Absolutely love it, I’m glad to finally find a true scale modeler there isn’t 10 tracks side by side, trains and rails stuffed in every nook and cranny its perfectly proportioned more scenery than rails like real life. Two thumbs up on my end.

I'm always amazed at the amount of time, patience and talent that goes into layout. And this one is outstanding!

The video documentation of a set up like this deserves the best video. Less shaking is required & I would love to see it done better. Some image stabilization perhaps. But I'm being critical , but this project deserves it. Excellent video overall. Good work. An inspiration for all.

This was the best video tour of the Las Masa RR Club that I have seen to date.

I've driven through Tehachipi many many times and the detail here is absolutely spot on.

Wow! The terrain really makes me want to watch that build.

Wow keep on going n make it a lot better n investing more money n add more scenery to the layout on the new sections it's worth the investment everyday great job

You know what would be really badass? Put a mini go pro on one of the trains and record the train going over the whole layout from the trains perspective

What's even is better is two clubs one building. One upstairs and one down stairs. A day full of model trains. Awesome modeling. Matt-

Great layout tour. Thanks for taking us along for the tour... Beautiful track work..... Brad

Great presentation of a mammoth layout built and run by really skilled people ! Thanks for sharing !

Great Video. Thank you! I've been to the layout many times, but have never gone "behind the scenes" as you do here. Infrastructure-wise, this layout is simply mindblowing. Thanks for the video!

I visited there on New Year's Day when I was home in the Civilized San Diego area for the New Year's weekend. I have been to to the San Diego Model Railroad museum since the summer of 1975 when I was stationed aboard the USS BlueRidge LCC-19 when I was in the Navy & thee ship was homeported there. The San Diego area will always be home to me, the very best metro area I have ever lived in. I enjoy the model railroad trains when I visit there.

With prototypical speeds! AWESOME!!! realistic speeds brings everything together, thanks for the post!

Amazing! The wide expanses and canyon/hills section is very realistic , and with the right lighting it will look like the real thing.

amazing layout...now you prompted me to search for more up to date videos!!😁

I love this layout! I grew up in Bakersfield and everything looks so prototypical. I remember the orange orchards and hunting lizards in the desert. Amazing!

This layout is amazing. I was there when I was 10, I really hope to get back out there some time.

Thank YOU for the video, and thanks to everyone involved in the club. A magnificent piece of work.

Very impressive! Beautiful track work and scenery! Quite a project and a lot of work! Well done!

I always enjoy visiting the La Mesa model railroad club display & the N scale display at the San Diego model railroad museum when I’m home in the San Diego area. I have visited there several times since 1975, so many times that I don’t keep a record of it. It’s the very best HO layout in the entire country.

Great layout, yes I would love to see it in operation! Thanks for the superb tour!

I keep rewatching this. So much space I'm truly envious!

I would love to clear the lines and take the smoothest running freight car and put it at the highest elevation on the layout. And see just how far it will go.

WOW, what a layout. I would not want to wire it. Great video. Scott

wow! just wow! this is probably the best layout i have ever seen.

Many years ago(1978-late 1990s)ran trains on the famous V&O. I was friends with the 2 sons brad and patrick. the mcclellands lived 1 block from the CR main, so we photoed trains by day and ran trains all night long. I was able to get some photos during my time there. I was also 1 of the crew for operating sessions. allen was(is) a super nice guy. the V&O was everything you may have read about it. thx for the memories allen!

Incredible layout and trackwork. Yeah, we want to see more. The Tehachipi Loop is unreal.

All I can say is wow...freakin nice.. thanks for sharing and keep up the great work. .

That is amazing, to move those huge consists under working rail line conditions instead of a small consist on a show track has to be incredibly satisfying. And the realistic scenery adds to the feel, to watch one of your locos or set pull one of those huge consists through the loop....priceless

Thank you so much for your outstanding landscape. I used to drive up to Tehachapi mountains and watch the trains move through the little town of Mohave, CA. EXCELLENT WORK

Great layout. Nice video. The amount of design and work that go into such a project is to be admired.

I would sure love to see that in person. Thanks for posting this great video!!

This is such an amazing layout. The detail is awesome. At 8:10 the building on the far left is now completely gone but I have a picture taken on 3/20/2004 of the pyramid shaped part of the building still standing. I think that was a water tower. At 9:20 you call this control point Allard which it probably was originally but today it is called CPSP338 Bealville. At 10:54 is the remains of Tunnel 4 so this has to be after the Tehachapi earthquake in 1952. Plus the shoofly around Tunnel 5. And at 19:45 in the corner of the CTC board is where the earthquake happened on the White Wolf fault that runs right under that area. I hope someday to get down their to San Diego to see it, I'm not that far here in Bakersfield. I sure wish I could add pictures to these comments.

I'm a truck driver and I passed that route on Hwy 58 a lot. spot on!

This is one of the most beautiful realistic modeling I've seen! Thank you!

Thanks for this!!!! I haven't been to La Mesa in over 10 years... LOTS of changes! I'd give BODY PARTS to run my Pacific Belt RR on THAT!! I'll look through your channel for a video of trains RUNNING on this amazing Layout! :D

Very impressive and huge. The realism is equally impressive. Loved the mountains and the long mainlines! Great Job!!!

We have just suffered an major series of earthquakes in New Zealand, but your videography is much more nerve-wracking than the shaking scenery on our South Island main trunk railway.

Thanks for letting me run your NS Dash9 loco on that West bound coil train NS/BNSF consist, first time I ever ran NS power!

Awesome layout guys. Great job!

Great video Josh, was there several years ago but lots of changes have been made. Thanks fro sharing!

Great layout and great video! Thanks! I will now go downstairs and keep on working on the benchwork :D

Fantastic tour, never scene this layout so detailed. Maybe one day will see it in person.

Wow huge layout .Going to be a gem when all done.

Yes let's see some trains running on the layout.

Having been along the entire route for real many times, yes, more please.

Just amazing... and looking f'ward to an update and some 1950's era ops. thanx

Outstanding job of videography AND narration ...... encore, encore !!!!!! Keep up the good work ....

Thanks for the tour.

Nice! Really amazing seeing all of that!

That is one big layout you have there it is good to see it and showing us the layout 👍📹🚂🚃🚈🚦🛤

I gotta say I wonder how much money is into this layout. Has to be close to a million id imagine. All the time too and artistic details. Just awesome though. Couldn't imagine building something like this

Awesome! Looks like a great hobby

Pretty amazing layout.

Thanks for the great tour and narration. Amazing size and true to life detailing👍👍

i like the detail so much, great works!

Amazing layout. One of the very finest.

That looks just like the loop! too cool. How fun.... Great work keep it going.........

2/16/2020 This is fantastic! So real looking. The scenery is beautifully done. I'm planning to fly to San Diego and drive toYuma the week after Easter, should have time on the way home to spend some time here viewing the layout.

Awesome!! Thank you for the superb video!! Happy Railroading!!!!!

That's impressive! Thanks for the tour. :)

Amazing layout just Amazing

FANTASTIC Layout!

The scenery is really realistic and amazing, beautiful work

Looks like a dream layout to operate on!

Very impressive and beautiful , Grüße aus Germany, Toni

What an awesome layout!

I get a catalog every month from Micromark (because I bought some metal years ago) and until seeing some of these videos, I never noticed the pages of HO model stuff. Now I watch these videos and realize these layouts must involve hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of track, rolling stock, engines, and such a wide range of building types in kit form. The typical engine averaged about $300 and rolling stock seemed to go for about $25 a piece. Building kits could range from $20 to well over $100. If the manhours involved are added in, as well as the materials for the landscape and all the lumber and metal for the tables etc, I wouldn't be surprised if that setup was worth millions of dollars, if such things could be easily sold. Now I know why one seldom, if ever, sees old model railroad items at garage sales, junk shops or Goodwill stores. This stuff is man jewelry. I am amazed that technology like railroads also requires the modeler to pay so much attention to the landscape. In some of thee layouts, the railroad itself seems almost like an excuse to model the landscape. It can be so evocative and even poetic. I don't have the money or space for even a small layout but have started to love watching these big setups. I have one question I can't find an answer to online. Do the clubs own the stock or do the members pool their own resources and equipment while they are members? According to the comments below, this layout has been around for decades. The club must have accrued some serious value in all those years and it looks like it requires some serious responsibilities on the part of the members. Model railroads at this scale are the toys that aren't really toys anymore from the looks of it.

Awesome video. Thanks

Thanks. great layout.

Very impressive layout. I really enjoyed it.

@NSmodeler24 Great Video! Nice Tour And Amazing Layout!

Thanks for posting and showing us the uncompleted sections as well

Phenomenal layout!!! However....I'd love to see the layout from a slow moving locomotive perspective! Thanks for sharing!

Totally amazing. I am impressed. :-)

Mind Blown Speechless! This Is how I want to Be when I go to Train shows I Would love to go to A indoor tour of a Layout one day.

Hey Josh Nice meeting you & your Dad. We both had a blast, our first Operating Session, as you probably could tell. In case your interested I have a couple of YT videos under "L & L Railroad. I know your Dad asked if we had YT channel. You guys take care. Lynn & Linda

Just brilliant nice commentary 👍

Great job guys

Great Video and Greetings from Spokane WA.

That's a pretty impressive layout you've got there mate! This came up in my suggestions, wasn't going to watch it right away but I'm glad I did. It's magnificent! It's so good I've subscribed. Looking forward to more videos of this layout. Best wishes from South Australia. Cheers Caleb :)

Congratulation! Nice job 👌👍❤👏

OOOh, so well done, very nice layout

That is a large layout. Very nice

Beautiful!

That's a very ambitious project!

I just hired on to Union Pacific out of Chicago-Proviso as a Wisconsin line conductor. Great job on the model. GoUP🚂🚂🚂

That is INSANE!!! I wish I had a layout that massive to run my Amtrak trains on!

Congratulations. It's very nice. You are doing a great work. Greetings from Spain. Thank you for this video. Saludos cordiales desde España.

Huge layout I'm impressed never seen so much track PJS LI NY

Extraordinary Nice Layout 99* EXTRA

I love that layout it has been many years since I have been there sadly

Oh my gosh I just love trains so much I love your videos thanks for putting them up how would I ever live without your train influence nsmodeler24 I love you.

Great job.It looks like you have a lot of work ahead.You must have people skilled in all areas,electric, layout&design.

Can't say enough great things about the layout and attention to detail, but don't forget the Old Rugged Cross on the hill. Without it the Tehachapi loop is not complete. Thanks for sharing. Ted

Incredible.

Nice layout!

I've been there!! stumbled across this. Unfortunately I had heat exhaustion. But still great layout

Would love to see this place some day!