N Scale: Home Layout Special of the Feather River RR III

Filmed 02/03/16
This was the last time I was out at Rodney's, timing has just been off for me to get back out there. But, I should be good to go whenever Shane and I can get together again to go.
In this video, it takes place on the newly opened sections which includes Williams Loop. Once again, my CSX units look sorely out of place here, but I have something in the works to change that. The autoracks are again, not mine, they belong to Rodney's son. We follow the CSX through about 2/3 of the video, then we switch eras and watch a big 50s era UP manifest, followed by a Missouri Pacific passenger train.
I was out there with Shane and his grandfather Bob. Oh, and sorry for any nightmares you may get from Shane photobombing my camera. He's a dick sometimes. ^^
Oh yeah, I can finally do longer, bigger, more complex videos now. This new laptop burns through video processing, editing and rendering like it's nothing. This 12 minute video was completely finished in under two hours. My old computer, if I could get it to cooperate, it would have been about a 36 hour process. Literally a giant weight has been lifted off me. I can actually start making plans to get some real modeling done now.
Anyway, I got something special coming on Wednesday's railanning video. More from the HO club too. Thanks again Rodney for letting us come out there. Looking forward to next time.
Stay tuned, lots more to come,
Jason
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[@sernajrlouis]

Wow great bench work. It's gonna be an awesome layout when completed. Great video

[@railwayjay7447]

Great bench work and bridges, this is gonna be a great layout when finished. I love the passion for this hobby!!!

[@joseloureiro5643]

Congratulations for this amazing work! My 3 year-old child is a train lover, and we have seen this video at least 40 times, he just loves it!! Greetings from Spain!

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you! I'm glad you and your son enjoy this one. I'm hoping that we'll be going back to this layout soon, so there's a chance I'll have more to show. Thanks again for watching!

[@sabthelion]

love this amazing layout. can't wait to see the terrain go together. hope to see videos.

[@dutch2120]

FANTASTIC Layout!! I seriously envy you! Very nice job!

[@NS8010]

I know, I'm late, deal with it. Cool stuff man, Some of those curves there are epic and It's super cool to see it progress more and more. Could even see some Rio Grande engines working through there :D

[@williamschlenger1518]

Beautiful construction& should keep everyone busy for some time.Just a great layout😎

[@SlaterDozierRailroadMedia]

This is not just awesome. It is a work of art. I hope to have something half as good someday. I subbed your channel by the way. Great video.

[@stixxx79]

I saw a show on the Feather River Valley a few eeks ago on TV. Now that I am stationed back in California that, and Tehachapi are two of my places to see. That is a fantastic model.

[@railfan220]

Freaking sweet video, Jason! I somehow missed your last two, but I'm loving this. It's a great layout, and I love your rolling stock. N-scale is so tempting sometimes because you can do so much more with the space. Even so, I'm sticking by HO. Maybe I need to enter both worlds like you have... -Cam

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you Cam! I never in a million years thought I would ever do N scale, but after trying for almost a year, my buddy Shane finally convinced me. Actually, most of the rolling stock in this video is not mine, I just own the two CSX locomotives. I have about a 10 car train, but I only used the power in this one. Otherwise, most of it is Rod's. Anyway, glad you enjoyed it!

[@manderschannel2275]

It got so tempting that i got back into it. Speaking of, what kind of control system is he using???

[@rodneyedington6329]

I'm using CVP's Easy DCC

[@dacuzzz]

hi Jason... awesome.. awesome... awesome... fantastic run bys.. looking forward to the next update.. thanks for sharing.. vinny

[@RailfanJason]

Thank you Vinny. Shane and I are going back tomorrow, Tuesday evening, so I'll have more coming in the next week or two. Anyway, thanks again for watching, and I'm glad you're enjoying this series.

[@giulius7176]

very nice layout and very smooth trackwork...I am jealous!!

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

That's such a cool layout! Great video Jason!

[@RailfanJason]

It is! Thanks Bishop, glad you enjoyed it!

[@hazelstephens3932]

what a wonderful layout with a spiral .

[@dalsun226]

Always enjoy watching your videos

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@keithedmunds7536]

your certainly goin to have a great layout when finished lookin good thanks for sharin

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Keith! However, this isn't my layout. I was just a visitor. going back there later today tough, so I'll have more coming from this one.

[@jonathancaswell4383]

WELL-DONE BENCHWORK AND TRESTLES!

[@TrainDetailsbyGuss]

Very Nice. Lots of room to grow into. Enjoy.

[@disturbed1954]

Awesome layout with beautiful benchwork! Thanks for sharing!

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Dave! Yes, Rodney's benchwork is solid as a rock. So is his track and wiring, gonna be really nice when more of the scenery is done.

[@mohammedjeelani4554]

I love it ❤❤💋💋

[@ilikecats1timeaday571]

Mohammed Jeelani i love it too

[@kevinbirdone1]

Awesome Sir, I'm a new beginner so I see a lot of ideas for my start up.

[@warrenwilson4818]

MP--what a paint scheme!!

[@TrainactionSonnmatt]

Nice Video. Love long trains😍

[@UDoIt2]

You got a new subscriber!!! Good stuff.

[@IAIS96]

GREAT Video!!!! love that layout

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, I wish I could claim it as mine :D

[@BCOL4622]

Wow its going to look awsome when its done

[@elijahb7782]

Wow. That is a massive model train

[@diamondsos4425]

It's so cute and tiny. My dad wants an N scale set.

[@eottoe2001]

this is exactly right. the radii are right. the trains are long like the real thing. every 33 feet is a mile.

[@FarlandHowe]

Very nice work.

[@luisantoniomarrega1120]

Maquete complexa. Bem elaborada! Rio RJ Brasil

[@MrMotionmac]

I know it's still in the rough stage and I hope you can take constructive criticism, but that track work looks as smooth as the North Atlantic in winter.

[@TheOneWhoMightBe]

N Scale locos have got a lot more quiet since I last had them about 20 years ago. :)

[@ac44000cw]

Very cool project

[@garykcs5532]

Nice layout keep the vids coming

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Gary! Going back tomorrow.

[@InvertLogic]

Nice layout

[@markpearson8210]

Would be good to see the finished product when its all completed

[@NorfolkSouthernES44AC]

So many great shots in this video! Especially the one at 8:50! Those UP, were they E units? Anyhow they were really cool, also the passenger train at the end was awesome.

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Dan! Yeah this layout is awesome for filming. When the scenery is in, it's going to be amazing. Those UP units are F7s, Atlas units if I remember correctly.

[@Trainboy1EJR]

That takes up so much space! I'd love to have a massive layout too, but it wouldn't be able to interfere with walking around like that. I'd like to do one of those insanely compact coffee table layouts, or something that sticks out no farther than 1foot from the wall. What's the point of scale realism if it literally takes up an entire level of your house?

[@BALD8BIL]

very nice !!!

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks!

[@remikrl8080]

How big exactly is n scale? because im going to start a layout but i dont have much room but also i dont want such a small train.

[@RailfanJason]

It's 1:160 scale. So 160 times smaller than the real thing. HO is 1:87.

[@rashidkhalil8191]

Very nice

[@brlngtn]

With the freight run, you have 4 diesels how many of those are powered?

[@RailfanJason]

They were all powered.

[@dukbcyes9651]

EVEN B UNITS?

[@DJAlup]

I cant believe the amount of views that my dad's layout got.. He wont admit it publicly but he designed the layout then built the house around that design... He has been working on this for most of my life and I am 30. In the last year he expanded the layout even further taking up about 80% of the entire basement.

[@elleryparsons5766]

By the looks of this viedo there's still a lot of work to so otherwise awsome.

[@marcstube17]

this is awesome...but it's alot of wood for trains that way a few ounces....

[@tnsoftailrider]

What is the diameter of the Helix? Great job on the track and layout. Now the fun of finishing the scenery.

[@rodneyedington6329]

It's 26" raduis

[@peridotfacetflcutxg-qb7bp]

I have the exact same union pacific A and B units!

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

nice video

[@tonyromano6220]

Is there a follow up to this RR?

[@GT-fb8nv]

This is a cool setup. How many months/years does the fellow have invested so far? I realize it isn't a race to the finish but about the journey. I see hundreds of hours of work and wondered if he was keeping track of it? Thanks

[@RailfanJason]

If I remember (it's been a while) but I think he's got 3 or 4 years off and on in it so far. It's so huge it's necessitated a second level of flooring in his basement. Almost like walking through a maze.

[@dokbob5795]

It is a maze. I hope that he has a plan that shows the way to the exit.

[@RonN448]

Hi, Jason! That is a very nice N-scale layout you have going. Great work, and lots of it, too! Was it a nightmare to wire? And, how big of a room (basement) is it in?

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, sadly though, this is not my layout. I was just a visitor. Not sure of the exact dimensions, but it's massive. Multi-level, around the room with central dividers and peninsulas. He's currently re-wiring the layout. So no idea what he's got going on now.

[@rodneyedington6329]

Yes, the wiring is a nightmare. The layout size is about 28 feet by 52 feet.

[@hanfordbrace5092]

Hanford Brace. Several questions. How do you keep the very long train cars from being pulled off the track up front by the weight of the rear cars? How do you power the locos and are all the diesel units on each train powered? Especially the longest train with 4 units 2 As and 2 Bs? Having that much track is awesome! Is each train controlled by one person? What part of the country is this set up located. I am 78 and have an air conditioned 24 ft cargo trailer that alas I am now too old to use it. When new I did for a while use it as a carpentry shop.i think I could put a very nice N set up in it. What do you think? I am sorry to ramble but my health is going down slowly and I wonder if I will have enough time to build a set. If you can't reply to all my questions I will understand. Just let me know that you got my note and perhaps you would answer my questions for a fee?? I can try to search for stuff but I can never hit exactly my question answer and my time is?? You know what I mean.

[@RailfanJason]

I'll answer what I can, but this is not my layout, I was just a visitor. But to make cars stay on the track, people normally just add extra weight and change out plastic wheels for metal. The more free a car rolls, the better it will perform. The locos are controlled by a decoder (computer chip) that the main computer system then allows you to use. Yes, each train is controlled by a different person. The main computer system allows multiple trains to run at any given time, we just "call up" whatever locomotive(s) we want, and the system activates them for us to use. This layout is in Leavenworth, KS. Long as you don't have a lot of temperature and moisture changes, you can set up any layout where ever you think you can fit one.

[@sahebofficial6701]

I want to purchase this train. Where I'll purchase this item??

[@hntrains2]

Is the bridge at the beginning not straight? Or is it bent? Such a layout is what most people only dream about! The amount of work and care put into making it happen - astounding! And I see this is 2016 the film was made; how does it look now?

[@RailfanJason]

It's a replica of the Keddie Wye which is a literally a wye with two of it's three sides on trestles. So yes, it's curved. Unfortunately, I haven't been out there in over a year, but from what I've heard scenery still hasn't started because the owner was doing some extensive reworking of a few areas of the layout. I think he was also rewiring the entire layout too.

[@hntrains2]

Now that is what I call attention to detail! Thank you for the response!

[@bobby7167]

NICE JOB!

[@AzlanRich]

The train is slow. May be overload...

[@nikonvision_93]

bro its awsm really hats off

[@RailfanJason]

Appreciate it, thanks!

[@nikonvision_93]

***** wlcm bro where u buy this train n what the cost

[@RailfanJason]

It's not mine. I was a visitor there.

[@nikonvision_93]

Oh kk bro thx

[@jordaoluis2947]

Jayesh Hatkar un

[@inconspicuous_ox]

I have that 737 CSX engine! And an 800 one

[@davontedavis2189]

How much for these sweet machines

[@leoptellier2085]

Is that sheetrock for the sub road bed?

[@rodneyedington6329]

No, it's called Micore 300.

[@gabeslaton8893]

Are there any steam locomotive videos

[@RailfanJason]

Not many, but I do have some. Just have to search my channel

[@RailfanJason]

Yes, I've got a few.

[@elenierjorquerahidricoaeno6924]

Gabe Slaton '

[@kevo05s]

Nice wiring @5:36

[@EllipticGeometry]

Nice. The Union Pacific train at 7:15 makes me wonder just how long you can make a train before you get issues. Obviously you're going to need some heavy locomotives if they are to have enough traction. If you keep adding power in front to deal with longer and longer trains, I guess the next issue will be that lighter cars directly behind the locomotives are kind of getting pulled apart, eventually causing them to derail on the inside of corners. You should be able to defer that for a while with an exponential mass distribution. Limiting friction and therefore force required to keep moving should also help (which happens to be the nature of trains). How long would the train be by then? Edit: Apparently couplers are the first problem you'll encounter in practice. Of course failures have to be mechanical in nature.

[@ziiofswe]

There are videos of huuuuge model trains here on youtube. Most I've seen where H0 though.. They solved it by putting another locomotive after a bunch of cars, and then another one, and another one... James Risner is one guy that do that kind of vids.

[@EllipticGeometry]

ziiofswe I ran into some of his spiral videos. Very noisy. But I was specifically interested in what you can do with engines only in front. Otherwise there are virtually no limits. What are those limits when they're in place and how far can they be stretched?

[@ziiofswe]

EllipticGeometry: Ah. Interesting thought actually. But I think the only way to get any consistent results is if all the cars are the same. With different cars, having different weight, different length, different centers of gravity, different construction (bogie or non-bogie for example) etc etc, it'll be impossible to get any consistency. But I think with a mix of cars, they will start derailing before the couplers start giving up. Depends a bit on the style of couplers too, of course. I usually tend to think in terms of older Märklin since that's the stuff I've mainly been messing with... And those couplers are fairly sturdy metal thingies that can take a lot of load as long as they aren't bent out of shape.

[@EllipticGeometry]

ziiofswe I have no experience with actually doing anything like this, but I have a decent sense of physics. Fact is that the front has the entire train hanging from it. That's more force running through it. More force trying to pull cars apart and make them cut corners. That's where the problems start and where you need to reinforce. The rear is just a lot of useless mass, on the other hand. You can make it lighter without causing problems, while lessening strain on the front and in turn allowing more cars to be added. That kind of distribution is also good for overall handling, by bounding inertia in the tail. People who actually tried mention couplers being problematic a lot. In theory model trains should have an inherent advantage here, but I guess perhaps because of that no real effort is put into them.

[@ziiofswe]

EllipticGeometry: Well, let's see... The force pulling forward can not get stronger than the traction of the locomotive(s). The force that keeps a car on the tracks is its weight. The forces that try to derail it is the loco pulling forward and the remaining cars "holding back"... but only in combination with a curve. The curve is the actual problem. And there are different radiuses used in MR (and also various kinds of flex tracks, to make it even more difficult). Also, the couplings' height matters. The lower it is, the less likely a derailment is. I actually can't figure out if bogie style cars would be more stable or if it doesn't matter. On one hand, the couplings themselves will be almost perfectly straight between two cars... On the other hand, I suppose you only move the pivot point to the vertical axle of the bogie...? Or is the pivot point at the wheels where they touch the tracks? Hm. When it starts tipping, it is down there... but before that? Meh, this is confusing. :P I guess the vertical axle of the bogie (the pin or whatever it might be called by someone who actually knows English) isn't really a pivot point but a lever in this context... Oh well, there's a lot of stuff to consider at least.

[@peridotfacetflcutxg-qb7bp]

I have a union pacific F3 a and b unit with that same number

[@MisterHecker3129]

desearia tener uno

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Were those Con-Cor passenger cars?

[@RailfanJason]

KATO

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Oki

[@minakoioroi5830]

Railfan Jason q

[@denizen9998]

Youre playing the huffing and puffing of steam engines but it's all diesel.

[@citunok5065]

19cart OMG Dhe long cart

[@ilyannie78ify]

Sushi Sushi

[@deepanshuplaygames]

good video but train is slow

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, however, trains like these don't move fast.

[@anildabhi3410]

fs

[@billsharp7642]

MO

[@xiaojuanfeng6440]

砸中灬。

[@marianntothk.268]

Do ytono

[@billwarman5206]

Nice layout