Long Train Running on the HO Scale Colorado & Southern Ry - Ep 5

[@seawuff]

Really good, I smell an academy award

[@CSRYfan]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@tonyfrancesco3701]

What a great video. Never realized the complexity of some people’s jobs and the knowledge they have to retain to perform that job . Excellent

[@CSRYfan]

Thanks Tony! Model train operations need to be complex enough to keep it entertaining and engaging -- but not any more than that!!!

[@glennfoster2423]

Commendations for your demonstration of an adaptation of the complex prototype method of creating, verifying and delivering train orders.

[@CSRYfan]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@tracynation2820]

Super. I grew up in Berthoud, Colorado, and got to watch the C&S/CB&Q trains every day, along with Great Western. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.

[@CSRYfan]

That's a great town, with a nice C&S Ry station. I've taken a few photos there.

[@johneemaguire2471]

Bravo guys that was absently fantastic. i am so impressed with your attention to detail in regards to the communication. makes it all the more immersive.👏👏

[@CSRYfan]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. And the communication details are part of what makes operations fun.

[@rawaer1]

Hallo ,hier ist der Rainer aus Germany, ich finde es großartig wie realistisch ihr Eisenbahnbetrieb macht ,einfach herrlich euch zu zuhören und zu sehen, macht weter so , eine besinnliche Weihnacht und angenehme Feiertage, herzliche Grüße aus Erfurt in Germany

[@CSRYfan]

Rough translation from Google Translate: "Hello, this is Rainer from Germany, I think it's great how realistic your railway operations are, it's just wonderful to hear and to see, keep it up, have a merry Christmas and pleasant holidays, warm greetings from Erfurt in Germany." Danke Rainer! The same to you and yours this holiday season.

[@Sardschka]

Thank you for that format - learned a lot!

[@CSRYfan]

I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful.

[@tczephyr3665]

As a fellow Q modeler I really enjoyed this video. Great job on the scenery too

[@CSRYfan]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@steve5526]

These are Great, keep ‘‘em coming!

[@CSRYfan]

Thanks Steve -- will do.

[@MP-oh5eo]

Great example of T&TO operations. Being a N scaler CB&Q fan, your video is great fun !

[@CSRYfan]

Thank you very much!

[@high6williams]

Bravo!! Good work!

[@CSRYfan]

Glad you liked it! Thank you very much.

[@kurtstrains]

That was awesome! Wish I could give 5 thumbs up :)

[@CSRYfan]

I do too. :-) Thank you!

[@Ruggedrails]

Some nervous moments 😅 but in the end the crew were just too well drilled only thing missing was a coffee in everyone’s hands 👍👌😃

[@CSRYfan]

Thank you. They are a good crew, and they really make these videos special. I'm lucky to have them.

[@IMRROcom]

Another fun video, will watch again with my Time Table. I see that you included a link for the download. Might be a good idea to let people know in the video that you have a down load link for the Time Table. Also you sound for voice is rather good. what is you setup? and/or programs you use.

[@CSRYfan]

Good idea for a link in the video. The good voice sound is from individual mics on the cast and the video editor I use: DaVinci Resolve. There is a great sound editor -- Fairlight -- in DR.

[@IMRROcom]

@@CSRYfan I looked for mics on your people and did not see them, either I'm going blind or you hid them well :)

[@CSRYfan]

You are not going blind. :-)

[@rayhamilton8004]

Great video and editing! The story line makes it easy to follow along. Your layout looks fantastic. Do you know/follow Mark Pruitt up in Casper, WY? He's modeling the CB&Q and C&NW in Wyoming.

[@CSRYfan]

Thank you! I don't know Mark -- sounds like another modeler following his hometown railroad like me.

[@pacificostudios]

I've heard this maneuver called a "saw-by." Do you use the term on the C&S?

[@CSRYfan]

Yes, but usually only if there is a forward and back. For example, No. 46's crew was probably out of time to get to Valmont before No. 45 was due to leave. Without train order no. 16, No. 46 would have to pull out to clear No. 23's departure at Niwot, and then back in to clear the arrival of No. 45. THAT is a saw by.

[@pacificostudios]

@@CSRYfan Thank you for replying. That's not what I learned in John Allen's books on realistic operation. In fact, if I recall the illustration in Track Planning for Realistic Operation correctly, the short train pulled into the siding and then long train went around it. Your example at Niwot was an interesting alternative. One could imagine a line where all the trains in one direction are longer than the sidings but not the other, such as when a steep grade limits train length or most short trains are going in one direction and the long trains are empties, such as on the Minnesota Iron Range. Making one empty train from two formerly loaded trains could be a great way to cut crewing costs. If you don't have dynamic braking, such as when using steam power, taking an extra heavy train down a steep grade, like the 2% grade down to the Lake Superior ore docks at Duluth, MN, could be unsafe.

[@CSRYfan]

Ah yes, figure 3-5 in John Armstrong's Track Planning for Realistic Operation. I had to look it up. :-) I'm not one to argue with the Dean of Model Railroad Planning, so I'll concede to his definition of saw by. :-) I will say that which train goes on the siding is operation dependent and subject to change by the Dispatcher. In the case of the meet at Niwot, the short train was No. 23, a first class passenger train. 23 took the main track, as the superior train. It also had a scheduled stop for passengers, and the depot is on the main track. Standard operating procedure for No. 23.

[@pacificostudios]

@@CSRYfan That's fascinating, especially with the wrinkle of having a passenger train making a scheduled stop during a meet. I hope your videos help more people realize that operating model trains realistically is fun.