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This layout was a treasure, which shoud have been preserved and put somewhere everyone could see it.

I have spent a lot of time in this area, so it is refreshing t see it in this video. Just love it.

Hello I’m from Scranton where can I get that Steamtown backdrop, thanks Paul

How are you doing Rob?

Nice looking Leah. I’m sure many years of work but you lost me when you got to the cement plant was drifting off people ask hey you’re off today and I say I’m a little bit off every day.

your pops would for sure have loved this... great video!! 😊

omy goodness shut that bell off !!! LOL 😂😂😂

you have great videos brother!!!!

alright very cool...whats next?? 🙃🤣🤣🤣

not a big layout….. How elitist … mine is like. One 5 th of you size… if I am lucky

It is such a pleasure to watch your videos pertaining to the great work you have done on your railroad! As a railroad modeler myself I think it would be great to see a night ride and a op session with your group can I plan on seeing them soon?

I like it so much I am doing a similar one totally copying yours. Man it's tying me up because of my fear of not doing it correct. One question. What color did you paint the middle of the pond base?

This is an amazing layout, and we love your signals!!! --Tomar

Hi Scott I was at the Greenville museum today with my son today from Conneaut Ohio. I apologize for not introducing myself my name is Mike. I really love all that amazing info you can sit and look through all that Bessemer stuff. I will definitely be back soon. Your layout is amazing. Thank you for talking with me!

How did you create the backdrops? Layout looks great!

Just wanted to say thank for showing us and explaining to us operations.Yes the coal car situation. Once my layout is built I think that's where i'm gonna be spending a lot of my time is in the yard, Yes, There's going to be days where I just want to watch trains. Run around the layout, I have 0 background in operations, but from videos I've seen. That's what interests me the most, but but some youtubers Just go through the motions with no explanation. So I gotta try and figure out what they're doing on my own.Where is you actually explain it and why/how. Right down to the guys on the crew stopping for lunch😂 I thought that was a pretty awesome touch. Prior to this I guess my guys just would have had to bring a bag launch and work straight through their shift, Which could be seven days straight prior to this video. I'd get up one morning and none of my trains would be running. And there'd be a little tiny note Telling me that literally everybody went on strike! As a viewer and Future builder and operator, Details like this are important.And I wouldn't necessarily think of it on my own so thank you for pointing out what you might think is, " boring" Or mundane, There's those lessons here that are quite helpful. thinking of adding that realism. I'm getting pretty good at practicing my scenery, E t c, But you bring the actual realism into The yard. Thanks for that!

Enjoyed the video on the turntable and engine service area. The pits in the roundhouse were used for inspecting the underside of steam locomotives. Between runs the steam locomotives would often be in the roundhouse for some servicing, such as lubing the rod bearings with hard grease. This could also be done outside as needs dictated. At larger roundhouses periodic boiler washes would be done to clean the inside of the boiler of hard water deposits (scale). As the railroads transitioned from steam to diesel locomotives, the roundhouse pits would also to inspect the underside of the trucks on diesels. The layout of your engine servicing looks plausible, as does your explanation of how you intend to route locomotives through the facility.

Just pick the loco up. If the Keep Alive works it will continue to run

Excellent stuff again Rob!

The transition between the foreground and backdrop is amazing. Nicely done!

We love your video! Sincerely, Tomar

Thank you for the video. We love it!--from Tomar Industries

That's an amazing layout Rob. Thank you for the tour. You guys in the States are so lucky to be able to use your basements for layouts. The backdrop blends into the scenery beautifully, and your detailed modelling is helping to reignite my interest in my own layout again. You have HO, Pennsy in the basement; I have N scale, modern day trains in the shed! You wouldn't think I could get so much interest as your layout is so different to mine. But I have to tell you : If I was ever back in the States again, I would love to do Ops on your layout. Just a little switching at Sharon would keep me happy for hours! Thanks again.

I really enjoyed that Rob, Thank you very much!

Wow, it's awesome

Fantastic! What a great ride!

One of the best layouts I've ever seen, especially in your blending of backdrops and scenery. Thanks very much for posting!

Wow, neat wiring, whew........ I just purchased some of Bruce's cards, that's for showing what can be done!

Parabéns pelo belo trabalho, aí amigo maquete realmente linda.❤

You cant go wrong with UP.

Bgmi ❌ parkor ✅

Hi Rob, Just wondering did you work out what was wrong with it? This comment is 7 years later. I have read many of the comments below and wow there are so many variations and some people did not even look or see what was happening in your video and they just made a comment.... I have one of these exactly and the issue for mine was the lower axle gears were slipping on the axle shaft. I just put a drop of super glue on it and away it went. I love the Fleischmann locos and have several of them.

A short video "Trust me" famous last words of yours.. but I am astounded you kept this under 10 mins.. well done Rob. I 3D print a lot of stuff for my layout but I only have an FDM printer (Filament) and do not have access to a resin printer which these items are made from.

I don't glue any of my tracks down, I always just nail them down then it is much easier come time to remove them for any reason down the track.... pun intended... Damn Rob that's lots of work there just for that small section. I always like to see these kind of videos to see what and how others do their wiring it always gives me ideas for mine.

This looks fantastic.. just curious... when the coal machine is operating where does it move the coal to? shouldn't there be an auger or something coming above ground from the pit? also, it needs some tools that were left behind after the last clean up that Bubba did before he scurried off chasing wabbits..... lol... I love your videos and the hard work you put into making this for us to see and enjoy. Your layout looks fantastic.

The thing is Rob, most modellers wouldn't have a clue what things should look like, or how they are transported, and not even some research on how the item would be transported, they just buy the stuff and hope that the items are made correctly and then they put them onto wagons and then run them around their layout. I love it that you are also educating others when you make these videos.

Rob, you are soo lucky over there in the USA as I am in Melbourne Australia and we have a hell of a time getting items like these transformers and decals etc.. and if we order them from overseas then postage kills it and makes it not worth it... I used to scratch build RC model yachts and boats and now I have got back into my model trains HO & OO gauge but not prototypical like you are doing, mine is a mix-match of bits and pieces of what I see and like. These videos like yours benefit me, for when it comes time to scratch build my wagons etc... Keep up the fantastic modelling and I will no-doubt enjoy every video you make. Cheers. Tim.

Seeing that this video is 9 years old Id love to know what you found was the issue.. but from my view and knowledge, it just seems like some dirt or carbon lighting up as it gets in contact with the brushes on the inside of the motor.. I would have pulled the top off the motor and cleaned the brushes and armature and see if that fixed it.

This is absolutely fantastic.... sometimes when modelling you need to be able to think outside of the box to make things work like he said when he used the windscreen wiper blades. I had to do this a lot when I was scratch building model sailing boats, now I just have to do it for my model trains. This is a classic example of mechanical principals and modelling put together to make this work. It is sad that Shorty has passed but he leaves all of this stuff for others to see and admire and also give ideas of what can be achieved.

Great vid Rob. I like the cab ride view of your awesome railroad. especially the realistic job you've done on scenery and weathering trackside. do some more ! :)

Beautiful. Incredible piece of model RR architecture.

Thank you for the cab ride through the various yard tracks. That was a unique change from the typical all-mainline runs I've seen...especially 'round the turntable. Very cool! Definitely would not complain about the bumpiness.

Where did you find those railroad signals we see in the first minute?

Awesome

Enjoying my coffee this morning as I take a ride around the Bennett Railroad. Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

That is a wonderful job and layout and evidently smoothly running. Congratulations on a great job!

If this was O gauge it would be perfect…….stunning layout👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Great work ! I have been following your progress from the beginning. Also created a freelance model in 40 x 15 ft hall inspired by your layout. I am attaching a link of the cab ride HO SCALE LAYOUT CABRIDE 02-02-2021 czcams.com/video/WEAbjLa8xwM/video.html

The problem with the signals is nothing new, I was in Terre Haute Indiana some years ago and they were working on the signals, They came up with a flashing BULE.

hello, rob !!! just finished your westinghouse series and i must admit it is fantastic !! i assume you are a "circle-bar-dubbyah" retiree like myself.... i have been to pittsburgh many, many times for training ( baseball and hockey games. too) that our site at westinghouse-west valley required... many stops to bobby rubinos for 'lingers and ribs ( do you remember their deep fried onion "basket"? just like on seinfeld " the best, jerry, the best " !!!) then off to watch a pirates or penguins game !!! i was always treated fantastically by everyone from pittsburgh and it was always a real treat to visit there!!! modeling-wise, i have recently added 3 carload express sd 60's and 1 avr sd 50 to my pike, the bprr from buffalo, ny to pittsburgh (eidenau) pa... just a great line to model. tom poeschel from detroit did the engines for me and he did an absolutely beautiful job !! please keep the videos coming... prayers and blessings to you as we are all happy you are doing well !!! denny armes, industrial safety engineer III, wetinghouse-west valley, ny.