Lost Creek Lumber Company Sn3 Logging Layout Tour with Paul Claffey

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Paul Claffey's Lost Creek Sn3 layout was built over the course of about thirteen years. The top deck has scenery around two thirds of it, and it's amazing.
Join us for a tour of this layout, as it is scheduled to be dismantled within weeks after the video was made. Paul gives us a look at what operations on his layout are like over the finished portion of the layout, then gives us a brief look at the rest of the unfinished parts.
Paul's attention to detail and scratch-building skills are sure to impress even the pickiest modelers.
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[@OfficialUSKRprogram]

I love to play the game Railroads Online, where you have to lay down your own track to get lumber, exactly in that era. I've always wondered how people who know more than me "imagine" the operations to be like, this video is very helpful for that.

[@echohunter4199]

Logging railroading has a special place in my heart for some reason. I used to live 5 miles from the Collier Logging Museum off of Hwy 97 by Chiloquin, OR. Growing up near the old OC&E line and later Weyerhaeuser railroad was just a normal daily occurrence as the log bunk cars brought in loads from forests near Bly, OR. This was in 1978-84 after that I left for the Army but by the early 90’s the writing was in the wall that the line would be closed. The people of Klamath Falls wanted to keep the line going for an excursion line but nothing made momentum, I’m not sure what happened. As a young man my mentors were railroaders and loggers, I can still smell the sawdust and oil those men had on them coming home each day. Another fun thing was when we were up in the forests around the county we’d find old logging railroad lines that were just the roadbeds but no rails and very few ties/sleepers. The line would snake around the side of the mountain. The McGiffort loader always amazed me, just a weird beast that did a great job. You did a great job on this layout, well done!

[@S1CKTR1CKY]

Hearing that this work is due to be dismantled is quite sad. Wish I could help preserved it. God speed to Paul.

[@jekylthorn8969]

It always hits me hard when I hear these layouts have to be dismantled or abandoned. But, believe me, as long as this video stays online, the layout will continue to live. It will continue to wow and inspire people to get into and push on in our hobby. Many thanks for your hard work!

[@patsyware1788]

Love those Shay locomotives. Can watch them all day long.

[@txag007]

That tree work is amazing!

[@rlyman111]

Thank you! Be safe.

[@tsgmultimedia]

Thanks, you too!

[@ProfessorTrain743]

This is an amazing layout. Paul has a real piece of art here to be proud of. Fine modeling. Very fine.

[@paulkruper9139]

John, I’m thankful that you had the opportunity to record this beautiful layout. Paul’s work is awesome! Particularly the background painting, and of course all the stumps and trees! Shame it is being dismantled!

[@lucasszymanski114]

Beautiful work.

[@cprtrain]

Sad to hear that it is being dismantled. It is a masterpiece.

[@SJM6791]

What? Why?

[@SaxonIVKGames]

What?!!

[@Woodys_Workshop]

It must be heart breaking to have to dismantle such a huge part of your life and time. I hope that it can be done in a way it can find a new home and not be lost forever. Your skills are excellent and many, and you should have some awards to remember your work as being one of the best. Good luck to you and your future. I'll be watching this again and again to enjoy the excellent detail work you have done.

[@ModularRailroading]

Neat! Always like to see some nice narrow gauge. Sorry to hear, that Paul has to abandon the layout.

[@garrisonjohnson7917]

you built a beautiful layout,you had fun,made friends and your layout isn't going anywhere it will be enjoyed on youtube for years to come !!

[@s.w.3604]

The attention to detail is really amazing!

[@markdeschane4467]

Its amazing to me the amount of work Modelers put into their layouts! Im 4 years into a much smaller layout and seem to have gotten very little done, even though I work dilligently on my layout for 6 months out of the year! It has to hurt to tear out a layout with as much done as you have gotten!!!

[@hansfriess]

👍🏻great layout

[@carmenandthedevil2804]

One of the best layouts I've seen.I hope everything goes well with you Paul. Good luck mate.

[@crownironman]

Excellent layout, sorry to see it not get finished, that switch back area would have been fun to see with finished scenery

[@TheBobservations]

Outstanding scenery, trees, stumps, debris, the prospective of roads leading off into the distance, etc. Best wishes.

[@cfrssll58]

Beautifully designed and executed layout. This is the most impressive large logging theme layout I've ever seen. Your presentation is inspiring both for my ongoing layout track planning and for visualizing scenic design. Thanks for sharing! Wish I could have seen it in person.

[@johnarthur6302]

Just incredible modeling. Thank you for sharing! I was glad to read in another comment that some of the layout will live on.

[@BertTirona]

Just what I wanted to see.. logging operations. Thank you! I'm adding logging scene to my layout soon. Just a matter of getting the right locomotive and flatbeds. Awesome work Paul and TSG

[@russellloomis4376]

Layouts like this one are wonderful you can take the trains off and you still have a story taking place. Truly beautiful thank you for sharing it with us.

[@u2milo]

So glad you guys got to shoot this. What a terrific layout. Well done, Paul!

[@Jdigger4130]

WOW!!!!! The yarder was stunning sir! The whole shebang was just a treat! Felt like I was in the woods getting fruit box stock to market! KILLER

[@robertomoto54guzzi84]

This beatiful layout remember to me the Gorre&Dephetid one made by John Allen many years ago when I was a child. Very nice job!

[@robertomoto54guzzi84]

Sorry, Daphetid. Roberto from Italy

[@lacking2010]

Very nice - a real master piece. I live in the NW and yes trees are that big.

[@oldforestroad]

Absolutely incredible detail. So inspiring to see this amazing work. Thank you for sharing. The deforested areas, the broken bridge, Summit Landing, the authentic track, that awesome Shay and all the log cars...WOW! Love those oil cars too. Lost Creek Lumber Co. for the win!

[@jhonny1392]

This logging model railroad is simply *OUTSTANDING* Congrats, Paul from the other side of the world !. Cheers, John from Santiago de Chile, South America.

[@davidbankhead8994]

Such a beautiful and skillfully built layout! Thank you so much for sharing. Prayers for you.

[@OtterCreek]

What a fantastic Railroad! Thanks for sharing, don't know how I've missed it for this long!!

[@DinsdalePiranha67]

Very nice work. One day I would love to do a logging layout, mostly because I love Shay locomotives. Kind of a shame you have to abandon this one; the finished portions are beautiful.

[@gdog5032]

Attention to detail is excellent!!

[@davidadams1985]

An impressive layout from any perspective. Wonderful scenery and detail, it just all works visually. Smooth operating equipment and an interesting operating scheme. It just does not get any better than this!

[@tsgmultimedia]

Well said!

[@williambryant5946]

Amazing layout. Excellent detail. Very talented individual. 👍

[@TRRailfan]

So beautiful! Very sad it has to be abandoned.

[@tsgmultimedia]

I agree!

[@steamisgod]

Fantastic job, absolute credit to the maker, how would anyone give this a thumbs down is beyond me.

[@davidpost428]

God bless you. Be well. Wonderful, masterful work.

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Absolutely superb! Best wishes with everything. :-)

[@billgrierson840]

Now that was impressive to say the least. Many thanks for sharing with us.

[@dalekessler5003]

Fantastic artistic & realistic layout and really enjoyed the many tours over the years Paul.

[@franzh2403]

A wonderful Videoclip and a realistic scenery

[@jeffreymcconnell6794]

Absolutely beautiful layout! Can’t wait to see your progress!!! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@johngates3844]

Wonderful and inspirational.

[@dennisnicholson952]

I have, as one of my most prized back issues of Model Railroader magazine, the April 1967 issue. In it, the featured layout is Hank Johnston's Bullfrog Logging Company. Hank was also an author who wrote books on logging in California such as Rails Through the Redwoods. Unlike some other well known layouts of that day with their plethora of locomotives and rolling stock with large areas full of track, Hank made do with, as I recall, three locomotives and a handful of cars on layout that was about 10-ft. x 18-ft.. The only regret, that I have, is that the photographs except the cover are in black and white.

[@davefield5538]

What a truly inspirational video. You gave me some great ideas and when I get around to building the Comox Valley Logging and Mining layout, I’ll be thinking of you Paul. I was so impressed when you described the North Bend skyline system. Cheers, Dave

[@richlovin2173]

Wow, what a very well done layout. Far from the typical toy train oval.

[@victorrojas8798]

Beautifull work, so sorry to hear it is gonna be dismantled. Great workmanship. Hope all your health problems solve quickly, best of luck.

[@DaveJ5]

Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

[@joakiminnala2264]

Great work! 😃👍👍👍

[@mattniblett9411]

Very awesome scenery and detail work. Sorry you had to dismantle it, but wish you all the best!

[@johnmartin720]

What fantastic details great work

[@mikeporter2317]

This is a masterpiece. I appreciate the video.

[@BbqMikeG]

Great detail and functionality!

[@SaxonIVKGames]

Looks beutiful! And i love the backdrop!

[@LarryWGrant-dw6jo]

Lovely and very interesting layout. So many action possibilities when operating. Great camera work John. Especially the overhead and close-up action shots.

[@fastslick3039]

Grate show. My kind of railroad!

[@Joseph-w3z]

Groovy

[@seanpacificrailroad3700]

I absolutely love this layout it’s beautiful 😀

[@tsgmultimedia]

Glad you like it!

[@seanpacificrailroad3700]

@@tsgmultimedia thank you for sharing 😀

[@donprice985]

Awesome layout.

[@mannyfernandez2921]

Nice video John! Very interesting!

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Great vidio of a great layout...

[@kend3900]

Just wow!!

[@carlholttum9150]

Great lay out, wish it was mine.

[@404BOOMER]

Your scenery skills are very good. Enjoyed the video.

[@RobertEHunt-dv9sq]

Beautiful layout. Excellent work effort and very sorry to hear it will be abandoned due to health reasons. That is a real shame and loss of talent. Is it possible that this layout could be dismantled and donated to a RR club or museum? We could get volunteers to disassemble the layout and rebuild it as a monument to the designer/fabricator.

[@JoeG-firehousewhiskey]

Another layout thats going away? I love the big trees that the trains runs through.

[@oliverrr7587]

Außergewöhnliche Anlage! :-)

[@JoseAntonio-xc3ju]

Parabéns lindo layout!

[@TRAINBUILDER]

Great video 💯

[@jwrailve3615]

Sad that this layout is no more but it’s obvious narrow gauge modelers are ahead of the rest by miles in terms of detail

[@giuseppearditi7963]

Molto interessante sono appassionato molto per lo scartamento ridotto si avvicina molto alla realtà il paesaggio l ambiente è curato nei minimi dettagli

[@dougdays8095]

im about to embark on my first layout and want a logging theme, i cant find Anything i want thought as far as scale yarders and such

[@franzbrunner499]

will it be reassembled by someone else? new location? public access? thanks

[@alpteknbaser7773]

Woww

[@nikdog419]

I guess I need to learn NMRA scales. I only know NEM. 😅

[@littlewingpsc27]

Are you selling it, or just putting it in the trash? Hopefully it will live on as someone else's railroad.

[@claffp]

I did save four small sections and some “track n roadbed for a rebuild in a much smaller room.

[@russellloomis4376]

Ok so S scale is S and the track is 30 inch gauge which works out to be 1:87 HO?

[@tsgmultimedia]

Not exactly. S scale is 1:64 and the track is S scale 3' narrow gauge track. HO Scale (standard gauge) works out to be about the same distance between the rails as O scale 30" (narrow gauge) track. This is why it's important to know the difference between the words "scale" and "gauge." Some people mistakenly use them synonymously, but they are very different words with very different meanings. If you're interested in more information about this, you're welcome to view the Model Railroading 101 programs released on this channel that deal with scale and gauge. All about scale: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6vOpYFmnqaJebM All about gauge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6vHfGOCnZ5gjbM

[@claffp]

layout is Sn3 - the three refers to 3-foot gauge. Since S scale is 1:64, this gauge would be 36/64 or 9/16 in actual inches. Narrower than HO track. Going the other way, HO track would be 42" gauge in S scale.

[@russellloomis4376]

Thank you both for clearing this up for me.,👍