HO Scale: Locomotive Extravaganza!

[@AlanSurgeoner]

Good Luck to the guy who takes on the Task of programming that lot into a controller ,ha ha. But seriously that is impressive

[@RailfanJason]

haha... Thanks! Fortunately for him these have been acquired over a number of years, so they get done as we get them. But he gets a fair amount of service work on them. :D

[@easternwoods4378]

@@RailfanJason are they all club owned or is it mixed. if mixed how do you keep track of who owns which. That must be worth close to $100,000, that's a lot of inventory, before counting the other rolling stock. That's what makes the hobby so expensive.

[@RailfanJason]

@@easternwoods4378, the club only owns 3 locomotives. So yeah, all the units in here are owned by the members. It's not hard to keep track of who owns what, we all model different railroads and have our own areas to keep our power in.

[@CNWFan-dj9vh]

Love seeing all the old fallen flags, I live within shouting distance of the old IC, CNW, and CGW mains, and have a soft spot for those railroads

[@RailfanJason]

Cool, the guy who owns them just recently started getting them. He had been CSX for the most part.

[@TrainLordJC]

Absolutely awesome collection of amazing locomotives. Many clubs I imagine would envy the facilities that you have there and to have such an amazing layout. You have truly captured the atmosphere in your videography. Well done.

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks! We are pretty fortunate with what we have, but then, we've been working on this layout and collection since May of 1990. So, in 26 years, we've acquired a lot. :D

[@monacofederico]

how do you manage the engines and cars collection? is there a shared fund to buy stuff or each of the participants brings in his own stock

[@RailfanJason]

All the locomotives are owned and managed by the individual club members. These are collections that have been growing over many years, decades in some cases.

[@aztraingranny7015]

Wow! And dang! So sad we can't make it to KC to see this layout foaming extravaganza. Hope bnsf6951 & l can save up some dough for a special trip in a few months. Great vid! . . . Diana

[@RailfanJason]

Yeah, Vinny told me last night you guys weren't gonna be able to make it. but yeah, maybe in a few months. Won't be so damned hot here.

[@aztraingranny7015]

You're joking, right? Hot? Ha ha ha ha ha! ROTFLMAO. It was 118 in Phoenix & 121 in Tempe yesterday. I'll take your hot any day even with humidity. . . shake n bake

[@RailfanJason]

Oh yeah, I heard about that. So hot they weren't allowing planes to land there. Our heat is different though, loads of humidity.

[@aztraingranny7015]

Only one airline captain refused to land - he thought his tires would pop! Methinks he's getting some retraining. All other ops were normal.

[@davidmuse7004]

Impressive amount of power sitting on those rails

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks, we're all proud of what we've managed to acquire over the years.

[@TrainWizardProductions]

Reminds me of Union Pacific's Bailey Yard engine terminal in Nebraska. Keep up the good work!

[@RailfanJason]

haha... thanks! Although if this was like a scale size Bailey Yard, it would take up most of the layout room...

[@fafnir242]

Love the Alton & Southern power at 0:17!

[@michaelglass4701]

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks!

[@sparky107107]

now even for a club layout that is a very impressive amount of pulling power , I was starting to wonder if you had any UP stuff ,, and only seen two Conrail units ,, so sad ,, lol , nice video , thanks for sharing that

[@RailfanJason]

Oh yeah, I'm the UP guy of the club (heh... saved the best for last). But yes, we all like our power, it's a sickness. :D Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!

[@DenisGatsso]

Effectivement très belle collection de loco !

[@RailfanJason]

J'espère que cette Google translate oeuvres, mais je vous remercie! Glad vous a plu!

[@rubber20021]

bless you, oonate plamo to you.....

[@garykcs5532]

awesome job Jason thanks for sharing keep em comin

[@markgotham5372]

OMGGGgggness.....I take it, the Wife doesn't know where You Moved the Basement Door......WOOOW.....

[@RailfanJason]

haha... yeah, not quite. I'm not married and this is a train club. So these all belong to different club members. Mine start at 7:34 with the steam and diesel yard.

[@kernanhosea2024]

I see u a lot IC enginees here nice there must be a big invetory here love it. K

[@dncnapper]

If they are sitting in the yard they aren't making the railroad any money ;) But seriously a nice video!

[@RailfanJason]

haha, true. But with coal and oil down, thing are slower :D Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@rubber20021]

humdinger of a nice rich collection!

[@ronaldclark8187]

Very cool.authentic and excellent art

[@dacuzzz]

hi Jason.. what a fabulous array of motive power... hope i get to see it in person.. thanks for sharing.. vinny

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Vinny, hopefully you will. Look forward to it.

[@tyhik9338]

Railfan Jason cool

[@UDoIt2]

So jealous. Lots of locos!

[@RailfanJason]

Scary amount of locos...

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Awesome video!

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks man!

[@rbrailfan2961]

Lots of IC stuff wow! cool video!

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks! Yeah, we have a member who's an IC fan.

[@rbrailfan2961]

***** so is all those engines owned by different club memebers?

[@RailfanJason]

Yeah, the IC yards are one members, the Santa Fe is another member's. Mine is the UP/BNSF areas with the RIo Grande. Dad has the NS and KCS. MoPac is another guy's...

[@rbrailfan2961]

+Railfan Jason Cool!

[@incredibledibletacooo792]

Really fascinating, I hope to achieve this great accomplishment one day! :)

[@RailfanJason]

Good luck!

[@danieledwards6983]

That was cool a lot of people don't know about the Utah Railway they had steamers and were 1 of the only railroads to have rsd alco units west of the mississippi then they had some SP and some BN 45s then some rebuilt sd40s they worked rt along side the Rio Grande throughout cenral Utah u should Google them and get some like that for your collection would b cool to c, otherwise was some cool stuff

[@daniellucas6573]

I can only imagine all this. I barely own a 3rd of all of the engines you have.

[@monacofederico]

great stuff! you have Santa Fe stuff as well

[@NorfolkSouthernES44AC]

I'm late on this one. :P Wow!! Super cool video, thanks for making this. Must be locomotives from 25 or so different railroads at that club! I was thinking...where's the NS? Then I saw the SD80 and the NS Dash9's at 8:48. :D I really liked the mix of BN and Santa Fe power at 5:45.

[@jacjac5761]

WOW all those engines!

[@RailfanJason]

haha... yes. We are not well. Freely admit it's a mental disorder. :D

[@jacjac5761]

Hey love the Rio Grande....Will you ask them if possible to do a 9 engine power move?

[@RailfanJason]

Well, all the Rio Grande units are mine, so asking really isn't an issue. I will see what I can do about that. Comes down to how well all the units run together. Speed matching may be required for some of them. I'll see what I can do though.

[@jacjac5761]

Okay cool thanks

[@kernanhosea2024]

hey jason like ur IC locals realy nice an a good vid. K

[@leonaddison9823]

Awesome. Show us more.

[@IEEPres1]

I just viewed this video and am really impressed with your video work. What a massive array of locomotives!! What can you tell me about the Rio Grande "SD30s". The Gp30 is my favorite diesel model and have begun to build some SD30s myself.

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks! The two SD30s are something I built because, like you, the GP30 is one of my all time favorites and I wanted some 6 axle counterparts. The first is the Tunnel Motor version, build on an Athearn SD40-2 chassis with the shell spliced together from two GP30s and a T-2 cooling section. The second is just 2 GP30 shells with the front and rear porches extended to fit a KATO SD45 chassis. People have built several other variations, SD30s built from SD35s, a high hood version, and even an SDP30. So I went the Dash 2 route and built these. However they have since been upgraded to Dash 3 specs (SD30T-3 and SD30-3). These units will eventually get repainted into my Kansas City Eastern RR. Just seems more logical to have fictional locomotives as a part of my fictional railroad.

[@Kevin-ev7hw]

Jason, I love all of the I.C. Creamsicles that you guys have! How many engines do you think that you guys have all together?

[@newcastlerails1416]

Kind of reminds me of NRE in Silvis Illinois

[@RailfanJason]

haha... cool, thanks. Someone said it also reminds them of UP's big Bailey Yard facility

[@milepost241productions5]

is this a club layout, or a personal layout

[@RailfanJason]

Club layout.

[@josiahwatkins4883]

I wish I had the same thing like that

[@randallfunk8389]

wow great

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Randy

[@NS8010]

sweet stuff dude. how many units do ya rekon are on the layout at one time?

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks Spencer. You now... I have no idea. I don't think anyone does actually. But there's a lot! :D

[@toriehelton2984]

sorry to bother you about this is another question does it matter about the length about the train or is it the same with the track

[@RailfanJason]

That's a very difficult question because there are so many things to take into consideration about train lengths. Model trains average 15-20 cars. Some of us can run 100+. Railroads run over 200 sometimes. Depends on the kind of train, how many cars are loaded or empty, all could be loaded, all could be empty. Passenger, mixed freight, double stack, coal, tankers, are there any grades, or is it all flat lands, how much power is available, and what horsepower they produce... the list is endless.

[@garbagemanify]

all that, and NO , NS, or Western Maryland???

[@RailfanJason]

NS at 8:41. He's the only member of the club who has NS. No one has any WM. Wrong part of the country for that.

[@toriehelton2984]

how do you do that I have model trains my self can you give my some tips about the wiring and the length of the track that would you use for athearn

[@RailfanJason]

I'm not sure what you mean by "length of track that I would use for Athearn." Track length doesn't matter. It can be as long or short as you want. The longer it is though, the more feeder wires you need. I would lay the track however you want, soldier all rail joints except where you need to insulate, then run a trunk line around the layout with at least 14 gauge stranded wire, then tap into that using your feeder wires that are then soldered to the rails.

[@goprosniper1848]

wow!!!

[@RailfanJason]

Thanks!

[@trainsfordays1965]

at 2:02 and 2:09 are those G10s?

[@trainsfordays1965]

+Railfan Jason uh no. 30s don't look like that...

[@RailfanJason]

The only locomotives in that time frame are GP30s and an SD35. I don't know what "G10" is that you are referring to.

[@trainsfordays1965]

+Railfan Jason I have a G10, I looks exactly like that! GP10 and SD35s don't look like that... it's the one with the weird top

[@RailfanJason]

+Trainsfordays196 No, those are GP30s. EMD never produced a "G10." Illinois Central Gulf rebuilt some much older units and called them GP10s, but EMD never made any such locomotive called a "G10." Google it.

[@thebrakeman17]

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[@RailfanJason]

Way to be literal Shane. :D

[@sureshjain4028]

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