INDUSTRIAL RAILROADING: on the Milwaukee Road Beer Line, HO Scale

This is the second of two parts from our day down by the Schlitz house. Most of the action is from #634 working the Pabst Shipping Center. If you like hearing an EMD567 notching up and down on switching duty, then you’ll enjoy this video. Once in a while an EMD will fill in for one of the FMs when they’re out for inspection or other issues.
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[@bobconrad5632]

I really love your layout. Nice job.

[@charlespitts5803]

Super work John. Weathering is wonderful and the detail level on the layout is amazing. Very realistic to my eyes.

[@beerlinemodeler]

Thanks Charles!

[@daylightdave9405]

I sure like your attention to detail, from the figures, to the Schlitz vehicles to the Milw. road engines and switch stands... nice! DD

[@beerlinemodeler]

Thanks Dave!

[@georgiasunbelt]

Nicely weathered diesels and cars…good looking scene to record switching

[@beerlinemodeler]

Thank you!

[@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304]

Oh Man, that 634 is one sweet weathered switcher! Nice vid as usual, thanks!

[@beerlinemodeler]

Thanks Paul!

[@surplusgear3545]

Who doesn't like good old schlitz beer line from MRRR

[@sunnysiderails397]

Love all of the Milwaukee Road stuff, really cool, and awesome layout, love it!!! -Ken

[@ajknaup3530]

Love the weathered loco & rolling stock; awesome cabeese!

[@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776]

Another great video and fun to see a busy morning on the Beer Line. I love the weathering on the diesels, especially the SW1200. Great work!

[@beerlinemodeler]

Thanks! Yea, that little EMD is a sweet engine. One of the Rapido models. Nice and heavy.

[@manhattanterminalrailroadh9776]

@@beerlinemodeler I have two of them. One runs like yours…. top shelf at slow speed. The other is so rough and jerky it’s practically unusable for switching. Same CV settings.

[@tracksidemike]

Excellent video and great looking layout sweet share 👍🏻🚂🔔TSM

[@beerlinemodeler]

Thanks Mike!

[@CNW_GALENA_DIV.]

Very ,very nice audio and video presentation

[@davidcurtis5398]

OMG, I love that little caboose at the 2:42 time and again at the 18:06 time. What is it and where can I get one??? I'm glad to see someone else running cabooses just behind the engine like I do... My conductors use them as an office.

[@beerlinemodeler]

It’s by Fox Valley. They make additional runs every now and then. Overland has a brass version as well, but I’ve never landed one. Nice heavy caboose.

[@williambryant5946]

Nice!

[@nathanielszychulda7204]

Have you tried N scale yet? If not, then I recommend getting a Kato starter set. The choice is yours for the road name.

[@154Colin]

What were the unusual exhaust stacks for? Sound suppression? Home made emissions control?

[@beerlinemodeler]

Spark arrestors. They have screens and baffling inside. Older EMD 567 diesels would spark more out of their exhaust as they aged. GP9s had them, some of the SD7/9s. Even a few of the E9s. F units too.

[@154Colin]

@@beerlinemodeler Thank you.

[@MarkNieting]

John. I know you have a flock of FMs. Have you modeled any with the canvas intake covers Milw used?

[@beerlinemodeler]

No I haven’t. And I should. Just need to focus on it.

[@randysrockandrollrailroad8207]

😊

[@robertweldon7909]

It seems that every op session is a re-run, I hope not. You have a very nice layout with some outstanding modeling work. I do wonder this though,; why have you left out the Miller Brewing co? was their facilities not on the "Beer Line"? also, Are those Kadee couplers, without the hook horns? I'm a recent subscriber. although I've seen many of your videos, I'm not up to speed on much of what you have done. ;-)

[@beerlinemodeler]

Miller was not on the beer line, it was near Muskeego yard. The MILW did switch it though. Couplers are Kadee #158 whisker couplers with the trip pins removed. All cars have air hoses and cut bars, either out of the box or I add them. sorry about the op re-runs. I try to vary up as much as possible, however a small layout there is only so much I can do.

[@robertweldon7909]

Thanks. I knew Miller had to be left out for a reason. I think the detail level of your rolling stock is superb. (accucraft). Also, there is a manual switch machine that acts like a spring, not heap. I can't remember what the are called. ;-)'

[@ikonseesmrno7300]

Schlitz was the only brewery that was directly served by the Beer Line itself. Pabst & Blatz brought in their commodities & shipped their goods via the Beer Line, but both breweries proper were a couple miles away from the tracks. Pabst was about a mile west of their elevator & shipping center next to Schlitz. Blatz brewery was south east of Schlitz by a few blocks. Miller was a few miles west of there by Grand Avenue tower on the line that split off the main to the Twin Cities & went up to North Milwaukee where the beer line started. The other brewery by Grand Avenue was Gettelman. They were in business until around 1960 & were bought out by Miller.