Willow Creek Railroad: Motive Power

[@flagman515]

Mr. Vance, I know I speak for many of model railroader when I say another one of your excellent videos was watched through tears of joy and sadness. Thank you for your dedication to sharing your work of art with us. As the last freight heads towards Spokane, may you continue to have high greens in you next life's journey. A humble thank you from all the fans of your rails!🥲👍

[@Vigment13]

It is I who is humbled by all the wonderful feedback I've received. Of course, the tiny people of the Willow Creek love it all, too. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your comments; much appreciated! Rod

[@theubaum]

Really relishing these last videos....such a COMPLETE pike.....Going to miss the Willow Creek and it’s builder’s commentary immensely!

[@Vigment13]

Thank you for your feedback. The tiny people of the Willow Creek are going to miss all the viewers like you, too. Glad you're enjoying these final videos of the Willow Creek in operation. They've been fun to create. Thanks, again!

[@NerdyN8]

Another great video Dad! I love the detailed coverage of all the motive power, layout shots, along with the MinPin Spirit "party car". Great job as always!!

[@Vigment13]

Glad you enjoyed it, Mountain Top Homesteader. 🙂

[@TheTrainFreak]

A friend of mine (John Arthur) sent me your direction and told me to check you out. Nice collection of motive power! - Jason

[@Vigment13]

John is a member of my NMRA Division; super modeler. Glad you enjoyed the Willow Creek. And thanks for the feedback!

[@TheTrainFreak]

@@Vigment13 I'm also a NMRA member but out of the Little Rock Division. I helped convince him to work towards being a MMR as I am doing the same. He is very talented for sure.

[@Vigment13]

@@TheTrainFreak Thanks for your encouragement of John, and best wishes in your personal quest of the MMR certification. Well worth the journey.

[@m-gleis]

Sehr schöne Anlage und toller Fahrbetrieb 👍🙋‍♂️ Gruß vom Michel

[@Vigment13]

Danke!

[@williamwemhoff2835]

I hope you keep your u tube channel up. I refer to it a lot you have a wonderful layout

[@Vigment13]

Not to worry. The KZbin Channel will remain. After all, I need to watch reruns of the Willow Creek videos! 🙂 Thanks for your feedback!

[@raybame5816]

Sad but nice video, great looking and running power units.

[@Vigment13]

Thank you for your comments. The motive power has served the Willow Creek well. Thanks!

[@joshuatoro8977]

I'm not going to lie I wish there was a way we could save the entire railroad or there was a model club it would take the whole thing it's one of the best model railroads I've ever seen and some of the best model videos I've ever seen too I think a lot of clubs could learn from your videoing cuz you actually get to see what's on the model not just trains running

[@Vigment13]

Thanks for the great feedback! And I'm glad you especially enjoy my approach to the videos. I've worked hard to come up with an approach to effectively highlight the Willow Creek without boring viewers with unnecessary "stuff." Sometimes it's a real balancing act. Hope I succeed in most instances. Thanks, again, for your feedback. Much appreciated!

[@icebolt0864]

​@@Vigment13 I want to piggyback on this for operation videos. Most other videos aren't engaging, and a few even put me half asleep. You've done well with narrating and editing your operations in a very distinctive way!

[@Vigment13]

@@icebolt0864 Thanks! I really appreciate that feedback. Sleep is good, but only at the right time! 🙂 Your kind critique is very much appreciated. Thanks, again!

[@Peepjouster27]

I have to agree about how well your approach connects to viewers. Just think how many content creators and modelers these videos have, and will, inspire!

[@Vigment13]

@@Peepjouster27 Very much appreciate your encouraging feedback. Thanks!

[@richardjayroe8922]

There is a slight mistake upon the wheel arrangement for the "2-8-0" Mikados. They were 2-8-2 at least in the video

[@Vigment13]

Ha. I see that you were paying attention! When I wrote up my script, I made that same mistake with the "4-8-0" Mountain, but I caught it before recording. Unfortunately, my script read "2-8-0" for the Mikados and I didn't catch that one before recording the narratives. Oops. Thanks for pointing out the error. Guess we'll just chalk that one up as another example where everything isn't perfect on the Willow Creek. 🙂 Thanks, again!

[@richardjayroe8922]

@@Vigment13 it would have been nice to see the mountain pull a passenger train, but I can't complain

[@Peepjouster27]

I know what must be done. We need the willow creek recreated in Rolling Line. 😅

[@Vigment13]

That sounds like quite a challenge! Go for it. And best wishes!

[@thomasbrew6511]

Check out the Richmond Railway museum, they could use a person like you.😊

[@Vigment13]

I have some friends who are there; I'll have to look them up. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@mariebcfhs9491]

The Alco RSC somehow looks very similar to the Russian heavy switcher TEM-1, they probably copied the actual RS series locos sent to them by the US.

[@Vigment13]

Very interesting. And you hit it on the head! I've never looked at Russian locomotives, so I did a quick search of Wikipedia and they say that the TEM-1 was indeed a "descendent" of the Alco RS-1 design. The RS-1 was evidently imported to Russia during WWII as part of the "Lend-Lease" agreement. Good observation! And I learned something new today. Thanks!

[@mariebcfhs9491]

@@Vigment13 Thank you for the kind reply sir. I am modelling the railway system of Eastern block countries (more like, just the Soviet Union and East Germany) so I kinda have a gut feeling for whenever a train "looks Russian".

[@Vigment13]

@@mariebcfhs9491 Wow. Sounds like a fascinating modelling challenge. Best wishes!