Odds and ends - 2020/10/31 - HO Scale Trains at California Southern Model Railroad Club

[@HybridHobby]

It came out great my friend!

[@martinwoodhouse6500]

What an awesome layout, and them SP locos are cool cool cool🙂👍

[@JohnMullerJDGCTRy]

Great layout nice to see SoCal SoCal again.

[@WestsideRailfan41]

Nice!!! Ken.

[@Amar7605]

Pretty cool... how come the GP locos were designed with both short and high hood models? Wouldn't the high hood impede forward visibility?

[@HORoundhouse]

There are a variety of reasons, but the two I see quoted most often are space for steam generators for passenger use and improved crash safety. Later on many (but not all) railroads abandoned high hoods in favor of the improved visibility provided by low noses. Some railroads rebuild their own equipment; the Southern Pacific GP9s seen in this video were rebuilt by the railroad rather than being sent to EMD for modification, hence the nickname "chop noses".

[@houseofrandomness]

Is that an old suydam control tower in the beginning of the video?

[@liamcooper5202]

Great right up until the ditchlights flashed. Need to change that CV. Really nice work though

[@HORoundhouse]

lolno flashing ditch lights are more fun

[@liamcooper5202]

@@HORoundhouse and not to proto type for SP, UP and BNSF to name a few

[@O-PAC]

@@liamcooper5202 I know the SP AC4400 had flashing ditch lights when first delivered, there’s videos of them on Tennessee Pass in the 90’s with the ditch lights flashing; not sure about the other locomotives though.

[@liamcooper5202]

@@O-PAC yes i have since found out that SP had flashing ditchlights on their 44AC and i think they had a few dash 9s. Im not sure about their retro fits though.