Riding the Rails at Brick Mountain Railroad 2023 Invitational Meet
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2023
- We were invited back to Barry Cone's Brick Mountain Railroad in Connecticut once again this year. Barry and the crew have been busy this past year building on to the mainline! They have also been busy working on the 16 inch gauge. Come along and see what's new this year at Brick Mountain Railroad and what can be done on a very large budget. Contrast this with our regular videos of what can be done on a very tight budget.
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That whole track is a massive labor of love. Lots of man hours and supplies.
Not to mention a paid maintenance crew.
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WOW! That BMRR is no joke. Thanks for taking us out again. That E8 is so impressive. The 70 really chugged along and looks sharp. Good to see her out and about.
I love watching these live steam models so at the beginning of the video I didn't think anything about this comment, by 15 min in I was saying literally the same thing, the features built for this "miniature" RR is no joke
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I am amazed something like this exists. The amount of time, money, space needed and resources that have gone into creating this is just incredible.
All the working, full-size, gates, lights and accessories, not to mention the track, buildings, trains, rolling stock, etc. must've cost a small fortune.
This is just so cool. Thanks for a great video and sharing with us... 🚂
It changes every year. There's always something interesting at Brick Mountain.
Thanks for the whole railroad. Truly a fantastic ride.
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Absolutely amazing.
Coffee thermos in hand I would love just to walk and gawk. The bridges, tunnels, the E-8, signals and buildings. Say nothing but take it all in.
Absolutely cool.
Very nice setup. Thanks for the ride
Awesome video of a great railway, thanks for taking us along!!
Just AWESOME! 😁👍👍🇺🇲
Wow ! Not NYC´s water level route for sure !
70 proves that she can handle it beautifully.
There´s a tank car lover down there. 25 total + 3 adults. You got it at right spot. Sound was almost like real thing with the frog.
Large scale don´t derail please. Even with proper tools rerailing unit must be so... funny and plesant...
Bridges, tunnels, mileage, what a wonderland. Just hope some papers were made for the sad day when....
Thanks Aaron for these paradise runs in 2 scales. Just some 4´8" add on and...
Thanks to the owner who planned it, have it builted and open it to enthoudiasts and us.
What a day ❤
Great video. Awesome railroad. Thank you for sharing!
Greetings from the U.K. wow that is just amazing!!! superb railroad
It's a lot of railroad to not be supported by a club.
@@MillBrookRailroad wow, thanks for explaining, and also taking us a trip round, its astounding
I am speechless! Actually I am stuttering over the railroad. I can’t believe it. Well done!
It is an amazing railroad, isn't it?
This is such an amazing railroad, I’ve seen numerous videos yet I’m sure that doesn’t do the railroad justice. Awesome opportunity to be able to visit!! I would give anything! Wife says this is boring, I said you would have to drag me away from this place!!
❤❤ this video. Hope Jonathan and yourself had a great time! Thanks for sharing.
We did have a good time. I think Jon really liked it. He took the first run around and seemed impressed.
Now David, that's one of the best videos you have ever done,well done,
Thanks!
Steam Engines running!! Love it. :) And wow, that track work is amazing. Love those bridges and signals.
The steam engines were good to see!
Steam is not as popular as it once was at these tracks. Other kinds of propulsion are slowly taking over. Mainly due to steam's long start-up times and high maintenance.
The good news is that there are still new steam engines being built, and the old ones eventually get rebuilt. They just don't come out as often as they did 10 years ago.
A lot of loving made creating this beautiful Railway 🇺🇲❤️🇬🇧Hello from the UK ❤
that was a very large set up, for both 7.25 & 16- inch. amazing all the signals and the safety gates!
it has to be great to ride the rails and see all of the new areas under construction. take care Aaron.
Yes very much enjoyed this video bro, must have taken many years to get this railroad setup the way they have it. They must have had some clever members over the years to come up with those trestle bridges. Cheers for taking us along. Safe travels. Ken Allen
The railroad is about 12 or 13 years old. Barry started building it about the same time I started building the MLBK. We were members of the same club at the time. Barry's railroad has a very high budget and a very capable paid staff. I think he also has some volunteers, but I'm not sure. When Barry wants something done, they plan it out and get on the project. They work all week long and sometimes even on the weekends.
Thanks for the ride that is a big layout to run around
Excellent video, Thank You! Ron
Glad you enjoyed it
Outstanding Video ! This place is AWESOME !!! As I grew up on a Railroad w/ family members working on the Gainesville Midland RR living in Belmont, GA in N.E. GA. I can't wait till I can afford to build my Church Community a RR for the kids and the adults as well that truly LOVE Railroads. HooAH !!
Awesome railroad!!!! Those tressels were out of this world! They had to have been a engineering nightmare. The owner should be very proud of his accomplishments in building this layout. 👍❤️📹🤔😳🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃😄😄😄😄
Barry is very proud of what he and his crew have accomplished.
A beautiful day's railroading! Next year we need to get your engine making some proper noise for all those crossings.
I really do need to add a horn.
Mesmerizing , THANKS !
I have ended up binge watching your CZcams channel today & into the night 😊
Thanks! It sounds like you've enjoyed it.
That’s some $$$$$$$ investment, One of the best I have EVER seen,very well done!! Thanks for taking me there!❤
That's the high budget end of this hobby. It rivals Train Mountain for wow factor. Barry and his crew do an amazing job.
Stay tuned: they're building more track for the next meet in June.
Awesome! 👍🏻🚂
This is one awesome 👌👏😎video 😊😊😊😊
They have a really huge layout it had to take a really long time and deep pockets to set all that up wooden and steel trestles are amazing
Barry definitely has the deep pockets, but he rememberswhere he came from. He has the attitude that the railroad is best shared other with people who like trains.
Someone had a ton of money to play with! Amazing! Would be fun to have but man, what a maintenance nightmare! Thanks for sharing!
He has a paid staff to help him maintain it.
Amazing
Some parts remind me of Train Mountain in Oregon. Excellent video, thanks much!
I was thinking the same. Go to know I'm not the only one.
Nice!
Amazing! I hope that the owners heirs have the same love for railroading... otherwise the land will go to developers who will erase it. Just keep documenting it on video to preserve it's memory. Even if the layout was donated to a club, none of them are big enough to maintain it or pay for its upkeep.
What a neat place.
Pretty damn cool. !!
Well, aside from the signals not being laid out correctly at all the fact that he's got full size working signals and crossing gates is mind boggoling.
NICE
I have to say this miniature live steam railroad is pretty impressive especially that they have a G 16 train as well. Probably my favorite feature on the G16 line is the crossing signal with the wishbone A-frame type crossing gate something not very common, but ones very common in the 20th century
That is a neat signal. Maybe Barry can find some other neat crossing signals for some of the new crossings.
@@MillBrookRailroadyes that would be great 54:33 what I actually found out is that those crossing gate signals with the A-frame gates, are Griswold gate signals and it looked like the gate was made of fiberglass instead of wood and I think one of the signals that they’re going to install is a Griswold rotating stop banner signal
Can relate with Berry.. 😅
Hey I finally made it into a Mill Brook railroad video, a few times actually.
Great video. On Saturday July 15th 2023, weather permitting, I will be attending the Waushakum railroad weather permitting. I can't wait. I have been invited as I emailed the steaming priest and was told I could attend.
Sounds great! I'll be there in August.
I'll see when I get there in July. I don't know about membership but I will ask. If I need a sponsor, are you available?
Can we come visit and ride the trains? Our 3 year old would lose his mind over this railroad. It is the coolest!
This particular railroad is not open to the public. The Mill Brook Railroad in Windsor, VT, on the other hand, is open to the public by appointment.
@MillbrookRailroad that's sad on one hand and really helpful on the other. Thank you!! If that ever changes or you just want to invite my family one time, feel free to let me know. 😊
Nice game
I remember riding one of these in the 70’s at Eldridge park in Elmira NY. I don’t think that park exists anymore
Just a reminder that you should make a horn for your locomotive so when you go across road crossing
It used to have a horn. It'll eventually have one again.
How does that CN cowl unit have such realistic sound of a real EMD prime mover? And does the EMD sound match up with the power applied to the locomotive, it sounded like it was matched, and it sounded really really good! It sounded so good that it inspires me to get into backyard railroading. Does anyone know anything about that true to real world sound? Thank you! And what a fantastic Railroad and organization thats been created there! Im sure it took a lot of hard work and dedication to accomplish all of that wonderful work!
That CN engine has a LokSound DCC decoder in it with a current sensor. That is fed into an amplifier to a large speaker under the hood.
Interesting! And Thank You for your reply. It really does have an authentic sound to the prime mover. Really caught my attention! Best of luck with your ongoing adventures in railroading!
16:39 reminds of the bridge in Balder gate game going into the city
That's a model approximation of Hell Gate Bridge.
i like trains 🚂
Do all those tanker cars do something or are they just for show. I enjoyed the ride along and wish I was able to go see that place. All the Tresses where great and amazing. Thanks for sharing.
The tank cars are just for show.
Mind numbing effort to make a place such as this come to fruition! How many acres? What's the track mileage? Was that the longest run for your # 70, or Bills' box cab engine for that matter? Thank you for the tour! Have a good day.
I don't know much about the size of his property or the length of the track, but I think it must have been at least three miles. It's the biggest track the 70 has been on, and I think the same for Bill's box cab.
That has to be a multi-million-dollar layout?!
It just may be.
I'm rail fan many years have model rail road in basement would love to come see
Would really Love a Job there tried big rail roads but really need to know some one
Any way excellent job
oh the N.Y. Central E8 was such a great surprise! is it complete? that is such a great addition to the Brick
Mountain Railroad.
It's just a shell. It was previously as an ice cream stand.
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oh well, it is still a unique piece of history! E8 have such nice lines, but you really could not
access the the engines while moving I believe they had built in fire extinguishers both
manual and automatic discharge. just so nice to see that engine. have a great day!
That's an amazing overview of the whole railroad! Thankyou for showing us all 3 lines!
Question; how much runtime do you get out of the 70 at a meet like this, either in minutes or km/miles?
I only went around the track twice, and my son took it around once. Mainly because I did more visiting than running. When I got home, the 70 was down to 12.2V.
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That is a nice setup. Thats gotta be thousands of dollars for that railroad. Is it a state park or something?
It is a private railroad on private property. The owner is a plumber and has spent millions on the railroad.
Totally Amazing. I never knew something like this existed. Would love to come see it. Is there a charge to ride ??
It is at a private residence, so they're not really set up to give rides to the public. There is an annual meet, open to people interested in the backyard railroading hobby.
It's not far from Graham Central Railroad, which is open to the public year round.
@@MillBrookRailroad Thank you.
Mill Brook 70 has no whistle. You can't forewarn anybody at those crossings where you were supposed to whistle.
You can shout at people.
You should install a horns on both of yours
One of these days. It's not out of the question. I just have to find the right one.
What type of breaking system does the 16-inch passenger train have, a great deal of weight going down hill?
I don't know. Whatever MTC used for braking.
the guy who owns this must be a magnate or a building contractor or a billionaire.
Plumbing or electrical supply... I heard about this RR from our kitchen contractor years ago. Would love to see it as it's less than an hour from me here in CT.
Barry Cone's Heating Air Conditioning.
@@MillBrookRailroad There it is... It's been about 7 years since we had our kitchen done, so it's cloudy my memory some.
I like your channel but I'm wondering if you have a Horn on the 70
I do not have a horn on the 70 anymore.
Great visit. Is there any other RR that is more grand?
Canton, St Paul and Pacific in Georgia, and Train Mountain in Oregon come to mind.
Train Mountain is the world's largest. These represent the railroads of the rich. They are stunning, they are functional, and they are well equipped. On the other end of the economic spectrum are railroads like the Mill Brook Railroad and the Shady Pines Railroad, both built on a shoestring.
Does the NYC E8 still have its prime movers installed or is it a shell?
The E8 is just a shell. It was used as an ice cream stand near Delanson, NY before Barry bought it.
Your voice sounds familiar... Did you own Black 5 video??
Yes! I still own Black 5 Video. This is what it became. I also program radio stations under Black 5 Productions.
Man, i just gotta know.... Where ia this place, how many acres does it sit on, and the astronomical amounts of monetary values, and funds it had to of teken to get that RR up and running.
Is the general public able to pay and ride this location too? I am definitely interested in seeing this place!
I think someone mentioned it was CT. Not 100% dure though!
It is in Connecticut, but it is a private railroad owned by one of the best HVAC contractors in the area.
When it comes to model railroads that are open to the public are there any regulations like there would be in an amusement park? Do they need to be inspected by a governing source?
The law varies from state to state, as do inspection and insurance requirements. Generally, though, a permanently installed railroad is subject to fewer regulatory inspections than a temporary railroad.
The 16 inch gage is that what the amusement parks use?
Yes.
@@MillBrookRailroad are they the same taking care n operating them or they different from the 7.5 inch scale? N how much different between the two?
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve seen plenty of passenger cars. Has anyone built a sleeper? Maybe with a hammock?
An air mattress on a flat car.
No not long enough you’d need it elevated with a swivel on one or 2 flat beds
What sort of track would they use on the 16" gauge track?
Mining rail, amusement park rail, old narrow gauge rail. Mostly 40 or 50-lb rail.
@MillBrookRailroad sorry Aaron, only just seen your reply, thank you for the info.
what length in total for all lines?
Not sure. I didn't think to measure it when I was running around the track. It's probably more than 2 miles.
I see you run a lot of red lights on the block signals.
That's because some of them don't work. It's also single direction running. So, at worst, I'd come up behind another train.
Where is this?
It is at a private residence in Connecticut.
Where do the funds come from?
The owner is a major HVAC contractor.
Donde es este lugar por favor???
It is at a private residence in Connecticut.
Have you tried the plastic sleepers? what you think?
They're more expensive, but much better in the long run. Hope to order some track building supplies sometime this year and using plastic ties buried in the grass is what I plan on experimenting with.
Plastic ties are nice. Tie plates are molded in, so you don't have tie plates migrating. They don't rot.
The cons are that they are not as strong as wood, so they rely more on the rail for strength (not really a problem with the popular 1 inch tall rail that can handle 650-lbs per axle), the price (4x the price of pressure treated wood) and lack of support for the lighter rail that I use.
Solid plastic wood is available but it's even more expensive.
I have a stack of plastic ties that I can't use on the MLBK.
@@MillBrookRailroad Good info... I may end up using solid plastic anyway, because I plan on using 7.25" gauge to represent 24" or 30" gauge track, so I'll need the ties to be longer than the std gauge proportion, molded plastic ties. Plan on using the 1" tall rail, with custom steel switch frogs.
@@WHJeffB Accu-ties are 16 inches long. That's narrow gauge length for the scale you're doing.
@@MillBrookRailroad Hi there. Have used reconstituted plastic deck boards to build the outside railway but at $140 a pop are too expensive but last a long time. They are 6 inches wide and 1 inch deep.
Who built this ????!!!
Barry Cone, the plumbing and air conditioning guy in Torrington, CT.
bet you glad you dont have to maintain this one.
Very glad I don't have to maintain it. Especially in winter.
So can anyone go here and ride their train or rent one and drive it??
No. It is a private track, but access can be available for anyone interested in joining the hobby through NorthEast Live Steamers. www.northeastlivesteamers.org
@@MillBrookRailroad thank you for the info. I really want to buy my own track and a small ride on train set electric or live steam. Can you advise or point me in the right direction please? 🙏
@@MillBrookRailroad where do you buy those ride on trains or such steam trains any place I can buy too please advise
never have i seen anything so ''###### .!
There's something unsettling about this video. The trains appear toy-like, as if they were an attraction for children. However, only adults can be seen, it seems that I didn't see a single child or teenager.
There is a child within the first 2 minutes. Plus, why would they film and then upload a video of other people's kids?
Hello from Ohio I want to know Is why does everyone wants to ride toys when they can ride the real thing
You can't always ride the real thing, and you definitely can't run what you build at home on a full sized railroad. Half the fun is in building something you can ride on. The other half of the fun, for me at least, is using a backyard railroad to do backyard chores. Something you will see in some of my other videos.
How does one get invited
You need to be interested in the hobby. Then contact Barry at barrycone.com.
@@MillBrookRailroad yes I have my own 7 and 1/2 gauge railroad about a couple thousand feet through the backyard and through the woods here in Western PA I just heard of brick mountain a few times and all the times I hear about it, it's by invitation only I just was curious how you get invited or how you get to go there
heating and cooling in Torrington Connecticut is this the one