Member Layout Tour: Bob Murphy's New Haven

A home layout tour of Bob Murphy's New Haven Railroad.
To learn more about this railroad, visit the club's website at: mprr.org/member...

[@douglasalan5783]

This is a fantastic layout! I am a lifelong NH fan. I remember watching Shore Line action in Old Saybrook as a child. Lots of Alco power, the Super Jet hotshot intermodal, Merchants Limited, Senator, Clamdigger. This is great work with a nice assortment of diesels, enchanting scenery, and fine cinematography. I wish I lived closer. I'd sell my soul to Pat McGinnis to watch an operating session :-)

[@mikestubenvoll5708]

REAL NICE BOB.THE FORMER WEST ST.STATION OF THE WESTCHESTER AND BOSTON SITS RIGHT BEHIND MY YARD.MY PROPERTY BOUNDRIES WITH THE N.H.SAW THE RINGLING BROS. TRAIN GO BY WHEN I WAS A KID. GOT A FANTASTIC VIEW OF THE N.H. THEY BLASTED THROUGH A HILL.YOU LOOK DOWN ON THE 4 TRACK MAIN.GOD LOVES ME AS I DO HIM. REAL NICE LAYOUT BOB.GOD BLESS

[@eddie9027]

Thanks for the tour, my dad was asst ticket agent in PVD for years,

[@jorgesabater8640]

Arround the walls is what I treasure! Love the GE 44 tonner. Got one myself. Pennsy colors. What a wonderful layout. Congratulations.

[@derekalexander4030]

Thanks Jim, it looks like a beautiful layout and he seems like a very nice guy.

[@Starfield1959]

Nicely done Bob. I had a chance to actually see some New Haven equipment in service on early Penn Central mixed in with some Lehigh Valley motors. I wish I had taken photos of that. It's a shame the New Haven couldn't stay independent and thrive into the 21st century. Loved the tour here. Thanks for the ride.

[@jorgesabater8640]

Man! Do I like this layout! So natural.

[@misterk58]

Very nicely done Bob with beautiful trackwork and scenery. Very impressive motive power fleet and a first class video too! 👍👍

[@MLWQC]

Great scenery, great layout. Well done

[@xfiles-thetruthisoutthere8038]

Very nice layout indeed. I too run just ‘DC’ and it works well with me also. We’re almost neighbors because I model in Boston&maine, Rutland, Maine Central and a bit of others. So keep enjoying and be PROUD ! 👽

[@WDJeff]

Very beautiful layout.

[@TheVk3tom]

Very popular by number of videos for New Haven Railroad built a virtual version of Valley Western from Modelrailroader at end of winter just to run the New Haven trains ... love the Comet, Roger Williams trains in original format and with rdc and one cab later, 9000 series railcars and Besler steam train is the only steam running on the line, run the locos in orange / green livery and earlier

[@suelinerr]

Very nice video and layout. Thanks for sharing.

[@lewbudgetfilmz3824]

Would definitely be interested in doing an operating session too Bob.

[@clydew2357]

Thanks for sharing, great layout, sounds like fun.

[@liveti1till160]

Thx for sharing, looks great - Mikael

[@WillJamesRailways]

Great video! Really interesting and a fantastic layout!

[@Ken-Kaef]

Thanks for posting. Great layout.

[@collinsullivan1517]

Nicely done! Great layout.

[@joeviking61]

I was always crazy about the New Haven, especially their Catenary system...

[@lewbudgetfilmz3824]

awesome work thanks for sharing.

[@MARKLINMAN1]

Freakin AWESOME. Thanks for sharing.

[@pennsylvaniarailroadrailfa7805]

It's great when people stress that you don't have to be a millionaire to enjoy the hobby. Outstanding layout!

[@ruffian2952]

It only helps!

[@donaldbartram6315]

I had a small NH shelf layout. Mostly my hometown of West Haven & it's industries. ie. ARMSTRONG Rubber/tires. Lenders bagels, Bilco Door co. Bayer Labs. Western Electric. I always wanted to build a New Haven Trap Rock quarry in No. Branford Ct.. (They had their own trains for moving cars, called The Branford Steam RR, had a couple nice White , red & Blue striped diesels as well as a couple old NH green & orange locos.) That would be a nice addition on a layout.

[@ATR022190]

Very nice layout.

[@Intransitman]

Beautiful layout! :)

[@thomasabramson100]

Thank you for sharing your layout with us just wish they had models of the ol silver fluted or crinkle sided MU cars

[@seaside923]

Looks great

[@donaldbartram6315]

Miss my N H layout.. I did around the West Haven area with Armstrong Tires, Lender's Bagels,, etc. in N scale. Nice layout yu have

[@donaldbartram6315]

Love the diesel era of NH

[@johnbrown7858]

Great layout. Thanks for sharing. No Rapido FL- 9? I thought you'd have gone crazy for that locomotive!

[@cheezywolf7777]

There are two of them at the beginning of the video.

[@bhigdaddymark]

This ranks very, very high on the list of the very finest model railroading videos I’ve ever seen on KZbin. My dad who got me started in model railroading at age seven, would’ve LOVED your layout and particularly your choice of background music since he was a Jazz pianist so BRAVO on your choice of music for this video. I too lost interest in the hobby at age seventeen in 1975, and didn’t return to it until 2011 at age fifty-three when I discovered NYC subway models in both HO & O scales and having grown up in NYC, THAT drew me right back in! Sadly my own son missed exposure to this wonderful hobby during my thirty-eight years out of the hobby. I still have my N-scale trains, tracks and buildings boxed up from when I was a kid. Your layout is beyond superb as there are no words for it, just stunningly gorgeous and with that, I’ve subscribed to your channel. Thanks for this video and all of the best to you.

[@randysrockandrollrailroad8207]

Nice layout!

[@jeffreyking279]

Great job!

[@cruzcontrol1504]

Nice layout, nice guy

[@mshum538]

Scratch the music Bob, i don’t want to feel like I’m sitting in a bar in Boston, everything is great, nice soft presentation….us old guys don’t have the hearing we use to have……cheers~~~

[@modelspoorbaan]

That water is killing.

[@ronaldhowell7427]

Love your layout. Will you do a movie when you are having a session?

[@edwardsantoro8599]

awesome

[@axeandrail]

Jump in feet first, learn to swim later. LOL Thanks for posting.

[@TheCondoInRedondo]

Are you going to get the EP-5 when Rapido releases them this year?

[@marvinwatkins8889]

$$$!!!

[@AJCzarkowski]

I live in Northford! The quarry of the Branford railroad is only a few blocks away from my house (Tilcon). My grandfather actually worked on the New Haven railroad back in the day. Great work on the layout!

[@douglasalan5783]

Superb layout!

[@ebtmikado]

I was rather horrified at the clear (green) signal at 0:40, which would allow a head on collision.

[@eoinpkav152]

ebtmikado well it is in dc so it would be almost impossible to get a collision because dc uses blocking which only allows one locomotive on a line. That branch line might be able to go onto the mainline but I doubt that. My dc power pack can run two locomotives at once but they go at slower speeds. So you can easily stop a collision.

[@kropotken]

Great layout and great video presentation. I really enjoyed listening to the story about the layout while the train ran around, especially those bridge scenes! Great idea to feature club members' layouts in this way. Well done to all those involved. Regards, Brad

[@roberttrainor7659]

This is fantastic

[@cinluvsart]

Nice looking layout. Thanks for share Arthur.

[@eoinpkav152]

I thought the intro was real

[@yrunaked4]

just look what came out of a ride on a 44tonner as a kid 😁 beautiful railroad, thanks for sharing.

[@markmccummins8049]

Nice work, Bob. Beautiful model railroad. I like the McGinnis scheme on the engines!

[@ruffian2952]

Having worked on the Shoreline (Providence Division Freight Roster) crushed stone came out of Pine Orchard (trailing point switch on #1 track). Typically a move on BN-1 when I switched there.

[@cokidjazz]

Thanks for the tour and I also enjoyed the jazz background music

[@EmpireBeltRR]

Well Done!!

[@kevincurtis6550]

Thanks for sharing, Bob. Very nice layout.

[@jamessteidl1647]

Very nice video of a well scenic layout. Inspiring.

[@forrestnelson7351]

I have to go past the trap rock branch line to get to train club

[@billbutler5754]

Forrest Nelson aa

[@davidmanning5665]

very nicely done layout.

[@donaldbartram6315]

Grew up in WEst Haven along the New Haven tracks, had a couple N scale layouts but no room for one now.. I might start collecting just locos to display.. I still love the NH colors.

[@modelrailroader5619]

That’s one nice layout.

[@TruthBlitzMedia]

Excellent layout! I model the New Haven as well and grew up on the Airline (in the Conrail days). I model N scale so I know all about having to kitbash and custom paint equipment.

[@kellingc]

Cool layout.

[@turbo1438]

love that this is standard DC power. Just something nostalgic about it. very nice layout! 👍

[@rollinwithunclepete824]

Funny, your comment (in early 2016) about how after custom painting locos only to see the manufacturers come-out with the "same loco/same paint job", is mirrored by Tony Koester's column in April 2018 MR. 'Twas ever thus...

[@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853]

Beautiful story of you on bikes with friends. Wonderful how one mans act of kindness in industry can affect a person for life. If working adults were allowed the same discretions today how the world might be different. Though an 0-Gauger, your blissful story and accompanying layout pulled me in... Count me a sub!

[@owenlaukkanen]

Outstanding video. I could watch that coal train wind through that beautiful scenery all day. The jazz in the background and Mr. Murphy's narration were note-perfect, too. Great work.

[@joegrantkelly2080]

I LOVE what you have accomplished with your layout, Mr Murphy...a train-centric operation with great scenic effects and lotsa track to keep things moving. As a narrator, you are a natural. Thank you so much for sharing what you have over on the east coast. This from a west coaster! Cheers.

[@xfiles-thetruthisoutthere8038]

👍

[@PRR5406]

New Haven as I remember it. Where's the FM power?

[@lorettacaputo6997]

What a joy to see so much warm orange and socony red sailing by on those smooth wide curves. Your work is a testament to your passion for the NH. Gone but not forgotton. Thanks for posting this video.

[@rogerhuber3133]

A surprise layout I'd never seen or heard of before. Great layout with nice scenery and equipment.

[@jrcrawford4]

Awesome. Love that bridge at 4:42 - I live less than a mile from a prototypical match that is still used every day and have always wanted to include one on a pike someday. Great layout!

[@calvingrondahl1011]

Inspiring story... you tell it in a honest and playful way. Beautiful railroad.

[@peteobrien5125]

Fantastic layout Bob!

[@petevonstettina8627]

Beautiful work Bob!!

[@donnlowe9129]

Beautiful layout Bob. That Branford steam railroad was the 1st locomotive I ever got to ride in when I was about 10 years old that would be about 1956. My friend's grandfather was the crossing guard in the shanty At the pleasant point road crossing. We used to go over there and his grandfather would give him change to buy penny candy at paynes store in stoney Creek and one day the Locomotive stopped there And the engineer offered us a ride Out to the dock at vetters point.