It’s seems I messed up little bit with the editing. The middle section was so good I thought I’d show it twice 🤪
@chrisgurney24672 ай бұрын
The great joy of N - Running the LOOOOOOOOONG trains 😍
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
It certainly is one of the bonuses.
@mikea08112 ай бұрын
The extension is running smoothly, David!!! Nice long train!!! Miss the scenery called Bertie!!! See you next time!!!
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
I’m not sure were he was when I filmed this, I think he was back in the house. He certainly loves the train room.
@SpringfieldAndWestern6 күн бұрын
Very impressive layout! That sure as hell looks like a lot of work, so very cool to see it all works out in the end. Looking forward to your next updates!
@nessriverrailroad12996 күн бұрын
It certainly has been a lot of work. I’m glad you like it.
@dennismarlow38302 ай бұрын
I would be happy just owning 40 bathtub hoppers. Very impressive thanks for sharing.
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
I’ve had these for a while now. Athearn, Kato and Atlas.
@mandbhomestead2 ай бұрын
The extension looks awesome and that train looked amazing running on the loop. Thanks for sharing. Ken
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Thanks Ken, I’m very happy with how it’s turned out.
@dwighthitchens98382 ай бұрын
Very cool! Long trains are always impressive. Thank you for sharing you layout build. I appreciate you doing it. I’m looking forward to your next update.
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Thanks Dwight, I’ve just started prepping to make more trees.
@davestrains68162 ай бұрын
Awesome train and video. Thanks for sharing. Dave
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Thanks Dave, thanks for tuning in as always. The layout is coming along well. I’m glad I can finally move onto scenery of this section.
@jurigelato43662 ай бұрын
If I remember correctly the longest coal train on my (flat) track consisted of roughly 75 hoppers. All pulled by just one articulated steam locomotive. Most hoppers were Kato Bethgon Coalporters so no surprise there.
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
That’s awesome. There’s probably not enough flat on my layout to run 75 hoppers, I did create some limits and problems by having so much elevation change. My coal rake started with the Kato bethgons, I then added Athearn and some Atlas. I have Scaletrains Trinity hoppers on pre order. I love Kato stuff but I found the original couplers on the Bethgons problematic on my inclines and frustrating to couple and uncouple. I’m changing them all over to MT body mount couplers at the moment. I like to put my Big Boy on the front to see what it could do, the problem for me is not lack of power but stopping the cars string lining in the loops and the DPUs stop this issue for me.
@garryhulshof43832 ай бұрын
Looks fantastic David . Smooth running. Loving the CN loco in the mix.
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
It’s a cool little unit.
@georgiasunbelt2 ай бұрын
Great run David…love you had the NS units leading 😊
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Thanks, I’m glad you like it.
@gregbowen6172 ай бұрын
Very nice! The hard work pays off...
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Cheers Greg, it’s hard to believe that the first train ran on the extension two years ago.
@bnrailfannz82622 ай бұрын
The scenery dominates the railroad👍👍👍 Ive subscribed !
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
I’m glad you like it. The plan for this end of the layout has always been for big scenery, a quiet area to just watch them roll by.
@timpearson98702 ай бұрын
Amazing David! looking so fantastic and a joy to watch... well done, deffo worth all the effort, shame about the editing 😃😜🤪
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Thanks Tim, I’m glad you enjoyed it.
@stephenrickjr.75192 ай бұрын
Impressively awesome 😊😎👌👍!
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Cheers.
@tommynorwood51842 ай бұрын
Hi David , everything is looking good. Always look forward to your updates. Love seeing long coal trains. I’ve been collecting 100 ton coal hoppers for the past 6 months. I’m up to about 34 at the present. Think about preordering the Kato N S bathtub hoppers. Looking forward to future updates. Thanks for sharing. Have a good week. 😎😎 👍
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Hey Tommy, I’m up to 41 bathtub hoppers. Athearn, Kato and Atlas (the black and yellow units). I’m currently converting the Kato units to body mount couplers. The couplers they come with aren’t great. I initially changed them to Micro Trains short shank trucks and they were better but body mounting seems to really get them sorted. I’ve changed the Atlas units to MT trucks also.
@sailhappy1002 ай бұрын
Paint the entire room sky blue including the ceiling. Makes the layout even much bigger
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
I did that in my previous train room you’ll see in my earlier videos. I’m thinking I’ll do the same here but I do like the idea of valances to focus attention.
@CajonSub2 ай бұрын
Nicely done David, your scenery is really coming in nicely. That video gives a good perspective of how big your layout is now. - Steve
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Thanks Steve, I was watching your latest upload today, you’ve got a fair bit to deal with yourself 😀 We’re lucky to be able to have the space we do.
@CajonSub2 ай бұрын
@@nessriverrailroad1299 yep, very fortunate to have the space allotted. I’m hoping to expand and eventually remove the helix. Not a fan of it, too many issues with it and it blocks half the layout. All good for now though. Looking forward to your next update - I’m long overdue for one myself! 😬
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
@CajonSub the loops on the extension and the peninsula are my alternative to a helix, once again the luxury of space.
@CajonSub2 ай бұрын
@@nessriverrailroad1299 what's the grade on your loops? if I could build this one again, I would have had hidden incline/decline tracks behind the layout instead of a helix.
@flakstruk-84812 ай бұрын
Thanks for video :) best celebration for fire seasons end i can think of
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Indeed. It’s bloody smokey here at the moment with so many controlled burns happening.
@N_scaleunionpacificsantafe2 ай бұрын
Great layout going to start building my layout this summer.
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
That’s great, enjoy the process. 👍
@N_scaleunionpacificsantafe2 ай бұрын
@@nessriverrailroad1299 I most sertanly will.
@ptitrainrouge2 ай бұрын
very nice train; I love long trains
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
It is great when they run well.
@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable99602 ай бұрын
Just awesome mate
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Cheers 👍
@Longshadowsmodeltrees2 ай бұрын
Cool!! Good run up the loop.
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Cheers Bob.
@MckinleyRidgeModelRailroad2 ай бұрын
Dang thats a long train. Alan Shaw would be proud
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Cheers. I originally started with UP power like many do but NS won me over with the landscapes they cover.
@randysrockandrollrailroad82072 ай бұрын
Very cool 🤠
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
It is isn’t it 😃
@ngaugefouroaksstreetstatio69322 ай бұрын
amazing stuff
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
Cheers mate.
@Bill_BoganАй бұрын
Are you trying to run a Pilbara ore train with coal? You're slowly getting there. 2 to go. The end is in sight.
@sernajrlouis2 ай бұрын
Awesome
@keithludowitz96372 ай бұрын
Enjoyed your video. Please share with us the maximum incline grade, and the minimum radius you used.
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
The grade is 1.5-2%. I’m not sure of the minimum radius, probably around 16 inch.
@keithludowitz96372 ай бұрын
@@nessriverrailroad1299 Thanks! Thanks!
@irrationaltimer49012 ай бұрын
Kudos mate. Most time the joys outweighs the pain. That was impressive. How many turns in the helix?
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
No helix, just a single loop. The one thing I knew I wanted to avoid on my layout was a helix. This loop and the loop on the peninsula are designed specifically to avoid this.
@N_scale2 ай бұрын
Are the 6 locos power required to pull the 44~ cars up that hill?
@nessriverrailroad12992 ай бұрын
I usually run it will 4 Gevos, 2 on the head and 2 DPU. The DPUs help to stop the cars string lining.
@N_scale2 ай бұрын
@@nessriverrailroad1299 makes total sense What about a rear dpu would that make it better Sorry I have f units and steam only I have 1 pair of green Kato sd40 snoots and I need to know how many to get