Operations | Switching Two Industries gets Complicated

[@stephenlessner5686]

Mr Torres deserves a fish taco after all that work.

[@bbrailroad6284]

Way to clean up that mess. Lol. Great Ops Session as usual.

[@socalscalemodels]

Thanks 👍

[@peterkaczmarowski4523]

it was a complicated move but that made it all the more enjoyable. Thanks for taking the time to do it.

[@socalscalemodels]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidbrown4823]

Not a bad switching operation at all. you use well what you have.

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Ha!!! Great video!!

[@socalscalemodels]

Thanks!!

[@YardGoat2022]

Considering how complicated the switching assignment was, your planing was good! Everything just kinda fell into place! Thanks for starting my workweek with a video!👍🏼

[@socalscalemodels]

Glad you liked it!

[@randysrockandrollrailroad8207]

As always 👍👍 😊

[@socalscalemodels]

Thanks again!

[@frisco-mustangsub1314]

Great video! You toke your time and did not try to rush things when you had to play mental gymnastics. I like single locomotive ops because it is simpliar to plan ahead for space moves. I use a GP38 or SW1500 for ops like you are performing. The GP15-1 works great. Keep up the videos. You make my day!!

[@timwright3592]

Very interesting ops session! Like a puzzle, trying to figure out what will fit where.

[@socalscalemodels]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Adamdaj]

Very nice ops session! I would have to keep the scheme of things, use SW-loco to help the industrial switching. I mean, using GP loco aren't always practical, due to their length. However, you always make things work. And besides, your layout use what you wish.

[@bradleyogden5688]

That's what I was thinking, they need to assign a SP or former SP Crud to SoCal the next time one of those Geeps go in for a 90 day inspection.🤔

[@beeble2003]

Not sure when UP sold their last SW, but they currently only own one end-cab switcher, an MP15 that's used to switch the steam shop in Cheyenne. Thing is, an SW1500 would be 10ft shorter than the GP15-1 (and 15ft shorter than a GP38) but I don't think there was any point during this switch that a shorter locomotive would have helped.

[@greeneyedggirl]

This was great fun! No need to apologise for anything! You did great!

[@coreylong1419]

Now that was working on the railroad!

[@bncsystemsshortline]

What an awesome prototypical switching ops!!! I enjoy this man! Tacos well deserved!

[@socalscalemodels]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@jaybird111207]

Sweet ops Rick!! Looked like a challenging one at that. Look forward to watching your next ops session. Thanks for sharing and have a good day. Happy modeling!! -Jason

[@socalscalemodels]

Thanks 👍

[@TheGulfwind]

That transformer at SoCal Edison (or a smaller one) would make a nice removable load for a heavy-duty depressed center flat car. Just an idea for some more variety there. Also, consider adding a coil car to your car roster to handle the shipment in of the steel coils.

[@laroyechisley4028]

I know you did this a few days ago, but wow that was awesome ops. Thanks for this one.

[@socalscalemodels]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@flyboy2610]

Great job, Rick!

[@socalscalemodels]

Thank you kindly!

[@davestrains6816]

Great ops, thanks for sharing. Dave

[@socalscalemodels]

Thanks 👍

[@DinsdalePiranha67]

I'll bet Torres has some choice words for the yardmaster! He worked hard for his tacos today. One thing that would have simplified this operation considerably would have been re-blocking the cars so the flats for the lumber yard were behind the locomotive as it came into Huntington Beach.

[@bradleyogden5688]

I can't wait for the day when we can follow the crew from the yard then out to the customers then back to the yard. Maybe stop and grab a fish 🌮 or three before we head back to the yard. Another great day in SoCal.

[@thomasrankin8506]

How do you do it

[@foscoe2496]

what video is the building how umake them

[@socalscalemodels]

I think this one talks about my buildings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJrUq6OChK-CiLc

[@davemeduna700]

should let the dice decide which switching to do first.

[@jcure]

shoulda just run around all your cars, drilled the lumber, then drilled Edison with just those cars. boom chackalaka your done. Happy st. Paddys day.

[@foscoe2496]

hobo shoestring he cool his reall name is mark nichols he lives in jhonson city tennessee

[@foscoe2496]

Look it up I am 25 minutes from Johnson City, Tennessee you should look it up