On The Road: Big Trains on a small residential lot

[@danielfantino1714]

Remember when it was under construction, how diamonds were made. Good run in mature trees forest. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@DB-thats-me]

😱😳😂 When I saw the caption for this post, I thought if was going to be about SWITCHES! I need to get out more. 🙃

[@MillBrookRailroad]

LOL! Been there, done that. It's all good.

[@GWIRailroad]

Awesome video, Silver Lake and Ossipee Railroad is beautiful. Wayne

[@alanwbelcher]

Thank you Aaron, and Jim and Jeremy for putting on such a great show on this video. It looks like you were having a good time.

[@carolinecleaveley-q1r]

5153 looks a beast.

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

Man, I love Steam Locomotives. They just look so cool!

[@alandent7231]

VERY COOL! Thanks for sharing

[@mischef18]

Made for great viewing bro so thanks so much for letting us tag along, yeah the night shots looks real neat. Safe travels. Ken.

[@TVJAY]

This is an awesome setup. I would love to see a map/layout.

[@rogerhuber3133]

Very nice track. Loved the Pennsy E-3.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

have you been there before? the route looks familiar to me. great job, and everything stayed on the rails! that was a grand event! all the neat engines and unique decorated cars! great video!

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I've been there before. Sometimes, these tracks are worth covering more than once.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

YES. this is a great track plan and well made! so many unique engines and cars running on the rails. it was different seeing the 70 running at you, over you running it! it sure a great place to be running the trains! take care Aaron.

[@spencercohen2673]

Lot of cross track on the route, seems like a fun challenge to time everyone

[@MillBrookRailroad]

It gets interesting sometimes.

[@poowg2657]

Absolutely love the night shot.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

Thanks!

[@ZX10RJER]

Nice job making the video!

[@MillBrookRailroad]

Thanks!

[@NortonRailway]

Such a great layout!

[@StaxRail]

Is CN 6153 the same locomotive featured in the video 'Poulin's Northern' having been rebuilt? Throttle handle looks very similar, but the actual engine looks, in my opinion, an awful lot nicer! Credit to whoever currently owns her, as well as the original builder!

[@MillBrookRailroad]

Yes, it is Poulin's Northern. Most of the stuff that was added every year was added because it was replacing something that stopped working. Rather than remove the old appliance, he just left it on the loco. So, the new owner rebuilt it and removed all the extra stuff that didn't work.

[@robertheinkel6225]

That’s a lot of track for just two acres of land.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

It certainly is.

[@s16100]

nice steam engines there. great video, thanks.

[@crazynachos4230]

That nighttime freight haul is just perfect, do you know if the lights on the loco are steam powered or separately powered?

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I think they're battery powered at the moment. He's been restoring the steam engine for the past couple years.

[@godlugner5327]

4:10 the iron hearse 🐴 But also I'm really waiting for some crative builder to create a model of a high speed train in this scale, so far nobody has tried it! Youd look real snazzy driving it laid back and streamlined (almost like our friend here)

[@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226]

Well hopefully once I get a chance I’ll be back into the hobby

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I'll only have to encourage that.

[@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226]

@@MillBrookRailroad unfortunately family gotten involved and long story short the equipment that I had was well 🤨🤨

[@schwarzermoritz]

Small, huh? Everything is bigger in New Hampshire, I guess😂

[@carolinecleaveley-q1r]

Hi Aaron. definitely a CN bias at this railway.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

CN had a big influence on New England railroading for much of the 20th century.

[@carolinecleaveley-q1r]

when i was in Alberta it was the same there.@@MillBrookRailroad

[@misterdecaro]

Hi Aaron, ty for your reply about the tie plates being cast vs cut with laser Wondering if there is anything showing the layout of the Silver Lake and Ossipie RR?

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I haven't seen a map of the SL&O yet. I'll have to ask again.

[@kennethwallace34]

Why don’t you have some kind of a whistle or horn on your engine?

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I used to have a horn, but it sounded like a scalded goose. When it finally failed, I just left it out. It sounded so bad, it was an embarrassment to leave it in.

[@theRondackJCT]

Hey aaron next meet that comes up let me know

[@MillBrookRailroad]

Check your text messages.

[@Conn653]

Has anyone ever modeled a "Doodlbug" with trailer in this scale? 🙂

[@MillBrookRailroad]

Yes.

[@northseabrent]

Is it wrong of me to want to drive an engine flat out around the tracks? It’s a childish dream of mine…

[@MillBrookRailroad]

By my observations, I don't think your dream is unique. It seems everyone likes to overspeed. Easier done on a private track.

[@johnblair8146]

I would not exactly call that a small residential lot. At least 3 acres.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

It's only two acres.

[@johnblair8146]

@@MillBrookRailroad A heck of a nice railroad for two acres. I wish I had a bigger lot. I'm stuck on a quarter acre here.

[@BriggsCanyon]

Do you get invited to meets like this, or do people just show up with their equipment? I'm hoping to get into this large-scale hobby soon.

[@MillBrookRailroad]

I get invited. Most of these are NorthEast Live Steamers meets.

[@BriggsCanyon]

@@MillBrookRailroad Is there a website that lists all public meets?

[@MillBrookRailroad]

@darylbriggs Basically, you join the club, and you get email invitations. www.northeastlivesteamers.org/

[@BriggsCanyon]

@MillBrookRailroad Wow, that's quite a few tracks! But seeing that I like smack dab in the middle of Oklahoma, I don't see myself making it that direction anytime soon. Probably a couple more years down the road.

[@robertr6153]

@@BriggsCanyon There are live steam groups in Oklahoma and Texas too. The Southwestern live steamers, Locomotive Operators of Central Oklahoma (LOCO)... Just google them. Warning to you if you are a newbie: There is a gauge divide in this country. Pennsylvania, New York, New England States and Eastern Canada all run 7 1/4" gauge tracks. Anywhere south or west of there all run 7 1/2" gauge tracks. In Oklahoma or Texas it will all be 7 1/2" gauge.

[@thomasciarlariello]

Freud

[@mikeashely8198]

Too bad the rail cars didn't have graffiti and Road dirt On them

[@MillBrookRailroad]

All in good time.

[@danacampbell-vu2ut]

How long do your batteries last and can you recharge at the meets? 👍❤️📹🚂🚃🚃🤔😃

[@MillBrookRailroad]

The batteries last for at least a day of running off and on, and I can charge at most meets. They are lead acid batteries, by the way. Very old technology. Lithium Iron Phosphate prismatic cells would last much longer, but they are lighter, so I wouldn't have as much traction.