxwell3480]

containerman 68

[@nickbarman4145]

Railfan Jason where is this layout ?

[@RailfanJason]

Odessa, MO. Just under 40 miles east of Kansas City.

[@nickbarman4145]

Thanks

[@rodneyprice5961]

how where lights inside cab / green lite gauges done?

[@devincraport7592]

Guys I just got ho scale train Liberty Bell Special is it a good train

[@railfanmaximstill7279]

Hey Jason what town is this in?

[@RailfanJason]

It's in Odessa, MO. About 37 miles due east of Kansas City on I-70.

[@MrJoaco1946]

you're wellcome

[@kunalgupta3040]

How to make this model train.I want to make this.Where could i purchase these materials.

[@rondaxen88]

Jealous. In a good way.

[@johnny1963ify]

What brand of track do you use?

[@RailfanJason]

Code 100 Atlas flex track and Peco switches.

[@johnny1963ify]

***** Thanks!

[@kernanhosea2024]

realy nice how many scale ft do have an why not have civil war re inactment on the layout somewhere . K

[@jorgegomez715]

130☺

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[@ridered551972]

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[@clost.2582]

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