Logging at the Adirondack Live Steamers track

Cleaning up downed trees with Eric from ‪@theRondackJCT‬ at the Adirondack Live Steamers club track in New York. The camera battery died early, but at the end of the day, we pulled 5 loads out of the woods.

[@rudolfst]

At first I thought "one hour fifteen, I'm not going to watch it all", but in the end I loved every minute of if. It's always nice to watch people that are working 😉😉😉. And you and Eric have nice humour together. Thanks!

[@4supertigers]

My dad used to be part of the model railroad club in the area. I remember the founders of ALS showing me photos of the woods with hand drawn lines to show the intended rail line location. Glad to see the club is a success.

[@babiiblueboi]

Good to see another brotha out there in this hobby. That’s so awesome. He loves to chat, but he seems like a great person. Oh and I hope you share with us the painting process in a video, when you paint ol’ 71

[@MillBrookRailroad]

Eric is a great person. I wish more people his age (19) were as enthusiastic about work as he is. He's one of my favorite people to work with at the club. A great attitude and he's not afraid to learn something new. I think he's going to have a long career as a railroader. ...and painting the 71 is next on my list of things to do, right after I finish a couple of customers locos.

[@william_k4arx]

*Gasp!* Eric got a haircut! You look so clean, dude!

[@quinnpaddock4241]

Hi I’m Watching from the uk ..... your railroad reminds me of my childhood we used to have one in our local park only the tracks are left there nowadays ..... hasn’t been used since the 80s here but it’s nice to see and lovely how yours it’s going well n good .... best wishes.. Quinn

[@MillBrookRailroad]

Adirondack Live Steamers just celebrated their 40th anniversary recently. Sad to hear your local track is dormant.

[@backwoodssolutionsllc9823]

We’re behind again. Just sat down to watch your working hard there. Nice everyone helps everyone out! The 71 looks nice rolling along working hard! Have a great Memorial Day!

[@BenjaminEsposti]

You guys are funny as heck! That looks like a lot of fun, wish I wasn't so far away...

[@louisletourneau3429]

Thanks for the video , this little loco is very syrong !!!!

[@MyrddenEmrys]

I know I am late to the comments, new to the channel and gotta say I love the Hyce reference. In another video I heard you say give it the beans and wondered if you watched or knew of him, now I know, lol.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I only just met Hyce in person for the first time at the National Narrow Gauge Convention.

[@marktaylor9975]

Neat outfit love the Stands, signals and bridges. Young kid looked like Brick Hect from The Middle, TV show. “Your not on home rails.” Few others I chuckled at. Cool layout in video planning. Mix up the content. Works! 👍

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I thought it might be nice to mix it up a bit. Thanks for watching!

[@stef.b.m.lk1902]

Uphill slow Downhill fast Tonnage first Safety last 😂

[@MillBrookRailroad]

You must have worked for SP.

[@zaklex3165]

@@MillBrookRailroad That or he's seen a few Hyce video's, lol.

[@danielfantino1714]

Like so much that long ride and hard work. Good team work. Oh ! And watch your back. You´ll really need it while building your new branch 😂

[@artillerest43rdva7]

such a great job getting all downed trees out of the way. the saw works really well cutting up the logs you just have to watch out for the dirt. great video take care Aaron.

[@asanewby4273]

Love this channel, so much interesting content.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

Thanks!

[@ronhart4166]

THUMB-NAIL would have been a great pic IF you removed your jacket !!! R's train sure is a nice looking train. I hope to see the Millbrook painted up and detailed soon 😍 I really enjoyed the longer video..... thanks for sharing. NO DERAIL for once 👏

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I might have removed my jacket if I'd had a cab on the 71. ...but then again, maybe not! LoL! I just finished editing a time-lapse of me lettering the 70. It's up on Patreon now.

[@emdB67]

A bit light on for derailments this time, but at least the camera still fell over. All good! :)

[@oldnstillworkin5709]

Beautiful place

[@MillBrookRailroad]

It sure is. It's one of my favorite places to visit.

[@christopherhutchinson8043]

😎 , we were doing track maintenance on our set up today

[@s16100]

LOL master of derailments, That means your an NS spokesperson! ha ha ha ha ha ha And wow, that is a lot of weight on that flat car with that wood piled like that.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

Load 'em up and pile 'em high! If there's still spring travel on the car and the loco can pull it and stop it, then it's not overloaded.

[@s16100]

@@MillBrookRailroad LOL so true! :)

[@lesterolson5526]

Those Armstrong log loaders can be hard on the back.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

You're not kidding!

[@jimbruneau6769]

I like your R/C setup! On the handheld, do you use the trigger or the wheel for the throttle?

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I use the wheel. I get better control with it.

[@geraldsundberg3610]

You need a leaf blower mounted on your loco.

[@LordPhobos6502]

Or a broom

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I probably should have brought one with me.

[@josephplankinton612]

I enjoyed the video. I did not hear why you were hauling the logs to that location. With all that down timber, I see, with a portable saw mill , a lot of railroad ties. Scrapes and smaller wood for the steamers and camp fires. What was the reason ? Very impressed with the electric chain saw. Worked great. What brand is it? Thanks

[@MillBrookRailroad]

We hauled the wood to the bonfire.

[@danacampbell-vu2ut]

Maybe you could get a one of those air horn in a can or just a plain old police whistle. ❤📹👍🤭

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I do need a horn.

[@BeckaReus]

Engineers only need to know backup, forward, stop and three step. Leave the rest to the conductor.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

The conductor is a trainee.

[@carolinecleaveley]

interesting you saw from bottom up where in uk we do from top down.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

It depends how the log will fall. I try to keep the bar out of the pinch point if I can. Sometimes, that means cutting up, and sometimes that means cutting down.

[@carolinecleaveley]

Found your battery saw really good. what make is it?. I use black and decker electric, round the garden with a cable or stadl petrol when at a customers but they are very finicky and sometimes will not start straight away.Yours seems to have a good battery life and did all you asked without changing the battery. The stadl used 2 tanks of fuel for cutting up a telegraph pole the other day. Thanks for that film, made me thing!! caroline

[@MillBrookRailroad]

@@carolinecleaveley my chain saws are Ryobi 40V saws. I use the larger, 6AH batteries.

[@carolinecleaveley]

thanks for your information.

[@lucaknight_]

Hey look its me

[@bradfordthompson8326]

Do we see another location for a spur ? We assume that was him fire wood shed you wagon the wood too .....

[@MillBrookRailroad]

It went to a pile beside the bonfire pit. It'll fuel fires for half the summer.

[@oddjob1795]

First, also this is a working ride on logging railroad?

[@Keikdv]

it is an active model railroad with some active growing trees. And those that have fallen down, must have to be moved out before the block the railway. You can do it by hand, but with a model train is much more fun.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

It was a working railroad while I was there. It is a club railroad that is normally for recreation only, but sometimes work needs to be done, and the railroad is the most practical way to get things out of the way.

[@richardp.nathhorst9317]

@@MillBrookRailroad The Mill Brook Railroad is a private "Forrest Products Railroad" It hauls everything from raw logs, ties and bridge timbers and finished products like wood pellets, concrete and crushed rock ballast for the firm. There is no outbound interchange service only inbound traffic.

[@dale5898]

Those seem like nice saws. How much time do you get per battery?

[@MillBrookRailroad]

About a half hour to an hour on the 6A batteries, depending on how sharp the chain is, how hard you work the saw and the outside air temperature. They don't like sub zero Fahrenheit. They are small saws, though. Green Works have better saws with longer run time.

[@dale5898]

Thanks

[@toadjam12000]

Do you have brakes on the locomotive or cars?

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I have regenerative brakes on the engine. None on the cars.

[@WHJeffB]

Cool... Is this 7 1/4" gauge or 7.5" gauge? Trying to figure out what the "standard" track gauge for out door live steam is here in the US. Want to order some turnout/switch parts and start experimenting with building track, but it'd be great to know what gauge most guys are using first!!

[@MillBrookRailroad]

In the northeast (Eastern PA, all of New York and New Jersey, North and East including Eastern Canada), and the rest of the English speaking world, the standard is 7-1/4" gauge. South and West of the aforementioned areas of North America, the standard is 7-1/2" gauge. Thanks to a typo.

[@WHJeffB]

@@MillBrookRailroad That was fast! Thanks for the info! Currently living in CT, but will be retiring to central PA in a few years. I suppose I could use either gauge, but it'd be nice to be able to truck the locomotive I plan to build around to a club layout or other private ones. Decisions, decisions...

[@MillBrookRailroad]

@WHJeffB All my equipment is 7-1/4" gauge, but my track is 7-1/2" gauge. It works fine, for the most part. When the rails do spread, however, it becomes a problem more quickly.

[@WHJeffB]

@@MillBrookRailroad Thanks for the info... That's an option too. Or I could just lay the track to 7.5" gauge and use 7.5" gauge equipment and be content with only running on my home RR. Plenty of time to figure it out. Either will work for the 2.5" or 3.75" scale that I plan to build to. RMI will build the chassis I want in either gauge, so I guess it shouldn't matter.

[@BenjaminEsposti]

@@WHJeffB It'll cost a more, but you can always design your loco to be re-gauged. Put a keyway on the axles and the wheels, and use a 1/8th inch washer on each wheel, the side of which depending on the gauge you need. It's more difficult on a steamer b/c of the way the wheels are driven, but it should be easy for an electric unit.

[@waikku]

where do you get railroads

[@MillBrookRailroad]

There are club railroads, and there are private railroads. There are listings at discoverlivesteam.com.

[@Remington18]

What size track is that is it for 7inch

[@MillBrookRailroad]

7-1/4 inch gauge.

[@kennethoblenesjr8493]

🚂🎅🏻

[@tsar-bomba2413]

Take it as you will, but you come off as being a somewhat of a "know it all" just cuz you have your own line, doesn't make you the go to for all that is known. Take it easy and have fun with it, it's not like it's a 100 ton locomotive. Food for thought. Shouldn't be a competition

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I watched the video again, and I can't find where you're talking about.

[@howiehowdy]

I found the only non wholesome comment.

[@dale5898]

The man in the orange tee shirt seem maybe to be on the spectrum. Does he really work on a real railroad? He’s a man child.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

He is only 19. He's a conductor for CSX.

[@howiehowdy]

Nevermind at least there's only 2 non wholesome comments.

[@donlatimer5114]

Looks like you could use the battery power leaf blower With a extra tube that you could heat one end and squeeze it flat so it would blow off a wider area in front of the train that you are riding on 🚂 🚧 🚥 🚦 🏘️🏚️ 🪵👍

[@MillBrookRailroad]

That is a thought.