Realistic Operations - Paper Mills and Steep Grades in HO

[@Panzermeister36]

I love the old "southern" lettering showing through on that beat-up high hood SD40-2! Great video, and thanks for sharing with us :)

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks! - Josh

[@MattsTrainsTractors]

The Legend has returned. Such a great layout and video.

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks Matt! - Josh

[@markjackson4778]

@@nsmodeler24 hey bud do u have a layout plan i would love to see it

[@sashenepetruzalek6682]

As always

[@mbbbjb]

The sound effects are incredibly real.

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks! They definitely add a lot. If only we could get our decoders to sound like that. - Josh

[@Running-with-skizers]

I love the scence with the abandon crossing thats a very nice touch

[@NorthCountryTrains]

This layout is one of the best on KZbin. I particularly enjoyed this video because a main part of my new layout will be Georgia Pacific's Plattsburgh, NY paper mill. Most of the local and through traffic will be wood/paper as well. Love the real train sounds! Keep up the good work.

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks! They're great industries to model. Would love to see some videos when you're new layout is up and running. - Josh

[@Beastlysimmer_uk]

As a brit American Rail has always fascinated me and although I wouldn't personally model American your videos have truly inspired me and given me plentiful ideas for mine and my grandads new layout, we are both blown away at what you and your dad have accomplished over the years, happy modelling

[@205004gs]

Absolutely awesome layout, and op-session! The NS locomotives are spectacular right down to the weathering, and details. Great Job!👍👍

[@JoeyBPhotography]

Fantastic. I love the view/sounds from inside the bar!

[@GMTX-kg8ep]

This is really one of my favorites on the channel! I love how you added the view from the Chip View Barbecue with the dishes clinking in the background. All you need now is some figures then you’re good to roll! It’s really cool that way since you get to see different realistic views of the trains as they pass, and not just trackside! You’re actually going out of your way to show different places you could be as they come by. By the tracks, in a restaurant, walking down the street, even on a dance floor like you showed us in an older layout tour, lol. You have the best way of making different views of the trains passing through. That’s what I really love about your operating videos! Keep on going. Also, I can’t wait for the next tour, and tutorial video to come out. You rock with that!

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks for the kind words. Really means a lot to both my dad and I. - Josh

[@williambryant5946]

Awesome shot looking through the restuarant at the train leaving the yard on the other side. 👍

[@neanderthal88]

True to 'realism' Perfect video for a classroom lesson in transportation.

[@JohnR.1968]

Great to hear Lombard hobbies mentioned ,go there all the time.Andrew and Jeff,good people who run a great hobby store, great prices,greater selection.

[@MrBillCNW]

Yep I Live a short distance from Lombard Hobbies Andrew and Jeff are good friends for years. Fantastic prices.

[@MLWQC]

The view thru the diner/restaurant is excellent !! The abandon crossing is a nice touch. Great layout always nice to watch.

[@ariesarethebest271]

It's been way too long, but worth the wait! Excellent view points.

[@atwoodca]

I 2nd that

[@nsmodeler24]

I agree. Going to try to get them up a bit more often. Thanks!

[@ariesarethebest271]

@@nsmodeler24 No problem.

[@Code3Indiana]

Nice to see the videos coming back!

[@jarhead58884]

All your videos are very well done and the choreography are excellent. Thank you for your work and sharing it with us.

[@titusrider7948]

This video is extraordinary on many levels. It is so realistic it briefly fooled me a few times. Your attention to detail is off the charts

[@blainedunlap4242]

Your sound is absolutely perfect and you have a smooth running setup. Lights, signals, neat, got it all. Shooting through the window of the detailed room. That's just showing off. 😊

[@northwestohioplanesandtrains13]

Thanks for uploading. Always love watching your videos!

[@Bobby347.]

I love these operation videos. Great to see another operation video

[@WeatheredModelsByColton]

Love the old crossing signal with the vines and weathered! Also a big fan of Lombard Hobbies! Great team of guys there!

[@ook2763]

It's not only the great layout which makes this video so great it very much also is the very accurate way you proceed this demonstration together with the very informative voiceover which makes this such great videos for me. Thanks!

[@TheTrainFreak]

Very cool operations explanation of the paper industry on the layout! Great Camera angles! - Jason

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks Jason. - Josh

[@disturbed1954]

Again Josh you make everything look so real with your keen eye for detail. Thanks for sharing!

[@LaytonJunction]

Superbe video my friend enjoyed very much like your background music nice touch. outstanding camera work very nice and great editing to loved the video keep safe and well thank you for sharing your layout and your commentary adds to the video all the best from the uk cheers for now al 🙋‍♂️😁👍👌👏👏👏👏

[@nsmodeler24]

Thank you!! Means a lot. Cheers from South Carolina - Josh

[@LaytonJunction]

@@nsmodeler24 👍😁🚂

[@douglasalan5783]

I love this layout, ops and videography. Beautiful work!

[@SouthernAlbertaRail]

Gotta love paper plants! Such a generator of diverse traffic. Thanks for sharing. -grant

[@charltonswingle3651]

This video is amazing! Love the layout

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks!

[@erwinschuurman6966]

Great episode! And the weather has improved since the last video :D

[@nsmodeler24]

Yes, thankfully no rain ;)

[@bobbyt9999]

This video was so much fun to watch. Also, the attention to detail on the layout is amazing. I'm gonna be binge watching today.

[@Biwabik223]

Great layout and video and complimented by old fashioned Mountain Music!

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Josh thank You always for sharing the great videos of your layout. Such an awesome layout

[@deltaflyer9078]

Amazing video! Love the operation videos.

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks!

[@deltaflyer9078]

No problem!!!!

[@mrsurfliner149]

It’s been a while since you have posted thanks for sharing and I hope medical school is going well for you

[@nsmodeler24]

Thank you! - Josh

[@zanith56]

The effort put into your videos is impressive. It makes them worth watching again and again. Fantastic work.

[@CrossbuckProductions]

This is truly an amazing video. Your hard work on the layout and models is extremely inspiring. 1K likes and 0 dislikes, definitely deserved.

[@chrisbrewer5789]

Good to see a new posting from you

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks Chris! Will try not to wait so long next time haha

[@shawnpowell5876]

What an awesome h.o. scale layout! I counted 9 NS locomotives that I could see. NS is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE railroad industry as well. Thanks for sharing your videos and I'm viewing them from the 1st state of Delaware.

[@wrightflyer7855]

You have a really neat layout of my favorite railroad, operated just like the prototype. Thank you for sharing.

[@stevemcmullin2769]

Your videos are excellent. Great modeling, great narration. Thanks!

[@lukeskywalker6333]

Glad you are back

[@Rhinexing]

Your layout is truly inspiring. I really enjoy your operations videos.

[@natecofga4679]

I have always admired paper mills especially down here in the South. That is one of the big industries I'm planning for my layout along with a few textile mills

[@CobraChamp]

I somehow got disconnected from your updates but am so glad you’re still at it. Best Model Train videos on YT!!

[@markakin3742]

Love the dynamic brake and squeaks sounds!

[@richarddrum9970]

Great video, great camera angles and lighting for the scenes, realistic speeds and I'm happy to see those wonderful SD40-2's moving rolling stock. Living along the NS in WV, I get to see a number of those old SD's yet today. Besides the coal movements here, intermodal traffic along the Heartland Corridor is great to watch especially traversing the Ohio River near Kenova, WV.

[@Longshadowsmodeltrees]

Great video Josh, it's like watching a Real Railroad. Bob

[@nsmodeler24]

Thank you Bob! Hope you're doing well! - Josh

[@maxfritz3561]

Just wanted to say that I absolutely love your layout and hope to have one even half as detailed as yours at some point. My grandpa who was my father figure was really into model railroading and he had a huge layout. I would always love watching him run the trains on it when I was young. Sadly, he had to sell all of it when we moved. He recently passed and I have picked up the hobby as a way to remember him and feel close to him. I have a huge collection of antique locomotives and rolling stock I’ve found at antique stores. I am just waiting until I have space to start my layout. Your videos are giving me great inspiration for what I can do with my layout. So thank you!

[@GreenRC24]

These videos are always so nicely done and look so good.

[@ianroberts6929]

Terrific video, good to see you back! Interesting operations with slow, reliable running, great shots and superlative sound effects - an outstanding job, thanks!

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks for the kind words Ian! Really appreciate it! - Josh

[@Steven_Williams]

I'm a O Scaler, but I started in HO as a kid. Great video!!

[@richardclayton7170]

I work for Yellow Freight. It’s awesome seeing some of the places we run to as well as some of the older Roadway equipment on your layout.

[@gunsaway1]

Super great video. Feels like the real McCoy

[@stevenikitas8170]

Nice touch with the vines growing up the abandoned crossing gate at 9:52

[@jasonk342]

Great video, hope to see your layout in person one day.

[@NotTodayoranyday]

I'm pretty sure your layout could be studied by a mathematical physicist. Their analysis would probably conclude something in fantastical equations,, but for regular people, they would probably explain it in words in a scientific paper somewhere...like , "Observing Scaled quantative density combined with natural light, distillates and equals reality when perceived by those scaled observations." Or something to that effect. Well done bro. You've completely blown my mindset.

[@bigB6flyer]

That abandoned grade crossing & gate were very cool. Canton is the smelliest place in the AVL region imho in real life due to that mill.

[@nsmodeler24]

I couldn't agree more. haha Thanks! - Josh

[@theatermusic87]

I particularly liked the detail of the vines growing up the old crossing lights

[@J3scribe]

Always a great pleasure watching ops on your fantastic layout. It appears you have a kudzu problem at the abandoned grade crossing. lol Nice touch. BTW, GP50s and GP60s each have more horsepower than SD40-2s. Great video, I look forward to next time!

[@steelcityrailfan4808]

I’m so glad to see you back. I was worried something happened. But your layout looks awesome! Welcome back!!

[@nsmodeler24]

Haha I'm still here. Just been a busy spring. Thanks!

[@steelcityrailfan4808]

Have a great rest of your day!

[@WorldWideOfTrainsAndTrucks]

I feel so special NSModeler24 posted on my birthday!

[@nsmodeler24]

Happy Birthday!! - Josh

[@YardLimit]

Your videos are always fun to watch!

[@nsmodeler24]

Thank you sir! - Josh

[@jonathansabatino3987]

I really like the added sounds

[@nikosjk1]

Love the video and great looking layout and motive power. I railfanned the prototype line a fair amount in Watco times and the layout really captures the feel of the area.

[@Locoforce]

Incredible video love the locomotives and the layout looks brilliant!

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks!

[@teddybateman6036]

As a small child, travelling to Asheville...I hated Canton in the late 70s early 80s smelt horrible...but I do love your videos...USAF VET in Queensland Australia

[@DH2906PRODUCTIONS]

As soon as i saw the 3240 i immedently noticed the faded southern logo. That is a nice touch

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks! Remember seeing that on the real things when they were still around. Definitely a neat look

[@DH2906PRODUCTIONS]

@@nsmodeler24 agreed

[@ChristopherPalmieri]

Love the "SOUTHERN" graffiti on the NS 3240! Excellent video as usual!

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks Chris!

[@dougcostello9064]

Glad to see a new video. Impressive layout as usual.

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks Doug!

[@wickedtrendz]

I work at evergreen in canton. Pretty cool to come across this video

[@georgiasunbelt]

Great Ops video...enjoyed it...the scene through “wood chip BBQ” was cool...the drone scene of the yard in the beginning fooled me for a sec...thought it was a real photo...

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks! - Josh

[@therailfanman2078]

I love the high hood SD40 on the head. such a great unit

[@daylightdave9405]

You need to call an extra switch crew out for that paper mill.. that's a busy place.. 🤪 Ship me sum of your paper for my drywall plant plz.. Super nice video!

[@181suydam]

The detailing on your locomotives it outstanding, not just the weathering but the actual detailing! The operations in this video are very nice and the sounds are awesome! Keep it up! Subscribed!

[@therailfan8947]

Great video Mr. Josh!

[@andrewwalton5778]

Josh very entertaining video paper mill is a brillant industry to have on your layout the hoppers covered ones in the train i take it are for kalion i run the kalion in tank cars your paper mill i take it is coal fired i run mine by crude oil.i love your scenery and the buildings great job on the layout thank you for sharing. Andrew

[@mpeterll]

Thanks for posting. Two thumbs up although I would have liked to see more areas of the paper mill being switched.

[@nsmodeler24]

A few others have mentioned the same thing. I will film more switching next time I'm home! - Josh

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Fantastic as always. I loved it. Great sound effects.

[@palmettostaterailfan7019]

YES I've been waiting for this one!

[@galaxyrailfanning7860]

Great video! That high hood SD40-2 is awesome!

[@Buzzizoven]

incredible layout and engines! its like seeing the real thing

[@nonexistentialcrisis]

Such an amazing layout! I sooo want one like this. Also I swear if someone thumbs down this video I hope they drink warm water during a hot day.

[@Need4Life]

Very nice video!!! Thumbs up!!!

[@chessiesystemcanadianopera2143]

Fantastic, glad to find this content! Great format!

[@motokid7770]

The return of the king.Where have you been?

[@nsmodeler24]

Been a busy spring, but things are starting to calm down and I already have lots more filmed. More be coming soon :)

[@klyddkross]

damn I'm so glad your back. I need this inspiration!! Is that an abandoned crossing at 9:10?! Insane brother.

[@trainguy-xo6zs]

The view from inside the restaurant is cool

[@ryanwest4599]

The scene at 9:24 is really nice. Good work.

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks Ryan!

[@DocLaw172]

Nice weathering on the first Wood Chip car.

[@johnpowell1930]

Great layout! SD40 3216 actually works out of Norfolk, VA. I see it moving container, gravel and other trains to and from Portlock Yard, Virginia Marine Terminal and the yard shares by CSX in Chesapeake.

[@NSHorseheadSD70]

Your NS layout runs better than the real NS does

[@minutemanmac]

Very nice. I model the paper industry and have several mills on my layout. Would loved to have seen the two trains switching more of the mill however.

[@enjoyingrailroading1013]

Awesome! Hope all's well w/your educational pursuits also.

[@nsmodeler24]

All is going well. Thanks for the kind words! - Josh

[@pacificrailproductions5281]

Top notch layout and even better operation, presentation and background! Only thing is, one boxcar isn’t enough! Paper mills put out 10-30 boxcars a day usually:) Still awesome

[@JosephMusgrove]

Nice layout! Love those “high hoods!”

[@Astranamic]

I have European trains but your videos make me wanna make an American styled layout.

[@bobaroo58]

Another great video!

[@MesquiteBelt]

Another excellent video Josh!

[@gromk2071]

What a layout ❤️ all the best from Germany

[@bnsfbuff]

Outstanding video. Thanks for sharing!

[@nsmodeler24]

Thanks John! Hope you all are doing well and are able to start running trains again soon! - Josh and Tom

[@sh4n384]

I love this layout so much