After you see a model train go around in a circle 100 times , you can really really appreciate the effort, the beauty, the time spent, the dedication and passion, and the excellent and silky smooth narration, of the host... Thank you, Awesome !!

@Modeltrains

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome and thank you for the very nice compliments. Cheers, Kevin

What an awesome video. I just stumbled across this. It reminds me of my childhood when my Dad surprised me at Christmas one year with a half built N-scale model railroad project that he purchased from one of his friends at work. It was roughly a 6'x10' layout with two controllers. I learned to lay track and create terrain. All those memories just came flooding back. Thank you so much.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

John, thanks for the compliment on the video. Glad it brought back some great memories. Cheers, Kevin

Very cool! I always loved the look of the Burlington northern cream scheme on the sd70macs

@Modeltrains

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The cream and green BN SD70MACs are one of my favorite locomotives, and my favorite paint scheme on the SD70MACs. Cheers, Kevin.

Your videos are among the best that I watch, I always look forward to them. Nice stuf!

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the compliment on my video. Glad to hear you look forward to my future videos. Cheers, Kevin

Truly excellent vid. Great commentary and scenics - Santa Fe bridge is the inspiration I needed. Thanks for making the video

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Franco, thank you for the nice compliments on the video and my layout. Cheers, Kevin

Great video, LOVE the layout.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliments on the video and layout. Cheers, Kevin

im from castle rock and its super cool to see the trains that pass through all the time, great work

Beautiful realism shown up-close!

Just noticed that your railyard is completely bare yet so amazing looking! You really did a great job of that!

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback on the layout of my yard. It is similar to the actual BNSF yard in Denver. One of these days I'll get some scenery in the yard done. Cheers, Kevin

Grab irons and assorted tubing details add so much realism to a locomotive. When I see a loco with full grab iron detail all I can think is, "DON'T TOUCH!!!".

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I think all the manufactures struggle with finding the happy medium between truly scale and detailed handrails and handrails that can stay straight and survive the engine being picked up and set down a lot. Cheers, Kevin

@tyhik9338

7 жыл бұрын

Scale Model Trains & Colorado's Joint Line can you do the real sounds?

Great video as always. Great to see the trains run around the layout and lots of information to go with it. Scott

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Scott, thanks for the feedback. Glad you liked the video. Cheers, Kevin

fantastic video! I really need to get back into model trains my 2 year old loves them. he watched this video with me and his eyes lit up and said choo choos.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the nice compliments and feedback on my videos. Appreciate the fact that your son likes them. Cheers, Kevin

Great run ops session! Layout looks great. Very good camera angles made your scenery look very realistic

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Randy, thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the feedback on the camera angles. Cheers, Kevin

As always, super job. Really neat all the little facts you've added in. Really well done.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Joe, thanks for the compliments and feedback. Glad to hear you liked the video. Cheers, Kevin

Great ops session, loved railfanning the joint line

Great layout, nice narration as well!

Another great video Kevin! Always enjoy watching trains run on your layout. Thanks for sharing this! - Brian

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Brian, thanks. Glad to hear you enjoyed the video. Cheers, Kevin

Kool video; can't wait for the next ops. session.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad to hear you're looking forward to the next one too. Cheers, Kevin

right now I can just imagine running trains, this video was so nice, you help with the dreams to come, I have to start a new layout soon, but to see what can be, drives me forward to what might be

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you liked the video and that its helping you move forward in this great hobby of model railroading. If you haven't already done so, you might want to check out a couple of my videos "Factors for a Well Running Train Layout" and "5 Tips How To Give Your Model Railroad Layout A More Finished Look". They might give you some more ideas on what you should do when starting off building your layout. Cheers, Kevin

Great operations. Thanks for posting.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Cheers, Kevin

The CiTi Rail engine looks great with BNSF and Union Pacific

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The silver, yellow and blue make a nice contrast to Armour Yellow and BNSF Orange. Cheers, Kevin

@victoriamccarthy8484

4 жыл бұрын

Thecitrailenginelooksgreatwith. Jesse

Beautiful layout

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Cheers, Kevin

Very nice. Model trains. Glad your doing a bit of everything I love bnsf. Shame I'm losing interest on model trains

Fantastic rail operations! More!

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video. Another ops session should be posted in a few months. Cheers, Kevin

Some really nice camera work. An impressive selection of motive power. I need to go back an re-watch the one you did on speed matching as it looks like you have good results from MU-ing different manufacturers' locos. As a "UP guy" I have to comment; you said that UP de-rated their SD90s, however those units came as SD9043MACs from the factory. In theory they were upgradable if the 6000hp power plants had worked out, but the cost was prohibitive so they served their lives with 4300hp prime movers. Sort of an equivalent to the SD70MAC but on a bigger frame. Many have been retired and sold to NS, the remainder are mostly stored. I'm not criticizing - I am keeping an SD9043MAC active on my layout too because I like the looks of the beast (one of the advantages of being able to control our little worlds). Your operating session looks like you took your own advice about "keep enjoying your trains". Have fun!

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Gary, thanks for the correction. I was thinking about the AC6000s. You're right all the UP SD90s were 4300 hp. Cheers, Kevin

@frankwyatt8372

7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful layout and excellent camera work. I am looking forward to your next video

As always, very video! Now, let me nit pick just a bit. Most all of the locomotives need thier windows tinted or crew members installed. DPS all have their lights backward, the reason lights need to be on dim. The railroad appears to operate flawlessly and is beautiful, however everything needs weathering. It's too bad that I have moved to northern Idaho or I'd volunteer to weather rolling stock for you. I truly enjoy watching your updates and hope that you continue doing them . All nit pics are purely in good humor! You and your friends are doing great work. Best wishes, Bill.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Bill, completely agree. Lots of things I still have to get too. I've been focusing most of my time towards the layout itself rather than weathering my engines and cars. But, you're right, it would look better if everything was weathered. Cheers, Kevin

Great ops session! I really enjoy the narration. It has been helping me to learn to recognize different locos and stuff. Keep up the great work. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Dan

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Danny, thanks for the feedback. Glad to hear you enjoyed the video and found it useful. Cheers, Kevin

Love the MODERN, Citirails are GreatAa

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Cheers, Kevin

Amazing video I enjoyed!

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Cheers, Kevin

I will enjoy your ho scale train videos

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Cheers, Kevin

A very nice operation

@Modeltrains

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Cheers, Kevin.

Great layout..., nice narration..... :)

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment on the layout and feedback on the narration. Cheers, Kevin

Always loved the executive scheme

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Agree. One of my favorites. Cheers, Kevin

Nice looking layout!

@Modeltrains

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice compliment on my layout. Cheers, Kevin

@lakeshoremodelrr

6 жыл бұрын

Subscribed, looking forward to seeing more :-) We also have a ton of videos on our clubs page as well.

1988 Omg up heritage unit

Are you going to do more of this

While traveling through New Mexico last week, I was blown away by the beauty of the BNSF trains on the track along US Route 54. Where can I buy something that looks like what we saw there? Long trains of hopper cars and oil tankers, pulled by beautiful locomotives in the orange and black.

Excellent operations and video. Great job of narration. Thanks for posting.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliments on the video and narration. Cheers, Kevin

I sure wish you still made ops session videos!!!!

Great layout. Operation, what do you use, car cards or switch lists

Fantastic vid.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Cheers, Kevin

@jacklazarski1362

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@dragonflygonxrudy4618

7 жыл бұрын

hi i sub you i love trains and nice to meet you

@elizabethfloyd4178

7 жыл бұрын

Phillip Clift of li

@elizabethfloyd4178

7 жыл бұрын

The train Channel ohas

I’m curious to see how you modeled the scenery for the single track through the Academy and then the small yard in the Springs. Did you model the DRGW station and freight house? I’ve always liked those two buildings.

@Modeltrains

5 жыл бұрын

Ryne, no I don't model south of Colorado Springs at the moment. Maybe in the future though. Cheers, Kevin

Can you do an operating session soon again please

awesome!!!

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Cheers, Kevin

@kevinleftridge8241

7 жыл бұрын

i really enjoy your narration , it makes me feel like i'm in the middle of the action! keep up the great work, I m looking forward to your next video!!! great model railroad!

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the feedback on the narration. Glad to hear you enjoyed the video. I should get my next ops session done this Fall. Stay tuned. Cheers, Kevin

what kind of sound is in that UP DPU AC4400 5714? it sounds really nice!

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Joels, UP 5714 actually has a Digitrax sound decoder in it. However, it is probably my least favorite of all my different sound decoders. I have plans to replace it with a LokSound decoder at some point. Cheers, Kevin

Very cool

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard. Cheers, Kevin

Great vid

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@JohnathanMcRailfan

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@JohnathanMcRailfan

7 жыл бұрын

Did you see my channel?

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I checked it out. Looks like your layout is coming along nicely. Cheers, Kevin

Do you have a count of how many locos you have? I'm guessing at least 100

nice!

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

You could put the Mp15dc's as the yard switchers

To get to the panhandle, I believe hey would use a BNSF line which parallels TX 287, correct?

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Correct. Down the Joint Line to Pueblo. Then through Trinchera Pass to Texline and Dalhart TX. Cheers, Kevin

@EastTexasRailfan

7 жыл бұрын

Scale Model Trains & Colorado's Joint Line yeah, every year I drive up to Colorado on 287 and see loads of BNSF coal trains. I also see a lot of executive Macs

What brand locos are you using? And, do you know of any places that offer modern locos in dummy or b variants?

@Modeltrains

5 жыл бұрын

I use pretty much all manufactures. I'm not aware of any dummy models currently being produced. There are a few B units from various manufactures, but they will be of older models. The last B unit produced was the Santa Fe GP60B units that were built in the early 90s. Hope this helps. Cheers, Kevin

Very nice camera work. What kind of camera are you using and what video editing program also.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

John, I use a JVC Everio HD video camera. My exact model isn't made any more but there are several in this line depending on what features you want. I've found it to be a great little camera with lots of features and an powerful optical zoom. The editing software I use is Corel Videostudio x17. It is a pretty standard video editor with some decent features. I do wish it had better audio editing and filters though. Cheers, Kevin

@engineerjohn8769

7 жыл бұрын

I am very impressed with the depth of field.

They didnt de-rate them. The SD90 was offered in 2 options. The 90Mac-H 6000hp 16-265H engine and the 90/43Mac which uses the 16-710 G3B. The offering was made because the 265H was very unreliable where as the tried and true 710 series had been around mainline heavy hall and were near bullet proof.

I love that SD70ACe Rio Grande model where did you get it?

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

It is an Athearn Genesis model. Cheers, Kevin

@spinster4000

6 жыл бұрын

Scale Model Trains & Colorado's Joint Line thanks for answering, love your videos so much and u got me started on n scale, love ur tutorials, cheers cam

Great work. What kind of track did you use?

@Modeltrains

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. My track is Peco code 83 except for the double crossover which is Walthers code 83. My switches (turnouts) are all Peco Insulfrog. Cheers, Kevin

Are these ops session open to the public?

Amazing video, glade to see you making more. Have you added more track to your layout or just recording in didn't angles cause it looks like alot of that is new.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Steven, thanks for the compliment on the video. I haven't adding any new track, but adding new scenery around the track makes it look a lot different. Plus, you're correct that I'm trying some different camera angels so you aren't always seeing the same scene from the same vantage point each time. Cheers, Kevin

@Phoenixknight79

7 жыл бұрын

well you are doing a great job....

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Steve.

@Phoenixknight79

7 жыл бұрын

maybe you can help me.. I'm trying to think of a color scheme for the freelance railroad I want to start up. It's called North Central Railroad.. right now I'm using grey, black and orange for the colors but it just doesn't seem to fit.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Steve, to me, usually the simpler the paint scheme the more striking it is (think CSX, NS, ICG, MRL, D&RGW). Two exceptions to this that are busier and look really good are Santa Fe's warbonnet and KCS's retro belle schemes. I'd go for 1 predominant color, then maybe a brighter color for the handrails, sill, steps, etc. Then maybe a third for the lettering and any nose stripes, etc. Hope this helps. Cheers, Kevin

What brand of locomotives do you run? love mth but I can't seem to speed match them or even my athearn units. I could set the cv for a locomotive like 500 or something and I don't notice a difference. I don't want to go out and buy a dcs system for it to not work either. any help? thanks if you reply.

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

I have most all brands except MTH. I haven't used a DCS system to run any DCC or Proto 3 HO engines so I'm not sure how that would all work. I did a video on how I speed match all my engines. You can view it at kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5mOo9R7ddTTfc4.html Cheers, Kevin

@willvanallsburg4703

7 жыл бұрын

k thanks, I'll look into it.

@richardmanenschijn3194

6 жыл бұрын

Scale Model Trains & Colorado's Joint Line

Nice work. Do you have a link to track plan/design?

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Joe, thanks. My current track plan plus a few possible track plans based upon changes I might make are on my layout's Facebook page. facebook.com/jointlinetrains/

Where did you get 1989

where'd you get 1989 from? been looking for one for years

@Modeltrains

4 жыл бұрын

Preston, I bought it when it first came out. Hope you find one. Cheers, Kevin

@lasagna19.6

4 жыл бұрын

oh ok. thanks for telling me

kernan when u finish it. k

you should get some ns and csx for run thru power

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed, plus KCS too. I've had some in the past, but try to keep the run through power limited so they are actually rare rather than showing up every ops session. Cheers, Kevin

@BattleshipOrion

7 жыл бұрын

at the 5ime of this comment kcs runs thru town and im in csx territory

Where did u get UP 1989? And how much is it?

@mjdegn

4 жыл бұрын

I got mine from Walthers, $170 or so. Got sound and looks great

is the layout finsihed an how many sacle ft do u have. K

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

No, the layout isn't finished yet. I'm probably going to make a few changes to the unfinished areas before completing them. Not sure how many scale feet of track I have as I've ever calculated it out. But the overall layout isn't very large. Cheers, Kevin

@jmhfishing3264

7 жыл бұрын

kernan hosea there's no such thing as a Finished layout you can always add more details

@edkuhr9207

7 жыл бұрын

Scale Model Trains & Colorado's Joint Line 2

Did Santa Fe get bought out srry I'm new lol

@Modeltrains

6 жыл бұрын

Santa Fe merged with Burlington Northern in 1995 to form BNSF. No problem being new. We are all the new guy at some point. Cheers, Kevin

@northstarstatepolitics1652

6 жыл бұрын

+Scale Model trains & Colorado's Joint Line i just got into the hobby in 2012 but i haven't built a layout and im gonna build one soon Do u have any tips on building one?

what model is the up 5799

@Modeltrains

6 жыл бұрын

It is an AC4400CW made by Kato. Cheers, Kevin

How much are the cream sd70's

@Modeltrains

7 жыл бұрын

The SD70MAC cream and green (BN and BNSF) are by Athearn and are in their Genesis line. They have been recently released and are $189.98 for DCC ready and $289.98 for DCC and Sound equipped versions. Cheers, Kevin

Good video> however some people that view may not know what a man power unit is. this your hobby so you know what you are talking about. anyway not trying to trash you party. I would love to come and play myself.

@Modeltrains

5 жыл бұрын

Harlan, thanks for the feedback. Cheers, Kevin

Bru why do people dislike these vidios? If your one of them what is wrong with you?

Do you have any ho steam locamotives

@Modeltrains

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I own several. Cheers, Kevin

@troyhinesley4790

2 жыл бұрын

@@Modeltrains You should make a operation session video of just your steam locomotives

Its 6770!

@Modeltrains

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. White Face BN. Cheers, Kevin.

hola me gustaría que también tengas videos en castellano

He says jointline the same every time ofthejointline

I like turtles!

@Modeltrains

6 жыл бұрын

The teenage mutant kind or just in general?

Prototypical to a cheap non prototypical layout.