Realistic Model Railroad Operations: Working Seneca Foods Part 1

[@lottaaction8072]

You are having more fun than allowed! 🤣

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Heck yeah!!! 😜

[@benmoreau8404]

Nice ops, especially the brakes and air hose sound effects makes it more realistic.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks Ben, I really appreciate the feedback. I'm always striving for more realistic ops. One thing I noticed, sometimes the air hose sound gets blown out. I gotta tweak that some more. Take care - Bill.

[@raymondrion6712]

Hi,to hold your cars on a grade you could use T-Plns through the coupler.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Hi Raymond, thanks for the tip, some else suggested the same thing. Unfortunately, the track is fastened directly to the plywood in the yard. If I had foam or cork under there, I'd be all set. Take care - Bill.

[@FunWithHOScaleStuff]

I enjoyed watching your switching video. Your models are all outstanding and a pleasure to view.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thank you John, I really appreciate it. Take care - Bill

[@HartfordWhaler]

Great video Bill! Always love the detail and your outstanding track work.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks Paul! I always try to incorporate something new, to keep it fresh. Focusing on the conductor Deany. I realized I left him hanging on the hopper all the way back to the yard 😮

[@KandWRailroader]

Good session, Bill...thanks!

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks Allen, glad you liked it!

[@thomassalerno5203]

Outstanding presentation a track roadbed and yard layout. I have small suggestion instead of using cardboard to chalk the wheels of rolling stock use pin at the coupler shank up against the car body. It will be unseen and later it will assist in making a secure couple. Regardless great work!

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks Thomas! The track is laid directly on plywood in the yard, so the pin won't work. Good idea though. I ended up taking a rock out of one of my stone cars and using that to hold the cut of cars. Not perfect, but a lot better than the cardboard 😁

[@georgiasunbelt]

Nice Ops Bill…you live in Rock Hill, SC?

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks Anthony. Yup I’m in Rock Hill SC. You headed this way?

[@rthomashouse6140]

Why no horn at the crossings? Is the town a No Train Horn community?

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Good point. Sometimes I forget to do stuff 🙄. Hope the next video will be better. Appreciate you bringing this to my attention. This helps me make more Realistic Model Railroad Operations videos. Take care - Bill

[@JohnB9474]

Little taste of home for me. I grew up in Wayne County, just north of the Finger Lakes. We had Seneca Foods along with Duffy Mott's. Nice ops, except.......no railroad would ever allow a conducter or carman to ride the back of a car all the way to a coupling. Too dangerous. The proper way would be a safety stop one car length back so the carman can jump off and move a safe distance to observe the coupling. I got that from a good friend who is an engineer for Norfolk Southern.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Glad you chimed in with that observation JohnB. Good point. I will consider how to correct that on future videos, and I appreciate you bringing that to my attention. Of course we have to take into account that NS is a class 1 railroad, and the FGLK is a class 3. Maybe we can have the conductor hop off on the fly if nobody's looking? Let me ponder it some more. Thanks for your feedback - take care - Bill.

[@JohnB9474]

@@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout look forward to your next session.

[@macrolog]

why use 2 locomotives?

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Great question! Short answer: Because the prototype Finger Lakes Railway always does. Longer answer: They may need the extra power, for pulling the carloads of salt up the grade to the yard. It would also give them some flexibility in how they switched industries. Or maybe it's for redundancy. These GE B23-7s are approaching 45 years of age. Maybe a combination of all the above. Thanks for the comment!

[@thomassalerno5203]

My track is over 1” Foamboard I have another idea I’m working out testing I will share it with you soon

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

@@thomassalerno5203 awesome, I would appreciate it!

[@larrybaughman618]

🤠👋🚂🗯

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks man! ✨