I have had the privilege of operating on this layout 4 times, and it was an amazing experience. Awesome guys!!! Im back in DC now, but if I ever back to PA, I've do it again!
What an amazing layout. Such consistent quality both for the track and the scenery. Must have taken a few days to build!!!! Congratulations to all concerned.
Great job to the club members who have been involved in the building of this terrific layout!! The video was flawless! Great job with the track work which made the video work! May the railroad live on for many many years.
Great layout & a great tribut to the Lehigh Valley, Reading & Central of New Jersey railroads in the pre Conrail era. 7 members of my family worked for the Lehigh Valley railroad out of Coxton Yard near Pittston. I’m an N scale model railroader, my N scale railroad is the Pacific West Coast railroad & the era I’m covering is the last quarter of the 20th. Century & up to the present time of all railroads serving & have served the West Coast from Tijuana,Baja California,Mexico to Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada.
Damn.!!!! Excellent job. Bethlehem is unmistakable. The Eastern and Northern bridge is a nice touch as is the canal near Easton. The position light signals ala PRR are interesting, wondering if they are on the actual route.
What a gorgeous layout. It is nice to have that much space so you can actually go town to town over a decent distance. It would be nice, though, to see the signals set to clear or approach limited or something similar. I would think that a working signal system is in the works, but it sure will be a difficult undertaking on a layout this size.
The signal system is fully functional. Just didnt think to put it on for the video. We are planning an in depth video on the signal system in the near future.
First things first: A great first video! a few things though, i think the music should be quieter, its a bit loud and repetitive and not the same song on loop i understand using not copyrighted songs though, its fair to not want to take a risk. On another note I think instead of the place text (like the "North Main Street" at 1:26) that is popping in and out i think it should be just constantly there, and updates smoothly without any transition, this would make it less distracting. I also think that more trackside shots that are edited in would be nice, say at some (not all) crossings it cuts out to show the train your riding (without the camera car of course, and if there are no cars behind it add it in), this would make it feel like your in the engineers POV. Also more editing in general would also be nice, this is a model railroad so of course the YT channel is on the side but we arent expecting weekly uploads, you can take your time on editing to make videos overall better, dont be afraid to watch videos on how to do good edits, improving is always good. But i have to say the layout is one of the best ive ever seen! (I dont have a favorite but this must be high up on the list if i had to) please dont take this as rude though, i just would like to see more model railroading content that can hold a torch to more "traditional" youtube channels, im just some random 14 year old who likes trains so if you dont do what i say i wont care, ill still watch. (also i liked and subscribed, cant wait to see you guys improve)
This is one of the most detailed and longest running layouts I’ve ever seen, to say that it’s excellent would be a huge understatement. Is this able to be viewed in person. Thank you for sharing
Yes our layout can be visited in person. We are located in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. Our open house schedule can be found on our website, lkvmodelrailroad.com
Great looking club layout and thanks for the video. There is one thing that annoys me on these really well done layouts - why do they leave the track nails in place? Once the ballast is glued down you can pull the nails and the track stays in place. Been doing that for years - in the hobby on the HO side for 65+ years. On video like this they stick out like so many sore thumbs.
A very nice video and layout. Out of curiosity, what sort of camera did you put on the train? My local model railroad club (in Newtown Square) uses a camera on one of our locomotives, though it provides more of a live feed than an actual recording.
This was one of the best layout tours I have seen in a long, long time.
Great video.
That is massive and never ending. So much detail. Well done folks…🚂
I have had the privilege of operating on this layout 4 times, and it was an amazing experience. Awesome guys!!! Im back in DC now, but if I ever back to PA, I've do it again!
Wow! Wow! What a great railroad!
What an amazing layout. Such consistent quality both for the track and the scenery. Must have taken a few days to build!!!! Congratulations to all concerned.
I hear they rested on the 7th day. ;-)
WOW! What more could be said!
Wow, what a sick layout!!! The level of detail and hard work put into this is breathtaking. Thank you for sharing!
Great job to the club members who have been involved in the building of this terrific layout!! The video was flawless! Great job with the track work which made the video work! May the railroad live on for many many years.
Wow, what a fantastic looking model railroad, and a great way to experience the route! Nicely done.
Great layout & a great tribut to the Lehigh Valley, Reading & Central of New Jersey railroads in the pre Conrail era. 7 members of my family worked for the Lehigh Valley railroad out of Coxton Yard near Pittston. I’m an N scale model railroader, my N scale railroad is the Pacific West Coast railroad & the era I’m covering is the last quarter of the 20th. Century & up to the present time of all railroads serving & have served the West Coast from Tijuana,Baja California,Mexico to Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada.
Amazing. Beautiful layout. It has everything
Very enjoyable. I liked the music, guess it’s better then bells and whistles for the whole trip.
Fantastic
I can only dream of having a layout as good as this one.
Excellent!
Excellent Layout with superb modelling
Very well done!
Damn.!!!! Excellent job. Bethlehem is unmistakable. The Eastern and Northern bridge is a nice touch as is the canal near Easton. The position light signals ala PRR are interesting, wondering if they are on the actual route.
You guys sure blow through a lot of red signals!
Look for a future in depth video on our signaling system.
@@lkvmodelrailroad Can't wait to see it.
Great layout.
Well done!
What a gorgeous layout. It is nice to have that much space so you can actually go town to town over a decent distance. It would be nice, though, to see the signals set to clear or approach limited or something similar. I would think that a working signal system is in the works, but it sure will be a difficult undertaking on a layout this size.
The signal system is fully functional. Just didnt think to put it on for the video. We are planning an in depth video on the signal system in the near future.
Very nice!
Great job on the landscaping details. I'll have to brush up on the road's rulebook. Seemed like the crew proceeded right through some red signals. 🙂
I am subscribing for the music, its nice and bouncy.
That was VERY, interesting!!!! I got lost while being a ride along 😵🤯😱, lol, on your layout, must be BIGGG!!!!! NICE, EXCELLECT VIDEO💪👌✌️👍
That was insanely awesome...
Cool video and channel just subscribed
Excellent video
First things first: A great first video!
a few things though, i think the music should be quieter, its a bit loud and repetitive and not the same song on loop i understand using not copyrighted songs though, its fair to not want to take a risk. On another note I think instead of the place text (like the "North Main Street" at 1:26) that is popping in and out i think it should be just constantly there, and updates smoothly without any transition, this would make it less distracting. I also think that more trackside shots that are edited in would be nice, say at some (not all) crossings it cuts out to show the train your riding (without the camera car of course, and if there are no cars behind it add it in), this would make it feel like your in the engineers POV. Also more editing in general would also be nice, this is a model railroad so of course the YT channel is on the side but we arent expecting weekly uploads, you can take your time on editing to make videos overall better, dont be afraid to watch videos on how to do good edits, improving is always good. But i have to say the layout is one of the best ive ever seen! (I dont have a favorite but this must be high up on the list if i had to)
please dont take this as rude though, i just would like to see more model railroading content that can hold a torch to more "traditional" youtube channels, im just some random 14 year old who likes trains so if you dont do what i say i wont care, ill still watch. (also i liked and subscribed, cant wait to see you guys improve)
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What Huck said, but double.
Gramps
Lots of red signal violations going on there. =)
This is one of the most detailed and longest running layouts I’ve ever seen, to say that it’s excellent would be a huge understatement. Is this able to be viewed in person. Thank you for sharing
Yes our layout can be visited in person. We are located in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. Our open house schedule can be found on our website, lkvmodelrailroad.com
Excellent video. Can you tell me what camera you used?
Randy, we used a Polaroid cube camera
Cool train layout video new video channel tonight.
Apparently signals don't matter !
Great looking club layout and thanks for the video. There is one thing that annoys me on these really well done layouts - why do they leave the track nails in place? Once the ballast is glued down you can pull the nails and the track stays in place. Been doing that for years - in the hobby on the HO side for 65+ years. On video like this they stick out like so many sore thumbs.
A very nice video and layout. Out of curiosity, what sort of camera did you put on the train? My local model railroad club (in Newtown Square) uses a camera on one of our locomotives, though it provides more of a live feed than an actual recording.
We used a Polaroid cube
@@lkvmodelrailroad Ah, OK, thank you for letting me know :). I'll have to look into purchasing one, as well as a flatcar for it to rest on.
Well , running aginst red light probably explains why you're not seeing meeting trains, this is a one at a time railroad..
Nice layout, BUT, why is this train constantly running RED BLOCK SIGNALS?? Real engineers wouldn’t last a day in their careers by running red lights!