Local Operations! - BNSF Model Railroad in HO Scale

[@toddarmstrong.trackside.action]

Nice layout and nice operations. thanks for sharing

[@milepost33]

Thanks Todd! Really appreciate that!

[@RichardHume-l4r]

Very good layout, wish I had one like this.

[@milepost33]

Thank you very much!

[@joenewstead4848]

The coil cars could be used in a facility that uses sheet metal for manufacturing. Like appliances or whatever. You could also have a reefer and a double door or a insulated box car to go at the cold storage they did that also.

[@Modelwarshipsdotcom]

Lots of small manufacturers receive coils for metal stamping. You could even have a metal distributor that cuts coils into sheets and ships them out on flatbed trucks and trailers.

[@glennfoster2423]

You are in SouCal, you can freelance a team track similar to the former Santa Fe facility at Malabar Yard on the Harbor line. It received loads for several customers that were not directly served by a private spur. Flat car products, steel coil loads, dimensional metal and wood loads, virtually any single load item can be transferred from rail to costomer/drayage service. Malabar team track(s) were very busy in the 90's.

[@milepost33]

Thanks for the comments! I appreciate your insight on the team track idea!

[@CrnMain]

Hey man, been watching your videos for a while and you have an amazing layout compared to my standards. You should make a video on how to get the right supplies and what to get and not get for a layout because I've been struggling for a while. I really need some tips to improve my layout. Keep up the great work man❤

[@milepost33]

Thank you so much! Yeah, that's a great idea as I've certainly learned many lessons the hard way!

[@beeble2003]

Nice! Love the layout, love the ops, love the casual, informative but not over-detailed narration. One small thing is that the white balance of your footage is all over the place. 22:30 looks about right -- the white trailer in the background looks white. But compare with 21:15, where the white wrap on the lumber load is distinctly orange-brown. Basically the camera doesn't know whether it's looking at white objects in yellow light or yellow objects in white light and sometimes it guesses wrong. If your layout lighting is consistent (i.e., same type of light across the whole thing) then manual white balance is the way to go. Before you start filming, put a piece of copier paper on the layout, photograph it, and use whatever mechanism your camera has to say "this is white". Otherwise (e.g., if parts of your layout are lit by a window and parts aren't), it should be pretty easy to correct the colour balance in post. Again, there should be a thing you can click to say "this part of the image is white" so it adjusts the colour. Really does make a big difference to the final video.

[@milepost33]

Thanks for the feedback and glad you like the videos! I'll take a look at the settings and see if I can't adjust the WB. I know it get finicky when zooming in. Thanks again!!

[@billbarnes8192]

I like the BASF ,think the set up is plausible as well as functional nice going

[@milepost33]

Thank you! Appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@billbarnes8192]

Visiting my son in the panhandle of Florida I usually get to NAS Pensacola to watch the Blue Angles practice as well as check out the Navy Museum on base. I enjoy your layout a bunch keep up the great job

[@russebnet1339]

Nice video liked 👍

[@milepost33]

I appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@doublediamondrailroad5949]

Looking so good now, has really come along! 😊

[@John-e9q9z]

Loved the video, the gentle sounds of an EMD shunting are music to my ears. For what it’s worth, If I was doing the same shunts I think I would have put the lumber cars into the lumber yard first and left the clearance for later. That way the push move to Kimberly Clarke could have been done with a smaller string (just the box to be placed and the pushing platform). If the team track cars and the BASF tanker were left open on the run round the return from KC could drive straight onto them which would have them on the correct end to head back up the branch. I would have grabbed the push platform on the tail of the second run up the branch so you had a push platform for the return. When you get back of the branch the second time you would put the two branch moves together, clear the empty from the lumber mill and head back to the yard. Anyway, still loved the video, look forward to watching the next instalment. Cheers

[@milepost33]

Thanks for a ll the great info! I'll definitely try some of your suggestions on the next run down the branch!

[@mikegillespie4212]

Nice layout, the details are very well done, i like that you change the autos that are at the crossings. About how big is the main layout? Do you have a track plan a available?

[@billbarnes8192]

A local off track business, Washington Corrugation, uses a siding at a business close by. They make metal siding and roofing which is moved by trucks to customers. They will bring in a loader to pick roles out of either gondolas or coil cars and are transported to their business site. Happy Railroading.

[@milepost33]

Awesome! Thanks for the info!

[@glennfoster2423]

You have a very interesting railroad. Nice variety of industries ans really good work on some scenery. The road crossing with the flashers with one protected with a short guardrail and the attendant grass growing around--nice!

[@milepost33]

Thank you! So much more to do. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very, very cool! looks like a Great layout and a fun one to operate! (Dave).

[@milepost33]

Thanks! I really appreciate that and glad you enjoyed the video!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@milepost33 Your welcome.

[@rogermoore5761]

Your videos are inspiring. I live in the UK and have an end to end switching layout based loosely on the BNSF yard at Fremont. I run early 70's BN and SF stock through to BNSF present day on a contempoary basis. I have weekly switching rotas which I follow on a daily basis on the real life days. .

[@milepost33]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the video! I do like the 70's-80's era Santa Fe and Southern Paciific and if I ever start another layout, I think I would choose this era to model. Cheers!

[@frankritz5115]

Nice Job Thank You For Sharing

[@milepost33]

Thank you very much and glad you enjoyed the video!

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Thanks great OPS

[@milepost33]

Thanks I really appreciate that!

[@geraldhardy4257]

Awesome

[@geraldhardy4257]

What size is your layout in San feet?

[@geraldhardy4257]

Square ft . dimensions?

[@justn2trains]

Wow, great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@milepost33]

Thank you very much!

[@MattsTrainsandThings]

I really like the progress you've made to your layout and I always enjoy your local ops sessions! Also, I am building a 2x8 foot switching layout with my Dad and it will have a crossover inspired by the one you have on your layout.

[@milepost33]

Awesome to hear! The local ops are my favorite too! Your new layout sounds like it’s going to be a lot of fun as well!

[@MattsTrainsandThings]

@@milepost33I plan on posting the progress on my switching layout on my Instagram and Facebook pages. So far, my Dad and I have finished the table. Now, we're at the phase where we're gonna put the track together according to the track plan I made.

[@FGLKPaul]

Interesting convo about how many locos to run. This is just an assumption but id bet the prototype runs multiples in case of loco failure too. Especially for me modeling a short line with an aging loco fleet, dont want to get stranded!

[@milepost33]

Yes absolutely right! We definitely want to protect against locomotive breakdowns as well have enough HP to get up the 2.5% grade back to the yard. Thanks for the comments and glad you enjoyed the video!

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Hi! Great video! An idea - a paper mill is a big plant with multiple tracks. Look at NSModeler24 Josh Clark’s layout for example. For Kimberly Clark you could just use that building as a a receiving/shipping point for the paper mill. Say the paper mill is just off the layout so this building receives delivery for the paper plant and ships material from the plant to the outside world. You have an amazing layout! After all you have the access road that leads to the building. By the way - that’s really cool you live right next to the BNSF line! Where in SoCal are you at?

[@beeble2003]

It's not a paper mill. He describes in the video that it receives loaded cars, and you can see rolls of paper in the loading dock. So it appears to be some kind of finishing plant that receives paper rolls and ships out finished products to consumers by road.

[@milepost33]

Thanks for the tips!

[@daericksimpson9244]

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[@HartfordWhaler]

Great session! Where’d you get the ice machine at the opening scene?

[@milepost33]

Appreciate the kind words! The ice machine is from Dave's Decals and Models. He has a ton of great stuff!

[@doublediamondrailroad5949]

Lots of N Scale Switching on the DDR! 🎉

[@milepost33]

Oh yeah!

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Looking good. Is that the new Athearn caboose?

[@milepost33]

Thanks! Yes, this is the new caboose from Athearn.Great model and very detailed!

[@canadianlocomotivelogistics]

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[@milepost33]

Sounds fun, thanks!

[@gerardlucas7370]

hello mister ,very nice scenerirs and layout ;what système you use for DCC ,for me it's JMRI ,but inpossible to run 2 locos at the same speed ,allways one more faster ,not synchronise speed,how you make ,thank you for your answer ,have nice day ,see you soon .

[@robadams5799]

Awesome Yellowbonnet. I enjoyed watching this video a lot. You explained what was happening without using a lot of lingo that I don't understand. Thanks for keeping it simple.

[@milepost33]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@Milepost12z]

Came across your channel recently very nice layout. 6:49 what kind of ballast did you use? Is it Arizona Ballast? I like the color of it.