Union Pacific Gas Turbine at The Colorado Model Railroad Museum

[@WVS-KFD]

RIP Bill. Always enjoy the videos at CMRM.

[@danielfouardlibertarianono8017]

Amazing this video is amazing! How the heck all those cars stay on the track and don't derail is crazy. Especially around the curves and turns. Even with empty flat cars in the middle. I was waiting for something to pull sideways in a tight turn. Beautiful and those turbine engines are the skookumest engines.

[@michaelmorgan7893]

I'm glad they kept the rollby era specific. Some videos I've seen on other layouts mix 60's era trains with BNSF boxcars and Norfolk Southern stuff of modern era. This layout is one of the most beautiful I've seen.

[@jesikebiking]

OOH man the layout looks simply=====BEAUTIFULL looks so real

[@tedmaas3588]

Love your place, I always visit when I'm up to see my son Lafayette.

[@c.s.charles2102]

That layout is awe-inspiring. The rivers look quite realistic.

[@TheCondoInRedondo]

Thank you for showing the consist. In particular, mixed manifest like this one are fascinating. Especially when they’re weathered. Same with passenger trains

[@alcopower5710]

I’m so very impressed......the layout, the rolling stock and of course the locomotives are all nothing short of outstanding 👍

[@msalfi6166]

Amazing

[@williamcharles9480]

Good stuff! The weathering effect was well done on the period rolling stock. Years ago when I was into the hobby, we could only dream of a pull of this magnitude. The attention to detail was a pleasure to view. The sound effects of that turbine were spot on.

[@TheCondoInRedondo]

Bill, you nailed it this time. Thank you for showing more of the entire consist... The camera is steady and the varying angles are so "pro". I love the 9:00 pullback. Brilliant direction. The train was even run at a slow enough pace to allow me to study all the details of a scene. Great job!

[@themyerlys2879]

I've been an HO modeler since 1960. I've had 9 layouts over the years, and I think this is the finest layout I've ever seen. The scenery is the best depiction of a mountainous area, and the colors used are uncannily right on the spot. Someone had a very sharp eye and well developed skills in doing the scenery. The track-work is very smooth flowing and most realistic. The only improvement I could foresee would be superelevation of the track curves. I had a very large layout with broad curves with 1.5 degree superelevation, and the effect is most pleasing. This layout represents the Gold Standard of model railroading.

[@billr991]

Thank you for the wonderful comment. For anyone who would like to know more about how the scenery was done, The museum gift shop has a series of DVDs by the Designer - Builder of layout, Dave Trussell. There are also three short KZbin promo videos about the DVDs. See: cmrm.org/Videos.html and kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ3Ogphog7qSbtk (Water) kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3jYpZx5eZmdeNk (Rocks) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnm8h6l7l5iXe7c (Trees)

[@themyerlys2879]

This layout epitomizes why we tell our spouses "model RRs are completely different from 'toy trains' ".

[@marklydston90]

I never made comment about the complete roll by shot, but i like it, and think its a great idea. One of the best things about huge layouts are the long trains.

[@choochoo3985]

Great video, train and layout. Thank you for sharing.

[@dimidomo7946]

Bill, the overall video is very enjoyable, but the 3:43 roll by is an outstanding POV. The roll by is fantastic footage. The weathering of the entire consist is hard-core realistic. Great jobs by all the volunteers and members at CMRM.

[@tmotorman]

A most excellent video!! Showed a lot more scenic areas than I ever saw before. Love the overhead "drone" sort of shots down in the water level areas! Also one of my FAVORITE locos too! The Big Blows!

[@michael.randall5034]

Hi,They were underated and were in fact over 10,000 hp!! 10,700 seems to ring a bell,but certainly at least 10,000,KR and nice video,Mike.R

[@Kingofkings987]

fantastic model!

[@jonnybeck6723]

Love the shot @ 7:55

[@mrbluesky2050]

Quick question, are the two mid-train helpers powered models or dummies?, fabulous modelling all round by the way.

[@billr991]

All powered. Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@steverudder3321]

Totally Impressed! I need to come see this in person someday. Where can I find an El Camino like your yellow and black one?

[@nickbarman4145]

Great video

[@coreybonsall]

Thanks for sharing this gorgeous train with us! Would you happen to know if those were covers on the ballast hoppers at 1:30? I've never seen that variant before. Thanks!

[@billr991]

There is a view of the tops of those cars at 11:03. They definitely look like covers to me.

[@michaelmorgan7893]

I still love those clean looking searchlight signals. Are those kits, or ready made someplace?

[@jacobmaurin7549]

WOW that's very impressive! That's Ho scale right?

[@jimsteinborn]

Yes, it's HO scale.

[@davidstewart3337]

I really like the S&A, CofG and WofA box cars mixed in

[@TechBuild]

Is a diesel locomotive necessary to accompany the gas turbine locomotive?

[@bruneaumichel9327]

Votre réseau est fantastique je réve de vous rendre visite Bravo

[@bradley.reim22]

great vid bill @ 8:11

[@bradley.reim22]

Bill what is the town called at 12:43

[@billr991]

Not really a town there. The place is called Weyerhaeuser Reload No. 2. You can see a tour of the entire railroad along with a map showing place names at kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5S4fX9thsh4qLM .

[@savneetsinghrairai6823]

Hands up for turbinia 🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️

[@Perfusionist01]

The shocker is that a :-)hard-care steam guy like Watrous own diesels and a turbine! :-)

[@brian102256]

Hey Bill! Great video! In this 101 car train, do the cars have the recommended NMRA weight in them or has more weight been added to each car? Happy Thanksgiving!! - Brian

[@billr991]

Thanks Brian. I don't know for sure, as it's not my train, but I'm guessing the cars are properly weighted to NMRA standards.

[@brian102256]

Thanks for the quick reply! Amazing train, there....

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

Is that the scale trains gas turbine?

[@billr991]

I'm not sure. The train belongs to a CMRM volunteer. I will ask him for more details.

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

Bill Rogers it is a scale trains model the big blow A unit has an orange painted exhaust stack

[@nathanmcnichols5897]

I have one made of overland high quality brass to sell if anyone is interested

[@haroldsullivan4316]

wouldn't if be a little more accurate to have mid and/or end train helpers, instead of all the power on the point? That much power could tear the coupler of the leading car out...

[@simonthetrainguy]

I did the 10th anniversary viy