Sun River Garden Railroad Open House - Color Country Layout tours part 1

The Color Country Layout Open House 2021. Part one, the Sun River Group's garden railroads. Desert railroading at its best!
Every year the Color Country Model Railroad Club in Saint George Utah hosts an open house of their layouts. This week, we tour four of the garden railroads for the Sun River Group. Sun River is a development just south of Saint George Utah right on the Arizona border. Sort of a retirement - golf community model railroading has really taken off as a hobby here. All scales, indoor and out, anything fun! The four layouts are:
Bryan & Linda Enarson's indoor "garden" railroad. Part of Sun River is the hobby garages. An area of large heated and air-conditioned these "shops" allow for just about any fun hobby, in this case, an LGB G gauge table-top layout. The overhead door can be opened making it sort of like an outdoor layout. The large shop is also a great place to just kick back or build models or whatever. Hum... Sort of like garagemahal!
Next up Keith and Mona Johnson. A monster 500 foot G gauge mixing LGB and mostly Bachmann trains. Just off the golf course, the views are GREAT!. Ideas for our own railout abound.
Onto the home of Larry & Peggy Schneider. A compact layout still featuring a lot of tracks. Three trains running! A photo backdrop that is mind-blowing and a digital control system. A lot of railroading in a small space. See.. anyone can fit a garden railroad, even a large one if you just plan it out well.
And lastly Ron Smith. Again LGB track and trains. Four trains running together! A large area that is well thought out so there is still a lot of open yard with the trains mostly running the perimeter.

[@lloydthomson8608]

Dale & Karyn, On the part of the entire club, thanks so much for visiting the CCMRRC annual Layout Tour again this year and showing the internet universe our version of the best hobby in the world ! We were most gratified this year to see the exceptional turnout from the community over the event’s four day run. You two are always welcome every November to see more.

[@ToyManTelevision]

No, thank you!!!! So much fun! We always look forward to it. Wish we could have made it to more places. But we saw most everyone. All in all a grand time. Thanks!!!!

[@ronalddwyer6592]

It is always good to see other modelers and there layouts. Garden layouts are one of the Best and hardest to maintain with the weather always wanting to reclaim the land and everything around it. I give them alot of admiration to the layouts they have accomplished. It's like building a real railroad with all the obstacles.. Be safe and see you on Tuesday. 👍🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂

[@johnniebgoode]

Yesterday, I loved my garden railroad. Today, after seeing these layouts, I'm giving it up. LOL! Jaw dropping layouts. Mega jealous. And, I think I had that same American Flyer, too.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Love your railroad! Be inspired! Go play trains. That’s what we are doing this afternoon. Well.. most afternoons! Trains ran late yesterday! Power to the track again!! Today more wires and ties. Fun!! Exciting!!!

[@acox3527]

What an amazing garden railroad great job awesome layout 👍👍

[@stephenrickjr.7519]

It doesn't get any better than watching trains and eating STEAK!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Back yard fun.

[@tomklock568]

That was so fun!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks

[@timothyboles6457]

One day I'll get in a position to build an outdoor railroad. So I can run my live steamers!!

[@doctordeath.5716]

This is cool, but I wonder if you can use lionle for a outside garden railroad at all.

[@ColoradoRailroadProductions]

Do you plan on coming to the 2022 national garden railway convention in Denver? We have a fairly good line up of events planned and some great layout tours. I highly recommend considering it.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Checking the web now!!!! Love Denver!!!

[@ToyManTelevision]

All signed up!!!! Fun!!! Thanks

[@ColoradoRailroadProductions]

@@ToyManTelevision We look forward to seeing you there!

[@SaintCoemgen]

Great garden railways. A bit jealous of those living in an arid climate. In my climate, I probably spend more time weeding the main line than running it. A pet peeve (please forgive me). Quite a few runaway engines there, however.... Maybe it is just me, but in large scale, you gotta put a person in the cab of your loco. Don't run them without figures. Even a guy in there with a scotch bottle in his hand and passed out at the throttle would be okay if you want a runaway train.... But don't run large scale without figures! In the caboose too. People figures add so much even in the trains.

[@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226]

Hay guys just for curiosity sake would y’all try to find the tyco wall climber and the one with the loop can’t remember the extant name but it looks like it came out of a Star Wars episode or a blade runner move o bye the way I think that the old commercial for it is on KZbin

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Simply an excellent video. Great to see the different layouts.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks again!!!

[@jimkammerer8028]

GREAT VIDEO AND AWESOME NICE SUBJECT TO SHARE WITH YOUR SUBSCRIBERS I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU AND YOUR TIME THANKS. JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA

[@TrainMaster04]

If you ever are in west Texas, you need to check out the American Windmill Museum. They have tons of historical windmills but they also have a huge G scale layout. It is completely automated and it has over 3000 feet of track.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks

[@PanzerDave]

Thanks for taking me vicariously on a trip to areas I have never seen! It was really interesting to see these railroads.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks for watching!!

[@tomas5376]

You continue to amaze me with the depth of railroading near you! 🚂

[@ToyManTelevision]

When I lived there in 2000 there were no. None model railroads in the area. Tim’s they are a changen

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Wow spectacular 👏 thank you for sharing your adventure

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi again and thanks again for watching!!

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

How was your Thanksgiving ? 🍖🍗🍮

[@ToyManTelevision]

Great!!! Thanks Er thanksgiving I guess

[@paulditzen2708]

We’re back to model trains again!! Hallelujah!!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Yeeep eeee! Winter. Models..

[@vanvorst1999]

😎👍 Nice videography of those nice layouts!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks!!!

[@usmcsam4821]

Thanks for the videos.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi. Thanks for watching. Fun video tomorrow. Moving a 100 ton locomotive about 800 miles by highway

[@TonyLasagna]

Ah some beauties here. See a bunch of my favorite LGB models! Notably those c+s moguls! I definitely have a few of those rigi LGB cable cars that go up and down somewhere in storage. Sigh. Have most of them here, but have to run them Willy nilly outside. Trying to build and stop renting - but the lumber !!! Have had the property forever.

[@crashryanphoto]

Bloody marvelous! I still don't get how they are not destroyed by nature ...

[@ToyManTelevision]

The sun is the real killer. As is water. A week from Sunday we look at two more garden railroads. Perfect!! One is all made of wood. Looks like new!

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Great garden layouts.... not much grass ta cut there....

[@ToyManTelevision]

It never needs mowing or water. And when it fades it can be made into Walmart vests and soda bottles. Plastic. Starts as Walmart vests and goes back to Walmart vests. Dust to dust. Ashes to ashes. Plastic grass to Walmart vests

[@trainmaster9323]

I've been following you for the last four or five years, from Barcelona in Spain. Obviously I love trains and I love USA. You've helped me to improve my English, I usually see your videos with subtitles but I understand most of them because you both speak clearly. And moreover I've seen many things related with trains I don't have time to see when I go to the USA. I've been there four times but just as a tourist for two or three weeks. Thanks for this interesting video and for the other hundreds of them 🤣 My best wishes for both. Good luck and health for many many more years and videos to come 😘

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hello!!!! We love your story. Karyn and I were both teachers. I film and sound at university and she taught English as a second language in the public schools. Her job was MUCH harder. The nuance of how words are pronounced. The lost and gained concepts. Most of her students were new to America. Their parents often spoke no English. And the kids mostly learned from other kids. Most spoke Spanish but many other languages as well. Language is hard. I so deeply respect people who master multiple languages. I went to school for a time in Paris. I never did master French. Not even close. It’s hard. Very very hard. My hats off to you. (Does that expression translate?).

[@trainmaster9323]

@@ToyManTelevision Yes I understand. "Mis respetos", "Me quito el sombrero". My hats off to you too 👍

[@Senor0Droolcup]

I’ve played golf at Sunriver and now you’ve ruined it for me! Next time I’m there I’m going to be tempted to climb into every backyard to check if there is a fabulous Garden Railroad there! Another wonderful video

[@ToyManTelevision]

Don’t yell fore! Use a train whistle instead.

[@Senor0Droolcup]

@@ToyManTelevision That would be awesome! I yell "fore" quite a lot given my limited ability. Need to get a really loud simulated steam whistle. If it gets me thrown out, that's OK, my game wasn't going very well anyway. ;)

[@FunAtDisney]

All those were so nice, especially the “independent” loop layout with the grass area. And that leads me to the this question: At about 15:20 in your video there is one train that loops the grass going counter-clockwise and a couple seconds later another train passes the same spot going clockwise on the same piece of track…So is the switch also changing polarity or are these locomotives powered with batteries and using an RC system? Thanks!

[@ToyManTelevision]

No track power.. not sure… on my old layout I had a loop to loop single track. LGB makes it simple. The polarity of the main changes when the train enters the loop at either end. There is a detector. I don’t remember how it works but it’s off the shelf LGB and it works really great.

[@paulstrains91]

Absolutely love your videos and I love seeing these actually built me a small 12 ft by 5 ft portable garden Railroad on a table inside my apartment I'd like to share with you if you'd want to see it

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi. Are you on Facebook? Or email at [e-mail]

[@jamesdandy1777]

I grew up with ho scale toy trains. But as I get older I'm more and more interested in O scale and old Lionel cars. The garden railway LGB trains were so cool. Great video

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi. And thanks’ need more garden railroading on Sunday!!

[@ChristopherBrown-mq1lg]

Alright you two need to get home and work on your outdoor layout. Don’t want to hear it’s winter you have jackets ! 😂Great video thanks 👍

[@ToyManTelevision]

Trains ran on the Grapevine late yesterday and into the freezing night. When we could no longer feel our fingers we shut it down. But back to it today!! It warm!! Well 48 will have to do.

[@plschneide]

thanks so much for posting. I didn't get a chance to see the trains these past two years - pretty awesome!

[@ToyManTelevision]

You are welcome!! Great.club.

[@daviemaclean61]

It's a shame those golfers are taking up so much real estate!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Not there… too much water perhaps.. but the land, especially on the Arizona side is worthless. Millions of acres of rocks and scorpions. Until they but roads, power and mostly WATER on it it isn’t useful for much.

[@dougk5456]

What happens when we have one of our desert wind storms?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hide. Then leaf blower. Then running again.

[@tgmccoy1556]

My Kid's layout was Marx. my Pop worked for Montgomery Ward. so I was stuck with Marx.. Did have a B&O F unit loved that.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Marx is great though….

[@tgmccoy1556]

@@ToyManTelevision oh yes, lots of fond memories.

[@hamiltonsullivan6563]

What amazing layouts toyman! Glad to see you guys are out and about... get out as much as possible because we may have another lock down

[@ToyManTelevision]

Let’s hope not and be prepared for the worst. Thankfully we have garagemahall. We spent a year there. Alone. Building stuff. If need be we will do it again. Several friends and family hit Covid. Three ended up in the hospital. One died. And dozens of subs here. And old friends too. Betting about 50 with Covid. Three died. So we lock down. And build stuff.

[@hamiltonsullivan6563]

@@ToyManTelevision I feel that man

[@rogerstrate5727]

Such a wonderful journey, the beauty and detail of each layout is truly awesome. Thanks for this great video.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi again and THANKS

[@slam854]

That is a neat community. I had my yard converted to low water perennials with cedar chip mulch and chat walk ways. It is beautiful as well as helpful for bees and hummingbirds.

[@ToyManTelevision]

We love our grass. But water is getting expensive. And in short supply. No more rivers to dam

[@kenshores9900]

Got to watch you early today. Enjoyed vicariously visiting these garden layouts. That seems to be the perfect climate to have a garden railroad. Better than having crane your neck to watch the trains in restaurants. Waiting with anticipation for Tuesday!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Tuesday we move a 100 ton locomotive!!

[@bobconrad5632]

I agree on the F units! I ❤ them too.

[@ToyManTelevision]

As classic American as a 59 caddy