Realistic Operations - LIVE Coal Loads, Helpers, and a Derailment

[@tsherwood2112]

Live coal loads are so cool. This has to be one of the most realistic layouts on yt

[@canadianlocomotivelogistics]

Try operating a Norfolk Southern locomotive on my layout, real-time, read the description for details. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHXQfoJtjNFsnZI

[@Yeoman7]

Boomer diorama I’d probably THE MOST realistic.👍

[@tsherwood2112]

@@Yeoman7 hard to really compare, when they're not modelling the same region. But both are peak

[@B2Pproduction]

I loved seeing the entire train instead of just clips of it. It's great to see how massive the consist truly is

[@jetegtmeier71]

I asked a couple years ago if you could do a detailed video of your coal loader. I know you have at least one but now that it's installed into a finished, working railroad, you probably won't be able to get good video of the internals of how it works right? I just find it really fascinating to watch and finding out how these models really work. Thanks for any consideration :) P.S. Thanks for another great video :)

[@JackAtlasIsKing1995]

I actually just visited Lombard's in Illinois and got my first locomotive there! I love their customer service the variety of options for rolling stock they had to choose from! Will definitely be going back again soon!

[@ShawnC.W-King]

Ask for a guy named Alex Kovach, he's a wonderful addition to the Team there

[@RamseysTrains]

Wow! I didn’t even know live loads were possible, and to see it executed so well on this layout is absolutely incredible. I hope to one day try to make something like this!

[@josephseverino674]

That coal loading flood dispenser is a absolutely cool ! 👍like the layout.

[@SkywiseStormwolf]

I always love watching your layout, and all the new things you add to it.

[@Cowboy_Steve]

Howdy! This is so cool! Love the attention to detail on the coal flood loader. Excellent description of the coal loading operation. Very nicely done and thanks for sharing 🤠

[@jimjohnston7688]

Certainly one of the finest layouts in the country. Just every aspect is fantastic. I always look forward to your videos.

[@donaldfaris4798]

Josh great job on the video and we know it was the hand of god that cleared the derailment

[@Sunglass_Man]

Lombard hobbies is such a good hobby shop. Their employees are so kind and their everyday low prices never disappoint

[@Railfaning_With_Brantley]

Man, I love your layout so much I have a 15 x 20 layout in my basement I’ve taken so much inspiration from your layout, except for my layout is modeled from Charlotte North Carolina through Salisbury and goes up to Asheville. You also make great videos I love watching them. Keep up the great work man🤟🚂😃

[@josephcosta5161]

You did the crossing gates perfect... Your the second one that did them perfect I seen in years watching KZbin videos

[@dakotahsmith5480]

Love the added detail during operation that the dumped coal was left and a couple pieces of equipment are on the scene cleaning up the coal

[@syksystransitagency]

Thank you for showing the whole train!!! I would like to see "railfan" content where we could watch long trains passing by! Great video!

[@markahles5967]

Absolutely love your attention to detail. Thanks for another great video!

[@SpringfieldAndWestern]

Loved the close-up shot of the EOT! Cool video, as usual.

[@petestephen4922]

Thanks for the great video. You have built and run a very nice layout. I enjoy watching your operations. Bringing in the front loader and bulldozer to clean the coal spill was a very nice touch.....

[@911doogie]

Allways a treat to sit back and watch are detailed loved layout ,thanks Josh and to your Dad also

[@rshackelford630]

I always watch these videos when they come out, awesome work as always

[@smcnish1droid]

Very impressive and brave… Thank you for the great video!

[@McKennaWalters-c4g]

Wow! All of a sudden, I'm into model trains now ;-) Love the live coal loads, so cool!!!!

[@nsmodeler24]

You're too kind!! :)

[@rpdobbler]

Love EVERYTHING about your layout....the details, the theme, & the way you shoot these videos!

[@northwestrailfanofficial]

You have one of the most beautiful layouts I’ve ever seen.

[@xancotrucking]

I love these videos and how you make it as real as possible, keep it up

[@conrailfan6277]

Ooh, NS shareholders aren't going to like that derailment Josh!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great video as always!!!

[@OperatorMaxYT]

After paying off East Palestine lol

[@conrailfan6277]

@@OperatorMaxYT Yep, there was an article in Trains Magazine that put it over 200 million, ouch!!

[@kilrbe3]

THANK YOU for the no added fake real sound effects.. With actual sound from the layout, is much better IMHO. Lovely video! Hope you keep doing layout sounds now on!

[@schinken2356]

Nah, I liked it way better with added sounds.

[@ProbablyJustJack]

I would agree that sometimes they were a little bit over the top, but then again when sparsely add they did add a nice touch.

[@Homodernmodeler22]

Awesome man I saw a 730 articulated truck, I’ve bought one and it’s awesome

[@andrewwhite2863]

I got to try a live coal loading run. At a OP session today, and it was a learning experience.

[@valchavez9163]

Great video as always Josh..😊

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Hi Josh. Great video. You have an amazing layout.

[@randydobson1863]

Hi NSmodeler24 & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks NSmodeler24 & Friends Randy

[@gunsaway1]

Stunning layout and operation

[@countryroadrailproductions2008]

Honestly, I think it would be fun to run a coal train up the mountain grade. If only I was able to have a HO scale layout, I would do something similar to this. Great video 👍👍👍👍

[@MrOmega52]

I do enjoy rail fanning your beautiful layout.

[@JosephMusgrove]

Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@dougs6460]

Great job, Josh! How do you account for car weight, loaded vs unloaded? How many cars (of recommended weight) will a single 4-axle vs 6-axle unit pull up your grades? I really like your scenery!! Thanx for sharing.

[@CobraChamp]

Another great video. How is Medical school going?

[@tomclark4654]

Josh just graduated last weekend (May 18th, 2024!)

[@andrewcrane2786]

Super cool looking realistic operation thanks for sharing this video

[@nathanshanas6046]

I'd be very much interested in seeing the mechanics of the flood loader and how that works exactly. I have the same model but I would like to use it in a rock mine application

[@tomclark4654]

He has a previous video on how we built it.

[@205004gs]

Absolutely remarkable!👏👍

[@Azack-kv4cg]

Awesome. Can u do a part 2 where u unload the coal?

[@CSX_7026]

Where could I find a sheet like the one featured at 6:14?

[@bobbyglendinning2406]

Great video Josh!!

[@SharkyCartelRailroad]

"Achievement unlocked, spilled the commodities: You will now randomly find little bits of coal in that area for the next 8 months"

[@tomclark4654]

You got that right!

[@curtis-thebicentennialist1776]

Excellent layout. How many cars were loaded...surely not 90-100?

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Great video. It is so real.

[@TravelingConductor]

Diverging approach is red over yellow

[@todddolkos469]

You have a great layout

[@chriscarlson7915]

Great video!

[@massimo40]

Hello Josh, I'm in the middle of designing and building my HO coal facility and i think what you have done here is amazing. I would really like to replicate this so I've begun by 3d designing your hopper and chute system, with rough measurements. I was hoping you could provide me with any kind of measurements for any part of the hopper or chute as any of it would help me greatly. If not, any tips or information about the modification would be appreciated. Thank you

[@OhioCentralModeler]

My club runs live coal loads, sure it's a pain when they derail and spill, but it looks so much better than anything else it's worth the occasional minor annoyance.

[@eliabraham6918]

Loved the video. Those are some pretty powerful engines on the front end have you ever tried going up the grade without helpers?

[@Adam_Malkovich]

I am looking to make my own layout with live loads of coal and am wondering if you know about how many hoppers a container of the Woodland Scenics Coarse Coal you use. I have 15 really nice hoppers for a train and am hoping to make a coal loader resembling one like that in Sandusky OH or NS’s coal terminal in Norfolk Virginia.

[@tomclark4654]

I think a large container can fill about 6 or so cars. It depends on a few things like how much you put in each car and what kind of car they are.

[@TheNorthwestWind]

awesome layout

[@modelrailwaybackshop]

I wonder if this area existed in the Southern Steam era, would be cool running Southern brass steam over the grade!

[@martinhanley23]

Another very nice video

[@jessenoklahoma]

Amazing, your a good content creator I don't have the patience for that. And my layout is too small

[@spaceship092v3]

I love watching full length trains

[@javonneoutlaw1125]

I thought a red over yellow was a diverging approach , red over green is a diverging clear ?

[@AKRex]

Lowkey jealous that you managed to build a layout to be able to run a 38 car train!

[@Mesabi193]

I'm not sure if you've ever mentioned it... are the helper engines powered? And if so, is there a second operator usually for them? Thanks for the great videos!

[@tomclark4654]

All our engines are powered except one small switcher (a calf I believe is what they call it) and normally we have a second "crew" running the helpers to increase the "fun factor". However, I have seen Josh successfully run both headend and helpers by himself. (I have never been that brave ... or skilled!) Tom (Josh's Dad)

[@OffRailGaming]

Great video, you made an error when you said P87 had a diverging clear ( red over yellow ). Red over yellow is diverging approach.

[@williamarseneau1575]

How much actual weight does the coal add to the train ??

[@EastCoast_RailFan]

Thats awesome Josh! @3:22, how did you make that radiator on the dash 8 in the background?

[@rc4lifebnsf]

Didn’t know your from Illinois aswell. I’m from antioch. Cheers

[@UnionPacificcsx]

Are all of the buildings on your layout train kits?

[@davidbrown4823]

I do not recall derailments of gondola's lime but I have encountered derailments of Potash loads with some messy,

[@GarrettBarclay7690]

Where did you get the NS standard cab dash 8? I’m on the hunt for some with 2 axle trucks with comfort cab. So far no luck.

[@RioGrandeRailfan473]

Live loads seem very neat. Tried it once and I got gravel everywhere. How do you cope with locomotives not being strong enough to pull these full trains of mineral? My layout has steep grades and plenty of curves. Not ideal for larger trains.

[@tomclark4654]

More engines!

[@clinchfieldns]

Red over yellow is a diverging approach as an FYI.

[@warrenholmar1129]

What is the weight of a loaded car? How far from the NMRA standard are the loaded cars?

[@karlbones5414]

I'm wondering do you guys have an unloading part to this live coal load layout because I'm wondering how you guys unload them when it comes running a empty train back to the coal mine.

[@tomclark4654]

Josh has previous videos on the rotary dumper.

[@orbitalbits]

I'm sure you've answered this elsewhere, but what material are you using for your live coal loads?

[@tomclark4654]

Woodland scenics cinders.

[@EdisonRailfanner]

Where did you get this?

[@switchpointproductions7927]

Where did you get the blinking FRED at 3:50?

[@ArkansasTrainz]

Can you weather a UP C45AH or a C45ACCTE and great video

[@csxns]

Lombard hobbies the best.

[@sernajrlouis]

Awesome 👍

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Really nice.

[@Theonetheonlymichael]

The derailment mist have been so annoying to clean up with such Little Rock’s

[@alexwacker4610]

The signal was a diverging approach

[@bkriegel95]

Ok that is so cool!

[@qdogccfc8258]

When you say, Live Coal loads Is that Actually real coal that you’re loading?

[@tomclark4654]

No they are modeled using Woodland Scenics cinders.

[@qdogccfc8258]

@@tomclark4654 ah Ok I am slowly building my HO collection, currently have 8 cars but no engines or barely any track My most recent addition was an old Bachmann Union Pacific Crane/crane tender set from a flee market for $20 and is basically Brand New from the overall condition

[@dafrog55]

"Y90, Allegheny"

[@Ryguy8891]

Your layout always looks great, however don’t take this the wrong way but track authorities are usually only used for dark territory since there is not any signals to control train movements. I only know this because I work for a railroad who runs mainly on dark territory and we are dispatched by NS dispatchers. We use NS track authorities in between signal territories that NS controls and have to follow the rules by the track authority. Just a FYI do what you will with it.

[@wolfgang548]

We waited a long time for that coal train derailment.

[@cabincreek1692]

Oh no… it finally happened.

[@kingdomsbricks4762]

going 2-3 miles an hour is crazy fast for loading. where i am on trains loading its anywhere from 0.02-0.08 mph.

[@Rylan_Jones2011]

Can you do a GSMR route if possible if not that is perfectly fine since I see you do mostly freight

[@raoulmoat6762]

What do you think about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio?

[@shaunrichardson2346]

ns derail,, hella accurate... but also need a few hoppers with busted braces and bulged sides. engines on the coal runs tend to have a small pile of coal on the front platform and ditch lights covered in black sticky coal, but still able to shine through. i can also tell ya, as someone who services about 8-15 engines on any given night, "FJB" and "TRUMP 2024" is unfortunately written in the dirt on the reflective strip, and other places, on a majority of the engines. its very nice change to see these clean of politics.

[@conrailfan6277]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 We write that on the back of our Semi Trailers too!!

[@BeykoEngineering]

nIce flood loader!

[@DMosko-du5ww]

If only you had n scale RC front end loaders and dump trucks for the clean up

[@amtrak51lu42]

W videos

[@gabrielquinones3343]

Do you run SP trains (southern pacific trains )

[@tomclark4654]

We don't have any right now. We used to have one.

[@tomclark4654]

@@gabrielquinones3343 Josh upgraded !!!

[@lilomel]

40 coal carts?

[@gabrielquinones3343]

and hey it ain’t a Norfolk southern train without the derailments

[@train_chicken6143]

how do you clean up the coal when it derails

[@tomclark4654]

A vacuum.

[@train_chicken6143]

@@tomclark4654 first of all your on at 2:00am and a vacuum needs it hose that would break stuff and i did the same thing for a while and used a vacuum and ran out fast

[@AJ-Palermo]

A Norfolk Southern derailment? Pretty realistic if you ask me