Model Railroad Industry That YOU Can Make Like Prototype! Small Space

This is an easy to make kit from Walthers, and fits in a small space. It can service a little or a lot of cars. Available in N and HO Scale.
I feel that seeing a prototype, especially from the drone, helps inspire layout making.
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[@georgewood463]

This! This is why I've kept your channel subscribed. Always worth watching, more than once.

[@billvenables5309]

The industry looks really great. Glad to see you again.

[@johnboren3976]

YES!!! A new djstrains video! So glad to see it! You’ve got a very different, and interesting perspective on the RR industry for us modelers!

[@ajkleipass]

Great video, DJ. I'm glad (and not surprised) to see that the hobby still calls to you. ❤

[@jonglass]

Do my eyes deceive me? OR is this a new video!? Thanks!

[@djstrains]

life settled down today, so I flew the new drone...

[@nicks521]

Keep them coming!!

[@bobsturgis4674]

DJ, glad to hear and see a video.Like others comments,you have been missed.Hope all is well with you and your family? When ever you get another video up.Take care.

[@djstrains]

I appreciate that

[@timbarnard8132]

We have a similar industry in our local industrial park. It's a good bit larger, I think it's an old facility that reopened a couple of years ago. They use a Trackmobile, too, to move around the cars, which are all two-bay covered hoppers. Not the larger ones like in your other video because cement is so heavy. Thanks for showing how easy it is to model!

[@chehalisvalleyrailproducti8913]

Nice to hear from you again, DJ. Those aerial shots are fantastic. I'm always interested in videos about small industries to model.

[@djstrains]

I think that will be my focus

[@leelabosky6864]

Thank you DJ for once again providing such interesting prototype information. I have missed your videos and hope that you will make new ones whenever the spirit moves you to do so!

[@michaelbalogh8684]

Glad to see a new video from you! I have hoped everything is well with you and yours. I was fortunate enough to meet with you a while back at your home, buy some scenic supplies and tour your layout and enjoy some good conversation. Even though I'm an O gauge modeler, I have picked up so many great tips from your videos. I've even been able to foster a new N gauge modeler at my work, first suggesting he watch your videos as a good starting point. Thank You again for all your information you've provided us past, present and future! Best regards, Mike from Wilmerding, PA.

[@djstrains]

So this year i dismantled and sold about 90% of the layout and moved to Ross township with Fiancé. Moving was exhausting but things are slowly settling down and i can at least film in an area. Maybe a module one day but no plans for a layout like Jeannette house

[@joeraderblackrockcentralrr]

Great to see you are still around DJ

[@peterandben]

Glad to see another video from you! I couldn't agree more about roof details and that sort of minutiae, as long as it looks the part in a bigger scene it's good enough.

[@ThumperThom42]

Thanks for continuing to make videos as you feel the urge. You always offer great insight into the "why" of things, which makes modeling so much better.!

[@dennisarmes3473]

dj, glad you are back !!! 2 things 1) please do not leave us as your work not only helps us modelers but it also "reaches out" to many older, less mobile folks who truly enjoy your perspective.... this is a great service you provide for the less fortunate, which i am not, but i do know there are tons of people that love your productions !!! i will say a very special "thank you" for all of them !!! 2) HOW "BOUT THEM STEELERS !!! ya' gotta love coach tomlin !!! blessings to you dj !!!

[@djstrains]

I’ll try to make videos as time and life permits. I’m not a sports fan,despite living in this sports obsessed city lol

[@dennisarmes3473]

dj... i understand about not following football/etc. i played 11 years in a row and really dislike the what the league has done... money-wise/hip-hop/rap/"please do not hit the quarterback cleanly"... man, in my day we took their heads off cleanly" !!! please keep your video library available to us, its fantastic !!!

[@djstrains]

I think the last year I really watched NFL was the greg Lloyd, Kevin Greene era. They would meet at the quarterback, lol

[@johnschutt9187]

Thanks! Great to see you again! Hope that the dancing is great!

[@ChristopherORourke-s7g]

Great video on the cement solos. It can be scratch built-the cement silos can be empty carpet fresh containers. I use them as my diesel fuel tanks on my .odel railroad and will be using bendable straws for pipes. Empty carpet fresh containers can be used for grain silos, makes a good G scale tank cars as well as a O scale tank car.

[@biggsrr6708]

Nice video and great to see you making new content. I know how hard it is to juggle the real world and other interest, while still getting videos shot, edited, and produced to put up. Take all the the time you need in between, we can wait. It was a great video and neat industry, especially seeing that Wye in the trackwork. Great catch as usual! Stay safe out there.

[@melkitson]

Welcome home. Thanks for this really useful video. It is a lovely setting and reminds me of a river where I live in Portugal. 🇵🇹

[@djstrains]

That’s really interesting for me to hear!

[@thatairplaneguy]

That’s a great catch! Lots of neat things to model and use. I love the tight Y and some switching.

[@djstrains]

Same here!

[@davidhill3724]

great to have youu back

[@kerry_glock]

THANKS DJ!!! So Happy that you made this Vlog! I’m sorry I only found your channel in late 2023. I had been away from Model Railroading for 30 years. For some reason, KZbin suggested I look at Roy Smith’s Layout Channel. I SAW YOU WITH ROY SMITH IN HIS VISIT TO ALTOONA VLOGS AT THE 2023 N SCALE WEEKEND AT THE BLAIR COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER. Just so happens that I live in Blair County and I’m only 2-3 miles away from the Convention Center. I attended the N Scale Weekend this year (2024) on Friday around 11:00 am. I would like to have met you and also had the hope to meet Roy, but he had passed away about 2 months before the show. In one of your following Vlogs, you announced your intention to step away from Model Railroad video production. I, along with many others, surely was disappointed to hear that. But, Life has a way of things popping up. I heard something like this: If you want a good laugh, Tell God you have a plan to do something. 🤔 BUT, THANK YOU: You, along with Roy and perhaps even God have given me the inspiration and push to return to the Hobby after my 30 year hiatus. It’s my intention to now go back to my basement area of 13’ by 22’ at age 69 and enjoy the KATO Unitrack to produce a freelance layout situated in an area similar to that modeled by Roy. Another challenge being for the last 5.4 years, being on Chemo for 2 weeks and then off for 2 weeks. It’s been a real drain physically and will be hard to get under that amount of Benchwork and do the wiring. I might need an assistant to get the DCC up and running. I’d like to do DCC READY Motive Power Engines. NSmodeler24 seems to have one of the best sounding systems that I’ve heard. For systems, at soon to be age 70, I’d like something simple to understand and easy to install.

[@djstrains]

I really liked Roy. He and I would be very excited to see each other. He was a gentle giant and a kind soul.

[@KraigSickels]

Thank you so much !!!! You have been missed 😊 !!!! Yet another beautiful 🤩 video !!! 😎💯

[@djstrains]

Thank you!! 😊

[@stephengogan1774]

AND HES BACK WITH ANOTHER AMAZINGLY HELPFUL AND LOADED INFORMATIONAL VIDEO!!!!! I would have never guessed you could use a WYE as a track plan of an industry🤯 i know what im adding to my layout now!! THANKS DJ!

[@djstrains]

Glad I could help!

[@jerrysinclair3771]

DJ, it is good to see you on KZbin. Great video on the concrete site. Welcome back. Take care of yourself.

[@djstrains]

Thanks, will do!

[@steveross129]

Thanks. Great to see another video. Looking forward to more, on your schedule. Take care.

[@manderschannel2275]

Great to have you back DJ! I just got that BLI unit at a train show last week.

[@djstrains]

I don’t have a layout to run it, but hope to one day

[@gullijons9135]

I thought KZbin was playing a trick on me with a new video from DJ! Welcome back!

[@05c50]

Missed you and your videos, keep 'em coming.

[@MidTNandAL]

Glad to hear that you are going to be making some videos again. I really like your videos that combine real-world with the model world. This was excellent.

[@djstrains]

Glad you like them!

[@acrranscaleandlifejourney4330]

Thanks for the new video. Please do what makes you happy. And thanks again.

[@djstrains]

Thank you, I will. This perfect weather is helping me to keep motivated

[@jameskoryta7197]

DJ, Really good to see you and your work again. Thanks for posting

[@paulmccallum4229]

Just an FYI this facility doesn't make ready mix concrete, you can tell because it doesn't have any aggregate handling equipment. It's what is know as a cement terminal. Train cars come in from the Cement plant and load trucks for distribution to the Concrete plants .......I would say this terminal even has equipment for loading (maybe unloading) barges.

[@user-mc4qr7nt4t]

Sat at Forbes hospital for 8 hrs n u made my day seeing a video from ya..was sad to see u go but thats life..met u prob about 10yrs ago at Niedzalkoski's..always enjoyed the content

[@adriengadson3544]

Nice to see you DJ. Also that is a good industry and that kit would work perfectly. I have that kit i made into a major industry. Thanks for the video footage.

[@djstrains]

It’s a nice versatile kit. Glad you enjoyed

[@mikewoods1659]

Good to see you back at it.

[@craiglordable]

Thanks DJ, great to see you.

[@gcorriveau6864]

Hi density, detail-oriented models in small spaces - I like that! Thanks for a new post, DJ. Great to 'see' you again.

[@djstrains]

My pleasure!

[@coalandsteelrailroadvideos1342]

Great job on the drone work. Nice to see you put out a video.

[@johannleuckx1625]

Hey you're back! Splendid! Missed your videos DJ! Great video and inspiration as always. Many warm greetings from Belgium!

[@djstrains]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@johannleuckx1625]

@@djstrains 👍

[@erikdekuil4629]

Omg! The man, the myth, the legend is back😂!!

[@djstrains]

The dad, the boyfriend, the goofball with the drone is more appropriate lol

[@erikdekuil4629]

@@djstrains 🤣🤣🤣

[@tedfisk1211]

Very nice industry that could be shoehorned into a small corner.

[@edtoomuchfun957]

Great to see you making and posting again! Excellent shots and informative.

[@djstrains]

The new drone is really sharp!

[@wesw9586]

Good to see ya! I dig this scene. Me and a buddy are doing a big expansion to his full basement layout. I think something like that is gonna find its way in there.

[@Chitwn81]

Wow! Great minds think alike. I have this exact kit and with this exact Walthers Conrail Switcher for a industrial park on my layout. I, too kept my doors closed and I use two Cement mixer trucks parked outside the doors.

[@djstrains]

Very cool!

[@shon9kemp]

I Drive a Bulk Tanker truck. I get alot down there on the ohio river. Miami Fort power, Kosmo, lots of great places down there on River Road (St Rt 50) Thanks for the great videos

[@djstrains]

Very cool! Any other information you have about this area that would help others, please let us know. I was parked at the boat launch

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Excellent idea DJ, and your drone videos are always appreciated.

[@djstrains]

Glad you like them!

[@mikehowey4869]

Great to see a new video!

[@captainchaos3174]

So nice to see you back DJ 😊

[@seanthornton1659]

@djtrains awesome video of your drone video and the model kit for your train layout keep up the good work my friend

[@thewmreed]

As others have said, welcome back. As an Eastern Pennsylvanian i miss seeing your videos of the Western Pennsylvania. I just spent a good hour on Google Maps in Satellite and Street View following the tracks and seeing what is what and getting more details. This is an interesting location, it wven has tank cars serving the warehouse. I think i will have to make this a T-Trak module!

[@djstrains]

Awesome

[@philliplee980]

Hey bud welcome back glad you are doing well and can’t wait to see more awesome videos to come

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

Pretty cool, I wish there was more content, KZbin or elsewhere, that showed the prototype of these kits in action, or more about them. We have an old power and water building in my town that was build probably in the 30s or 40s and was used until the 70s or so. I’d like to find a way to learn more about how that worked inside, how they would have use coal and other stuff and these small town plants.

[@djstrains]

I’ll try to make more

[@northmill70]

Nice to see your videos! Welcome back DJ!

[@tesleywhompson9555]

thanks for the idea dj, im going with the old papertowel tubes for my first building, and this fits nice with what im trying to do

[@petermenningen338]

The same sort of industry would work as a COOP for taking in farm goods (corn, wheat, and beans) and transferring them to grain trains all would be needed is a grain dryer. Mahalo for posting

[@Grainexpress]

Welcome back DJ! Great little scene to model. Rapido’s 44 tonner would be great for this industry. 😉

[@djstrains]

I’ve always liked those lil guys

[@chrisrabbitt]

G'day DJ, great to see you back mate!

[@MDKTraining]

DJ great to see you back! Thank you for an interesting idea filled video.

[@djstrains]

My pleasure!

[@anthonyborden2513]

Welcome Back 🙏 Dj

[@conrailfan6277]

Awesome, 2 days in a row, thanks DJ, I'm switching from HO to N so these videos are great, just ordered the decals for the Conrail OCS, looking forward to collecting the E8s and passenger cars and getting them painted!!!

[@djstrains]

Sweet

[@roncrook8656]

DJ, thanks so much for posting this. Great to see a new video from you. The wye is a pretty cool concept to use. Now you've got me thinking about if I want to move my cement plant from stub siding over to my wye!

[@djstrains]

Yeah, its pretty cool

[@RonMontagueSWRR]

😮 DJ who? Welcome back. Always good content as usual 👍🏾. Don't be a stranger 😊

[@thomassalerno5203]

Outstanding Presentation Thanks for sharing. I service Argos on my Pittsburgh Terminal Rail !

[@djstrains]

Very cool!

[@MichaelManiscalco-k5k]

Welcome back

[@davidmorales6385]

Welcome back really enjoy your videos

[@djstrains]

Thanks so much!

[@genejablonski9909]

Great to see a video from you. I hope all is going well for you.

[@djstrains]

Lots of ups and downs this year. Finally had some time to try the new drone and that’s how this came about.

[@sparky107107]

excellent idea. and I would even go as far to say if someone is just starting out, that this could be one of the first industries to add, just because you can do it in a small space, and it be the start of some switching operations

[@djstrains]

Agree. Very simple, small footprint

[@anthonyborden2513]

You are back

[@TwoRailfans]

Great drone footage and idea for a small industry. That helps a lot when you try to image how the Walthers kit will function on the layout. Great to see you back!

[@djstrains]

Glad it was helpful!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

That was really cool, with that wye! Looks like a great scene to be modeled! (Dave).

[@djstrains]

Yeah, really unusual to see

[@saberridge6867]

Nice video and glad to hear from you. I hope your still enjoying life.

[@djstrains]

Lots of ups and downs but life settling down a little

[@NYCS19339]

Really glad to hear your voice again. Hope you are well.

[@djstrains]

Thanks, you too!

[@TheVoicedProtagonist]

Very cool. Great to see your video pop up in my notifications.

[@djstrains]

Thanks for watching!

[@brettany_renee_blatchley]

🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃 *Thank You DJ!!* 😊💜

[@Killbuck.Southern.Railroad]

I've spotted that park alot over the years takes all night.

[@djstrains]

All information is appreciated

[@Killbuck.Southern.Railroad]

@djstrains the tracks with the signs is all spot and pull by a nightime local out of conway the the industrial park comes out and moves cars to their industries there is actually half a dozen or more different customers spotted by that trackmobile we can bring as many as 40+ cars in one night for them ranging from cement, plastic pellets, chemicals, and steel the local then pulls all the out bounds out onto the siding and shoves out to the main to work the next industrial park just a couple hundred yards down where it's mostly anthracite coal and some kind of milling compound company.

[@the_BRD_sub_byDonHennessy]

DJ, good to see a new video, cheers

[@djstrains]

Thanks 👍

[@kerry_glock]

THANKS AGAIN!!! ENJOY LIFE!!!

[@sebastienduchesne9285]

Thanks for this new video ❤

[@djstrains]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@edwarddavis507]

Nice Walther’s kit.. I hope they have it in ho.

[@djstrains]

Always available

[@keithludowitz9637]

Welcome back!

[@johnthelabman8560]

I was planning on building this on my layout but in addition it has waterfront with facilities for barges bringing gravel and sand to be off loaded.

[@djstrains]

That’s always been stuff I’d like to see people model more of.

[@KutWrite]

He's baaaaack! Yay!

[@stevemckeown4120]

nicely done

[@djstrains]

Thanks!

[@codyrapp7253]

Nice

[@Killbuck.Southern.Railroad]

Spotted vaolviline as a student as well nice shots.

[@djstrains]

Can you give me insight before I make the video?

[@Killbuck.Southern.Railroad]

@djstrains loads sit on the "O" track next to the main. An extra crew out of conway brings new stuff down to be stored on the O until the plant wants them. The inside track is 3 spots and is spot specific making a 3 car industry into an all evening switch. Also the scrap yard further back on the O gets loads too so you have to shuffle the cars around to spot them as well.

[@thewmreed]

​@Killbuck.Southern.Railroad in Google Street View there isna lone tanker that was spotted for the building right off the wye. Would you know what they get in that and how many cars normally?

[@Killbuck.Southern.Railroad]

@thewmreed I'm not sure what chemicals go down there its maybe a soap company?

[@schadowolf]

Glad you are back! Great little industry to model. That new drone is incredible! Outstanding resolution, what kind/model is it?

[@djstrains]

DJI mini 4 pro

[@ScottTaipaleRail]

Nice to see some fresh djtrains content! You've found another interesting industry, most layouts could use a cement transload. I know of many around and in some cases they're the lifeblood of the line. What drone did you upgrade to?

[@djstrains]

The DJI MINI 4 pro. Nice little drone and this was my first flight with it.

[@ronduz1281]

👍👍👍

[@nicks521]

More!!

[@djstrains]

In time, as life and time allow

[@GillErica-p1t]

Devante Cliffs

[@djstrains]

I’m unfamiliar with that

[@GranthamJacob-g5e]

Charity Crossroad

[@djstrains]

I’m unfamiliar with that

[@IsaiahElla-r6l]

Predovic Isle

[@djstrains]

I’m unfamiliar with that

[@cagorrie]

Welcome back