Jim, Thank you for building one of the BEST model railroads I’ve ever seen!

We live at Union Pacific milepost 305 on the Canyon Sub where the old Layman Siding used to be. Passenger trains used to stop here and passengers would walk across a suspension bridge to take a meal at Camp Layman. We are about 5 miles west of Blairsden which is modeled on this layout. Beautiful rendering of the country along the WP Feather River Route. Rail fans can have a heyday starting at the Portola Yard and Railroad Museum, going west along the Middle Fork of the Feather River, around the Williams Loop, across the Keddie Wye and down the Feather River Canyon. Thank you for sharing this layout which is a great depiction of a wonderful area in its heyday.

Wow, this is a wonderful layout.

Kudos as well on the narration. You really let us appreciate your work and train operation.

@tsgmultimedia

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Dream Layout!!

Great job Jim!!!

Beautiful work...... thanks for sharing.......

Beyond awesome!!!!!

Jim is one of the NICEST model railroad guys I have ever had the pleasure to meet in person. I hope that he is doing well. And he s a great and skilled model builder.

You've built one heck of a layout

Just a gorgeous layout. You can easily see how many thousands of hours he must have invested in his creation. Wow factor 10!

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. There is a reason why most modelers don't keep track of the time they spent on projects like this!

Authentic landscape, trees, buildings and dirt nice job

Awesome layout. Great Video.

Magnificent layout! 😎 Congratulations!

Very nice layout Jim with good detail.

@tsgmultimedia

4 жыл бұрын

It sure is, and Jim's a super guy too.

Kudos from the Western Pacific in G scale. Great job.

@tsgmultimedia

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Very nice layout.

Awesome!

That is truly one of the best layouts I've seen. Stellar job. Five star work of art.

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe. It's also among the best I have seen. And I have seen a few now. :)

@bigfourroad

6 жыл бұрын

I have watched this video a number of times, thank you for the inspiration, even though I model the C&O the realism you achieve is impressive. Just wondering if you roster any "big womp" 2-8-8-2's?

I really feel I got a marvelous guided tour of a wonderful miniaturized slice of history. So much to see, watching it once is not enough. Thank you.

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

For sure - I love the dedication to the prototype in the layout. Keddie Wye on the layout is instantly indentifiable and so impressive to see in person.

What a superb rendition of the WP and California logging. Love the Keddie Wye. Wow. Cool touches as well -- the tree growing through the roof, the guy riding under an umbrella on the shay's tender. Wonderful sense of humor, Jim, incorporated into your railroad. Scenery and buildings are fantastic. Hats off to you. Good good stuff.

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Jim did an excellent job on his layout and on the video!

Great work Jim! Always a treat to see your fine work in video and in Person!

absolutely stunning, the all brass passenger #1 was fantastic to watch roll by.

And Definitely a source of inspiration. As a modeler who has a total of 10 feet of track this definitely makes me want to bust out some walls!

Great layout Jim. Your craftsmanship shows a high level of detail which makes your railway come alive. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing. It has given me a lot of ideas for my son's lay out.

As I’m working on my 1910-1935 layout I can’t help but be in awe of your detailed rolling stock and motive power. And the layout itself is something to feel accomplished of. It’ll likely take me years to finish my layout and the current home I’m in plan to eventually one day hopefully turn it into a railroad club and further model the GCL.

Your talents as a videographer have never been in doubt in my book, this is another fine job, very nice layout on top of it all.

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Next month's layout tour is also excellent. Just wait!

Great layout Mr. Dias. Well done structures, landscape, bridges and all the detail, I especially love the logging portion of the layout. Thank you TSG!

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

All the thanks and credit go to Jim for his hospitality and support! Oh, and for having such an awesome layout!

Good job granpa.

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

That's for sure! Excellent job!

Awesome layout. Love the steam age. When steam still ruled the rails.

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliments and for watching. I am sure Jim will be floored when he sees all the great feedback and positive reviews his layout tour has garnered!

@santiagop23

6 жыл бұрын

TSG Multimedia could you please direct him to the O Scale Resource online magazine Jan/Feb issue of this year? I did a piece of a WP Harriman baggage for my Exposition Flyer. No one has done the Expo correctly in O but some of us adore the train. Please tell him this was very inspiring!

Wow! Truly a fantastic layout. So realistic and highly detailed. Thanks for the tour. 🚂

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment! If you know anyone else who might enjoy it, please share!

Wow! What a neat layout. Thanks for sharing and for the information and history.

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

One of the really cool things I have discovered while interviewing people with layouts like this one is that they usually end up becoming something of an expert because they have to research a lot to get the details right!

I love this layout... I was born in Quincy california and my dad worked in portola California so I grew up and I remember seeing keddie in the 90s and the feather river canyon

Wow!! . . . Just wow!

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

That was my thought, too!

Another lovely Video John, please thank Jim for sharing his wonderful Railway with us, and yes, what a great Inspiration for every Model Railway Engineer. I especially liked the Tin Sheds, Jim has really captured the Atmosphere of this lovely Railway, a real Labour of Love, must be great to operate too.

That's a quality achievement. Very believable and relaxing to watch. Appreciate the filming also. Thanks

Congratulations John. Ken Patterson gave you a shout out on his show, Whats Neat this week. So much good information from both of your channels and show.

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike thanks. P.S. Dan had nothing to do with this one. :D

@mikegillespie4212

6 жыл бұрын

TSG Multimedia oops sorry

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Easy mistake to make!

It's sad that dan left the channel, but I love how John keeps the channel alive, I really appreciate the hard work he does for the videos

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Onward and upward. Expect more new and improved content as we roll merrily forward.

@Master-Baiter

5 жыл бұрын

@@tsgmultimedia improved because john left?

@tsgmultimedia

5 жыл бұрын

@@Master-Baiter Huh?

@sergioescalona62

3 жыл бұрын

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fantastic video 👍, super cool 😎 layout with nice details. 👏

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Jim did an incredible job on his layout. On par with the best I have seen in my travels. :)

Excellent job John

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, John!

Beautiful work and detail.

Incredible work!

Wow! A fabulous and inspiring layout. Well done! Jen :-)

Really like watching your layout ✌👍👍

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! It was really great to hang out with Jim for the production, too! He's a good guy as well as an excellent modeler.

Amazing, such attention to detail. Great Video TSG!!

Wonderful layout ! I enjoyed the detailing and operations, but especially the history around the Kedie area. I lived in Paradise and would take my young son up the canyon to Portola to visit the museum and have pizza nearby. On the way back each time, we would stop at Kedie and explore in the area of the main siding and wonder what was there during the heyday of the WP. Now I can almost see it. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Jim did an amazing job with his layout. I'm glad you like the video!

That is really impressive.

Just a great job , Thanks for this video.

amazing layout, thanks for the tour. I like how you showed where the train was on the map!

Absolutely awesome, I'm really enjoying the new look to the Chanel ...thanks

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks TOM! Are you talking about the thumbnail photo when you refer to the "new look" to the channel?

@Tom.Gregory

6 жыл бұрын

NO, I am talking about the videos. content is much better....MUCH, looking forward to OPS videos...thats my passion

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Ahhh yes, well... Next week is the video about my first-ever ops session. I don't know if it will be "hardcore ops" enough for you, but I know for sure that something I am working on for release in the near future will be right up your alley if you like serious ops!

BEAUTY VIDEO AS BEAUTY DETAIL IN HOW BUILD AND OPERATION AND GREAT TO WATCHING. THANK YOU

Beeautiful Layout!!! I have several HO WP Brass Steam that I'd love to run here...

Wonderful.

Excellent job of video taping this spectacular model railroad. Jim Diaz has done a superb job of creating a realistic rendition of this segment of the Western Pacific and it is a truly magnificent layout. Five stars to the model railroad and the video taping of it. Thank you for sharing this with the KZread community! Mike

@WhatAboutTheBee

6 жыл бұрын

RImodeler79 I agree! Well done!

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment! Please share it if you know anyone who might like the tour.

Beautiful layout Jim! I love the Feather River line and spent a lot of summers at Lake Almanor and watching the Geeps haul revenue up there

@tsgmultimedia

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks!

I think this just might be my favorite layout tour yet! There were some beautiful scenery and structures here. My only dislikes stemmed from my pet peeves, such as chuffs not being synchronized with drivers, inconsistent coupler height (thank Dan for instilling that in me), and some track being right up to the edge of the fascia. But like I said, those are just my pet peeves and not a complaint about the layout.

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

If you had to pick a favorite, this would make a great candidate!

@happiestcamel5064

2 жыл бұрын

Couplers being mismatched in height happens more in real life than a lot of people think

Beautiful layout...

Nice to see you using the KD magnetic coupling features. Pains me to see the number of modelers who cut those pins, throwing away this great feature.

Very impressive Jim. Joe F

incredible work, I'm so impressed by your dedication

Awesome layout

As a WP fan, I can't give this enough likes!

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Well, since YT only allows you to like it once, why not share it with other folks so they will also "like" it. :D

very nice detail work !!

Very Nice !!!!

Really looks nice....

Nice layout!

I love the logging camp! The Shea is my favorite steam locomotive in the world! Their not fast but they are strong. What they lack in speed they make up in horse power.

@tsgmultimedia

Жыл бұрын

Never heard of a Shea. What is it?

@wadepenley7380

Жыл бұрын

@@tsgmultimedia I may have spelled it wrong. It's a steam locomotive that was used primarily for logging. It doesn't have large drive wheels or drive rods like normal steam locomotives. It has pistons that spin a drive shaft that turns the wheels on the front and rear trucks. It was used for logging because it could take sharp curves that a conventional steam locomotive can't take. It's truck arrangements worked almost like the trucks on a diesel engine of today. I hope that was helpful. Thank you for asking. Keep up the good work yall and may your railway always stay busy.

@tsgmultimedia

Жыл бұрын

@@wadepenley7380 Oh yes got it - I think I read it as something else. You meant Shay! :)

@wadepenley7380

Жыл бұрын

@@tsgmultimedia thank you. I thought I spelled it wrong lol.

@wadepenley7380

Жыл бұрын

My sister in laws name is LeShea and we all call her Shea that's why I spelled it that way because I wasn't sure. Thank you for correcting my spelling.

Great video!!

Nice layout tour John

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, although it's only nice because of Jim's work!

I cant help but hope that this is what I'll have in ten years time, except in O scale.

Im getting the energy to bring out my UP 8444 with dual speakers in the tender

Wow what a layout!! Can definitely tell it was a labor of love for Jim. Impressive just doesn't seem to cover it. Since it took so long to build, is he going through withdrawal once it was finished?

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

You know, I didn't really ask him that. I know that for other modelers with "completed" layouts such as this, they always find something to work on, whether it be upgrading structures or building new rolling stock... There's always something else to build, if even for a display case.

@dave3156

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I guess you could always find spots here and there to upgrade--just very impressive layout! Nice job John

$ Syar, I would love to see sometime, Mark In Grass Valley, CA

I would assume the line today is operated by the Union Pacific. And I have seen another program of the feather river canyon, but with mostly bnsf locomotives, and a cameo of Union Pacific 844.

@JessicaKasumi1990

6 жыл бұрын

TheNw1218 Yes. Union Pacific operates through the Feather River Canyon. The line that branches off to the left at Keddie is the BNSF Gateway Sub. Once upon a time it was a joint line with BN and UP. Prior to that was GN and WP.

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

The Gateway Sub was once known as The WP High Line. :D

@JessicaKasumi1990

6 жыл бұрын

TSG Multimedia And they met the Great Northern at Nubieber and then it's GN to Klamath Falls over the SP to Chemult where GN splits off again.

Nice editing John.. How much time do you have in this one? Very well put together...KP

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken, this was the example I talked about in the podcast. Somewhere around 50 hours.

@Kensart55

6 жыл бұрын

yes you were looking at me when you said it.. I know your Pain

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Haha I totally believe it! I hope it didn't come off the wrong way. I just had to get that off my chest, as it has always been that way, and it didn't seem like most people really knew!

Me gusto mucho la escena del gato y el perro. Por favor una pregunta : la locomotora 2-8-0 (consolidación) que marca es??

Wow, how does he get brass to run so well?

@tsgmultimedia

6 жыл бұрын

Some folks know how to work on brass models. :)

How do you number your trains? Off the locomotive number?

That is one of the weirdest looking steam locomotives, I have ever seen.

would like to know the source and brand of the '30's / '40's vehicles. Quite a variety and some vehicles I haven't seen available.......

How tho

I like seeing a layout, that is essentially complete and extremely well executed. I am hardly impressed when I see a layout featured that has swathes of incomplete or non-existent scenery or stand in structures. Show me your layout, when it is closer to done or at least don't show what has yet to be done; unless you are showing such sections to make a point or teach something.