Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

In the warmer season I run several times per week. Today it was 40 degrees and I was out there for an hour. In the Winter I'm usually tinkering on a train project and if we get snow I will be out there plowing with the trains.

@@CapeCodTrainTodd Wow what a great lay out, is the engine battery powered, how many feet of track I really like the leave,s on the tracks .

Thanks! This engine is battery powered with a Revolution to control it. My other engines are track powered. There is nearly 600' of track.

CapeCodTrainTodd the trains can run on those temps in the snow?

@@smr0m670 Of course. I built a rotary plow, a blower car and a custom wedge plow for moving snow. I have videos here on youtube of all the action. The only issue is the snow can't be wet and heavy or the trains have too much trouble.

I'm glad I can spread some happy. Be sure to check out my other train videos and I'm sure you will like those too.

Yes. On this RR the trains do lots of actual work like hauling away twigs and other junk that falls from the trees. We also haul away leaves and weeds as seen in other videos on my channel and a couple of times we have even hauled real firewood from the pile down back to the wood stove. Happy RRing!

Thanks! I put my trains to real work now and again from hauling weeds and leaves to vegetables from the garden to bringing firewood to the hearth. I have videos here on youtube of each chore made better by using the trains. Do check them out.

Thanks. I have to show this to my wife, she is always like "pull those weeds" but I like that greenery. I'm not trying to fool anyone. These trains are toys running in the backyard but like real trains they are dirty and they operate in less than pristine places.

@@CapeCodTrainTodd It's been a year.......is your wife still mad about the weeds?

@@Lostmymind1 Not mad but she is always saying, Pull those weeds!

Thanks. Running roundy round is fun but sometimes having a purpose to drop cars off and pick them up at industries is fun too.

Thanks! Be sure to check out my other fun train videos. I like to give the trains a purpose to run instead of just running in circles.

Running outdoors certainly has its challenges but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Thanks. There have been many improvements since this video and the RR is much better now.

Thank you. Be sure to check out my other videos for more train action.

Thanks ! Be sure to check some of my more recent train videos and you will see new equipment, buildings and a better track plan.

Thanks. It is even better now having undergone a renovation in the Spring of 2019.

CapeCodTrainTodd would love too see it!!

I agree. The multi faceted hobby of model trains is a terrific distraction from all manner of worries. Be sure to check out my many other train videos.

Thanks. This is one of those backwoods barely making it RR's.

Thank you. Model trains of any scale are a fun hobby but running trains outdoors takes a special kind of madness. Be sure to check out my other train videos perhaps you will be inspired to join the hobby.

I say get building. A thousand mile journey starts with one step. The engine is a RS3 from Aristocraft that I chopped the nose down, added some parts and custom painted it to resemble a real train. The sound is the generic diesel sound from the Revolution control system.

Best outdoor layout I have ever seen. Thank you for a fantastic Video.

The only thing I hate is artificial sound units.

@@KandiKlover yeah

Thanks! The CC Central is my favorite RR and I have several pieces that are custom painted in their colours with more to come.

If you watch closely you will see several buildings with light switches on their sides. My RR is track powered and I use those switches to turn a nearby siding off and on so I can park trains on them.

The scale of the railroad is great! Then the illusion is broken when a "GIANT Light Switch" shows up on a building at 5:21. Great Lay Out! Thanks for sharing. :)

As I continue watching I notice a Giant Sphere, maybe an asteroid, landed next to a building at 12:20. Or was that just a golf ball. :)

Great Video! Q- Wouldn't the cars have been protected from the rain by leaving them under the porch at 18:00 ?

@@genedameier8746 It could be a golf ball. If you watch my other videos you will see that my RR is more whimsy than serious with Smurfs and other characters riding and working on the RR. It is all about the fun factor.

Thank you. This video was made several years ago and since then new buildings and equipment have been added to the RR so be sure to check out my other videos for more train fun.

Thanks. Stay safe and Happy RRing!

Thanks! Some RR's had what was called an"armstrong" turntable and this one is a "fingerstrong" . Being outdoors in the elements I have found it better to keep things simple and working. Be sure to check out my other videos. Happy RRing!

@@CapeCodTrainTodd i personally thought your layout is truely stunning, the attention to detail on the outbuildings and the blending between scale bits and "real world", is cleverly done on a practical scale. I only really commented because of your obvious skill in doing something like this and the fact that both i and my (now retired nephew) were both train drivers for BR in England. Terrific job.

@@meruliouslacrimens5154 Thank you. The RR is built for fun and durability. It might not be to scale, the buildings and structures are basic and the operations are not prototypical but I run what I like how I like. It works for me and I am glad that you enjoyed the video. My aim in making these videos is to maybe inspire others to get into the hobby and build their own Garden Railroad. It is a challenge to keep the toy trains running outdoors but it is also very rewarding. Thanks again.

Thank you. It has been a labor of love since 2007. Large scale trains is a very enjoyable multi faceted hobby from building structures, bridges, trains, adding electronics, custom painting to simply running it is all good.

I did and it jumped off. No spiders were harmed in the making of this film.

Trying to get a free ride.

It's a hobo lol

So, I was just sitting there when this train pulled up and stole my chair.**what did you do?** Ran away yelling, oh s#it, oh s#it,

@@AR154ALL funny hahaha....it was charlotte from Charlotte's Webb.the little spiders asked mommy "who repoed our home"?

Thanks S Wells the turntable is loosely based on one that the CC Central used back in the day. If you noticed I only dirtied one side of the trucks. When I was researching "Lulubell" most of the photos I saw of it had rusted trucks so there you go.

@@CapeCodTrainTodd u can put a murkier on the turn tabol so the track's can line up with out puting your fringes on the track. Just a suggestion

@@benniehazelwood3088 Or magnets.

One doesn't need a huge backyard Justin there are many small RR's that offer lots of modeling and train fun opportunities. Mine is a medium sized layout pushing 600' of track but I started with 125'. I say go for it.

Thank you. I have been outdoors since 2007 and have been building and making improvements since then. Yesterday for example I reworked a section that had 8' diameter curves into a dreaded "S" curve and now it has 10' diameter curves and a more relaxed "S". Making improvements like this is one of the fun facets of this hobby.

@@CapeCodTrainTodd .....how do you keep up with track cleaning? Do you have a secret way that is not so time consuming?

No secrets. Track does not need to be scrubbed shiny to work you only have to get junk off of it. On my RR the junk is often pollen and tree sap. The first run of the day is with my rail broom that tosses leaves, twigs etc off the track. Check out my video "G scale rail sweeper" to see it. If an engine stutters it is usually a combination of dirty wheels and track. For the track I use a green scotchbrite pad on a pole sander. For the wheels I use a paper towel with goo gone. See my video "how to clean wheels on your large scale train". All my trains have metal wheels which helps. The more you run the cleaner your track will stay.

Yes it does. I have been busy building new things for the RR during the virus crisis.

1201 is/was a unique and cool engine. If you check out my other videos you will see that I have several other engines painted to resemble the Cape Cod Central RR and also a S4 in Bay Colony colours. I have been searching for a GP30 that will be painted up for the Mass Coastal RR. Happy RRing!

Thank you. Be sure to check out my other videos.

Thanks! It has been a labor of love starting in 2007. It is rather comical to look back on older videos to see how far the RR has come.

Well considering the scale size of that leaf in perspective it would make a 1:1 train bump. Imagine the 1:1 size of an acorn that would derail a full size train! The adventures of running scale trains outdoors in the real world where a drop of rain is like a 5 gallon bucket getting dumped on your head! Happy RRing!

It would be like running over a a couple sheets of plywood on a full scale locomotive. Molecular sizes, gravity, air densities, weight, speed etc don't scale well or at all when shrinking trains down. only so much you can do.

Thanks! The RR is currently under a huge rebuild and when it is done there will be more videos.

Thanks. This engine is actually battery powered with Revolution sound and control. The Wye uses a DPDT switch mounted in the side of the switch tower to the right. If a train comes in or exits to the left the switch is thrown that way and the same for the right side, It works but I have blown fuses when I forgot to switch it correctly for my track powered locos.

Thank you. I started in HO as a kid and jumped into large scale in 2006 and in the Spring of 2007 this layout started to take shape. Model Trains is a terrific hobby.

Thanks. I started in 06 with a LGB starter set ventured outdoors in 07 with 125' of track and it really took off in 08 with improvements since then. My point is it was all built and collected over the years. Start small with a basic idea of steam/ diesel, modern mainline or backwoods/ old timey and let it grow.

Thanks. There have been improvements since this video so check out my most recent ride along video.

Thank you. Happy RRing!

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Trains are FUN!

I'm glad you liked it. Do check out my other videos some of which feature a view from the cab as the train rolls along.

Thank you. Be sure to check out my other videos too.

Thanks it is fun and I say go for it. Do some research make a plan and get building. A Garden RR is a terrific multifaceted life long hobby.

Thanks! The back end of that siding at 5:53 has been changed but it is still not used too much so maintenance is lacking. Yes most of the buildings are scratched.

T - 800 maybe but this is more fun

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AGREE.

It's a hobby just like that, well done great imagination 👍

After seeing that big ol spider, hell naw 🤣

This video was for fun to show how I operate. I have other videos that feature only the trains without the 0-5-0 hand of god getting in the way. LOL

Thanks Jose. Every photo of the prototype I saw had it with rusty trucks so I dirtied them up a bit but only one side.

Thanks !

@@CapeCodTrainTodd Danke für Deine Antwort. Viele Grüße aus Lübeck von der Ostseeküste, GERMANY.

@@torstenvonrk4553 Ich bin froh, dass es dir gefällt. Sehen Sie sich unbedingt meine anderen lustigen Zugvideos an.

Well to be honest the 1201 seen in the video is battery powered but all my other engines but the Shay are track powered.

Thank you. Be sure to check out some of my other more recent videos and watch for additions and changes.

If anything, train sets are unfairly associated with older people - time we taught more kids and youths to appreciate them!

Thanks. I'm sure the spider wasn't happy.

Thanks MIchael, it is a work in progress.

Thanks! This layout started in 2007 and has been improved and added to since then. It had a major renovation this past Spring. Trains are a great hobby. Happy RRing!

Thank you. The RR takes up about 1/4 of the backyard.

@@CapeCodTrainTodd so beautiful!!!! I really love ur railroad, I have my trains too but i dont use it, when I was younger i played a lot and when I was in university i forgot some of my trains in a bus :(

@@paulvancyber1979 Thank you. I had HO trains as a kid and they were put away for school, work and women. I married and got back into trains in a big way as you can see. LOL

@@CapeCodTrainTodd Im not married lol. but i need space for my trains. with this quarentine should play with my trains

@@paulvancyber1979 Yes you should. I have been staying busy with lots of train projects.

Thank you. I have been tinkering and forever improving on it since 2007.

@@CapeCodTrainTodd , It is really cool to see someone design a yard layouts for Branch Line switching and not just running an oval. Thanks again from an Iowa fan.

@@anthonymcmillan5881 I like having options and a train needs a destination, a reason to run so industries and sidings were planned. My operation might not be prototypical but it is fun. Happy RRing!

Sure, you can bring your own trains to run. The camera on the engine is a GoPro that rides on its own custom car.

Thanks Dave. I say go for it. You don't have to have hundreds of feet of track to have fun with the hobby. I started in 2007 with 125' of track and a LGB starter set before expanding to what you see today. What is good about G scale is if you buy them right, 90% of mine are preowned, you can always resell them for the same and sometimes more.

@@CapeCodTrainTodd Thanks for the info!

Thanks. I know I don't get the haters. On another video a guy took the time to write that he would have watched the whole video but he didn't like the music. He could have turned the sound off. Weird.

@@CapeCodTrainTodd 😂😂😂

@@CapeCodTrainTodd They typically don't like anything done by others, would probably refuse $100 bills if they didn't like the serial number or Federal Reserve Bank City.

I bet that they are friends and family of the spider at 10:17

Well 16 turned into 50. Cannot imagine what would cause people to dislike this video! I model HO, and would love to have my dream model railroad layout one day.

That would be funny. The great train dodge.

Stand by me reference?

Frank Garrett 👍

@@frankgarrett4905 yes

Lol I thought it was

Thank you. Part of the layout was rebuilt in the Spring of 2019 to ease the grade over 100' of track and to add more sidings to the industries. There is always improvements to be made.

It all started in 2006 with a LGB loop around the Christmas tree. In the Spring of 07 I went outdoors with 125' of track and in 08 it really expanded being improved on all the time. The point is you can have a nice layout but Rome wasn't built in a day as they say. I say jump in and have some fun.

@@CapeCodTrainTodd 2019: I just purchase my first LGB loop for the Christmas tree last year. I have been staring at my 2.7 acre property ever since and wondering where I should start.

@@brianglynn4449 It all starts with deciding what type of trains you want to run, where you want them to go, how much time you want to dedicate to the hobby and of course how much you want to spend. I would suggest checking out some groups on facebook such as "G scale Trains" and join the forum site "largescalecentral" . Happy RRing!

That is the only choice you get with the Revolution system.

@@CapeCodTrainTodd Love the horn Thanks

Yep, It's a hands on RR. 😄